Lok Sabha Question No. 3656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Global Scientific Power
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, V. PANNEER SELVAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2/1/2019

## GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC POWER

## 3656. DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

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be pleased to state: whether the Government motivates the scientists to take up significant innovations at the global standards and

(a) whether the Government has set any goal to position India among the top five global scientific power; (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government to achieve this goal; (c) if so, the details thereof along with budget allocated for this purpose; (d) whether the Government has also prepared technology vision 2035; (e) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives thereto; and (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to encourage the scientists to achieve the vision?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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- (a) & (b):  The Government announced Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy in the year 2103 at the 100 th Indian Science Congress at Kolkata. According to the Policy, the Government aspires to position the country among the top five global scientific powers by 2020. Accordingly, the STI  Policy seeks to: (i) Enhance India's global share of scientific publications from the present 3.6% to 7.0%; (ii) Establish world class infrastructure for R&D in some select areas;  (iii)  Make  careers  in  science,  research  and  innovation  attractive  enough  for  talented  and  bright  minds;  (iv) Create an environment for enhanced private sector participation in R&D, technology and innovation; (v) Seed S&T
- based high risk Innovation; (vi) Participate in international R&D projects that are high cost and high science. (c) The  Government  motivates  everyone  including  scientists  to  take  up  significant  innovations  at  Global Standards. The Government is continuously encouraging the Indian scientific community to bring out path breaking innovations  having  global  social  and  market  impact.  Department  of  Science  and  Technology  (DST)  has  launched  a programme, NIDHI (National Initiative for Developing & Harnessing Innovation) where in number of schemes like, Technology  Business  Incubators,  Centre  of  Excellence,  Seed  Support  system  etc  are  being  implemented  to  support innovation. A total budget of Rs. 196 crores has been earmarked for FY 2018-2019 for these programmes. National Innovation  Foundation  (NIF)  Ahmedabad,  an  Autonomous  Institute  of  DST,  also  provides  support  for  scouting, spawning, sustaining and scaling-up grassroot level innovations across the country. (d) Yes Madam, Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), an autonomous body of Department  of  Science  and  Technology,  has  prepared  'Technology  Vision  2035'  document  which  was  released  by Hon'ble  Prime  Minister,  on  3 rd January  2016  during  103 rd session  of  Indian  Science  Congress,  held  at  Mysore University, Mysuru. (e) Technology Vision 2035 document presents a range of technologies to address the prerogatives that Indians must enjoy as citizen of a developed country by 2035. These technologies are placed on a timeline of four stages namelyReady for deployment; lab to field; requiring targeted research; and technology in imagination, providing a lead for stakeholders  to  carry  on  the  baton  forward.  For  realization  of  envisioned  scenario,  the  document  has  identified  10 grand challenges that our country should confront to make wide-scale impact across the sectors, as we move towards 2035.  The  transversal  technologies  like  Materials,  Manufacturing  and  Information  &  Communication  Technology (ICT) that provide the sub-stratum and cut across all the other technologies have also been focused. (f) To achieve the objectives of the Technology Vision 2035 document and encourage the scientists, drawing of technology roadmaps of 12 sectors identified in the document is underway to provide future technology trends, demand projections,  R&D  directives,  pointers  for  research,  anticipated  challenges  and  policy  imperatives  etc.,  of  which  6 sectoral technology roadmaps on Education: Materials; Manufacturing; Transportation: Medical Science and Health Care; and Information & Communication Technology have already been released and remaining 6 will be released soon.
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