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MoE Launches ONOS Scheme to Improve Access to Scholarly Resources for Government Institutions.

Goverment Scheme | Dated: 04 Jan 2025

On January 1, 2025, the Ministry of Education (MoE) launched the first phase of the One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS) scheme, a Central Sector Scheme (CSS), aimed at providing access to world-class scholarly articles and journals for government-run higher education institutions (HEIs) and central government (CG) research and development (R&D) centers across India.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The scheme was approved by the Government of India (GOI) on November 25, 2024, with a budget allocation of Rs 6,000 crore for its implementation from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The scheme is coordinated by INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network), an Inter-University Centre based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, under the University Grants Commission (UGC), operating under the MoE. Access to journals will be provided through a dedicated web portal managed by the INFLIBNET Centre.
  • (ii) The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) will periodically review the usage of the ONOS initiative and assess publications by Indian authors from participating institutions.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Which ministry Recently launched the ONOS Scheme to improve access to scholarly resources for government institutions in India?

Correct Answer: Ministry of Education

🚀 Quick Recap:

About MoE

  • Union Minister : Dharmendra Pradhan
  • Headquarters : New Delhi