Lok Sabha Question No. 4576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4576

LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/03/2020

## INTERDISCIPLINARY CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

## 4576.   SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  launching  of  the  National  Mission  on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems and if so, the details and salient features thereof;
- (b) the details of the targets fixed under the said mission and whether any timeframe has been fixed to achieve the target and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the manner in which the Government will review the progress made to achieve these targets?

## 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 पृवी वान मंी डॉ हष वधन .

- (a) Yes  Sir.  Government  on  6 th December,  2018  has  approved  launching  of  National Mission  on  Interdisciplinary  Cyber-Physical  System  (NM-ICPS)  to  be  implemented  by Department  of  Science  and  Technology  (DST)  at  a  total  outlay  of  Rs.  3660  crore  for  a period  of  five  years.  The  Mission  aims  to  create  a  strong  foundation  and  a  seamless ecosystem for Cyber-Physical System (CPS) technologies by coordinating and integrating nationwide  efforts  encompassing  knowledge  generation,  human  resource  development, research, technology and product development, innovation and commercialization.

Salient  features  of  NM-ICPS are to  create  25  Technology  Innovation  Hubs  (TIH) across the country. Each Technology Innovation Hub to work on technology development, translational research, development of human resource, Start-up eco-system, international collaboration, supporting project to industry etc.

- (b) Details of the targets of the mission are as under:

| Sl No   | Major Components       | Major Components   | Major Components                | Targets numbers   | in   |
|---------|------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|------|
| (1)     | (2)                    | (2)                | (2)                             | (3)               | (3)  |
| 1.      | Technology Development | 1                  | Technology Development Projects | 525               |      |

|   (1) | (2)                                               | (2)     | (2)                                                                                        |   (3) |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|     2 | HRD & Development                                 | 1       | Graduate Fellowship                                                                        |  6200 |
|     2 | HRD & Development                                 | 2       | Post-Graduation Fellowship                                                                 |  1050 |
|     2 | HRD & Development                                 | Skill 3 | Doctoral Fellowship                                                                        |   525 |
|     2 | HRD & Development                                 | 4       | Post-Doctoral Fellowship                                                                   |   525 |
|     2 | HRD & Development                                 | 5       | Faculty Fellowship                                                                         |   105 |
|     2 | HRD & Development                                 | 6       | Chair Professor                                                                            |   105 |
|     3 | Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Ecosystem | 1       | CPS-GCC - Grand Challenges and Competitions                                                |     4 |
|     3 | Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Ecosystem | 2       | CPS-Promotion and Acceleration of Young and Aspiring technology entrepreneurs (CPS-PRAYAS) |    25 |
|     3 | Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Ecosystem | 3       | CPS-Entrepreneur In Residence (CPS-EIR)                                                    |   525 |
|     3 | Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Ecosystem | 4       | CPS-Start-up                                                                               |   800 |
|     3 | Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Ecosystem | 5       | CPS-Technology Business Incubator (TBI)                                                    |    25 |
|     3 | Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Ecosystem | 6       | CPS-Dedicated Innovation Accelerator (CPS-DIAL)                                            |    25 |
|     3 | Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Ecosystem | 7       | CPS-Seed Support System (CPS- SSS)                                                         |    25 |
|     4 | International Collaboration                       | 1       | International Collaboration                                                                |    25 |

A  time  frame  of  five  years  starting  from  2019-20  to  2023-24  has  been  fixed  to achieve these targets.

- (c) To review the progress made to achieve these targets, a three layered mechanism is in place.

Level-I: Each Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) is to be reviewed and monitored by the Hub Governing Body (HGB) constituted by the Host Institutes. HGBs are delegated with powers for re-appropriation, recruitment and international collaboration.

Review at Level-II is to be carried out by a Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), a technical  committee  to  monitor,  evaluate  and  review  the  technical  progress  of  all  25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH), once in 3 months. SAC recommendations are required to be placed before Mission Governing Board (MGB) for further directions.

Mission  Governing  Board  (MGB),  an  apex  body  for  overall  supervision,  control, monitoring and evaluation of  Mission activities and achievement of set targets. Level-III review is to be carried out by the MGB once in 6 months.

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