Lok Sabha Question No. 2258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Research and Innovation Development
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Eatala Rajender, Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2258 ANSWERED ON 12/03/2025

## RESEARCH AND INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT

2258. SHRI EATALA RAJENDER:

SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is investing in Innovation-Research, Development and Innovation and also implementing  private sector driven  Research,  Development  and  Innovation  initiatives  in  the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and progress made along with funds sanctioned/spent in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh, State/district-wise?

## 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) to (b): Yes  Sir,  the  Government  has  been  actively  supporting Research,  Development  and  Innovation  through  various  schemes  / initiatives that align with national priorities.

In order to strengthen the Research & Development ecosystem in the country,  the  Anusandhan  National  Research  Foundation  has  been established with Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) 2023 Act. ANRF acts as an apex body to provide high-level strategic direction  to  the  scientific  research  in  the  country.  ANRF  also envisages to address many big challenges of present R&D ecosystem including that of lower participation of private sectors in R&D.

Department of Science and Technology is implementing the National Quantum Mission (NQM) approved by the Union Cabinet at an outlay of Rs. 6003.65 Crore for a period of 8 years. Under the Mission, four Thematic Hubs (T-Hubs), have been established in key technology verticals of Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing  &  Metrology  and  Quantum  Materials  &  Devices.  This initiative aims to enhance technological self-sufficiency and foster innovation-driven growth in India.

National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical  Systems (NMICPS)  was  approved  by  the  Cabinet  on  December  6,  2018  with  an outlay  of  Rs.  3,660.00  crore.  Under  this  mission,  25  Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) have been established in reputed academic institutions across India including in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. Each TIH specializes in cutting-edge domains such as  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI)  &  Machine  Learning  (ML),  Robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), Cybersecurity, and FinTech etc.

DST has been implementing schemes namely Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST), the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE), Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities (SAIF) and Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI). These sophisticated infrastructure / centres have  provided  state  of  the  art  research  facilities  in  academic institutions  and  helped  in  pursuing  high  end  R&D.  SATHI-CISCoM (Centre for In-Situ and Correlative Microscopy) has been established at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.

DST has been supporting research, development, and innovation to promote sustainable technologies such as Solar, Carbon Capture and Utilisation  and  Energy Storage etc.    Technology Deployment Test beds which are being implemented by Industry-Research Consortia between  IIT  Delhi  -  Thermax  Ltd,  Pune  and  CSIR-IICT  -  BHEL Hyderabad has been supported for setting up pilot-scale demonstrations  in  Coal  Gasification  plants  for  Methanol  and  DME production.  A  project  on  Saur  Stambh    implemented   by    Aartech Solonics Ltd. -R&D unit, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh  in which  a smart solar  high  mast    system   developed  for  lighting  ,  environmental monitoring, and smart irrigation which has potential of scaling up for societal benefit has been supported by the Department.

The  Department  of  Science  &  Technology  (DST)  has  supported numerous R&D projects under Technology Development Program to foster  academia-industry  collaboration  for  market  validation  and commercialization of developed technologies.

To  foster  Innovation  and  Entrepreneurship  in  the  country,  the Department of Science & Technology has been supporting several activities  for  nurturing  innovative  and  technological  led  startups under the National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) Scheme.

The Technology Development Board (TDB) is mandated to promote development  and  commercialization  of  indigenous  technology  or adaption of imported technology for wider domestic applications. The financial assistance from TDB is available in the form of loan or equity and/or in exceptional cases, grant to agencies / industrial concerns attempting  commercial  application  of  indigenous  technology  or adapting imported technology for wider domestic applications.

Department  of  Biotechnology  (DBT)  supports  R&D  across  country through its scheme 'Biotechnology Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Bio- RIDE)'. The scheme has three broad components i.e. (i) Biotechnology Research and Development (R&D); (ii) Industrial & Entrepreneurship Development (I&ED) and (iii) Biomanufacturing  and  Biofoundry.  The  scheme  is  competitive  and open to organisation through investigators across country.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) allocated funding to their laboratories Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Indian Institute  of  Chemical  Technology,  National  Geophysical  Research Institute  located  in  Telangana  and  Advanced  Materials  &  Process for

Research Institute, Bhopal located in Madhya Pradesh undertaking R&D.

As these schemes are centrally sector schemes and proposals are not received or sanctioned to any specific state / districts under the scheme.  These  programs  support  the  institutions  /  researchers  / innovators  from  all  over  India  including  from  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh on competitive basis. The details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  to  institutions  /  researchers  /

## innovators from these states during last 3 years are provided in the table below:

|                                                       | Funds sanctioned (Rupees in Crore)   | Funds sanctioned (Rupees in Crore)   | Funds sanctioned (Rupees in Crore)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                       | Telangana                            | Madhya Pradesh                       |
| ANRF                                                  | 86.47                                | 221.19                               | 102.21                               |
| PURSE                                                 | 20.27                                | 11.50                                | -                                    |
| NIDHI                                                 | 20.63                                | 27.56                                | 7.01                                 |
| NM-ICPS                                               | 39.75                                | 186.2                                | 47.19                                |
| TDP                                                   | 2.14                                 | 9.59                                 | 0.62                                 |
| NQM                                                   | 0.07                                 | 0.39                                 | 0.38                                 |
| SATHI                                                 | --                                   | 79.52                                | --                                   |
| Technology Development Board                          | 29.00                                | --                                   | --                                   |
| Climate, Energy and Sustainable Technology            | --                                   | 15.04                                | 0.48                                 |
| Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) | 2.78                                 | 5.27                                 | 2.57                                 |
| DBT: Bio- RIDE                                        | 5.66                                 | 9.92                                 | 6.54                                 |
| CSIR                                                  | --                                   | 1,773.34                             | 217.38                               |

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