Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that mindset of the government is to make Intellectual Property Rights-IPR policy more efficient and speedier.<br/><br/>Addressing the 9th National Intellectual Property Awards function in New Delhi today, Ms Sitharaman said, India's IPR policy is the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights-TRIPS compliant and forward looking.<br/><br/>The Minister said creating awareness is very important and launching an IPR Awareness campaign in schools across the country is a step in creating mindset and respect for innovation right from the schools. She said the two new awards have been introduced this year to encourage Indian start-ups to develop and protect IP.