Lok Sabha Question No. 4165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Revenue Generated by CSIR
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Tejpratap Singh,Yadav, B. SREERAMULU

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4165

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018)

## REVENUE GENERATED BY CSIR

4165.   SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) generates revenue by undertaking various research projects;
- (b) if so, the details of projects undertaken and revenue generated during the last four years, lab-wise;
- (c) whether  royalties  received  from  projects  have  not  been  distributed among investigators for several years resulting into resentment, if so,
- the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  royalties  received,  and  distributed  during  the  last  four years, lab-wise including Indian Institute of Petroleum;
- (e) the  time  by  which  all  pending  royalties  will  be  distributed  among investigators;
- (f) whether  there  is  any  guideline  for  distributing  royalties  within  a timeframe and mechanism for avoiding delay; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- Yes, Madam.
- (b) The details of projects undertaken and revenue generated during the last four years, lab-wise are provided at Annexure -I.
- (c)
- No, Madam.
- (d) The details  of  royalties  received  and  distributed  during  the  last  four years, lab-wise are provided at Annexure -II.
- (e) CSIR has a well set process of honoraria/ royalty distribution in place. The Laboratories have already been directed to take up the cases of distribution on priority and ensure that guidelines are complied with.

- (f) & (g) CSIR has a well formulated guideline entitled 'CSIR guidelines for technology transfer and utilization of knowledgebase-2017' for distributing  royalties  among  investigators  that  has  been  implemented effective  September  2017.  Steps  and  timeframe  involved  in  royalty/ money/fees distribution are as follows:

|   Step | Procedure(s)                                                                                                   | Time Frame/ Mechanism for appeal                                                                            |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Royalty/ money/ fees distribution recommendation submission to Standing Committee (SC)                         | Royalty/ money/ fees distribution recommendation submission to Standing Committee (SC)                      |
|      2 | Notification of recommendations of SC for consideration of Management Council (MC) of the concerned laboratory | Appeal can be made within 15 days of notification                                                           |
|      3 | Notification of Decision by MC                                                                                 | Appeal can be made to DG, CSIR through Director of the concerned lab within 30 days of notification.        |
|      4 | Royalties/money/fees distribution is carried out after proper resolution of appeal/representation (if any).    | Royalties/money/fees distribution is carried out after proper resolution of appeal/representation (if any). |

## Annexure -I

## (Rs. In Lakhs)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the labs   | Name of the labs                                    |   No. of projects undertaken last 4 years |   Total Revenue generated |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | 4PI                | Fourth Paradigm Institute                           |                                        15 |                   1053.16 |
|         2 | AMPRI              | Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute |                                        29 |                   1491.01 |
|         3 | CBRI               | Central Building Research Institute                 |                                       294 |                   3392.67 |
|         4 | CCMB               | Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology             |                                         1 |                      4    |
|         5 | CDRI               | Central Drug Research Institute                     |                                        20 |                    305.74 |
|         6 | CECRI              | Central Electrochemical Research Institute          |                                       145 |                   1673.25 |
|         7 | CEERI              | Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute  |                                        57 |                  14788.8  |
|         8 | CFTRI              | Central Food Technological Research Institute       |                                        64 |                    495.96 |
|         9 | CGCRI              | Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute        |                                       115 |                   7377.11 |
|        10 | CIMAP              | Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants    |                                        98 |                   2655.47 |
|        11 | CIMFR              | Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research         |                                      1200 |                  29952.6  |
|        12 | CLRI               | Central Leather Research Institute                  |                                       255 |                   5121.19 |
|        13 | CMERI              | Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute   |                                        20 |                    936.69 |
|        14 | CRRI               | Central Road Research Institute                     |                                         8 |                    606.36 |
|        15 | CSIO               | Central Scientific Instruments Organisation         |                                        35 |                   1490.26 |
|        16 | CSMCRI             | Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute  |                                        12 |                    115.2  |
|        17 | IGIB               | Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology       |                                        50 |                   6154.06 |
|        18 | IHBT               | Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology       |                                        25 |                    220.25 |
|        19 | IICB               | Indian Institute of Chemical Biology                |                                       363 |                  13333.7  |
|        20 | IICT               | Indian Institute of Chemical Technology             |                                       784 |                  11822    |
|        21 | IIIM               | Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine            |                                        52 |                   1760.63 |
|        22 | IIP                | Indian Institute of Petroleum                       |                                       272 |                   3853.86 |
|        23 | IITR               | Indian Institute of Toxicological Research          |                                        80 |                    956.55 |
|        24 | IMMT               | Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology      |                                       143 |                   7303.28 |
|        25 | IMT                | Institute of Microbial Technology                   |                                         6 |                    211.31 |
|        26 | NAL                | National Aerospace Laboratories                     |                                       300 |                  30781    |

|   Sr. No. | Name of the labs   | Name of the labs                                                      |   No. of projects undertaken last 4 years |   Total Revenue generated |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        27 | NBRI               | National Botanical Research institute                                 |                                       141 |                   2774.83 |
|        28 | NCL                | National Chemical Laboratory                                          |                                       258 |                  10873    |
|        29 | NEERI              | National Environmental Engineering Research Institute                 |                                        10 |                    721.03 |
|        30 | NEIST              | North-East Institute of Science & Technology                          |                                        47 |                   1173.35 |
|        31 | NGRI               | National Geophysical Research Institute                               |                                       101 |                   6897.93 |
|        32 | NIIST              | National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology       |                                        54 |                    235.59 |
|        33 | NIO                | National Institute of Oceanography                                    |                                       326 |                   6494.08 |
|        34 | NISCAIR            | National Institute of Science & Communication & Information Resources |                                         0 |                      0    |
|        35 | NISTADS            | National Institute of Science Technology & Development Studies        |                                         0 |                      0    |
|        36 | NML                | National Metallurgical Laboratory                                     |                                       302 |                  11156.5  |
|        37 | NPL                | National Physical Laboratory                                          |                                        22 |                    175.47 |
|        38 | SERC               | Structural Engineering Research Centre                                |                                       253 |                   3469.72 |

## Annexure -II

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| S.No. Name of   | the lab Details Royalties Received                  | of (Rs in Lakhs)   | Details of Royalties Distributed   | Details of Royalties Pending   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1. 4PI          | Fourth Paradigm Institute                           |                    |                                    |                                |
| 2. AMPRI        | Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute |                    |                                    |                                |
| 3. CBRI         | Central Building Research Institute                 | 356.81 356.81      |                                    | 75.12                          |
| 4. CCMB         | Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology             |                    |                                    |                                |
| 5. CDRI         | Central Drug Research Institute                     | 1.20               | 0.00                               | 1.20                           |
| 6. CECRI        | Central Electrochemical Research Institute          | 33.03              | 66.06                              | 21.83                          |
| 7. CEERI        | Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute  | 62.2               | 20.28                              | 11.50                          |
| 8. CFTRI        | Central Food Technological Research Institute       |                    |                                    |                                |
| 9. CGCRI        | Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute        | 68.3               |                                    |                                |
| 10. CIMAP       | Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants    |                    |                                    |                                |
| 11. CIMFR       | Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research         | 26.93              |                                    |                                |
| 12. CLRI        | Central Leather Research Institute                  | 796.14             | 485.18                             | Nil                            |
| 13. CMERI       | Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute   |                    |                                    |                                |
| 14. CRRI        | Central Road Research Institute                     |                    |                                    |                                |
| 15. CSIO        | Central Scientific Instruments Organisation         | 37.68              |                                    | 49.73                          |
| 16. CSMCRI      | Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute  | 10.00              | Royalty yet to be distributed      | 10.00                          |
| 17. IGIB        | Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology       | 23.15              | 0.00                               | 0.00                           |
| 18. IHBT        | Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology       |                    |                                    |                                |
| 19. IICB        | Indian Institute of Chemical Biology                | 15.49              | 7.16                               | 8.32                           |
| 20. IICT        | Indian Institute of Chemical Technology             | 1.86               |                                    |                                |

| S.No. Name of   | the lab Details Royalties Received                                    | of (Rs in Lakhs)   | Details of Royalties Distributed   | Details of Royalties Pending   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 21. IIIM        | Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine                              |                    |                                    |                                |
| 22. IIP         | Indian Institute of Petroleum                                         | 178.91             | 24.50                              | 154.41                         |
| 23. IITR        | Indian Institute of Toxicological Research                            |                    |                                    |                                |
| 24. IMMT        | Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology                        | 5.00               | Not distributed                    | 5.00                           |
| 25. IMT         | Institute of Microbial Technology                                     | 20.64              |                                    | 18.00                          |
| 26. NAL         | National Aerospace Laboratories                                       |                    |                                    |                                |
| 27. NBRI        | National Botanical Research institute                                 |                    |                                    |                                |
| 28. NCL         | National Chemical Laboratory                                          | 187.16             |                                    | 65.49                          |
| 29. NEERI       | National Environmental Engineering Research Institute                 | 41.3               |                                    |                                |
| 30. NEIST       | North-East Institute of Science & Technology                          |                    |                                    |                                |
| 31. NGRI        | National Geophysical Research Institute                               | 0.72               | 0.50                               |                                |
| 32. NIIST       | National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology       | 2.69               |                                    | 2.69                           |
| 33. NIO         | National Institute of Oceanography                                    |                    |                                    | 1.00                           |
| 34. NISCAIR     | National Institute of Science & Communication & Information Resources |                    |                                    |                                |
| 35. NISTADS     | National Institute of Science Technology & Development Studies        |                    |                                    |                                |
| 36. NML         | National Metallurgical Laboratory                                     | 393.60             | 393.60                             |                                |
| 37. NPL         | National Physical Laboratory                                          |                    |                                    |                                |
| 38. SERC        | Structural Engineering Research Centre                                | 0.72               | 0.5                                |                                |