KAPILA Scheme

Context:

The Government has launched a campaign namely Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness Campaign (KAPILA) for Intellectual Property Literacy and creating patent awareness 89th birth anniversary of former President and Scientist Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

About KAPILA Scheme

• The objectives of the KAPILA scheme includes:
  • creating awareness regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
  • Enabling of IP protection of inventions originating from faculty and students of HEIs.
  • Development of credit course on IPR y training program on IPR for faculty and students of HEIs
  • Sensitization and development of vibrant IP filing system.

Need of protecting intellectual property

• For India to become a $5 trillion economy, it is critical to have more awareness of protecting intellectual property.
• Recognition of international standards of copyright protection and incentives for intellectual property have helped India jump eight places in 2019 to 36th position on the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, the highest gain for any country this year.