Lok Sabha Question No. 1663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Funds Allocation to Centres of Excellence
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Murasoli S, Shri Robert Bruce C

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1663 ANSWERED ON 30/07/2025

## FUNDS ALLOCATION TO CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

1663. SHRI ROBERT BRUCE C: SHRI MURASOLI S:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated to various Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years;
- (b) the  breakup  of  CoEs  currently  functioning,  along  with  their  key research focus areas Ministry-wise and sector-wise;
- (c) whether the Government recognises the critical role of Research and Development (R&D) investment in long-term national development;
- (d) if  so,  whether  it  plans  to  increase  funding  and  support  to  CoEs  in emerging and strategic sectors; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी तथा पृ थ्िी विज्ञान मंत्रालय क े राज्य मंत्री ( स्ितंत्र प्रभार ) ( डॉ . जितेंद्र स ंह )

- (a) The details of funds allocated to various Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years is as given below:

| Details about the Centre of Excellence                                     | Funds allocated in last three years (in Crores)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation at IIT Madras, Chennai        | Rs. 133.93 Cr.                                    |
| IIT Madras in association with C-DoT,                                      | Rs. 5.17 Cr.                                      |
| PSG CT- Science and Technology Entrepreneurial Park (PG- STEP), Coimbatore | Rs. 7.66 Cr.                                      |
| Vel Tech Technology Incubator, Chennai                                     | Rs. 1.68 Cr.                                      |

## (b) The  breakup  of  Centres  of  Excellence  (CoEs)  currently  functioning, along with their key research focus areas is as given below:

| Sector                 | Centres of Excellence (CoEs)                                                                                  | key research focus areas / Sector                                                |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                        | IISc Bengaluru                                                                                                | Quantum Computing                                                                |
| Quantum Technology     | IIT Madras in association with C- DoT                                                                         | Quantum Communication                                                            |
| Quantum Technology     | IIT Bombay                                                                                                    | Quantum Sensing & Metrology                                                      |
| Quantum Technology     | IIT Delhi                                                                                                     | Quantum Materials & Devices                                                      |
| Clean Energy           | DST- IIT Bombay.                                                                                              | Energy Storage Platform on Hydrogen                                              |
| Clean Energy           | DST- NFTDC                                                                                                    | Energy Storage Platform on Hydrogen                                              |
| Clean Energy           | DST-IIT Delhi                                                                                                 | Energy Storage Platform on Batteries                                             |
| Clean Energy           | DST-IISc , Bengluru                                                                                           | Energy Storage Platform on Supercapacitors                                       |
| Clean Energy           | DST-IISER Thiruvananthapuram                                                                                  | Integrated Clean Energy Material Acceleration Platform on Storage                |
| Clean Energy           | DST-IIT Hyderabad                                                                                             | Integrated Clean Energy Material Acceleration Platform on Bioenergy and Hydrogen |
| Advanced Manufacturing | IIT Delhi CSIR - NML, Jamshedpur                                                                              | Smart Manufacturing Wear and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Technology             |
| Advanced Manufacturing | IIT Ropar                                                                                                     | Wear and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Technology                                 |
| Advanced Manufacturing | IIT Patna                                                                                                     | Wear and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Technology                                 |
| Advanced Manufacturing | IISc Bengaluru                                                                                                | Specialty Chemicals                                                              |
| Advanced Manufacturing | CeNSE, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru                                                                 | Electronic Grade Materials Manufacturing for Piezo MEMS                          |
| Advanced Manufacturing | CSIR-NAL, Bengaluru                                                                                           | Specialty Chemicals                                                              |
| Advanced Manufacturing | CSIR NCL Pune Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, | Semiconductor, Electronics                                                       |

| Sector                                                       | Centres of Excellence (CoEs)                                                       | key research focus areas / Sector                                                                 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Health                                                       | IIT Kanpur                                                                         | Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR)                                                                   |
| Waste Management                                             | VNIT Nagpur                                                                        | Agriculture residue management                                                                    |
| Waste Management                                             | Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab                                               | Agriculture residue management                                                                    |
| Sector Agnostic Centre of Excellence for Start-up promotions | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Ahmedabad                         | Sector Agnostic                                                                                   |
| Sector Agnostic Centre of Excellence for Start-up promotions | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Kalinga Institute of Technology University, | Broad Spectrum                                                                                    |
| Sector Agnostic Centre of Excellence for Start-up promotions | Bhubaneswar PSG College of                                                         | Digital Healthcare, Agritech, MedTech                                                             |
| Sector Agnostic Centre of Excellence for Start-up promotions | Technology, Coimbatore Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D                       | Advance Technologies                                                                              |
| Sector Agnostic Centre of Excellence for Start-up promotions | Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai                                       | Manufacturing, Digital Enterprises & E waste and plastic waste management. Inventive Enterprises, |
| Sector Agnostic Centre of Excellence for Start-up promotions | CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune                                            | Biotech/Biomed/Healthcare/Agro, Energy/environment sustainability AI, ML                          |
| Sector Agnostic Centre of Excellence for Start-up promotions | T-hub, Hyderabad                                                                   |                                                                                                   |
| Sector Agnostic Centre of Excellence for Start-up promotions | IIT Kanpur IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation at IIT                     | MedTech Technology Incubation Hub                                                                 |

(c) to (e): Research, Development, and Innovation have played a pivotal role in propelling India's socio-economic progress, a fact well recognized by the Government  of  India.  To  further  strengthen  the  nation's  research  and development ecosystem, the government has consistently increased funding through successive budget allocations for various science ministries. Several high-impact  technology  missions  have  been  launched  in  emerging  and strategic domains such as Quantum Science and Technology, Cyber-Physical

Systems, Geospatial Technologies, Bio-manufacturing, and Advanced Materials.

In  a  major  policy  advancement,  the  government  has  established  the Anusandhan  National  Research  Foundation  (ANRF)  to  provide  strategic direction  for  research,  innovation,  and  entrepreneurship  in  the  country. During  the  inaugural  meeting  of  the  ANRF  Governing  Board,  several  key interventions  were  endorsed  to  enhance  the  science  and  technology ecosystem, particularly through aligning research and development efforts with national priorities. The ANRF is poised to implement a wide range of programs  including  CoEs  in  emerging  and  strategic  domains  aimed  at accelerating India's scientific and technological progress. In this direction, a call for setting up of Convergence CoEs have been launched by ANRF with the aim to address complex societal challenges by bringing together expertise from various fields to develop innovative and impactful solutions.

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