Lok Sabha Question No. 1125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1125

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/6/2019

## KISHORE VAIGYANIK PROTSAHAN YOJANA

## 1125.  SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAYTATKARE:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHYAMNARAYAN SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI KULDEEP RAISHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYASULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY वान और ौयोगक मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  encourage  students  including  girls  in  the  science  and technology institutes by enhancing scholarships under various schemes, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the Government  is implementing  scholarship schemes under Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) to encourage research work and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  youth  encouraged  and  benefited  under  the  KVPY  during  the  last  three  years, States/UTs-wise;
- (d) the details of funds sanctioned by the Government under this yojana during the last three years;
- (e) whether the Government has achieved the objectives for which the yojana was launched; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

वाय और परवार कयाण मंी ; वान और ौयोगक मंी ; और पृ वी वान मंी

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- (a) The Government already has attractive scholarship schemes in operation, such as Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research-Scholarship for Higher Education (INSPIRE-SHE) and Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) of Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Postgraduate

Programme of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), to encourage students to take up studies in sciences in  various  institutions  of  the  country.  These  schemes  are  open  to  both  girls  and  boys.  INSPIRE-SHE offers  12,000  scholarships  every  year  @  Rs.  60,000  per  year  for  undertaking  Bachelor's  and  Master's level education in natural and basic sciences and Rs. 20,000/- per year for undertaking research work under  a  mentor.  60%  of  SHE  beneficiaries  are  girls.  Under  the  KVPY  programme,  scholarships  are provided  for  Bachelor's  and  Master's  level  education  @  Rs  60,000/-  per  year  till  graduation  and  Rs 84,000/-  per  year  for  post-graduation.  The  Postgraduate  Teaching  Programme  of  DBT  provides  Rs. 5000/-  per  month  for  M.Sc.  Biotechnology  (General),  Rs.  7500/-  per  month  for  M.Sc.  (Agricultural Biotechnology) and Rs. 12000/- per month for M. Tech. courses.

(b) Yes, Sir. The KVPY programme started in 1999 and has been running successfully for the past 20 years.  This  programme  is  open  to  both  girls  and  boys  throughout  the  country.  It  is  aimed  to  attract exceptionally motivated students and prepare them for a research career in sciences. The objectives of the programme are to identify the students with talent and aptitude for research, help them to realize their potential in their studies, encourage them to take up research careers in science and, thus, nurture the best scientific  minds for the Research and Development (R&D) system of the country. The KVPY Scholars can join any institution of their choice in India to study Basic Science courses such as B.Sc. /B.S. /B. Stat. /B. Math/Int. M.Sc./Int. M.S. In addition to this, the KVPY Scholars are also given preference in admission in undergraduate programmes at IISc, IISER and other reputed institutions. As part of this programme  KVPY  conducts  a  National  Science  (Vijyoshi)  Camp  every  year,  during  which  eminent speakers from India and abroad are invited for delivering lectures and the students get an opportunity to interact  with  world-renowned scientists  /Nobel laureates  and  enrich their  knowledge. During summer, KVPY Scholars are encouraged to carry out research activities in any laboratory in India.

(c) The  number  of  youth  encouraged  and  benefited  under  KVPY  during  the  last  three  years  in various States/UTs is given in the Annexure.

## (d) The details of funds sanctioned by the Government under this yojana during the last three years are as follows:

| Year    |   Budget Sanctioned ( in Rs.crores) |
|---------|-------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                6.72 |
| 2017-18 |                                7.42 |
| 2018-19 |                                8.11 |

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(e) & (f):  Yes, Sir. The objectives of the programme were to identify students with talent and aptitude for research and nurture them during their Bachelor's and Master's level education. Since the inception of KVPY programme in 1999, the enrolment of students in the programme has tremendously increased, from 79 in 1999 to 2806 in 2018. These students interested in pursuing careers in science are getting large number  of  excellent  opportunities  to  study  in  highly-ranked  colleges  in  India.  They  get  excellent opportunities  for  working  in  research  projects  and  exposure  to  top-level  science  icons  through  the Vijyoshi  camps.  KVPY  Scholarship  has  become  a  benchmark  of  scholastic  excellence  and  acquired  a formidable brand-name.

## Annexure

| Sl.No.   | States/UTs                  | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   | Total   |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| States   | States                      | States | States | States | States  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh              | 118    | 109    | 115    | 342     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       |
| 3        | Assam                       | 2      | 6      | 8      | 16      |
| 4        | Bihar                       | 52     | 44     | 56     | 152     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                | 32     | 0      | 18     | 50      |
| 6        | Goa                         | 5      | 0      | 3      | 8       |
| 7        | Gujarat                     | 109    | 120    | 104    | 333     |
| 8        | Haryana                     | 142    | 195    | 204    | 541     |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir           | 2      | 6      | 3      | 11      |
| 10       | Jharkhand                   | 57     | 36     | 37     | 130     |
| 11       | Karnataka                   | 217    | 231    | 205    | 653     |
| 12       | Kerala                      | 197    | 156    | 136    | 489     |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh              | 159    | 137    | 107    | 403     |
| 14       | Maharashtra                 | 257    | 250    | 208    | 715     |
| 15       | Meghalaya                   | 2      | 0      | 0      | 2       |
| 16       | Odisha                      | 109    | 124    | 80     | 313     |
| 17       | Punjab                      | 90     | 21     | 94     | 205     |
| 18       | Rajasthan                   | 294    | 407    | 301    | 1002    |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu                  | 113    | 128    | 116    | 357     |
| 20       | Telangana                   | 139    | 175    | 176    | 490     |
| 21       | Tripura                     | 7      | 3      | 11     | 21      |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh               | 208    | 120    | 125    | 453     |
| 23       | Uttarakhand                 | 13     | 7      | 10     | 30      |
| 24       | West Bengal                 | 261    | 243    | 231    | 735     |
| 25       | Himachal Pradesh            | 3      | 0      | 2      | 5       |
| UTs      | UTs                         | UTs    | UTs    | UTs    | UTs     |
| 1        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT) | 0      | 0      | 3      | 3       |
| 2        | Chandigarh (UT)             | 23     | 165    | 18     | 206     |
| 3        | Delhi (UT)                  | 157    | 195    | 192    | 544     |
| 4        | Puducherry (UT)             | 5      | 0      | 6      | 11      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh (UT)           | 32     | 0      | 18     | 50      |

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