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One Nation One Subscription

Context:

Recently,the Union Cabinet approved the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative, to provide centralized access to research articles and journal publications for government higher education institutions and central government R&D laboratories.

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  • Budget: Rs. 6,000 crores allocated for 2025-2027.
  • Higher education institutions (both Central and State) and Central Government R&D labs, covering over 6,300 institutions and 1.8 crore students, faculty, and researchers.
  • The subscription will be coordinated by INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network), an autonomousUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) center.
  • It will enhance access to quality research, foster innovation, and support the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and Viksit Bharat@2047 goals.
  • It will open access to scholarly journals, promoting research in all disciplines, including in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
  • The ANRF (National Research Foundation) will monitor the usage and publications of Indian authors.
  • A unified portal will be created for institutions to access the journals, supported by Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaigns to maximize usage.

About One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)

  • The initiative aims to consolidate subscriptions to academic journals and research publications for government institutions and R&D laboratories in India.
  • Under ONOS, access to these journals will be available for all through a single, centrally negotiated payment, replacing individual subscriptions by institutions.
  • In 2018, India spent about ₹1,500 crore on journal subscriptions, with additional costs for databases like SCOPUS and Web of Science.
  • The ONOS initiative will help reduce these expenses by consolidating subscriptions and may also include concessions on fees for authors publishing in open-access journals.

History:

  • ONOS was recommended in the Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy 2020 to promote knowledge-sharing.
  • The plan was developed through consultations in 2021, followed by negotiations with major publishers like Elsevier and Springer Nature.
  • A core committee, chaired by the Principal Scientific Advisor, oversees its implementation.

Implementation:

  • The implementation of ONOS is managed by two committees:
  1. Planning and Execution Committee (PEC): Responsible for developing the implementation strategy.
  2. Cost Negotiation Committee (CNC): Handles membership terms and subscription pricing.

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