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RDI Fund Gets ₹20,000 Crore Top-Up in Budget 2026-27

6 February 20261 min read
ECONOMYRDI Fund Gets₹20,000 CroreTop-Up in Budget2026-276 February 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman put another ₹20,000 crore into the RDI Fund in Budget 2026-27, matching last year’s allocation. The step signals continued backing for home-grown R&D and deep-tech.

Key facts

  • Top-up: ₹20,000 crore in Budget 2026-27.
  • Share: biggest item within the ₹23,125 crore earmarked for Central Sector schemes of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
  • Corpus: ₹1 trillion; 7-year deployment window cleared by the Cabinet.
  • Launched: November 2025 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

About the RDI Fund

  • Backs high-risk R&D that takes long to mature.
  • Encourages indigenous product innovation.
  • Seeks to pull private capital into deep-tech and frontier research.

Exam angle

  • Fund size: ₹1 trillion; period: 7 years.
  • Ministry linkage: Science and Technology, Central Sector schemes worth ₹23,125 crore.
  • Launch: November 2025.

Test yourself

1. What is the total corpus of the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund?

The notes give the total fund size as ₹1 trillion.

2. Over how many years is the RDI Fund to be deployed?

A 7-year deployment period was approved by the Cabinet.

3. When was the RDI Fund launched by Narendra Modi?

It was launched in November 2025.

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