Lok Sabha Question No. 3200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Vigyan Jyoti Programme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b)  The  Department  of  Science  and  Technology  (DST)  has  started  a  new programme  'Vigyan  Jyoti'  in  2019-20  for  girl  students  of  Class  9-12  to encourage  them  to  pursue  education  and  career  in  science  and  technology particularly  in  the  areas  where  women  are  underrepresented.  Vigyan  Jyoti Programme has been implemented in 100 Districts of the country in partnership with  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs).  Around  12,500  girls  are  getting benefits  of  various  interventions  under  Vigyan  Jyoti  Programme.  Since inception of the programme, around 1148 online special classes/lectures have

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3200

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/08/2021

## VIGYAN JYOTI PROGRAMME

3200.  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ǒव£ान और Ĥौƭोिगकȧ मंğी pleased to state:

be

- (a) whether  his  Ministry  is  implementing  Vigyan  Jyoti  Programme  to encourage girls to choose Science and Technology as career;
- (b)      if so, the details thereof along with the challenges faced and the success achieved since inception of this programme;
- (c)       the  number  of  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNV)  in  which  the programme is being run, State/ UT wise; and
- (d)      whether the Government is planning to expand the programme to more JNVs and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

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been conducted covering basic and complex concepts of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology which are important to qualify entrance examinations for  admission  into  premier  institutions.  Further,  264  lectures  from  eminent scientists/role  models,  four  (4)  science  camps,  twentyeight  (28)  visits  to Knowledge Partners/Industry/Lab, seven (7) Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) workshops and one hundred and fifty (150) student-parent counselling sessions were organized. A special virtual camp 'STEM Festival' and 'Curriculum based STEM (C-STEM)' activities on weekends are also organized for Class X scholars enrolled under Vigyan Jyoti.    Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, all Vigyan Jyoti students were connected through the distinctive elearning platforms.

- (c) Vigyan Jyoti Programme is being implemented in 100 Districts of the country in partnership with Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). The States/UTs and Districts wise list of 100 JNVs is given below:

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs          |   Number of Districts | District wise JNVs                             |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar |                     1 | Middle Andaman                                 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh      |                     3 | Ananthapur, Visakhapatnam, West Godavary       |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                     1 | Namsai                                         |
|         4 | Assam               |                     3 | Jorhat, Kamrup, Nalbari                        |
|         5 | Bihar               |                     5 | Katihar, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Patna, Vaishali |
|         6 | Chandigarh          |                     1 | Chandigarh                                     |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh        |                     4 | Raipur, Dhamtari, Bilaspur, Kanker             |
|         8 | Dadar &Nagar Haveli |                     1 | Silvasa                                        |
|         9 | Delhi               |                     1 | Jaffarpurkalan                                 |
|        10 | Diu                 |                     1 | Diu                                            |
|        11 | Goa                 |                     1 | Canacona                                       |

|   12. | Gujarat           |   4 | Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Tapi, Vadodara                   |
|-------|-------------------|-----|----------------------------------------------------------|
|    13 | Haryana           |   3 | Gurgaon, Hisar, Kurukshetra                              |
|    14 | Himachal Pradesh  |   4 | Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, Solan                           |
|    15 | Jammu and Kashmir |   2 | Ganderbal, Udhampur                                      |
|    16 | Jharkhand         |   4 | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Ranchi, West Singhbhum,             |
|    17 | Karnataka         |   5 | Bangalore Urban, Chitradurga, Mangalore, Mysuru, Shimoga |
|    18 | Kerala            |   3 | Ernakulam, Kottayam, Palakkad                            |
|    19 | Ladakh            |   1 | Leh                                                      |
|    20 | Madhya Pradesh    |   5 | Dhar, Indore, Jabalpur, Mandla, Vidisha                  |
|    21 | Maharashtra       |   5 | Aurangabad, Nagpur, Nanded, Pune, Sangli                 |
|    22 | Manipur           |   2 | Chandel, West Imphal                                     |
|    23 | Meghalaya         |   2 | East Khasi Hills, Ri Bhoi                                |
|    24 | Mizoram           |   1 | Aizwal                                                   |
|    25 | Nagaland          |   1 | Kohima                                                   |
|    26 | Odisha            |   4 | Cuttack, Khordha, Sambhalpur, Sundergarh                 |
|    27 | Punjab            |   4 | Amritsar, Faridkot, Ludhiana, Mansa                      |
|    28 | Puducherry        |   1 | Puducherry                                               |
|    29 | Rajasthan         |   6 | Barmer, Dausa, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota          |
|    30 | Sikkim            |   1 | North Sikkim                                             |
|    31 | Telangana         |   2 | Rangareddy, Warangal                                     |
|    32 | Tripura           |   1 | Khowai                                                   |

| 33.   | Uttar Pradesh   |   8 | Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Saharanpur, Varanasi   |
|-------|-----------------|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 34.   | Uttarakhand     |   5 | Almora, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal                             |
| 35.   | West Bengal     |   4 | Bardhaman, East Medinipur, Nadia, West Medinipur                                |
|       | TOTAL           | 100 |                                                                                 |

(d) In second phase, the Vigyan Jyoti programme has been extended to cover 100 districts in partnership with JNVs with inclusion of Class IX-X during 202021  with  the  aim  to  encourage  and  motivate  more  girls  towards  Science  & Technology,  especially  in  underrepresented  areas,  at  an  early  stage.  The expansion of Vigyan Jyoti Programme is in consideration for third phase with inclusion of more JNVs.

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