"All cheaper and affordable products or services do not necessarily imply recourse to frugal technology... In the case of frugal innovation, there is no compromise on technological parameters."
The Jaipur Foot has pulled millions of disabled people out of their plight. But do its makers need a course correction to carry on?
U S Commerce Secretary John Bryson today said his country is keen to forge new business ties, particularly in infrastructure, in smaller Indian cities that will create jobs for both the countries.
Invented in 1965 and named after the city Jaipur Foot or affordable prosthetic limbs have been used by victims of landmines all over the world over the last several decades. Sam Pitroda discusses about this simple idea being implemented effectively with CNBC-TV18's Shereen Bhan.