Lok Sabha Question No. 2603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Research in Theoretical and Applied Sciences
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3/1/2018

## RESEARCH IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES

## 2603. SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

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

(a) the details of total fund allocated and spent for research in theoretical and applied sciences during the last three years; (b) the details of total number of establishments financially supported by the Government for research in theoretical and applied sciences; and the details of new theoretical and applied sciences projects approved by the Government for financial

## 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) Substantial fund has been allocated by the Government for research in various fields of theoretical and applied  sciences  in  the  country.  Major  portion  of  the  allocation  and  expenditure  of  Rs.  27,036.43  crores,  of Ministry of Science and Technology in the last three years was spent towards elevating the quantity and quality in  research  in  theoretical  and  applied  sciences.  The  area  is  supported  through  R&D  projects,  fellowships, scholarships, salary, building and maintaining R&D infrastructure, R&D human resource development etc. (b) The  Ministry  has  established  a  significant  number  of  R&D  institutions  to  undertake  research  in theoretical and  applied  sciences. A total  of  38  constituent  laboratories  of  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial Research (CSIR), 19 Autonomous Institutions (AI) of Department of Science and Technology (DST) and 16 AIs of Department of Biotechnology are financially supported for undertaking research in wide R&D spectrum of theoretical  and  applied  sciences  such  as  radio  and  space  physics,  oceanography,  earth  sciences,  geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, mining, aerospace, instrumentation, environmental engineering,  information  technology  etc.  In  addition,  DST  through  the  Fund  for  Improvement  of  S&T infrastructure  in  universities  &  higher  educational  institutions  (FIST)  Scheme  has  financially  supported  552 establishments in the last three years. Seven Universities have been provided special funds through Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) Scheme of DST. (c): The Ministry has approved and initiated several new schemes / projects in promoting various fields of theoretical and applied sciences in physical, chemical, mathematical, engineering and life sciences. The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a Statutory body of DST established exclusively for the purpose of supporting basic and applied sciences, has sanctioned a total of 3479 new R&D projects to individual scientists in  this  area  in  the  last  three  years.  156  projects  have  been  sanctioned  by  DST  in  Technology  &  Instrument Development  and  Water  Technology  areas.  DBT  has  sanctioned  1171  projects  and  CSIR  has  approved  two projects on (i) Centre of Excellence for HRD in Hydrocarbon and (ii) Vulnerability assessment and development of adaption strategies for climate change impact with special reference to coasts and island ecosystems of India,

- during the last three years.
- (c) support during the last three years?
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