Lok Sabha Question No. 2725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Contribution of Women Scientists
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/03/2020

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2725

## CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS

## 2725. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

be pleased to state:

- Government has taken steps for improving the linkage between educational institutes and industry (a) whether the research and development that meets the demands of the market; to promote
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- Government with respect to the Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists' in the achievements of the addressing the problems of the society; and
- the contribution of women scientists in the field of Science (c) the steps taken by the Government for promoting and Technology;
- the achievements of the Government with respect to the scheme 'INSPIRE"?

## ANSWER

AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF HEALTH MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES

- (a) Yes Sir.

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- and Technology (DST) is encouraging educational institutions to Parinerstric (b) The Department of Science Mission, ReD projects having with industries industries through number of programmes: Under Technology Development Centre (NewGen are preferred. Agother programme of DST 'NewGen Innovation and Entrepreneurship institutions and to foster institutions to develop entrepreneurial culture in S&T academic IEDC)' promotes educational Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) of DST in techno-entrepreneurship for generation of wealth and employmend: In addition, the PRISM (Promoting Research (DSIR) supports individual innovators partner

The Department of Biotechnology Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise (PACE) programme industrial partner. Further, AlL India Council for of societal/national importance and its subsequent validation by an with Micro Small and Medium Technical Education (AICTE) has\_ an  internship programme for M.Tech students that benefits  the The   objective  of this   programme is to nurture an innovation ecosystem Enterprises (MSMEs) MSMEs as well as educational institutions technologically deficient

In order to meet market under CURIE (Consolidation of established Artificial  Intelligence  facility in six (6) Research for Innovation and Excellence in Women Universities) during University 10,000 girl students around

- of Science and Technology (DST) started "Knowledge Involvement in Research Adhenfeldeof (c) The Department scientists through various programmes in through Nurturing (KIRAN)" Scheme to encourage  women is programme of DST that provides science and technology: `Women Scientist Scheme (WOS)' under KIRAN\_ flagship those who had career opportunities, frontier areas of science and engineering: There are three major components break in career, for pursuing research in (WOS-A) for conducting research in basic & of Women  Scientist Scheme namely, i) Women   Scientists Scheme-A that entail science & technology (S&T) Women   Scientists   Scheme-B (WOS-B) for   projects applied

for societal benefit and iii) Women Scientists Scheme-C (WOS-C) that enables them to become Intellectual interventions Property Rights (IPR) professional;

In  addition to WOS, under 'Consolidation of University Research through Innovation and Excellence  in Universities (CURIE) Programme' the oly  women   Universities are being supported for, development of Women and creation of state-of-the-art research laboratories to enhance women'$ participation in S&T research infrastructure under KIRAN addresses relocation issues of working Women Scientists and provide support domain. Mobility Scheme Indo-US Fellowship for Women in STEMM (Science; Technology, in project mode for up to 5 years: During 2017-18, scientists and technologists to Mathematics & Medicine) has been started to encourage Indian women Engineering; collaborative research in premier institutions in USA for maximum duration of 6 months undertake international

DST has started Phase-I of new scheme "Vigyan Jyoti" in 50 districts of the country for girl This year, to pursue education and career in science and  technology students  of Class 9 to 12 in order to encourage girls are also in the areas where women are underrepresented. Further, women scientists and  technologists particularly to avail   capacity building programmes related with ReD, entrepreneurship,  managerial skills and 'National Programme for Training of Women Scientists & Technologists working in Government leadership Sector'\_

of Biotechnology (DBT) is also   implementing Biotechnology Career Advancement and ReDepartment to women scientists in Biotechnology research: Council for Scientific and orientation Programme (BioCARe)' encourage candidates in age limit for award of Industrial  Research (CSIR) provides $ years' age relaxation to women upper to pursue doctoral and postdoctoral research in order to encourage women candidates to opt Fellowships/Associateships science and technology as career

- for Scientists and Technologists (SYST) of DST encourages scientists and technologists to take (d) Scheme Young and Technology (S&T) driven solutions: Young scientists below the age of 35 up societal challenges and provide Science eligible for the scheme There is five years' years and having M.Sc Or PhD in any stream of science and technology are\_ and

focemnanufacturing bamboo stripes; development of Integrated Pest  Management (IPM) package for the machine of red package on 1400 farmers have been trained: around

- The "Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)" Scheme aims to impart excitemeat of (e) of science in minds and attract meritorious ones for higher study in basic and natural sciences creative pursuit young basic and and ultimately to pursue research careers in Science ii) The ANSPIRE Internship: aims to provide exposure to students of Class XI pursuing science through camps; Education (SHE): aims to encourage meritorious students to study basic and natural sciences in Scholarship for Higher and mentorship opportunities; iii) INSPIRE Fellowship; offers 1000 B.Sc  and M.Sc through attractive scholarship sciences Fellowships every year to students in the age group %f 22-27 years to pursue opportunities to Ph D holder in the age group of 27-32 years to carry out post-doctoral research applied applied

under various components of INSPIRE Programme in last three years are as follows: The achievements

| SI No:   | INSPIRE Components                            | No. in     |   No. in 2017-18 | No. in 2018-19   | Total   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|------------------|---------|
|          |                                               | 2016-17    |            25000 | 25000            | 90000   |
|          | INSPIRE Internship                            | 40000 8329 |            10146 | 8474 26949       |         |
|          | The Scholarship for Higher Education (SHEX    | 1000       |             1000 | 1000             | 3000    |
|          | INSPIRE Fellowship INSPIRE Faculty_Fellowship | 212        |              210 | 216              | 638     |

Additionally, INSPIRE has special component MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and for school students in the age group of 10-15 years and studying in Class 6-10. MANAK is a unique culture of creative and innovative thinking among school children to address societal needs through initiative Each student selected under MANAK is awarded Rs. 10,000/- to innovative ideas based on science and technology. 42143 develop prototype project:  In last three years; 30769 students in 2017-18, 50279 students students in 2019-20 were selected for awards under the scheme