NEW DELHI, Nov 14 : Addressing the Annual Tech Fest INNOTECH’25 at KIET Deemed University, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today highlighted that India has now emerged as the world’s 6th largest patent filer with over 64,000 patents, out of which more than 55% are by resident Indian innovators, a sharp departure from the earlier trend of innovators depending on foreign institutions for research, mentorship, and project completion.

The Minister said that India’s remarkable rise in resident patent filings reflects the country’s rapidly maturing innovation ecosystem and its growing global competitiveness.

Dr. Jitendra Singh emphasized that this shift demonstrat

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