Lok Sabha Question No. 2524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-01
Subject: CSIR 800 Scheme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2524

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2018)

## CSIR 800 SCHEME

## 2524. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

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

- (a) the salient features of CSIR 800 scheme and the funds sanctioned by the  Government  for  implementing  the  same  during  each  of  the  last three years, yearwise;
- (b) the details regarding technologies that have been developed under the aegis of CSIR 800 since its inception, year-wise and theme-wise;
- (c) the number of villages in the country particularly in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu where CSIR 800 scheme is being implemented; and
- (d) whether  the scheme  has  been  successful  in terms of creating opportunities for women entrepreneurs in the rural areas including in the  State  of  Maharashtra  and  if  so,  the  details  of  men/  women entrepreneurs utilising the technologies, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) operationalized 'CSIR 800' scheme focused at bringing in desired S&T interventions for improving the quality of life of people at the base of the economic pyramid and removing drudgery. The 'CSIR 800' scheme was approved in December 2014. The year wise amount allocated for CSIR 800 related activities during last three years is as follows:

| Year                |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   Total |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Amount Rs in crores |     22.48 |     19.48 |      8.86 |   50.82 |

- (b) Over the years CSIR has  developed technologies for CSIR 800 focus areas for: food and food processing; building and construction; water; environment and sanitation; rural roads, cultivation and processing of economic plants; farm machinery; leather; pottery, etc.
- (c) The technologies developed have been gainfully utilized in more than 500 villages of several states across the country benefiting entrepreneurs.  The beneficiary villages of Maharashtra among others include Shewti, Atkali, Anjangaon Surji, Hiwarkhed, Mohagoan, Gothagaon, Khapri, Mahalgaon, Parbhani, Partapur, Dongargaon, Lonare, Panchgaon, and nearby Villages of Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Akola,  Latur,  Pune,  Thane  etc.  Similarly,  the  beneficiary  village  of Tamilnadu  among  others  include  Andakudi,  Alanvayal,  Kozhai,  Sri Adhivaraganallur, Thethampattu, Melpuliyangudi, Thorankuppam, Pidaranendal, Selugai, Sethumadai, Tholar, Unjanai, Veppur, Vilankattur,  and  nearby  villages  of  Chennai,  Coimbatore,  Cuddalore, Karaikudi, etc.
- (d) The CSIR technologies have been able to create opportunities for men and women entrepreneurs across the country (including for the state of Maharashtra), the details are at Annexure-I.

## Annexure -I

|   S.No | Lab        | Interventions made                                                                                                                                | Benefits to Entrepreneurs/ Common People                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|      1 | CSIR-CBRI  | Advisory services for S&T interventions in the Traditional Architecture of Rural areas of Uttarakhand                                             | S&T solutions for design and construction of hill houses maintaining traditional architecture duly strengthened using the innovative technologies, and also to reduce the use of the costly building materials.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|      2 | CSIR-CCMB  | Improved Samba Mahsuri, a bacterial blight resistant rice cultivar                                                                                | Enhanced incomes of rice farmers of several states. Beneficiaries are farmers who cultivate fine grained rice varieties in affected areas. This variety has been particularly helpful to farmers of Kurnool, East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh where there have been several recent epidemics of bacterial blight. For 2015-17 itself, the additional income added (Trait value) is ~ ` 101 crores. The area under ISM cultivation during the said period is 25,000 and 30,000 hectares respectively. The total estimated value of produce is approximately ` 528 crores. |
|      3 | CSIR-CCMB  | Popularization of Apple cultivation in Eastern ghats and Gondwana regions Telagana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha                                     |  Alternate income generation in non- traditional apple growing parts of the country saving transport costs.  To enhance apple production in the country, both in season as well as off season and reduce the import  Apple is a long-duration horticultural TREE crop; and would require another 2- 3 years, for fruition.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      4 | CSIR-CFTRI | Automated processing unit for sugar cane juice bottling in and around Mysore                                                                      | • Income enhancement by more than 50% as compared to traditional processing • Shelf-life of the product is 4 months • Color & taste similar to that of fresh juice                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|      5 | CSIR-CGCRI | Demonstration of High capacity ceramic membrane modules (8m 3 /hr) for Arsenic and Iron removal at Ramchandrapur village, Dist Malda, West Bengal | One Plant installation complete, handed over to PHED, Govt. of West Bengal. Yearly Benefit is ` 16.06 Lakhs for one unit catering to 500 people.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|      5 |            | Training and Skill Development Programme for the Rural Artisans Associated in Making terracotta pottery across various states                     | Training imparted to 127 artisans from various states across the country through five residential programs of 10 days duration each.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|   6. | CSIR-CIMAP   | Improved agro and processing technologies of economically important medicinal and aromatic crops like Lemongrass, Palmarosa, Vetiver, Citronella, Menthol Mint, Ashwagandha, Lemongrass   | Demonstration of lemongrass, vetiver, palmarosa, menthol mint and ashwagandha were made on farmer's field covering an area of 1140 acres in different part of country including Bundelkhand, Vidharabha and Kutch region. From these demonstrations crop produce worth ` 482.50 lakhs (essential and ashwagandha roots) was obtained. A total employment of 1,53,500 mandays was created from the cultivation of these plants.   |
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|    7 | CSIR-CMERI   | Semi-automated Ginger processing technology for producing ginger flakes in North East                                                                                                     | Income generation ` 2580/ton per day, ` 7.74 lakhs/ton annum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|    8 | CSIR-CMERI   | Improved Iron Removal Plants in WB                                                                                                                                                        | Enables iron removal at half of the cost. The expenditure of commercial available domestic filters for 500 people is approx. ` 100,000/- and the cost of Improved Iron Removal Plant for 500 people is ` 50,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|    9 | CSIR- CSMCRI | Improvement of quality of solar salt through scientific intervention in Gujarat                                                                                                           | Beneficiaries additional profit : ` 100/MT of salt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   10 | CSIR- CSMCRI | Seaweed cultivation for marginal societies in coastal regions                                                                                                                             | Additional income generation per season is ` 908/- (agarophytes farming) and ` 13,541/- ( Kappaphycus ). The average income per beneficiary is estimated as ` 9,643/-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|   11 | CSIR- CSMCRI | Agronomic practices of Salicornia in green house in coastal areas f Gujrat and Tamilndu                                                                                                   | 295 farmers trained. Each farmer getting benefit of ₹ 5000/- from Salicornia cultivation. Total income generated: ₹ 14.75 lakhs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|   12 | CSIR-IHBT    | Aromatic and Herbals: Production of characterized planting material of industrial and commercial plants for facilitating crop diversification in Himalayan region                         | An area of 285 acres brought under high demand industrial crops viz., stevia, wild marigold, damask rose and other herbals like cardamom, lavender, geranium etc. with a total revenue generation of Rs. 370 lakhs.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   13 | CSIR-IHBT    | Introduction of important cut flower crops for crop diversification                                                                                                                       | Income enhancement. Floriculture expanded in additional 45 acres of land, benefitting 265 growers with net return of Rs. 259.71 lakhs in HP and adjoining states UK, J&K, Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

|   14. | CSIR-IICT   | Samadhan Kendra in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                     | For exploiting benefits out of modern agriculture farming, pest control methods, soil testing, seed management etc. 50,000 vegetable farmers in Medak and 70,000 mango farmers in Chittoor district benefitted, each Kendra caters needs of 20 villages in and around covering approximately 1 lakh population.                                                                                                 |
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|    15 | CSIR-IICT   | Sustainable Tassar culture development by tribal tasar farmers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh                                                      | Income generation of Rs 4,000 per farmer (Support is given the form of disease free laying (DFLs), small rearing equipment's, fertilizers and disinfectants ) 400 tasar farmers benefitted. During 2015- 16: Rs 16.55 lakhs and during 2016-17 Rs 24.67 lakhs have been realized by the farmers of Karimnagar and Adilabad district of Talengana respectively after selling their cocoons.                      |
|    16 | CSIR-IICT   | Popularization of Pheromone Application Technology (PAT) in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh                                                            | PAT farmers benefited with an additional income of 20 % in comparison to non-PAT farmers, ease of application, up to 50 % reduction in pesticides, quality produce, health benefits and environmental safety etc. Returns ranged ` 2500-25000 per acre depending upon crop in 1735 acres.                                                                                                                       |
|    17 | CSIR-IICT   | Highly Compact Reverse Osmosis/Nanofiltration systems for ground water and surface water purification (50-1000 L/h) in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh | Successfully commissioned 15 compact plants of 50 - 250 L/h capacity in schools, hostels & villages and 12 pilot plants of 1000 L/h capacity. 5 lakhs population is getting benefitted and the Revenue generation is Rs 75 lakhs per annum. Important Features: Water Recovery: 60-80% Operating cost: 3-5 paise per liter Capital Cost: Rs 35,000 for 100 LPH, ` 3 lakhs for 500 LPH & Rs 6 lakhs for 1000 LPH |
|    18 | CSIR-IICT   | Biogas Plants Based on AGR for food waste treatment in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | Utilizes 1000 kg of waste per day each at 3 plants Savings/ Income: LPG: ` 2579 - 2948/ day ( ` 9.41-10.76 lakhs/ annum) Biomanure: ` 300 - 400/ day ( ` 1.10- 1.46 lakhs/ annum) Total= ` 2879 - 3348/per day ( ` 10.50 -                                                                                                                                                                                      |

|    |           |                                                                           | 12.22 lakhs/ annum)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 19 | CSIR-IIIM | J&K Arogya Gram Yojana (JAAG)                                             |  More than 100 ha of Kandi land/Rainfed/Wasteland/Unutilized land/Snow bound areas of 10 Districts (Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, Ramban, Kishtwar, Samba, Poonch, Jammu and Rajouri) benefitted from implementation of the project. 399 farmers were involved in cultivation of MAPs under this project  99 kg seeds of Tagetus minuta alone were sold by farmers at the rate of Rs. 1000/kg. Already an income of ₹ 9.62 lakh has been realized, which would increase in forthcoming years, when all crops would be ready for market.  In addition an amount of ₹ 20 crore worth quality material has been generated, which is available with CSIR for distribution purposes.  25,325 Employment/ mandays generated through this programme and 1745 human resources (farmers) trained. |
| 20 | CSIR-IIIM | Cultivation of Monarda citriodora in J&K and UP                           |  Agro-technology of Jammu monarda transferred in 10 acres of land in Jammu, Srinagar and Hardoi.  Standardization done for thymol rich crystal development protocols from essential oil of Jammu Monarda (99% pure)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 21 |           | Production technology for value added 'Kashmir Aroma Kit' in Jammu region |  Total 2654 value added Aroma Kits prepared (3ml, 6ml capacity) from six types of essential oils produced in CSIR- IIIM farms  Ten value added products such as mosquito repellent liquid, mosquito repellent cream developed in collaboration with private companies such                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22 | CSIR-IIP  | Improved Gur making plant in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh                | Energy efficiency in Gur making process through CSIR-IIP improved technology has converted it from a part time business to a profitable full-time business for sugarcane farmers. Nearly 23% increased income in one season can be achieved with this improved                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

|    |            |                                                                                                                                                                                                 | technology that has been proved through the installation of 37 plants. The total savings figure for 37 units is Rs. 66 lakhs per annum. Moreover, for every 1 tonne of Gur produced from improved plant 271.5 kg. of CO 2 have been reduced.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 23 | CSIR-NBRI  | Bioinoculants for enhancing the performance of crops on sodic wastelands using the most potential salt and temperature tolerant strains of Trichoderma spp., Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. | 17 Biofertilizer and 9 Biopesticide producing labs of Uttar Pradesh were provided high value, stress tolerant microbes (PSB, Rhizobium and Azotobacter) and hands on training. These labs produced 45 lakh packets, used all over the state. 100 farmers were trained for application of biofertilizers. An area of 2,62,800 ha covered leading to saving of 29,343 MT of fertilizer.                                                                                   |
| 24 | CSIR-NCL   | CSIR-NCL's UF-membrane based water purification units for Indian rural /tribal community near Pune                                                                                              | Normal Cost ` 2.5 lakhs CSIR-NCL cost ` 0.05 lakhs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 25 | CSIR-NEERI | Clean water and sanitation in rural areas in Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        |  NEERDHUR technology has been successfully developed and demonstrated in 4 villages across 2 states namely Mohagaon, Gothangoan in Nagpur district, Savroli-Palghar, Mumbai and Chunakhali.  Rejuvenation of degraded lands using bamboo biomass through microbe assisted green technology (MAGT)  Demonstration of rapid composting technology in selected villages of Vidharbha, Maharashtra  Design and development of in-vessel solar composter for rural areas |
| 26 | CSIR-NEIST | Liquid deodorant cleaner production in North Eastern Region                                                                                                                                     | ` 6 lakh/ Entrepreneur /annum Liquid deodorant cleaner production ( ` 2000/- per day/beneficiary from one unit)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 27 | CSIR-NEIST | Training on Weaving using Jacquard Looms and Product Development in North Eastern Region                                                                                                        | Entrepreneur b eneficiary income added @` 5000 per month= ` 60,000 / annum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

|   S. No. | Full name of the CSIR Lab/Institute and their location                                                |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | CSIR- AMPRI (CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute), Bhopal                        |
|        2 | CSIR -CBRI (CSIR-Central Building Research Institute), Roorkee                                        |
|        3 | CSIR-CCMB (CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology), Hyderabad                                 |
|        4 | CSIR-CDRI (CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute), Lucknow                                             |
|        5 | CSIR-CECRI (CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute), Karaikudi                               |
|        6 | CSIR-CEERI (CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute), Pilani                          |
|        7 | CSIR-CFTRI (CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute), Mysore                               |
|        8 | CSIR-CGCRI (CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute), Kolkata                               |
|        9 | CSIR-CIMAP (CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants), Lucknow                           |
|       10 | CSIR-CIMFR (CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research), Dhanbad                                |
|       11 | CSIR-CLRI (CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute), Chennai                                          |
|       12 | CSIR-CMERI (CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute), Durgapur                         |
|       13 | CSIR-CRRI (CSIR-Central Road Research Institute), New Delhi                                           |
|       14 | CSIR-CSIO (CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organization), Chandigarh                              |
|       15 | CSIR-CSMCRI (CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute), Bhavnagar                      |
|       16 | CSIR-IGIB (CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology), Delhi                                   |
|       17 | CSIR-IHBT (CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology), Palampur                              |
|       18 | CSIR-IICB (CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology), Kolkata                                        |
|       19 | CSIR-IICT (CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology), Hyderabad                                   |
|       20 | CSIR-IIIM (CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine), Jammu                                      |
|       21 | CSIR-IIP (CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum), Dehradun                                               |
|       22 | CSIR-IITR (CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research), Lucknow                                     |
|       23 | CSIR-IMMT (CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology), Bhubaneswar                          |
|       24 | CSIR-IMTech (CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology), Chandigarh                                      |
|       25 | CSIR-NAL (CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories), Bengaluru                                            |
|       26 | CSIR-NBRI (CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute), Lucknow                                       |
|       27 | CSIR-NCL (CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory), Pune                                                    |
|       28 | CSIR-NEERI (CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute), Nagpur                       |
|       29 | CSIR-NEIST (CSIR-North-East Institute of Science and Technology), Jorhat                              |
|       30 | CSIR-NGRI (CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute), Hyderabad                                   |
|       31 | CSIR-NIIST (CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology), Thiruvananthapuram |
|       32 | CSIR-NIO (CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography), Goa                                               |
|       33 | CSIR-NISCAIR (CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources), New Delhi  |
|       34 | CSIR-NISTADS (CSIR-National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies), New Delhi      |
|       35 | CSIR-NML ( CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory), Jamshedpur                                        |
|       36 | CSIR-NPL (CSIR-National Physical Laboratory), New Delhi                                               |
|       37 | CSIR-SERC (CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre), Chennai                                      |