Lok Sabha Question No. 1264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Status in Scientific Research
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/7/2018

## STATUS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

## †1264.  SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

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

- (a) the current status of India in the field of scientific research and development;
- (b) the number of applications for patents for new inventions submitted by the Indian scientists vis-a-vis scientists of other developed/developing countries during the last three years;

(c) whether any concrete action has been taken by the Government to deal with slow rate of progress in the field of research and development in the country; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons behind not paying any heed in this regard?

## 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) The status of a country in the field of scientific research and development is measured in terms of indicators viz. publications and patents. As per the latest available statistics, India is ranked at 6th position in scientific publications and 10th in patents (resident applications) in the world. (b) The number of application for patents for new inventions submitted by the Indian scientists and inventors vis-a-vis scientists of other developed/developing countries at Indian Patent Office

## (IPO) during the last three years is as given below:

| Year    | No. of applications filed   | No. of applications filed   | No. of applications filed   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         | Residents                   | Non-Residents               | Total filing                |
| 2015-16 | 13066                       | 33838                       | 46904                       |
| 2016-17 | 13219                       | 32225                       | 45444                       |
| 2017-18 | 15574                       | 32280                       | 47854                       |

(c) & (d):  The Government has been constantly engaged in the promotion and growth of scientific research in  the  country  through  various  measures  such  as  successive  increase  in  plan  allocations  for  scientific departments,  setting  up  of  new  institutions  for  science  education  and  research,  creation  of  Centres  of Excellence  and  Facilities  in  emerging  and  frontline  areas  of  S&T  in  academic  and  national  institutions, launching  of  new  fellowships  and  schemes  namely,  Visiting  Advanced  Joint  Research  (VAJRA)  Faculty Scheme for distinguished overseas scientists and academicians including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship (OVDF), Teacher Associate-ship for Research Excellence (TARE) and Distinguished Investigator Award (DIA), substantial grant to potential scientists through extramural research funding, scaled up funding in the new areas such as Clean Energy and  Water  including  Energy  Efficiency,  Clean  Coal  Technology,  Smart  Grids,  Methanol,  Desalination, Genome Engineering Technology etc., promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups grant for young  scientists  and  Funds  for  Improvement  of  S&T  Infrastructure  (FIST),  encouraging  public-private partnerships, fiscal incentives and support measures for enhancing the participation of industry in R&D etc.

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