Lok Sabha Question No. 1710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Funds allocation for Science Research
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1710 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26/07/2017

## FUNDS ALLOCATION FOR SCIENCE RESEARCH

†1710.  SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó  Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) the areas wherein Government proposes to promote science and scientific research;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  scientific  technology  to  increase  agricultural production as India is an agriculture dominated country; and
- (c) if so, the amount of funds allocated for the purpose and the names of States where Agriculture Science Research Centres have been set up including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y.S. CHOWDHARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó

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- (a) Government has taken several steps to promote science and scientific research in the country. Many  new  and  innovative  schemes  have  been  initiated  recently  to  catalyze  research  in  areas  like healthcare,  information  and  communication, sustainable  habitat,  nanoscience  and  technology,  water resources and river systems etc. Emphasis has been given to interdisciplinary areas of priority such as energy,  water,  health,  security,  nutrition,  advanced  materials  and  manufacturing,  cyber  physical systems  etc.  to  meaningfully  connect  the  research  and  development  (R&D)  undertaken  in  our academic and national laboratories to the sustainable development goals (SDG) of the Government. Some  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  science  and  scientific  research  include successive  increase in  plan  allocations  for  Scientific  Departments,  offering  attractive  research fellowships, strengthening infrastructure for R&D etc.
- (b) Yes, Madam.
- (c) The  fund  allocated  to  the  Department  of  Agricultural  Research  and  Education  (DARE)  / Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for agriculture research and education during XI and XII Plan were Rs 10325.76 crore and Rs 13786.58 crore respectively. The Government, with the aim of developing and promoting scientific technology to increase agricultural production of the country, has established  'National  Agricultural  Research  System  (NARS)'  in  various  states  including  Uttar Pradesh. The names of State/UT where the ICAR Research Institutes/ All India Coordinated/Network Research Projects have been set up including Uttar Pradesh, are given in the Annexure.
1. Andaman & Nicobar
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Assam
5. Bihar
6. Chhattisgarh
7. Delhi
8. Goa
9. Gujarat
10. Haryana
11. Himachal Pradesh
12. Jammu & Kashmir
13. Jharkhand
14. Karnataka
15. Kerala
16. Madhya Pradesh
17. Maharashtra
18. Meghalaya
19. Nagaland
20. Odisha
21. Punjab
22. Rajasthan
23. Sikkim
24. Tamilnadu
25. Telangana
26. Uttar Pradesh
27. Uttarakhand
28. West Bengal

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## ANNEXURE