Lok Sabha Question No. 1043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Programmes for Promotion of Science and Technology
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8/2/2017

## PROGRAMMES FOR PROMOTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## †1043.  DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that India is lagging far behind in Science and Technology sector at global level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the programmes being implemented by the Government to promote science and technology in the country; and
- (d) the details of funds allocated/utilized under the said programme, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) & (b): Madam, it may be inappropriate to say that India is lagging behind in Science and Technology sector at global level, Many reports highlight India's promising and impressive performance in scientific research in recent years. India's position globally in scientific publications, as per Scopus database, has improved from 12 th  position in 2005 to 6 th position in 2013 with a growth rate of 13.9% as against the world average of 4.1% during 2009-2013. In the field of nanoscience and technology, India was at 3 rd  position in 2013. A report of Springer Nature has indicated that India is ascending towards world-class science and our country is at 13 th position globally on an index of world-class scientific journals.
- (c) Government has been implementing several programmes to promote science and technology in the country. This includes setting up of structures for basic and applied research, offering attractive research fellowships,  strengthening  infrastructure  for  Research  and  Development  (R&D),  encouraging  publicprivate R&D partnerships, launching mission mode programmes etc.

Through various S&T programmes, the Government also intensively pursuing indigenous research in areas such as agriculture, medical, environmental, bioengineering, oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology to mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineering and information technology.

- (d) Ministry of Science and Technology does not have any separate allocation of budget for different State/ Union territories. However, the budget allocated / utilized by Ministry of Science and Technology is given below:

Funds allocated and utilized in various segments of scientific research and development during the last three years

| Sectors/Departments                                     | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)           |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|                                                         | 2014-15           | 2014-15           | 2015-16           | 2015-16           | 2016-17           | 2016-17                   |
|                                                         | Allocated         | Utilized          | Allocated         | Utilized          | Allocated         | Utilized(31 st Jan, 2017) |
| Science and Technology - DST                            | 2500.00           | 2496.69           | 3401.50           | 3234.48           | 3981.00           | 2951.75                   |
| Biotechnology - DBT                                     | 1395.00           | 1327.38           | 1606.80           | 1537.54           | 1895.20           | 1551.58                   |
| Scientific & Industrial Research - DSIR(including CSIR) | 1600.00           | 1594.15           | 2192.50           | 2185.27           | 2297.18           | 1739.46                   |
| Total                                                   | 5495.00           | 5418.22           | 7200.80           | 6957.29           | 8173.38           | 6242.79                   |

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