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Authorities have zeroed in on a site within the Ranchi Science Centre premises to house this facility.”On the purpose behind patent facilitation centre, Mani said, “The idea behind rolling out this project is manifold. Mani said, “We have floated an expression of interest (EOIs) in this regard to evince proposals from interested parties. As a result, information and awareness regarding this subject among public is non-existent. The agency will initially be hired over a period of one year.While the exact budget is yet to be chalked for setting up of patent facilitation centre, but the official said roughly they have estimated recurring expenses of around Rs 40 lakh annually. RANCHI: The Ranchi Science Centre in Chiroundi situated at the capital’s outskirts is set to host the state’s first Patent Facilitation (information) Centre soon after the Jharkhand Council on Science and Technology (JCT), under the department of higher and technical education, has initiated steps in this regard.Talking to TOI on Sunday, Raghuvansh Mani , technical officer at JCT who is handling this project, said they have begun scouting for a qualified agency who will provide consultancy services for this mission and help in setting the same..