Lok Sabha Question No. 1321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Impact of Machines on Jobs
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1321

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/6/2019

## IMPACT OF MACHINES ON JOBS

## 1321.  SHRI PARVESH SAHIBSINGH:

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

- (a) whether big data analytics and deep learning machines are increasingly impacting jobs in India and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  list  of  new  technologies  developed/brought  for  transforming  labour  intensive  agriculture  to technology intensive agriculture in India during the last five years; and
- (c) the percentage of funds allocated out of GDP for Agriculture research and technology in India for last ten years?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey

वाय और परवार कयाण मंालय म राय मंी

## ी अिवनी कु मार चौबे

- (a) Sir,  Global  opinions  and  some  studies  provide  conflicting  conclusions  on  impact  of  big  data analytics and deep learning machines on jobs. Moreover, no conclusive information, analysis or data are available for India to provide a final view in this matter.
- (b) List is attached as Annexure -I.
- (c) Percentage is provided below:

| Year       |   2008- 09 |   2009- 10 |   2010- 11 |   2011- 12 |   2012- 13 |   2013- 14 |   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |   2016-17 |   2017- 18 |
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|
| Percentage |       0.61 |       0.67 |       0.86 |       0.76 |       0.59 |        0.6 |       0.63 |       0.62 |      0.62 |       0.62 |

## Annexure-I

## The list ofthe major technologies/equipments/machines, product and process protocol developed during last five are given below:

Equipment/machines/gadgets:

- I . Tractor drawn planter-cum-residue mulcher for maize-wheat cropping system
2. Hand held vegetable transplanter (double lever type)
3. Tractor side mounted two-row cotton stalk up-rooter
4. Hand-held vegetabletransplanter
5. Manually operated three-row multi millet seed-cum-fertilizer planter
6. Bullock drawn three-row multi millet seed-cum-fertilizer planter
7. Tractor drawn six row multi millet seed-cum-fertilizer planter
8. Tractor drawn rotary assisted broad bed former-cum-seeder
9. Seed-cum-fertilizer drill with two stage fertilizer application system
10. Pre-emergence herbicide strip applicator-cum-planter
- 'll. Self-propelled spot fertilizer applicator for Urea top dressing
12. Speciral reflectance-based urea application system for top dressing in rice and wheat crops
13. Power weeder for mound cassava
14. Tractor mounted ginger planter
- I 5. Motorized sugarcane single bud cutting machine
16. Tractor drawn transplanter for sugarcane
17. Mechanical inter and intra-row weeder for wide spaced field crops
- I 8.Setf-propelled hi gh-clearance multipurpose vehicle
19. Self-propelled multipurpose hydraulic system for orchard management
20. Multi-millet thresher
- 2l . Power operated fruit grader
22. Power-cum-manually operated fruit and vegetable grader
23. Ripening chamber for horticultural crops
24. Package for rope making from outer sheath of banana pseudo stem
25. Sugarcane sett cutting machine
26. Power weeder
27. Planters for sowing of small seeds
28. Nursery seeder
29. Pre-emergence herbicide strip applicator-cum-planter
30. GPS based variable rate fertilizer applicator (VRFA)
- 3 I . Cassava stake cutter Planter
32. Tractor drawn five row seed-cum-fertilizer drill
33. Variable rate urea application system
34. Sorghum harvester
35. Mechanization package for banana central core
36. Package of equipment to mechanize the rope making process from outer sheath of banana

pseudo stem

37. Manual stalk uProoter
38. Millet planter
39. Millet harvester
40. Hand held two row vegetable transplanter
5. 4l . Tractor operated subsurface drip lateral laying machine
42. Hand held single row vegetable transplanter
43. Tractor operated small seed planter
44. Tractor operated fertilizer dibbler for ratoon sugarcane
45. Drift control shield for a hydraulic boom sprayer
46. Tractor drawn planter cum boom sprayer
47. Power operated onion de-topper cum grader
48. Tractor operated check basin former
49. Pomegranate spraying system based on ultrasonic sensors
50. Tractor operated cassava harvester
15. 5'1. Tractor drawn turmeric rhizome planter
52. Power operated sugarcane sett cutter
53. Power operated garlic stem and root cutter
54. Tractor ;perated system for controlled level puddling
55. Self-propelled 8 row pre-germinated rice seeder
56. Tractor operated mulch laying machine
57. Seed cum fertilizer drill for sowing wheat in cotton-wheat relay cropping
58. Variable rate vertical boom type air-assisted sprayer
59. Animat drawn 3-row garlic planter
60. Animal drawn garlic digger
25. 6l . Animal lifting device
62. Pneumatic wf,eel steel bullock cart for payload capacity of I '0 ton
63. Animal drawn seed drill for seed spices'
64. Animal drawn seed drill for inter-cropping
65. Multipurpose tool carrier
66. Package of implements for single bullock
67. Manure spreader
68. Package of implements for groundnut
69. Bullock drawn solar powered sprayer
70. Air mist canopy sprayer
71. Zero till seed cum fertilizer drill for hilly terrain
72. Helical blade Puddler
73. Paddy puddlei cum clod Breaker Bullock drawn ridge type drum seeder
74. Solar powered cold storage system
75. Hybrid hot air dryer
76. Solar PV operated knapsack sprayer
77. Reactor system for preparation of biochar from crop residues
78. Biomass fired biochar production unit
79. Millet flaking machine
80. Package of e,!uipment to obtain juice concentrate from Garcinia combogia
45. 8 I .Moringa leaf striPPer
82. Modified atmosphere storage (MAS) structure
83. Carrier system for Live fish
84. Developed Multipurpose Discharge system for Silo
85. Development of RFID based quality tracing system
86. Sting (animal lifter)
87. Development of buckwheat dehuller
88. PVC Container Based Live Fish Carrier System
89. Cauliflower Stem Cutting Machine
90. Prototype of animal squeeze chute
55. 9l . Semi-automatic peeler for kinnow and sweet orange
92. Oat Dehuller
57. 9i. Nanocellulose Pilot Plant
94. Lint opener machine for lint samples for instrumental testing

95. Flexi Check dam for watershed management

Process protocols and value added Products:

- l. Development olprotocol for extraction ofpectin from apple pomace
2. Process for shrink wrap packaging ofcabbage
3. Process protocol for de-bittering of kinnow juice
4. National Database on Post-Harvest machinery/equipment
5. Development ofAntioxidant rich pasta utilizing beetroot and groundnut meal
6. Carrot incorporated protein rich pasta and groundnut meal
7. Optimization of Process for improvement of maize dough for chapati making
8. Process Protocol for making soybean flour mix wadi
9. Optimization of Process for making Quality protein based gluten free muffins
10. Model for detection ofdetergent (anionic) in milk
11. I l Model for detection of soyaoil (SO) and common sugar (CS) in milk
12. Optimization of pre-treatment for enhanced oil recovery in mustard
13. Oil expelling properties ofdehulled deskinned groundnut
14. Protein and minerals rich expanded snack food with spinach
15. Development of nutritionally rich pasta with green fenugreek
16. Quality protein maize based muffins
17. Development of nutritious muflins utilizing sunflower meal
18. Protein enriched nutritious biscuits utilizing dehulled sunflower meal
19. Moth bean flour incorporated maize flour and chapaties
20. Protein enriched muffins utilizing groundnut meal
21. Briquettes from jute sticks
22. Composite flour eggless cakes
23. Multi-grain Iaddoos and nutritive snack for children.
24. Baked multigrain tortilla chips made from a mix of com, wheat, rice and sorghum
25. Soy fortified extruded snacks
26. Packaging and storage technique for probiotic soy-cheese spread and soymilk powder
27. 27 .Preparation and preservation of banana central core juice.
28. Gluten-free eggless cakes from multi-nutrient gluten free flour mix (finger millet, sprouted amaranth and sprouted soy)
29. Chemo-mechanical process for Nanocellulose production
30. Currency grade paper from cotton linters, comber noil and Banana psedostem
31. Microbial process for degossypolization and nutritive enrichment of cottonseed meal for poultry and fish feed.
32. Antimicrobial textiles (bedsheets) for medical application
33. 33, Low temperature absorbent cotton production technology for application in medical textiles.
34. Cotton Bamboo Viscose T-shirt for active and sports wear

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