Lok Sabha Question No. 1764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Development of Science and Technology
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., S. RAJENDRAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1764

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13/2/2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1764. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI S. RAJENDRAN: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  various  State  Governments  have  sent  proposals  to  the  Union  Government  regarding developing of Science and Technology (S&T) during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/yearwise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  proposals  approved/rejected  by  the  Union  Government  during  the  said  period, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the proposals lying pending and the reasons for their pendency; and
- (e) the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be cleared by the Union Government?

## 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 Ministry of Science & Technology in the Union Government does not receive Research and Development (R&D) projects directly from the State Governments. The union Government under its various schemes    of  the  Ministry  supports  Research  and  Development  projects  received  from  individual  entities (both central and State) situated in the country related to development of Science & Technology including fundamental  research  through  competitive  grant  mechanism.  This  includes  support  to  the  research  and development labs and institutions, support to Scientists and Researchers for investigators centric research proposal,  strengthening  Science  and  Technology  (S&T)  infrastructure  in  Universities  and  Institutions  of Higher Learning through Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and other Higher Educational Institutions (FIST).

Promoting  S&T  Entrepreneurship  and  Innovation,  Technology  Business  incubators,  Technology Development and Demonstration, Empowering women and weaker sections of the society through science.

The Ministry is also implementing the schemes such as Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (TDDP), Access to Knowledge and Studies (A2K + Studies),Common Research and Technology Development Hubs , Promoting Innovations in Individuals Start-ups and MSME (PRISM), Establishment of Biotechnology Park, Industrial Biotechnology Parks, Biopharm Scale-up Manufacturing in Genome Valley, Biotechnology Translational Research Institute.

- (c) to (e) Does not arise.

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