Lok Sabha Question No. 3029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Digital Library
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3029 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Digital Library

3029. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  some  firm  steps  to  strengthen  traditional knowledge and Digital Library in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- b)  whether  any  action  plan  has  been  prepared  to  link  intellectual  property  with research  fellowship  and  promotion  in  national  laboratories,  institutions  and universities, if so, the details thereof;
- c)  whether there is any proposal to include intellectual property in the curriculum of schools and colleges; and
- d)  if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)   CSIR- Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (CSIR-TKDL) has been continuously adding  Ayurveda,  Unani  and  Siddha  formulations  further  strengthening  its  prior  art database  which  aims  at  preventing  grant  of  wrong  patents  on  Indian  traditional medicine. (b)  CSIR has a policy in place to deal with the intellectual property arising out of the

- research work carried out by CSIR supported research fellows. The policy deals with the commercial exploitation of the results and ownership of patent rights pertaining to investigations concerning the intellectual work of the CSIR research fellows/associates. The salient points of the policy are:
- I. Public  funded  educational/research  institution,  to  which  a  fellow  is  associated, may  seek  patent  right  at  their  own  cost  and/or  commercial  exploitation  of  the results of the investigation concerning the Intellectual work of the fellow and all rights would vest exclusively with the Institution concerned. All matters concerning ownership of IP and its licensing/exploitation are governed by the IP policy of the concerned institutions; and
- II. In case an institution, to which a fellow is associated, is not in a position to seek patent  rights  and/or  commercial  exploitation  of  the  results  of  the  investigation concerning the intellectual work of the fellow, CSIR at its own cost may seek the patent rights and/or commercial exploitation of the results of the intellectual work of the fellow and all rights would vest exclusively with CSIR.

IPR  Awareness  programs  are  organized  in  various  colleges  and  universities. To promote  IPR  cells,  tie-ups  are  established  with  Universities  and  workshops  are conducted for the same.

(c) and (d)   Content on IPR has been included in the NCERT curriculum of Commerce (Business Studies textbook Class XII).  A chapter on 'IPR, Innovation & Creative Works' is  being  included  in  NCERT's 'Handbook  on  Entrepreneurship  for  Northeast  Region (NER)'.

The  Department  of  Industrial  Policy  &  Promotion  (DIPP)  has  approved  the 'Scheme  for  Pedagogy  &  Research  in  IPRs  for  Holistic  Education  and  Academia (SPRIHA)  with  the  vision  to  facilitate  intellectual  property  education  and  research  by including IPRs as credit course at Under Graduate level mandatorily.

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