Lok Sabha Question No. 3602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Schemes for Inventions
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.3.2023

## SCHEMES FOR INVENTIONS

†3602. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ͪव£ान और Ĥौɮयोͬगकȧ मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  for  latest  inventions  by scientists in our country;
- (b) whether any scheme is being implemented for various research work and their promotion for encouraging new scientists and if so, the details thereof along  with  the  number  of  scientists  who  have  got  assistance  under  these schemes since the year 2014;
- (c) whether any scheme is being implemented for junior scientists and if so, the
- details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details of the number of scientists engaged in research work abroad under various schemes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

ͪव£ान और Ĥौɮयोͬगकȧ तथा पृ Øवी ͪव£ान मंğालय क े राÏय मंğी ( èवतंğ Ĥभार) (डॉ . िजतɅġ ͧसंह)

- (a) The Department of Science and Technology has been implementing several schemes/programmes for promoting S&T breakthrough in areas covering the emerging/futuristic  technology  areas.  Some  the  major  schemes/programmes include  the  National  Mission  on  Interdisciplinary  Cyber  Physical  Systems; National  Super  Computing  Mission;  National  Mission  in  Nano  Science  and Technology;  Clean  Energy  Research  Initiative;  Water  Technology  Initiative, Carbon  Capture,  Utilisation  and  Storage;  Technology  Research  Centres, INSPIRE-MANAK etc. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) through its National Laboratories Scheme, has been promoting various R&D projects in both basic and applied research. CSIR is continuously striving for

commercialization  and  deployment  of  knowledge  base  developed  in  its laboratories for the benefit of the masses.  Amongst distinct categories of R&D projects leading to development of technologies and products, CSIR has been implementing Mission Mode Projects (MMPs), New Millennium Indian Technology  Leadership  Initiative  (NMITLI)  Program,  Fast  Track  Translation (FTT) Projects, Fast Track Commercialization (FTC) Projects, Facility Creation Projects (FCP) and COVID-related Major Laboratory Projects (MLP) beside inhouse projects of CSIR Labs.

- (b)  &  (c)  The  Ministry  of  Science  and  Technology  is  implementing  various schemes for research work and promotion for encouraging new scientists and young scientists. Some of the key programmes/scheme supported a number of new  and  junior  scientists  since  2014  include:  Department  of  Science  and Technology (DST) -Young Scientists and Technologists (SYST) - 235; Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)- National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (NPDF) - 3799; SERB-Young Scientist Scheme (YSS) - 2177; SERB-Early Career Research Award (ECRA) - 2006; Start-up Research Grant (SRG) - 1815; CSIR through its National S&T Human Resource Development Scheme awarded 1689 Postdoctoral Fellowships; Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)  Faculty  Fellowship  scheme  supported  1082  fellows  to  pursue research for a period of 5 years in both basic and applied science areas.

(d) A total of 145 young scientists were supported to visit leading institutions/universities across the globe for a period of 02-06 months to impart high-end research training in frontier areas of science and technology under SERB-International Research Experience (SIRE) scheme.

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