Lok Sabha Question No. 1833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Women Scientist Scheme in Bihar
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1833 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

Women Scientists Scheme in Bihar

## 1833. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of Science and Technology ͪव£ान और Ĥौɮयोͬगकȧ मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  assistance  being  provided  by  the  Government  to unemployed women scientists of Bihar to make a career in the field of science and technology under the 'Women Scientist Scheme';
- (b) the number of beneficiaries benefitted by this scheme so far, State/UTwise including in Bihar; and
- (c) the budgetary provision made in the present budget for this scheme?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

ͪव£ान और Ĥौɮयोͬगकȧ मंğालय क े  राÏयमंğी (èवतंğ Ĥभार) ( डॉ. िजतɅġ ͧसंह)

- (a) The 'Women Scientist Scheme' is one of the flagship programmes of the Women in Science and Engineering-KIRAN (WISE-KIRAN) Scheme that provides opportunities to women scientists to pursue research careers in the field of Science & Technology (S&T), especially those who had a career break. Under this scheme, thirteen (13) unemployed women scientists have benefitted with the assistance of Rs.1.93 crore in the last five years.
- (b) Since  the  year  2018,  approximately  1962  women  scientists  have benefitted under the Women Scientist Scheme. The State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries, including Bihar, are mentioned below:

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs        |   No. of beneficiaries |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar |                      1 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                     37 |

| 3.   | Arunachal Pradesh   | 3    |
|------|---------------------|------|
| 4.   | Assam               | 35   |
| 5.   | Bihar               | 13   |
| 6.   | Chandigarh          | 36   |
| 7.   | Chhattisgarh        | 13   |
| 8.   | Delhi               | 214  |
| 9.   | Goa                 | 7    |
| 10.  | Gujarat             | 49   |
| 11.  | Haryana             | 48   |
| 12.  | Himachal Pradesh 24 |      |
| 13.  | Jammu & Kashmir 39  |      |
| 14.  | Jharkhand           | 13   |
| 15.  | Karnataka           | 136  |
| 16.  | Kerala              | 126  |
| 17.  | Madhya Pradesh      | 50   |
| 18.  | Maharashtra 215     |      |
| 19.  | Manipur             | 18   |
| 20.  | Meghalaya           | 3    |
| 21.  | Mizoram             | 4    |
| 22.  | Nagaland            | 4    |
| 23.  | Odisha              | 38   |
| 24.  | Puducherry          | 9    |
| 25.  | Punjab              | 58   |
| 26.  | Rajasthan           | 49   |
| 27.  | Sikkim              | 2    |
| 28.  | Tamil Nadu          | 198  |
| 29.  | Telangana           | 106  |
| 30.  | Tripura             | 1    |
| 31.  | Uttar Pradesh       | 209  |
| 32.  | Uttarakhand         | 50   |
| 33.  | West Bengal         | 154  |
|      | TOTAL               | 1962 |

(c) The budgetary allocation for the Women in Science and EngineeringKIRAN (WISE-KIRAN) Scheme for the Financial Year 2023-24 is Rs. 131.20 crore.

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