Lok Sabha Question No. 4201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Pace of Development in Science and Technology
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

- (a) & (b):   Yes Madam.
- (c) The  Government  has  been  constantly  engaged  in  the  promotion  and  growth  of  scientific  research  in  the  country through  various  measures  such  as  successive  increase  in  plan  allocations  for  scientific  departments,  setting  up  of  new institutions  for  science  education  and  research,    creation  of  Centres  of  Excellence  and  Facilities  in  emerging  and  frontline areas of S&T in academic and national institutions, launching of new fellowships and schemes namely, Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence(TARE), Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship (OVDF) and Distinguished Investigator Award (DIA), substantial  grant  to  potential  scientists  through  extramural  research  funding,  scaled  up  funding  in  the  new  areas  such  as Clean Energy and Water including Energy Efficiency, Clean Coal Technology, Smart Grids, Methanol, Desalination, Genome Engineering Technology etc, promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups grant for young scientists and Funds for  Improvement  of  S&T  Infrastructure  (FIST),  encouraging  public-private  partnerships,  fiscal  incentives  and  support measures for enhancing the participation of industry in R&D etc.

(d) & (e):  Yes Madam.  The budget allocation of select major scientific agencies has increased by 60% from Rs.17,406 crores in 2014-15 to Rs.27,945 crores in 2017-18  and the same has been increased further to Rs.30,617 crores in 2018-19 as given below:

## (Rupees Crore)

| Agency           | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-2018*   | 2018-2019 Allotted   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|----------------------|
|                  | Actual    | Actual    | Actual    | Actual       |                      |
| DST              | 2889.84   | 3835.70   | 4217.08   | 4726.71      | 5114.78              |
| DSIR/CSIR        | 3393.53   | 4020.98   | 4030.48   | 4629.70      | 4795.97              |
| DBT              | 1346.97   | 1554.27   | 1895.50   | 2260.11      | 2411.53              |
| DOS              | 5798.81   | 6920.01   | 7988.87   | 9155.52      | 10783.42             |
| DAE (R&D Sector) | 2683.08   | 4891.13   | 5073.79   | 5575.83      | 5712.16              |
| MoES             | 1293.87   | 1292.45   | 1361.28   | 1597.69      | 1800.00              |
| Total            | 17406.10  | 22514.54  | 24567.00  | 27945.56     | 30617.86             |

Source:  Demands for Grants of Central Government, Expenditure Budget, GoI (various years)

Note: Total funds includes plan + non plan figures

* Revised Estimates figure ; allotted figures available for current year 2018-19
1.  DST - Deptt. of Science & Technology.
2.  DSIR/CSIR - Deptt. of Scientific & Industrial Research/ Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
3.  DBT - Deptt.of Biotechnology
4.  DOS - Deptt. of Space.
5.  DAE - Deptt. of Atomic Energy
6.  MoES - Ministry of Earth Sciences formerly Deptt.  of Ocean Development

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4201

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/3/2018

## PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## †4201. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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- (a) whether the pace of development in science and technology sector is satisfactory in the country;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to speed up the pace of development to promote research and development and to speed up the pace of science and technology in the country;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the amount of fund allocated for this sector; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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