Lok Sabha Question No. 4585 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Development of Space Science
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4585

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE SCIENCE

## 4585.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposed  to  take  any steps for development of space science, space research and satellite technology in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last five years; and
- (c) the achievements made/shortcomings faced by the Government in this field?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  Government  has  taken  many  initiatives  for  the development  of  space  science,  space  research  and  satellite technology in the country.
- (b) The following initiatives have been taken up during the last 5 years  for  joint  collaborative  research  in  the  areas  of  space science and space research:
1. A MoU has been signed with Centre for Nano Science and Engineering  (CeNSE)  at  Indian  Institute  of  Science  (IISc), Bangalore on April 21, 2017.
2. A Centre of Excellence on Advanced Mechanics of Materials has  been  set  up  at  Indian  Institute  of  Science  (IISc), Bangalore on May 11, 2018.
3. Three numbers of Space Technology Cells (STCs) have been set up at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.
- 4.
- Six numbers of Regional Academic Centres for Space (RACS)  have  been  set  up  at  Malaviya  National  Institute  of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, (Rajasthan), Gauhati University, Guwahati, (Assam), National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra,  (Haryana),  National  Institute  of  Technology (NIT), Surathkal, (Karnataka), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU, Varanasi, (Uttar Pradesh) and National Institute
- of Technology (NIT), Patna, (Bihar).
5. Six  numbers  of  Space  Technology  Incubation  Centres  (STIC) have been set up at National Institute of Technology, Agartala (Tripura), National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapally (Tamil Nadu), National Institute of Technology,  Nagpur  (Maharashtra),  National  Institute  of Technology, Rourkela (Odisha), National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).
6. Another  Centre  called  'Satish  Dhawan  Centre  for  Space Sciences'  has  been  established  jointly  by  Indian  Space Research  Organisation  (ISRO)  and  Central  University  of Jammu at Jammu on March 12, 2022.
7. Further,  to  promote  research  and  development  in  space technology through industry as well as academia, ISRO in collaboration with Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, Sambalpur (Odisha), has set-up Veer Surendra Sai Space Innovation Centre (VSSSIC) within its campus at Sambalpur.
8. Under  the  sponsored  research  programme  of  ISRO  called 'RESPOND', 249 numbers of research and developed projects have been taken up with academia during the last 5 years.
- (c) The above mentioned steps taken by Government  have resulted  in  focused  developments  in  the  areas  of  space science, technology  and applications, which  in turn has translated into enhanced capabilities and technical improvements in the launch vehicles and satellites developed by ISRO.

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