"It's a matter of shame for us that so many years after independence, India hasn't really come up with any huge innovation or significant substance for which we can tout in the world as our own contribution to science, technology and human development," Goyal said.
He was speaking at an event where an MoU under Modi government's IMPRINT initiative was signed by 25 Ministries in 10 fields ranging from healthcare, defence, nano technology, communications, manufacturing environment etc.
It is perhaps for the first time the IIT family has come together on one platform to identify the scientific needs of the country, she said at the event where Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha were also present.
Prasad struck a note of caution saying that from experience he knew that collaboration between different entities could lead to turf battles and emphasised that true collaboration should be ensured.