Government Signals a New Role for Design in India’s Growth
At a post-Budget webinar on the proposed new National Institute of Design in eastern India, Shri Piyush Goyal signalled that design must move beyond cosmetic styling and be treated as a strategic national capability connecting technology, culture, and everyday systems. He linked this shift to India’s demographic dividend and the country’s vast cultural diversity, calling design a bridge between heritage and modern innovation. The Budget announcement of another NID aims to expand access to design education and connect craft clusters and MSMEs with modern design practices. Yet the deeper challenge remains capacity. India’s design sector faces not only a shortage of designers but also a growing shortage of experienced design faculty and updated curricula needed to train the next generation. However, the real question remains whether India is investing only in institutional infrastructure or also intellectual infrastructure for our design future? News Source: Press Information Bureau
News Source: Press Information Bureau