Lok Sabha Question No. 5556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Promoting Scientific Research
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Anurag Sharma, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5556 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## PROMOTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

5556.

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any measures to promote scientific
- research in institutes/universities in the country including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  patents  registered  by  Indian
- institutes and universities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

ǒव£ान और Ĥौƭोिगकȧ तथा पृØवी ǒव£ान मंğालय क े राÏय मंğी ( èवतंğ Ĥभार) ( डॉ. ǔजतɅġ िसंह )

- (a) & (b) Sir, the government has taken various measures from time to time to  promote  scientific  research  in  institutes/universities  in  the  country including  Uttar  Pradesh  by  supporting  various  scientific  infrastructure facilities.

Department of Science and Technology (DST) has taken several measures to promote  scientific  research  in  institutes/universities  such  as  Fund  for Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastructure (FIST); Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities (SAIF), Promotion of University Research and Scientific  Excellence  (PURSE),  increase  in  research  fellowships  amount, financial  assistance  to  research  students  to  attend  seminars/  symposia abroad, Start-up Research Grant (SRG), Technical Research Centres (TRC) etc.

The  Department  of  Biotechnology  (DBT)  has  implemented  competitive Research Grant system to inculcate the competitive research environment through supporting the research grants and providing fellowships at various

levels  such  as  Graduate,  Post  Graduate,  Doctorate,  Post-Doctorate  and Faculty.  Further  the  Department  is  supporting  the  innovation  culture  and nurturing  the  entrepreneurship  through  Biotechnology  Industry  Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).

CSIR provides grant-in-aid support to publicly funded institutions/ universities for carrying out R&D activities in project mode in diverse area under its New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI) Scheme. CSIR also promote knowledge sharing by way of funding to national/international seminars/symposia by the Indian academic and R&D institutions.

(c)  &  (d)  As  per  latest  available  R&D  statistics  2019-20,  there  has  been continuous increase in patent registered by Indians. The patents registered during 2015-16 to 2017-18 are as under:

|                       | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Patent Application by | 13066     | 13219     | 15550     |
| Indians (Number)      |           |           |           |

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