Lok Sabha Question No. 1626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Science Scholarship to Women
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1626 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26/07/2017

## SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP TO WOMEN

## 1626. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to provide science scholarship to women and if so, the details of the said plan;
- (b) whether the Government has any scheme to encourage women scientists in private sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of success achieved under  this scholarship scheme  run  by  the  Government  in promoting/getting women scientists registered in the field of science; and
- (d) the details of funds allocated on scholarship granted under this scholarship scheme during the last three years, yearwise and State-wise particularly for Karnataka State?

## 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) Yes, Madam. The 'Women Scientist Scheme' of the Department of Science and Technology, provides career opportunities which includes fellowship to unemployed women scientists and technologists, especially those who had a break in career, for pursuing research in frontier areas of Science and Engineering. There are three major components of Women Scientist Scheme namely, i) Women Scientists Scheme-A (WOS-A) for  conducting  research  in  Basic  &  Applied  Sciences,  ii)  Women  Scientists  Scheme-B  (WOS-B)  for  S&T interventions for Societal Benefit and iii) Women Scientists Scheme-C (WOS-C) that enables them to become Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) professional. The fellowship amount for M.Sc, M.Phil/M.Tech and Ph.D categories are Rs.30,000/-, Rs.40,000/- and Rs.55,000/- per month respectively. The total project cost, for 3 yearsduration of these three categories, is Rs.20 lakhs, Rs.25 lakhs and Rs.30 lakhs respectively. Besides the fellowship,  the  total  project  cost  also  includes  grant  for  consumables,  minor  equipment  items,  travel  and contingency. The upper age limit to apply under this scheme is 57 years.
- (b) Yes,  Madam.The  above  said  scheme  is  also  applicable  to  private  institutions.  Under  this  scheme, women are selected on all India basis.
- (c) On an average, per year about 400 women scientists are awarded financial support under Women Scientist  Scheme.  Over  30%  of  awardees  of  projects  get  absorbed  in  mainstream  through  regular employment. Also, more than 40% of the awardees under this scheme have been able to complete their PhD while  pursuing  the  programme.  More  than  7200  research  papers  too  have  been  published  by  these awardees.In addition, under WOS-C component of the Scheme, 169 women scientists have already cleared the patent agent examination and about 60% of them are pursuing their career in the area of IPR and are working  in  leading  attorney  firms,  IP  departments  of  govt.  agencies,  Multi-National  Corporations  and

Knowledge Process Outsourcing units.  Further, 12 women scientist alumni have started either their own IP attorney firms or IP consultancy units and some are even working from home on IP assignments.

(d) The Women Scientists Scheme is not a centrally sponsored scheme, hence there is no State/UT -wise allocation  of  funds  under  the  Scheme.  However,  details  of  funds  received  by  women  scientists  based  in various States during last 3 years and the current financial year are as follows -

| States/UT         | 2014-15 Amount, Rs.   | 2015-16 Amount, Rs.   | 2016-17 Amount, Rs.   |
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| (1)               | (1)                   | (3)                   | (4)                   |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1,37,10,000/-         | 2,28,86,723/-         | 1,88,26,272/-         |
| Arunachal Pradesh | -                     | -                     | 3,00,000/-            |
| Assam             | 55,45,000/-           | 58,80,000/-           | 68,65,000/-           |
| Bihar             | 30,13,000/-           | 22,00,000/-           | 18,53,266/-           |
| Chandigarh        | 42,28,000/-           | 90,19,000/-           | 71,29,420/-           |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2,26,100/-            | -                     | -                     |
| Delhi             | 3,59,68,963/-         | 4,78,45,835/-         | 3,05,37,685/-         |
| Goa               | 22,55,000/-           | 42,88,000/-           | 22,40,000/-           |
| Gujarat           | 1,11,79,343/-         | 97,66,000/-           | 1,79,78,004/-         |
| Haryana           | 24,50,000/-           | 70,10,621/-           | 95,24,000/-           |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 14,30,000/-           | 21,50,000/-           | 19,50,000/-           |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 64,75,000/-           | 84,21,000/-           | 82,07,320/-           |
| Jharkhand         | 10,50,000/-           | 10,65,000/-           | 75,000/-              |
| Karnataka         | 1,89,28,500/-         | 2,23,45,936/-         | 2,72,56,482/-         |
| Kerala            | 82,59,323/-           | 1,18,60,999/-         | 82,56,258/-           |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 60,40,000/-           | 82,04,795/-           | 1,02,78,441/-         |
| Maharashtra       | 2,78,44,175/-         | 3,55,83,100/-         | 3,82,99,758/-         |
| Manipur           | 31,15,000/-           | 53,04,000/-           | 49,16,346/-           |
| Meghalaya         | 8,20,000/-            | 12,30,000/-           | -                     |
| Mizoram           | -                     | 16,41,000/-           | -                     |
| Odisha            | 91,66,000/-           | 1,02,56,540/-         | 96,40,650/-           |
| Puducherry        | 10,40,000/-           | 10,67,000/-           | -                     |
| Punjab            | 83,03,620/-           | 1,41,28,000/-         | 1,27,60,667/-         |
| Rajasthan         | 1,88,76,479/-         | 3,38,95,000/-         | 1,40,42,240/-         |
| Sikkim            | 8,70,000/-            | 8,00,000/-            | -                     |
| Tamil Nadu        | 3,10,33,802/-         | 3,70,69,845/-         | 6,03,84,193/-         |
| Telangana         | 2,55,85,000/-         | 4,35,90,778/-         | 5,14,82,581/-         |
| Tripura           | 4,90,000/-            | 16,17,000/-           | 11,17,000/-           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 3,74,83,954/-         | 4,20,81,900/-         | 4,78,88,551/-         |
| Uttarakhand       | 50,31,462/-           | 62,48,652/-           | 85,09,746/-           |
| West Bengal       | 3,24,96,558/-         | 3,24,20,972/-         | 3,84,45,022/-         |
| Central Agencies  | --                    | --                    | 3,49,86,500/-         |
| Total Grant       | 32,35,14,284/-        | 42,98,77,696/-        | 47,37,50,402/-        |

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