Lok Sabha Question No. 2693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Science and Technology Infrastructure
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2693 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/03//2020

## SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

## 2693. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the be pleased to state:

- to strengthen and develop the science and technology infrastructure (a) whether the Government proposes in major sectors;
- if s0, the details thereof;
- assistance to or coordinating with the foreign institutions whether the Government is providing any having the said expertise; and
- mechanism to encourage the scientists, technology experts and other specialized whether there is any institutions in the country and if s0, the details thereof;
- (e)

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## ANSWER

has schemes in (a) to (c): Government already schemes such as Fund for Improvement of $ & T infrastructure of R&D Institutions in major sectors through Promotion of University Research and  Scientific Excellence (PURSE); Sophisticated Analytical Instrument research activities and establish Institutes, including over 478 The DST PURSE scheme with 4 total investment of about Rs. 2970 crore: PG colleges, have been supported research ecosystem among performing universities in was initiated with the purpose Of creating and fostering of their research infrastructure. So institutions which do not with developments have been have 15 SAIF Centres are operating in the country: These facilities taking place globally; Currently; 1,10,000   samples have been analysed  facilitating \_ over 2000 utilised by over 19,000   researchers About and   strong  Science   and  Technology Publications per   year: To build a shared, professionally  managed, industry and R&D labs, three total cost of Rs. 375 crore: & Technical Help Institutes (SATHD have been set upat a Sophisticated Analytical to promote ReD in this emerging and active area Under Nano Mission, one of the umbrella programmes Nano Science & Technology Research has been provided. The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Central data by various Under Clean Energy Research Initiative search and discovery of spatial in areas such as Smart Grids, Clean Coal,  Solar Energy, (CERI), Government is establishing R&D centres Energy Storage and Water  Technology to strengthen and develop (RRSFP), of Biotechnology (DBT) through its Research Resource Service Facility Programme Department a8 DBT- Boost to University Interdisciplinary Life Science Departments for which has now been categorised and DBTScientific Infrastructure Access for Education and Research   Programme   (DBT-BUILDER) establishment and Harnessing Academia University Research Joint Collaboration (SAHAJ),  promotes and facilities/infrastructure: The  constituent laboratories  of Council of Scientific upgradation of biotech infrastructure with latest   equipment to enable scientists to Industrial  Research   (CSIR) Resources and Development (MHRD) has Iedien Institute of Science Education & Research (USERs) and have also been continuously established seven of' Science (USc), Bangalore MHRD has supported these Institutes towards supporting the Indian Institute in  science and  technology to promote both   higher providing and  maintaining world  class infrastructure {errning as well as advanced research in frontier areas of ST using cutting edge technologies agencies: acquired

(d) & (e): Clean Energy Materials, Renewable and Clean Hydrogen programmes in areas such as Smart Grids; Offgrids, which is a global  platform of 25 and also in acceleratecinnovations in these domains  Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) a not-for-profit countries to Academia, and Non-Governmental Organisations is developing Open body of 550 Industries, Governments, sharing of data sets   amongst the Standards useful in   establishment of NSDI for  interoperable Science projects community, especially of Research Infrastructures and participated in the Ilth meeting of contributed to Worldwide Development Infrastructures (GSOGRI), hosted by National Group of Senior on the development on Global Research Wave Observatory Science Foundation; USA. It was decided to include Laser Interferometric Gravitational Cooperation in the   field of Science, Technology and  Innovation were signed with  several Agreement on Innovation Authority of Israel have jointly established a USS countries. The DST and National Technological Fund (I4 Fund)" for a of five years to 40m "India-Israel Industrial ReD and Technological Innovation and Innovation (IKCRI) and joint R&D projects. Establishment of Indo-Korean Center for Research support Centre in areas of energy, water, food security and air quality was to from respective Indo-Mexico meetings were held with Swedish Minister for Innovation countries Under Mission Innovation programme; (FINEP); Minister for Science Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Mexico's Ambassador to India to and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Deputy clean smart grids, smart identify  potential areas of interest in domains covering clean transport; energy, potedviancedemanufacturing, medical sciences, circular and bio-based cconomy; Initiatives undertaken industry by the DBT Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the European Medical Research Council (MRC), the European this direction have been implemented through Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) Other major efforts in DBT and and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institute of Health (NIH: The National Institute of Allergy infectious diseases. An Indo-US research and Crogdidate Vaccine Advisory Committee (CVAC) has been established to provide oversightitoc development and chikungunya. Further; & key initiative being implemented under thisi bilateral as Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT) Initiative for programme is the Regional Prospective with involvement of Indian institutions and strengthening tuberculosis research capacity and infrastructure; partnering US universities/ institutions. spatial period agreed