Indian Science, Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) is a National Multidisciplinary R&D Resource Web-portal, launched by the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, on January 3, 2020. This is a unique initiative supported by all the prominent Ministries for Science and Technology and funded by the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) in consultation with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), GoI, with the aim of contributing to 'ease of research' in the country and boost 'Make in India' in the country by "linking researchers to resources" at right time and nearest to them.
Researchers are an important asset to a nation and their valuable time should be for constructive research work. The national portal aims to reduce the "lead time" in searching the facility, taking approval, getting right bills etc. to 5-6 minutes which usually can take 6-7 valuable months of national researchers.