The Government of India constituted the Technology Development Board (TDB) in September 1996,under the Technology Development Board Act, 1995, as a statutory body, to promote development and commercialization of indigenous technology and adaptation of imported technology for wider application. The board consists of 11 Board members. The Government reconstituted the Board in March 2000. The TDB is the first organization of its kind within the government framework with the sole objective of commercializing the fruit of indigenous research. The Board plays a pro active role by encouraging enterprises to take up technology oriented products.
Technology development board aims at accelerating the development and commercialisation of indegenous technology or adapting imported technology to wider domestice application.
The Board provides financial assistance in the form of equity soft loans or grants.
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