Lok Sabha Question No. 4426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Facilities for Manpower Training
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4426

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30/03/2022

Facilities for Manpower Training

## 4426. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ͪव£ान और Ĥौɮयोͬगकȧ मंğी

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details   of  the  facilities  available  for  training  of  manpower  in  the  field  of Biotechnology; and
- (b) the measures being taken by the Government to increase the availability of high quality manpower in the Biotechnology sector ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  SCIENCE  &  TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

ͪव£ान और Ĥौɮयोͬगकȧ तथा पृØ  वी ͪव£ान क े  राÏ य मंğी (è

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH) वतंğ Ĥभार) (डॉ. िजतेÛ ġ ͧसंह)

- (a) Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is implementing an integrated human resource development programme to create trained manpower in the field of biotechnology by providing hands on training to undergraduate (UG) science students under Star College Scheme, supporting M.Sc. /M.Tech. courses in 70 universities/institutes in the country under  DBT-Postgraduate  Teaching  Programme.   Under  Skill  Vigyan  Programme,  the Department  is  providing  industrial  training  to  B.Tech./M.Sc./M.Tech.  Biotechnology students  for   bridging  skill  gaps  and  enhancing  employment  prospects,  re-training  of existing  faculty  and  scientists  in  advanced  areas  of  biotechnology  for  upgrading  their skills  by  conducting  short  term  training  courses.  Additionally,  advanced  research training is also being provided by PhD and Post-Doctoral fellowships under DBT-Junior

Research Fellowship (DBT-JRF) and DBT-Research Associateship (DBT-RA) Programmes  respectively.   Department  launched  Scientific  Infrastructure  Access  for Harnessing Academia University Research Joint Collaboration (DBT-SAHAJ) Programme for providing advanced Research and Development (R&D) infrastructure to universities/institutions  in  areas  of  Biotechnology.  The  Department,  through  DBTSAHAJ  Programme,  provides  support  to  establish  a  new  or  upgradation  of  existing research resources/service facilities and platforms in Universities/institutions engaged in cutting  edge  research  in  frontier  areas  of  Biotechnology.  The  institutions  supported under  DBT-SAHAJ  Programme  are  also  engaged  in  imparting  advanced  research training in areas of Biotechnology.

(b)  Department  has  instituted  Ramalingaswami  Re-entry  Fellowship  Programme  for encouraging Indian scientists working in overseas laboratories to return to the country and to provide opportunity for conducting advanced research in areas of Biotechnology. To further  increase  the  availability  of  high  quality  manpower  in  Biotechnology  sector, Department has initiated a new programme- MK Bhan Young- Researcher Fellowship Programme (MK Bhan-YRFP) for Post-Doctoral training in DBT Autonomous institutes in  2020-21.   This  is  in  addition  to  DBT-JRF,  DBT-RA  and  DBT-SAHAJ  Programmes, which also aims to provide quality and trained manpower in all areas of biotechnology at national level.

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