Lok Sabha Question No. 455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 455 ANSWERED ON 24/07/2024

Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes 455. SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL:

Will  the  Minister  of  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  and  Central  Sector Schemes pertaining to Science and Technology sector implemented by the Government in the State of Karnataka during each of the last five years and the current year, scheme and district-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilized for each of the above schemes during the said period, scheme and district-wise;
- (c) the details of the physical targets set and achieved while implementing above schemes during the aforesaid period, scheme and district-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has noticed any shortcomings while implementing  above schemes  and  if  so,  the  manner  in  which  those shortcomings have been fixed?

## 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 Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (GoI) is implementing several Central Sector Schemes on Science and Technology (S&T) on PAN India basis through three main departments of the Ministry namely the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Biotechnology  (DBT)  and  the  Department  of  Scientific  and  Industrial Research (DSIR)/ Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

DST  plays  a  pivotal  role  in  promotion  of  S&T  in  the  country.  The programmes  of  DST  are  being  implemented  under  the  following  umbrella schemes:

- i. S&T Institutional & Human Capacity Building
- ii. Research and Development
- iii. Innovation, Technology Development and Deployment
- iv. National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems

DBT is implementing two Central Sector Schemes namely 'Research and Development (R&D)' scheme, and 'Industrial & Entrepreneurial Development' at pan-India level including Karnataka.

DSIR  is  implementing  Patent  Acquisition  and  Collaborative  Research  & Technology Development (PACE) and Access to Knowledge for Technology Development and Dissemination (A2K+) schemes.

- (b) & (c): The details of funds sanctioned, released, and utilized under the aforementioned schemes in the State of Karnataka, as well as the physical targets set and achieved during the last five years and the current year are provided in the below table:

| Name of Umbrella Scheme                 | Name of Umbrella Scheme                                       | Funds sanctioned/ released/ utilised (In INR Crores) since FY 2019-20 till date   | Physical target set and achieved                                                              |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A. Department of Science and Technology | A. Department of Science and Technology                       | A. Department of Science and Technology                                           | A. Department of Science and Technology                                                       |
| i.                                      | Research & Development                                        | 251.29                                                                            | Physical targets achieved as per the Output Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF) of NITI Aayog |
| ii.                                     | S&T Institutional & Human Capacity Building                   | 281.59                                                                            | (Link:                                                                                        |
| iii.                                    | Innovation Technology Development and Deployment              | 213.01                                                                            | php/output-outcome- framework)                                                                |
| iv.                                     | National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber- Physical Systems | 99.58                                                                             | Physical targets achieved as per the Output Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF) of NITI Aayog |
| Total (A)                               | Total (A)                                                     | 845.47                                                                            | Physical targets achieved as per the Output Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF) of NITI Aayog |

| B. Department of Biotechnology                      | B. Department of Biotechnology                                                | B. Department of Biotechnology                      | B. Department of Biotechnology                                                                                                                                 |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| i.                                                  | Biotechnology Research & Development                                          | 91.72                                               | Physical targets achieved as per the Output Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF) of NITI Aayog (Link: php/output-outcome- framework)                            |
| ii.                                                 | Industrial & Entrepreneurship Development                                     | 9.60                                                | https://dmeo.gov.in/index.                                                                                                                                     |
| Total (B)                                           | Total (B)                                                                     | 101.32                                              |                                                                                                                                                                |
| C. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research | C. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research                           | C. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research | C. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research                                                                                                            |
| i.                                                  | Patent Acquisition and Collaborative Research & Technology Development (PACE) | 0.90                                                | Physical targets achieved as per the Output Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF) of NITI Aayog (Link: https://dmeo.gov.in/index. php/output-outcome- framework) |
| ii.                                                 | Access to Knowledge for Technology Development and Dissemination (A2K+)       | 1.13                                                | Physical targets achieved as per the Output Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF) of NITI Aayog (Link: https://dmeo.gov.in/index. php/output-outcome- framework) |
| Total (C)                                           | Total (C)                                                                     | 2.03                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| Grand Total (A+B+C)                                 | Grand Total (A+B+C)                                                           | 948.82                                              |                                                                                                                                                                |

- (d) The Government  has not found any major shortcomings while implementing above schemes.  The schemes implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI are monitored periodically through Evaluation & Monitoring framework containing indicators to evaluate outcomes.

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