Focus on research work, minister tells IIT-Patna students

Union power and new and ministerR KSingh said engineering students need to understand the challenges before the country and come forward with solutions for the development of the nation.

Launching the three-day workshop on Promotion of research Infrastructure and Entrepreneurship in Science and Technology and product launch at Indian Institute of Technology-Patna, the minister said the Centre would provide funds to the institute for research and development work and also for the Infrastructure Development.

Singh jointly launched the event with state industries ministerSyed Shahnawaz Hussain, building construction ministerAshok KumarChoudhary and secretary ofTechnology Development Board(TDB), government of India, RajeshKumar Pathak. The workshop was organised by IIT-Patna in association TDB.