.6 min checked out Final Updated: Oct 05 2024|12:12 AM IST.R & d (R&D) investing by BSE 100 firms has expanded steadily, increasing from 0.89 percent of income in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, balancing around 1 per-cent over the time frame in-between, according to information compiled coming from Bloomberg and company yearly records.Likewise, these firms much more than increased their R&D costs in outright terms over these 5 years: From Rs 25,041 crore to Rs 63,072 crore.While this mirrors a prioritisation of innovation, company R&D financial investment continues to be relatively conservative. Pros take note that only a handful of firms have actually substantially raised their R&D devote, showing that.