One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)

The Union Cabinet has approved the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme.

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• Budget Allocation
• • Total budget: ₹6,000 crore for three years (2025–2027).
  • Classified as a Central Sector Scheme.

About One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme

• It is a Unified Portal for accessing journals. 
• Applies to government higher education institutions (HEIs) and central R&D laboratories.
• This scheme is overseen by the Ministry of Education, through the Department of Higher Education.
  • It is coordinated by the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), an autonomous inter-university center under the University Grants Commission (UGC)

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• Target Beneficiaries
  • Covers over 6,300 institutions, including:
    • Central and state government HEIs.
    • Central R&D institutions.
  • Benefits 1.8 crore students, faculty, and researchers across disciplines.
• Objectives and Benefits
  • Promotes Research & Development: Complements the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) initiative.
    • Aims to provide nationwide access to scholarly research articles and journals.
• Process of ONOS Work
  • Access to journals will be provided through a national subscription.
    • It is coordinated by the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET); an autonomous inter-university centre of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
• Need for ONOS
  • ONOS addresses several critical requirements of India’s research and higher education. 
    • Elimination of  Resource Duplication: prevents overlapping journal subscriptions across multiple libraries and institutions. 
      • Reduces unnecessary expenditure on subscriptions. 
    • Enhanced bargaining power:  A centralised subscription system strengthens negotiation power with publishers. 
    • Access to Scholarly Resources: Expands access to high quality scholarly journals for approximately 1.8 crore students, faculty, and researchers. \