Lok Sabha Question No. 1999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Science and Technology Parks
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1999 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7/3/2018

## SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS

1999. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó  Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has promoted/supported Science and Technology parks to nurture Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship in the country and if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details of the Science and Technology parks set up State-wise and the benefits accrued to students/common man from them;
- (c) whether the Government has provided adequate funds for setting up of the said parks across the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the  State  Governments  for  setting  up  of Science Parks/Sub-Regional Science Centres during the said period and if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise  along  with  the  present  status  of  such  proposals  and  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

(SHRI Y.S. CHOWDHARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó

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- (a)  &  (b):  Yes  Madam,  Department  of  Biotechnology  (DBT)  has  promoted/supported  the  Biotechnology Parks/Incubators in the following states:

|   S.No. | BT Parks/Incubators       |
|---------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh    |
|       2 | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
|       3 | Bangalore, Karnataka      |
|       4 | Kochin, Kerala            |
|       5 | Guwahati, Assam           |
|       6 | Chennai,Tamil Nadu        |

With the above support 62 start ups have been incubated, 37 start ups graduated and 273 jobs were created.

National Council of Science Museums  (NCSM), functioning under Ministry of Culture,  supports Science  Museums,  Science  Centres  and  Science  Cities  throughout  the  country  where  an  outdoor  Science Park is an integral component.

- (c ) Yes, the details are given below:

|   S.No. | State               | Grant released By DBT (in Crores) Biotechnology Parks   | Grant released by Ministry of Culture (in crores) Science Cities/ Centres under NCSM projects consisting of Science Parks   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman and Nicobar | -                                                       | 1.00                                                                                                                        |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh      | 16.22                                                   | 1.00                                                                                                                        |
|       3 | Assam               | 24.38                                                   | 1.46                                                                                                                        |
|       4 | Bihar               | -                                                       | 0.50                                                                                                                        |
|       5 | Himachal Pradesh    | -                                                       | 2.50                                                                                                                        |
|       6 | Karnataka           | 11.13                                                   | 1.00                                                                                                                        |
|       7 | Kerala              | 11.00                                                   | 1.00                                                                                                                        |
|       8 | Madhya Pradesh      | -                                                       | 1.00                                                                                                                        |
|       9 | Orissa              | -                                                       | 0.50                                                                                                                        |
|      10 | Rajasthan           | -                                                       | 1.00                                                                                                                        |
|      11 | Tamil Nadu          | 8.63                                                    | -                                                                                                                           |
|      12 | Tripura             | -                                                       | 3.05                                                                                                                        |
|      13 | Uttar Pradesh       | 23.93                                                   | -                                                                                                                           |
|      14 | Uttarakhand         | -                                                       | 2.96                                                                                                                        |

(d ) Yes Madam. The following three proposals for setting up of Biotechnology Parks are under financial appraisal :

- (i) Industrial Biotechnology Park, Jammu
- (ii) Industrial Biotechnology Park, Kashmir
- (iii) Biotechnology Park, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Proposals of Science Centres/Science City received from Ministry of Culture by National Council of Science  Museums  (NCSM)during  2014-15  to  2017-18  are  at  different  stages  of  examination,  technical supportand financial appraisal. Number of proposals of Science Centres/Science City for consideration by NCSM statewise is given below:

| State/UT                 |   Number of proposals |
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands |                     1 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                     2 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                     1 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                     1 |
| Haryana                  |                     3 |
| Manipur                  |                     1 |
| Mizoram                  |                     1 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                     2 |
| Nagaland                 |                     1 |
| Odisha                   |                     3 |
| Puducherry               |                     1 |
| Rajasthan                |                     3 |
| Tamilnadu                |                     1 |
| Tripura                  |                     1 |

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