Lok Sabha Question No. 5675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Visvesvaraya Scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5675

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## VISVESVARAYA SCHEME

## 5675.   SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the objectives of the Visvesvaraya Scheme;
- (b) the details of the amount allocated by the Government for the aforesaid scheme; and
- (c) the State-wise details of number of beneficiaries under the aforesaid scheme including the district-wise beneficiaries in the State of Odisha?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a): Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme was approved by the Government in March, 2014 to enhance the  number  of  PhDs  in  Electronics  System  Design  and  Manufacturing  (ESDM)  and  IT/IT Enabled  Services  (IT/ITES)  sectors.  The  scheme  has  the  objective  to  promote  high-end research in ICT and produce doctoral as well as post-doctoral researchers in these areas.

Under Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme (Phase-I), a total of 1,090 Full-Time and 333 Part-Time PhD scholars have been supported by the Government across 97 institutions in 25 States and 4 Union Territories in the country.

Government has approved Phase-II of Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme in September, 2021 with an objective to support 1,000 Full-Time PhD scholars, 150 Part-Time PhD scholars, 50 Young Faculty Research Fellowships and 225 Post-Doctoral Fellowships for a duration of 9 years.

- (b):   Government allocated Rs. 466.00 crore for Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme (Phase-I) for a duration  of  9  years  (2014-2023).  Visvesvaraya  PhD  Scheme  (Phase-II)  was  approved  in September, 2021 with a total budget outlay of Rs. 481.93 crore for a duration of 9 years.
- (c): Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme supported 1,423 PhD scholars across the country. In the State of Odisha, total 11 PhD scholars have been supported under the scheme. The State-wise details of number of beneficiaries under the scheme, including the district-wise beneficiaries in the State of Odisha, is annexed.

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## Annexure

| Number of beneficiaries under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme   | Number of beneficiaries under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme   | Number of beneficiaries under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                     | State/Union Territory                                       | Total Candidates Supported                                  |
| 1.                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 30                                                          |
| 2.                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | 19                                                          |
| 3.                                                          | Assam                                                       | 68                                                          |
| 4.                                                          | Bihar                                                       | 60                                                          |
| 5.                                                          | Chandigarh                                                  | 16                                                          |
| 6.                                                          | Delhi                                                       | 207                                                         |
| 7.                                                          | Goa                                                         | 15                                                          |
| 8.                                                          | Gujarat                                                     | 39                                                          |
| 9.                                                          | Haryana                                                     | 08                                                          |
| 10.                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 28                                                          |
| 11.                                                         | Jammu and Kashmir                                           | 06                                                          |
| 12.                                                         | Jharkhand                                                   | 05                                                          |
| 13.                                                         | Karnataka                                                   | 97                                                          |
| 14.                                                         | Kerala                                                      | 09                                                          |
| 15.                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 44                                                          |
| 16.                                                         | Maharashtra                                                 | 128                                                         |
| 17.                                                         | Meghalaya                                                   | 13                                                          |
| 18.                                                         | Mizoram                                                     | 01                                                          |
| 19.                                                         | Odisha (Bhubaneswar)                                        | 01                                                          |
|                                                             | Odisha (Rourkela)                                           | 10                                                          |
| 20.                                                         | Puducherry                                                  | 10                                                          |
| 21.                                                         | Punjab                                                      | 42                                                          |
| 22.                                                         | Rajasthan                                                   | 58                                                          |
| 23.                                                         | Sikkim                                                      | 05                                                          |
| 24.                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 149                                                         |
| 25.                                                         | Telangana                                                   | 112                                                         |
| 26.                                                         | Tripura                                                     | 07                                                          |
|                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 99                                                          |
| 27. 28.                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                 | 23                                                          |
| 29.                                                         | West Bengal                                                 | 114                                                         |
| Total                                                       | Total                                                       | 1,423                                                       |