Lok Sabha Question No. 2563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Migration of Indian Scientists
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## 2563.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No 2563 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/03/2020

## Migration of Indian Scientists

## SHRI G.M SIDDESHWAR: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

be pleased to state:

- whether the Government has any information regarding Indian Scientists returning to India;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
- whether there has been any increase/decrease in the number of Indian Scientists (c) who are returning to work in India and if $0, the details thereof;
- whether   Government has taken any measures of  Indian Scientists to other countries and if $0, the details thereof and the extent to which these steps are successful; and
- (e) if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR HARSH VARDHAN)

- to (c): Government is aware of the fact that many Indian scientists are returning to (a) different schemes programmes of the Government: The Indian corigin India through India has increased to 709 during the from 2013 to 18 from scientists' return to 314 from 2008-13. The increase in number of Indian scientists returning due to proactive schemes and programmes instituted by\_fhe Government: Department of Science and   Technology   (DST) through Ramanujan Fellowship Scheme and the Innovation in Science Pursuit for   Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Faculty Scheme and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) through re-entry Fellowship attractive avenues and opportunities to Indian Institutes/Universities of their respective interest and domain. Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty' Scheme of Science and Engineering period period provide

Research Board  (SERB) is   another   scheme aimed to bring overseas   scientists  and academicians   including   Non-resident  Indians  (NRI) and Overseas   Citizen of India (OCI) to work in Indian funded Institutions and Universities for a period of time: Welcome Trust DBT India Alliance Programme  offers  fellowship to any national for  undertaking InstitutesMUniversities etc: specific public

(d) & (e): Government has taken several measures to stop migration of Indian Scientists to other countries. This includes implementation of schemes programmes such as Fund for improvement of s&T infrastructures in universities and higher educational iostitutions (FIST) to build research infrastructure for enhancing research capabilities; Core Research Grant; Research  fellowships such as JC Bose and Swarnajayanti are targeted at scientific community to continue level research in the country: Special attention has been given to young scientists through schemes like Start-up Research Grant; National Postdoctoral Fellowship etc: for making them independent and motivate them to remain in the country: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) encourages the talented scientists to start their own start-ups and entrepreneurship. The Flexible   Complementing Scheme Merit based   promotion scheme positioned in scientific departments and implementation of VII Commission pay scales and introduction of Performance Related  Incentive   Scheme (PRIS) in strategic Departments have also been iustrumental in recruiting and retaining scientists   The propitious policy frameworks developed by the Government and the sophisticated research facilities available in our academic and research institutionshave shown results in terms of quality and quantity of research output and help in arresting migration of Indian Scientists global Pay good