One Nation One Subscription Scheme:
The Union cabinet has approved the One Nation One Subscription scheme.
- It is a new Central Sector Scheme for providing country-wide access to scholarly research articles and journal publication.
- The scheme will be administered through a simple, user friendly and fully digital process.
- This will be a “One Nation One Subscription” facility for the government higher education institutions and R&D laboratories of the Central G
- This will supplement the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) initiative to promote research and development and foster a culture of research and innovation throughout government universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D laboratories.
- The benefits of One Nation One Subscription scheme will be provided to all Higher Educational Institutions under the management of the Central or State Government and Research & Development Institutions of the Central Government, through a national subscription coordinated by a central agency, namely the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), an autonomous inter-university centre of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
- The Department of Higher Education will have a unified portal “One Nation One Subscription” through which the institutions will be able to access the journals.
- The ANRF will periodically review the usage of One Nation One Subscription and publications of Indian authors of these institutions.
- A total of about Rs.6,000 crore has been allocated for One Nation One Subscription for 3 calendar years, 2025, 2026 and 2027 as a new Central Sector Scheme.
