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Crucial document: The draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) should spur discussion in the scientific and non-scientific communities. PTI
Amitabha Bhattacharya
Former Bureaucrat
Government policies are often marked by characteristics that normally stem from the processes followed. First, the draft is prepared in the ministry concerned by its officials or a committee formed for this purpose. It is then circulated to other ministries, which examine it from their own perspective. Based on such feedback, the draft is modified and placed in the public domain for comments. On receipt of responses from individuals and institutions, the draft is further refined and placed before the Cabinet for approval.