Lok Sabha Question No. 2518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Vigyan Jyoti Programme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.3.2023

## VIGYAN JYOTI PROGRAMME

2518.     SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Vigyan  Jyoti  Programme  has  been  introduced  to  motivate female students to pursue the study of Science, Technology and Engineering subjects and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  districts  in  the  country  where  the  said programme has been introduced; and
- (c) whether any district of Tamil Nadu has been selected under this programme and if so, the details thereof?

## 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. Vigyan Jyoti Programme has been introduced by the Department of Science and Technology in 2019-20 to motivate meritorious girl students of Class 9-12  to  pursue  higher  education  and  career  in  STEM  (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) particularly in the areas where women are  underrepresented.  The  3 rd   phase  of  Vigyan  Jyoti  Programme  is  in implementation in 200 districts of the country. Since the inception, more than 30000 girls have been benefitted through various interventions under Vigyan Jyoti. Various year-round activities such as Science Camps, special lectures/classes,  counselling  of  students-parents  and  interaction  with  role models  are  regular  part  of  the  programme.  Further,  special  sessions  on curriculum based experiential learning namely, C-STEM for class IX-X girls and

Sparkle  series  for  Class  XI-XII  girls  are  also  being  conducted  for  better understanding of principles  and  concepts. The  tinkering  activities  are  also being conducted under the programme along with access to the Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), where ever available. Further, flip book of 'Science & Mathematics  Projects'  for  hands  on  experiments  for  Class  XI-XII,  Cyber Security Workshops, PyCode sessions, coadethon, and Science Quizzes have been organized. In addition to this, a dedicated web portal 'vigyanjyoti.dst.gov.in'  has  been  started  for  knowledge  sharing  and  smooth management of the programme. Selected girls are also getting opportunity to visit  nearby  scientific  institutions  and  industries.  A  quarterly  newsletter 'STEMPORIUM' has also been started as medium of edutainment for enrolled girls.

- (b) & (c) At  present  Vigyan  Jyoti  Programme  is  being  implemented  in  200 Districts of 34 States/UTs except Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep. The state and UT  wise  number  of  Districts  where  Vigyan  Jyoti  Programme  is  introduced mentioned below:

List of 200 Districts under Vigyan Jyoti

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs                 |   Number of Districts |
|-----------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh             |                     7 |
|         2 | Andaman and Nicobar        |                     1 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh          |                     4 |
|         4 | Assam                      |                    11 |
|         5 | Bihar                      |                     8 |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh               |                     8 |
|         7 | Chandigarh                 |                     1 |
|         8 | Dadar & Nagar Haveli & Diu |                     2 |
|         9 | Delhi                      |                     2 |
|        10 | Goa                        |                     1 |
|        11 | Gujarat                    |                    10 |
|        12 | Haryana                    |                     6 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh           |                     8 |
|        14 | J&K                        |                     5 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                  |                     9 |
|        16 | Karnataka                  |                     9 |

| 17.   | Kerala         |   7 |
|-------|----------------|-----|
| 18.   | Laddakh        |   1 |
| 19.   | Madhya Pradesh |  10 |
| 20.   | Maharashtra    |  11 |
| 21.   | Manipur        |   4 |
| 22.   | Meghalaya      |   3 |
| 23.   | Mizoram        |   1 |
| 24.   | Nagaland       |   1 |
| 25.   | Odisha         |   8 |
| 26.   | Punjab         |   7 |
| 27.   | Puducherry     |   4 |
| 28.   | Rajasthan      |  10 |
| 29.   | Sikkim         |   2 |
| 30.   | Telangana      |   5 |
| 31.   | Tripura        |   3 |
| 32.   | Uttar Pradesh  |  14 |
| 33.   | Uttarakhand    |   7 |
| 34.   | West Bengal    |  10 |
|       | TOTAL          | 200 |

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