Lok Sabha Question No. 3610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Policy to Encourage Youth towards Science
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3610 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.3.2023

## POLICY TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH TOWARDS SCIENCE

†3610. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

मंğी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  frame  new  policies/schemes  to encourage the students/youth towards the field of Science and Technology;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the achievements made and the efforts put in place so far in this regard; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government  for promoting affordable/sustainable  innovation  in  the  field  of  Science  and  Technology especially helpful for agriculture sector?

## 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) Yes Sir. Government has framed the policy to encourage the students/ youth towards the field of Science and Technology. The key elements of the policy are promoting the spread of Scientific temper amongst all sections of society and making careers in science, research and innovation attractive enough for talented bright minds.

The  National  Geospatial  Policy  notified  on  28.12.2022  seeks  to  enable  and support innovation, creation and incubation of ideas and start-up initiatives in the Geospatial sector, capitalising on the opportunities arising out of

continually evolving technology.  The policy is aimed to encourage capacity development and education programs in the Geospatial sector the value and benefits  of  which  is  sustained  in  the  long  term.   It  also  aims  spread  of Geospatial  thinking  and  education  to  the  young  minds  from  school  level onwards wherein there would be standardisation and certification of courses and skill sets in line with the global best practices."

(b) 'Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)' Scheme of Department of Science and Technology (DST), aims to attract meritorious youth to study basic and natural sciences at the college and university level and to pursue  research  careers  in  both  basic  and  applied  science  areas  including engineering, medicine, agriculture and veterinary sciences. The ultimate aim is to expand the R&D base of the country.

INSPIRE  MANAK  (Million Minds Augmenting  National Aspirations and Knowledge) targets young students in the age group of 10-15 years and studying in class VI to X   to promote creative thinking and foster a culture of innovation and attract them to study science and pursue research career. The nominations are sought from schools, by the Department, during specific period of the year, through  online  mode  at  E-Management  of  INSPIRE  Award  Scheme  (E-MIAS) portal.  Under  INSPIRE-MANAK,  in  a  financial  year,  ten  (10.0)  lakh  ideas  are targeted  from  more  than  five  (05)  lakh  middle  and  high  schools  across  the country, out of which one (1.0) lakh ideas are shortlisted for an initial award of Rs. 10000 /- each, directly into the bank accounts of the students through Direct Benefit  Transfer  for  preparation  of  project/model/showcasing  of  idea.  Since inception  of  the  program  a  total  of  16.38  lakh  INSPIRE  Awards  have  been sanctioned. About 47.02 % of the awardees are girls and 25.61% SCs/STs. The Department has so far conducted nine National Level Exhibition and Project Competitions (NLEPCs) starting from 2011.  More than 6000 awardees have so far exhibited their projects/models in these exhibitions held so far.

INSPIRE Internship aims at providing exposure to the top 1% students at Class X Board level by organizing Science Camps either during summer or winter and provide  opportunity  to  them  to  interact  with  Science  icons  from  India  and abroad, including Nobel Laureates, to experience the joys of scientific pursuit. These science camps nourish the curiosity of students in science, help them to think  out-of-the  box  and  attract  students  at  an  early  age  of  16-17  years  to

choose science subjects for further studies.  So far more than 4 lakh students have  participated  in  the  organised  INSPIRE  Internship  Science  camps  and availed the opportunity to interact with the eminent scientists. More than 50 % of the beneficiaries are female.

Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) aims to enhance the rate of attachment of talented youth to undertake higher education in science intensive programs by  providing  scholarships  and  mentoring  through  summer  attachment  with leading researchers. The scheme offers 12,000 Scholarships every year @ Rs 0.80  lakh  per  year  for  undertaking  Bachelor  and  Masters  level  education  in natural and basic sciences for the talented youth in the age group 17-22 years. So  far  1.37  lakh  students  have  been  awarded  the  Scholarship  for  Higher Education (SHE) for pursuing Bachelor and Masters level education in natural and basic sciences. About 57 % of the awardees are female.

INSPIRE Fellowship is offered to 1000 students having secured 1 st  Rank in Basic & Applied Sciences including engineering, medicine, agriculture, veterinary at the University/ academic institute of national importance i.e. IITs, NITs, IISERs level  examination  as  well  as  Inspire  Scholars  having  secure  70%  marks  in aggregate at the MSc level who are eligible for admission to the PhD Program in any recognized university/ academic institutions in the country every year. The Fellowships are tenable for maximum 5 years (2 years as JRF and 3 years as  SRF)  or  completion  of  PhD,  whichever  is  earlier  to  pursue  full-time  PhD program. So far 9531 fellows have been awarded the INSPIRE Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. Programme. About 63% of the awardees are female.

INSPIRE  Faculty  Fellowship  provides  opportunities  to  100  post-  doctoral researchers in the age group of 27-32 years for 5 years in both basic and applied sciences area including engineering, agriculture, veterinary and medicine every year.   Aspirants  having  Ph.D.  with  consistent  academic  track  record  are considered  on  competitive  basis.  So  far  1486  faculty  fellows  have  been awarded the INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship for pursuing post-doctoral research, 29% of the awardees are female. Out of 1486 faculty fellows, 52% have secured a regular position.

DSTSTUTI (Synergistic Training program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure) program was launched on a pilot scale in early

2022  for  a  period  of  one  year  to  cater  to  human  resource  and  its  capacity building  through  open  access  to  S&T  Infrastructure  across  the  country  by organizing  short  term  courses/  workshops  on  the  awareness,  use  and application of various instruments and analytical techniques. As a complement to the various schemes of DST funding for expansion of R&D Infrastructure to deal with the demands of researchers, scientists, students, startups, manufacturing units, industries and R&D Labs, STUTI Program envisions a hands-on training program and sensitization of the high-end state of the art equipment as well as promoting transparent access and sharing of scientific equipment/ infrastructure. As of now, around 160 Science Awareness Programs have been held that has given exposure to over 8530 school students. 206 Trainings  have  been  conducted  to  train  more  than  6840  researchers,  from various academic organizations/ industry in different areas of S&T across the country.

DST supports nurturing of ideas and science, technology & innovation-based start-ups through its National Initiative for Developing  and  Harnessing Innovation (NIDHI) initiative. The NIDHI program includes EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence) - a fellowship support program and NIDHI PRAYAS (Promoting and Accelerating  Young  and  Aspiring  Entrepreneurs &  Start-ups)  Program  providing  prototype  grant  to  convert  their  ideas  into  prototypes.  These programs aim to provide solutions to the pressing needs of the society and create new avenues for wealth and job creations.

Encouraging the youth in the field of Science & Technology is important aspect of the Department in all its programmes including International Co-operation programme.  Joint  research  projects  funded  with  various  foreign  countries provide  opportunity  for  young  researchers  to  work  in  these  collaborative projects  as  Junior  /  Senior  Research  Fellow;  Research  Associate,  Project Assistant,  Project  Associate  etc.  As  part  of  collaborative  research  these research students get unique opportunities to live and work in an international context,  to  gain  practical  experience  and  to  acquire  professional  skills. Department of Science & Technology has also supported mobility fellowships and visitation programs for young Indian scientists and researchers like HOPE Meeting; Lindau Nobel Laureates meetings; Asian Science Camp; Fellowship and Internship programs with Australia, France, Germany, Switzerland, S. Korea and USA. Such collaborative exchanges are envisaged as a source of mutual

cultural and professional enrichment for both the young researchers and their host institutions  thereby  building  contacts  between  the  next  generations  of researchers.

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is encouraging youth and young scientists/researchers and students by providing studentship/fellowship under postgraduate teaching programme, fellowships for doctoral and post-doctoral research for Indian students.  The following Programmes are implemented by Department for encouraging students/youth:

Postgraduate  Teaching  Programme  (M.Sc./  M.  Tech./M.V.Sc.): Department  of Biotechnology  has  implemented  70  postgraduate  teaching  courses  in  62 universities and institutions across the country, offering general biotechnology courses  and  specialized  courses  such  as  medical,  agricultural,  marine, veterinary,  industrial,  food  and  pharmaceutical  biotechnology,  and  human genetics. For encouraging the R&D activities, Department is providing thesis grant of Rs. 50,000/- per student for in-house dissertation work of 6 months duration as an integral part of post graduate degree to ensure hands on training. DBT-Junior Research Fellowship Programme (DBT-JRF): Department is providing 500 fellowships per year for pursuing research in universities and / or research  institutions  in  the  country.  The  students  are  selected  through Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) conducted at national level. DBT-Research Associateship Programme (DBT-RA): DBT Research Associateship programme provides 100 fellowships per year for post-doctoral research in frontier areas of Biotechnology and life sciences at premier institutions in India including 25 fellowship  for  NER  candidates.  M  K  Bhan  Young  Researchers  Fellowship Programme:  The  Department  has  instituted  M  K  Bhan-Young  Researcher Fellowship  Programme  (MKB-YRFP)  in  2020-221  with  an  aim  to  encourage young bright researchers to continue their research in the country after PhD. The scheme is to offer an independent research grant to young Post-Doctoral Fellows for three years, so as to enable them to emerge as future leaders and take up cutting edge research focused on issues of national relevance. This fellowship is awarded for research work to be carried out at DBT Autonomous Institutes  only.  Till  now  Department  has  selected  73  candidates  under  this fellowship  program.  Ramalingaswami  Re-entry  Fellowship:  The  aim  of  the programme is to encourage researchers (Indian Nationals) working outside the country, who would like to return to the home country to pursue their research

interests  in Life Sciences, Modern Biology, Biotechnology, and other related areas. The scheme has attracted talented pool of scientists below 45 years of age to pursue mainstream research in various host institutes in India.  Since inception in 2006-07, more than 550 fellows have joined the fellowship program and  around  400  of  them  have  secured  the  regular  positions  in  the  Indian institutions.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) through its National S&T Human Resource Development  Programme  has  been  providing  doctoral  and postdoctoral  fellowships  to  young  budding  researchers  through  its  various fellowship programmes such as JRF-NET, SPMF, SRF-Direct, Research Associateships and CSIR-NPDF. These young researchers are basically involved in science and technology development. The main objective of the National S&T Human Resource Development programme is to nurture the budding scientific talent (Young science and engineering graduates/students) and to nourish the objective of pursuit of scientific research. Annually CSIR offers fellowships to young students who are going to be future scientists. At any given time, CSIR supports about 9000-9500 young researchers in their pursuit for doctoral and postdoctoral research in the field of science and technology.  Apart from the doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship programmes, the CSIR has been engaged in connecting school students with scientists through its 'Jigyasa' (studentscientist  connect)  program  which  was  initiated  in  2017.  The  programme envisages  opening  up  the  national  scientific  facilities  to  school  children, enabling CSIR scientific knowledgebase and facility to be utilized by school children to develop 'Scientific Temper' in the young minds. The Jigyasa program is  being  implemented  through  CSIR  laboratories.  More  recently,  CSIR  has signed MoU with NVS (Navodya Vidyalaya Samiti) and Atal Innovation Mission of NITI Aayog to further accelerate the Student-Scientist outreach program of CSIR.

Under Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) supported programs and  schemes,  scholars  at  various  levels  were  engaged  in  Research  and Development activities. Through Accelerate Vigyan Scheme, SERB supports the potential postgraduate and Ph.D. level students in selected areas/disciplines/fields  to  participate  in  Science  and  Technology  activities through high-end workshops,  training, and skill internship  programmes. Through SERB- SSR (Scientific Social Responsibility) policy, Grantees foster the research culture among the students through research internships, delivering

scientific awareness lectures, and research facility training, for the benefit of youth in science. Under the International travel support (ITS) scheme, SERB provides  support  to  young  scientists  (below  35  yrs)  to  attend  International training programs, short-term schools, workshops and conferences.

Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) implements International Training Centre for Operational  Oceanography  (ITCOocean)  and  Program  for  Development  of Skilled manpower in Earth System Sciences (DESK) under the umbrella scheme Research, Education and Training Outreach (REACHOUT) for capacity building in Earth Sciences.

- (c) The steps taken by the Government for promoting affordable /sustainable innovation  in  the  field  of  Science  and  Technology  especially  helpful  for agriculture sector are as follows:

Department of Science and Technology (DST), under the  Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists (SYST), provides research opportunities to young scientists  and  technologists  to  take  up  Science  &  Technology  (S&T)  based projects for  affordable  and  sustainable  innovations  to  address  societal challenges  with  lab-to-land  approach  from  across  the  country.  The  young researchers  are  encouraged  to  align  themselves  with  academic  institutes, Research  and  Development  (R&D)  laboratories  or  S&T  driven  Voluntary organizations to address local challenges using new and emerging areas as indicated  below:  ·  Artificial  Intelligence,  Robotics  and  IoT  for  Societal Application  in  Agriculture,  Rural  Development,  Disaster  Management  and Health · Nutritional Supplements and Value-added Food Products for Humans and Animals · Plant-Based Health Products, Scientific Validation and Upscaling of Traditional Knowledge Systems · Cost-Effective Health and Hygiene Aids · Effective Indigenous Methods of Disease Identification and Monitoring · Natural Resource-Based  Livelihood  Systems  ·  Agricultural  Tools  and  Agriculture Produce · Income Augmenting Agricultural Practices. Environment Sustainability  &  Renewable  Energy · Additive  Manufacturing In  the last five years, 165 young researchers have been supported, and various technologies/technology  packages  for  the  benefit  of  society  have  been developed.

DST under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-

ICPS), 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) have been set up in academic

institutions  of  repute  across  the  country.  These  Hubs  work  as  canters  of excellence with core expertise in various advanced technology verticals. DST supports entrepreneurship across various domains including agriculture sector through various components of National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovation (NIDHI) wherein funding support is provided to eligible innovators  and  startups  for  prototyping,  product  development,  validation, commercialization  etc.  These  programs  are  supported  through  Technology Business Incubators (TBIs).' DST under the Water Technology programme has supported 7 Water Technology Research and Innovation Centres (WATER-IC) all over India to address the gap areas in Water Technology research, development,  demonstration,  adaptation,  adoption  and  commercialization  of water and to create Joint Virtual Networked Centres which will enable capacity building of Indian scientists from academia and laboratories to carry out joint research activities by leveraging existing infrastructure and funding through linkages established by a virtual networked centre. These centres are being implemented by premier institutes like Indian Institute of Technology(s), Indian Institute of Science. The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) have partnered to nurture cooperation between students and scientists from India and USA in the area of water through Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program which is a dynamic and transformative program developed to foster long term Indo-American science and technology partnerships. WARI has supported fellows and    interns, during its  two  phased  duration.  Water  Quality  Monitoring  Networks  in  3  States  in partnership  with  relevant  stakeholders  has  also  been  set  up  by  DST  which function through capacity building of water managers and stakeholders.

Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  has  set  up  Medical  Device  and Diagnostic Mission Secretariat MDMS) at ICMR HQ to promote affordable and sustainable biomedical innovation by fostering 'Make-in-India' product development of medical device & diagnostic technologies. ICMR is fostering collaboration with IITs for technology development by setting up ICMR-DHRCentres of Excellence (CoEs) at 7 IITs across the country. These CoEs aim to foster  strategic  'Make-in-India'  product  development  in  synergise  with  the requirement  of  the  National  Health  Missions,  Ayushman  Bharat-Health  and Wellness Centres and Public Health programs of Government of India for major public health impact. Launch of "ICMR-DHR Policy document for Innovation and Entrepreneurship'  for  Medical  Professionals,  Scientists  and  technologist  at

Medical  /Dental/  Para  Medical  Institutes/  Colleges  and  allied  Biomedical Research and Academic Institutions by Honorable Union Health Minister. ICMRCentre for Innovation and Bio-Design (CIBioD) at PGIMER, Chandigarh aims to emerge as an innovation centre for designing and developing indigenous technologies, instruments and devices for affordable healthcare. Setting up of ICMR-DHR-Large Animal House Facility at AMTZ, Vizag in MedTech sector and ICMRNational Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research at Hyderabad.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Indian Agricultural Research apiculture technologies  such  as  resource  use  efficient  and  climate  resilient  crops, microbe-based  technologies  to  minimize  chemical  fertilizers,  solar  based

Institute (IARI) is working on development of sustainable storage systems and conservator agriculture technologies etc.

CSIR  has  adopted  several  measures  to  promote  affordable  and  sustainable innovations in the field of science and technology. CSIR is implementing basic as well as translational projects in various categories for the purpose.  Brief details of few significant initiatives/ technology developed by CSIR in recent past which is especially helpful for agriculture sector is at Annexure-I.

Biotechnology  Industry  Research  Assistance  Council  (BIRAC),  an  industryacademia interface agency of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, through its various schemes supports all stages of product development right from proof-of-concept demonstration to product commercialization in all the thematic areas including Agriculture. Steps taken by BIRAC to develop Agri startup ecosystem in the country include setting up bioincubation centres for Startups,  funding  and  business  mentoring  of  startups  through  accelerator programs.  Also,  BIRAC  has  set  up  75  bioincubation  centres  across  21 states/UTs of the country. Of these, 18 bioincubation centres are focused on Agriculture & allied  areas.  Under  the  area  of      Agriculture  (Plants  and  Crop sciences), about 170 projects have so far been supported under SBIRI, BIPP and PACE  schemes.  Under  Biotech  Ignition  Grant  (BIG)  scheme  has  funded  93 startups in the Agriculture domain.

The Technology Research Board (TRB), MoES is specifically oriented towards indigenous development of technologies in the multidisciplinary field of Earth Sciences. The TRB is mandated to facilitate, promote, guide and implement the development of indigenous technologies till dissemination.

## Annexure-I

|   S No. | List of technologies related to Agriculture Sector developed by CSIR in recent past   | List of technologies related to Agriculture Sector developed by CSIR in recent past                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|       1 | Compost booster for cold regions                                                      |  Technology transferred to NGO's, Panchayat level, Army headquarters for the deployment of technology in high altitude areas  Technology deployed in two Cluster; one in Sikkim and One in Himachal Pradesh  Improved income for families of selected 400 beneficiaries through SFURTI scheme of MoSME.Farmers can earn additional incope Rs. 30,000/ year by selling enriched compost |
|       2 | Shitake mushroom: vitamin D2 enriched                                                 |  Technology transferred through MSME's to clusters in Sikkim for famers livelihood promotions  Technology deployed in three clusters and six entrepreneurs  Improved income for families of selected 750 beneficiaries through SFURTI scheme of MSME. Farmers can earn additional income Rs. 50,000/ year by selling fresh and dry shiitake                                            |
|       3 | Damask rose (Rosa damascena): agro-and processing technology                          |  Under "CSIR Aroma Mission" 2816 hectare brought under cultivation in 11 states and two UT, generating revenue of Rs. 31.27 crores.  1st time large scale cultivation of Saffron in H.P. Lauded by Hon'ble C.M., H.P. Capacity building for 189 farmers.                                                                                                                                |
|       4 | Wild marigold (Tagetus Minuta): agro-and processing technology                        |  Under "CSIR Aroma Mission" 2816 hectare brought under cultivation in 11 states and two UT, generating revenue of Rs. 31.27 crores.  1st time large scale cultivation of Saffron in H.P. Lauded by Hon'ble C.M., H.P. Capacity building for 189 farmers.                                                                                                                                |
|       5 | Lavender (Lavandula officinalis): agro- and processing technology                     |  Under "CSIR Aroma Mission" 2816 hectare brought under cultivation in 11 states and two UT, generating revenue of Rs. 31.27 crores.  1st time large scale cultivation of Saffron in H.P. Lauded by Hon'ble C.M., H.P. Capacity building for 189 farmers.                                                                                                                                |
|       6 | Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis): agro and processing technology                     |  Under "CSIR Aroma Mission" 2816 hectare brought under cultivation in 11 states and two UT, generating revenue of Rs. 31.27 crores.  1st time large scale cultivation of Saffron in H.P. Lauded by Hon'ble C.M., H.P. Capacity building for 189 farmers.                                                                                                                                |
|       7 | Agro-technology for mass production of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)                    |  Under "CSIR Aroma Mission" 2816 hectare brought under cultivation in 11 states and two UT, generating revenue of Rs. 31.27 crores.  1st time large scale cultivation of Saffron in H.P. Lauded by Hon'ble C.M., H.P. Capacity building for 189 farmers.                                                                                                                                |
|       8 | German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla): agro and process technology                 |  Under "CSIR Aroma Mission" 2816 hectare brought under cultivation in 11 states and two UT, generating revenue of Rs. 31.27 crores.  1st time large scale cultivation of Saffron in H.P. Lauded by Hon'ble C.M., H.P. Capacity building for 189 farmers.                                                                                                                                |

|   9. | Improved bee hive for quality and hygienic extraction of honey   |  Technology deployment through clusters for integration of apiculture in floriculture through "CSIR Floriculture Mission  Eleven bee keeping clusters (20 famers in 10 clusters and 10 farmers in 1 cluster) were formed in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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|   10 | Lilium: agrotechnology                                           |  Planting material is provided to farmers, NGOs, Government schools, colleges, hospitals and other offices for technology deployment and awareness  "Under Floriculture Mission" 250-hectare area brought under cultivation of floriculture crops benefitting 1004 farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   11 | Calla lily: agrotechnology                                       |  Planting material is provided to farmers, NGOs, Government schools, colleges, hospitals and other offices for technology deployment and awareness  "Under Floriculture Mission" 250-hectare area brought under cultivation of floriculture crops benefitting 1004 farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   12 | Gerbera: agrotechnology                                          |  Planting material is provided to farmers, NGOs, Government schools, colleges, hospitals and other offices for technology deployment and awareness  "Under Floriculture Mission" 250-hectare area brought under cultivation of floriculture crops benefitting 1004 farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   13 | Agro-technology of carnations                                    |  Planting material is provided to farmers, NGOs, Government schools, colleges, hospitals and other offices for technology deployment and awareness  "Under Floriculture Mission" 250-hectare area brought under cultivation of floriculture crops benefitting 1004 farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   14 | Alstroemeria: agrotechnology                                     |  Planting material is provided to farmers, NGOs, Government schools, colleges, hospitals and other offices for technology deployment and awareness  "Under Floriculture Mission" 250-hectare area brought under cultivation of floriculture crops benefitting 1004 farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   15 | Cut-roses: agrotechnology                                        |  Planting material is provided to farmers, NGOs, Government schools, colleges, hospitals and other offices for technology deployment and awareness  "Under Floriculture Mission" 250-hectare area brought under cultivation of floriculture crops benefitting 1004 farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   16 | Chrysanthemum: agrotechnology                                    |  Planting material is provided to farmers, NGOs, Government schools, colleges, hospitals and other offices for technology deployment and awareness  "Under Floriculture Mission" 250-hectare area brought under cultivation of floriculture crops benefitting 1004 farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   17 | Octa-Copter Drone for Agri                                       |  NAL has developed a modular Oct-Copter UAV system that can carry a maximum payload of 20 Kg and fly for the endurance of around 20 min.  Agri Application: NAL has developed a modular Oct-CopterUAV system that can carry a maximum payload of 20 Kg and fly for the endurance of around 20 min. The Oct-Copter has a provision to house either a hyperspectral camera for crop health monitoring or a fertilizer. First field demonstration of NAL's Oct- Copter has been carried out for the farmers of Alur APMC, Bangalore.  Medical Applications @Bengaluru : CSIR-NAL has teamed with Department of Health &Family Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka for aerial delivery of covid-19 vaccine's in remote area. The Octacopter has successfully delivered 50 vials of Covid-19 vaccines along with syringes in a special container from Chandapura PHC to Haragadde PHC on 13th November 2021.  Medical Applications @ Jammu : CSIR-NAL has teamed with CSIR-IIIM, Jammu and Department of Health &Family Welfare, Govt. of Jammu for aerial delivery of covid-19 vaccine's in remote border area. The Octacopter has successfully delivered 50 vials of Covid-19 vaccines along with syringes in a special container from IIIM-Jammu to Sub-District Hospital, March on 27th November 2021. |
|   18 | Aromatic crops                                                   |  Area Covered under cultivation of aroma crops: ~27,000 hectares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

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|    |                                                                                                                       |  States covered: 29  Tribal Clusters develoed:20  On the farm processing/distillation units:300  Training/awareness/skill development programmers organized:1124  Farmers benefitted: ~65,000  Rural employment generated:12 lakh man days  Farmers incomeenhancement: Rs 30,000 - 70,000/- per hectare per year  Purple Revolution by catalysing Lavender Cultivation in J&K, which is a high value commodity: cultivation in 10 districts of J&K, Increase in the farmer's income from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 200,000/- per acre per year.  Atmanirbharata in Lemongrass essential oil: From being one of the importers of Lemongrass essential oil a few years back, India has now become one of the largest exporters in the world with annual export of 300-400 tonnes Lemongrass essential oil worth Rs. 35-40 crore. Farmers are earning the income of Rs. 30,000/- to 70,000/- per hectare per year depending upon the water availability and environmental conditions  Golden revolution in Himachal Pradesh: Introduction of improved varieties 'HIMGOLD' and 'HIM SWARNIMA' of wild Marigold (Tagetes minuta L.) yielding high grade aromatic oil. Total essential oil production in the country is 6.5 tonnes, which has enhanced the farmers' income 2.5 times over traditional   |
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| 19 | Floriculture crops                                                                                                    |  Area brought under cultivation of Floriculture crops: 750 hectares  State covered: 21  Indigenous development of Tulip bulb production initiated in Lahaul & Spiti has helped reduce the import of quality planting material.  Apiculture integration with Floriculture in collaboration with KVIC: 49 clusters established                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 20 | Improved Samba Mahsuri (RP BIO 226): a bacterial blight disease resistant and low GI (diabetic friendly) rice variety |  Similarly, ISM Rice variety has influenced the lives of farmers across our country uniformly at all such places where bacterial blight has been a serious threat to paddy cultivation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 21 | Varieties of crops of Lemon grass                                                                                     |  Several varieties of aromatic crops developed by Institute have been extended to farmers in different parts of country under Aroma Mission enhancing the income of farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 22 | Portable NPK soil analysis                                                                                            |  It helps farmers to improve productivity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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