New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Union Cabinet's approval of the continuation of the Biomedical Research Career Programme (BRCP), Phase-III.

Shah said that Phase III of the BRCP will add new impetus to India's new-age healthcare by providing opportunities for the careers of biomedical scientists.

In a post on X, Union Minister Shah said, 'New fillip for biomedical researchers. Phase 3 of the Biomedical Research Career Programme approved by the Union Cabinet today will add a new impetus to India's new-age healthcare by giving flight to the careers of our biomedical scientists. Gratitude to PM Shri @narendramodi Ji for the significant decision.'

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Earlier today, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the continuation of the Biomedical Research Career Programme (BRCP), Phase-III.

According to an official release from the Ministry of Science & Technology, this Programme is being implemented in partnership between the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Wellcome Trust (WT), United Kingdom and the SPV, India Alliance for Phase III (2025-26 to 2030-31, with another six years (2031-32 to 2037-38), to service fellowships and grants approved till 2030-31, at a total cost of Rs 1500 crore with DBT and WT, UK contributing Rs 1000 crore and Rs 500 crore respectively.

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), in alignment with Viksit Bharat goals for fostering skills and innovation, has launched Phase III of the Biomedical Research Career Programme (BRCP).

The program will nurture top-tier scientific talent for cutting-edge biomedical research and promote interdisciplinary research for translational innovation. It will also strengthen systems supporting high-quality research and reduce regional disparities in scientific capacity to create world-class biomedical research capacity with global impact.

The Department of Biotechnology in partnership with the Wellcome Trust (WT), UK, launched the 'Biomedical Research Career Programme' (BRCP) in 2008-2009 through the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance (India Alliance), a dedicated Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), with the approval of the Cabinet, offering research fellowships, based in India, for biomedical research at the world class standards.

Subsequently, Phase II was implemented in 2018/19 with an expanded portfolio. (ANI)