Lok Sabha Question No. 277 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Scientific Research and Development
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.277 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/03/2018

## SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

†*277. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ pleased to state:

- (a) the status of India in the field of scientific research and development;
- (b) the number of applications for patents for new inventions submitted by the Indian scientists vis-a-vis scientists of other developed/developing countries during the last five years; and
- (c) the steps taken to tackle the slow rate of progress in the field of research and development in the country?

## 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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- (a) to (c):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT AS REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.277 FOR 14/03/2018 REGARDING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

- (a) The status of a country in the field of scientific research and development is measured in terms  of  indicators  viz  publications  and  patents.  As  per  the  latest  available  statistics,  India  is ranked at 6th position in scientific publications and 10th in patents (resident applications) in the world. The  number  of  application  for  patents  for  new  inventions  submitted  by  the  Indian scientists  and  inventors  vis-a-vis  foreigners  resident  abroad  from  other  developed/developing
- (b) countries at Indian Patent Office (IPO) during the last five years is as given below:

| Country\Year               |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| India                      |      9911 |     10941 |     12071 |     13066 |     13219 |
| Foreigners Resident abroad |     33763 |     32010 |     30692 |     33838 |     32725 |
| Total                      |     43674 |     42951 |     42763 |     46904 |     45944 |

(c) It is evident from the rising trend of scientific research output during the last decade that there is no slow rate of progress in the field of research and development in the country. However, 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, promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups grant for young scientists and Funds for Improvement  of  S&T  Infrastructure  (FIST),  encouraging  public-private  partnership, fiscal incentives and  support measures for enhancing the participation of industry in R&D etc.

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