Lok Sabha Question No. 3076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Inclination of Girls towards Science
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Shivmangal Singh Tomar, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3076

## ANSWERED ON 19/03/2025

## INCLINATION OF GIRLS TOWARDS SCIENCE

†3076. SHRI TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

SHRI SHIVMANGAL SINGH TOMAR:

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

- (a) whether any scheme is being implemented by the Government to increase the interest and inclination of girls towards science;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  girl  students  encouraged  to  pursue  science during the last three years, State-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 Department of Science and Technology (DST) is implementing   Vigyan Jyoti programme to encourage meritorious girls  to  pursue  higher  education  and  careers  in  STEM  (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields since 2019-20. The program aims to promote gender parity in STEM by sustaining the talent  pool  in  science  and  technology  through  various  year-round activities like hands-on experiential learning sessions, interactions with scientific role models, visits to R&D and industrial labs, career guidance  workshops  and  student-parent  counseling  sessions  that provide  exposure  to  increase  the  interest  and  inclination  of  girls towards science. Since its inception, Vigyan Jyoti programme has benefitted over 80,000 high-achieving girls from 300 districts across 35 States/UTs. To strengthen its impact, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has engaged with over 250 premier national institutions, including universities, science and technology institutes, CSIR labs, and other reputed organizations, which serve as  knowledge partners,  contributing  significantly  to  the  program's mission of fostering more girls participation in STEM.

(c) The  details  of  girl  students  encouraged  to  pursue  science during the last three years, state-wise is given below:

| State/UTs                        | 2022-23                 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   Total |
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Andaman and Nicobar 100          | Andaman and Nicobar 100 |       100 |       115 |     315 |
| Andhra Pradesh                   | 692                     |       880 |       889 |    2461 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                | 277                     |       233 |       347 |     857 |
| Assam                            | 925                     |       970 |      1276 |    3171 |
| Bihar                            | 694                     |       912 |      1243 |    2849 |
| Chandigarh                       | 100                     |       100 |       103 |     303 |
| Chhattisgarh                     | 739                     |      1066 |      1397 |    3202 |
| Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu | 200                     |       200 |       188 |     588 |
| Delhi                            | 197                     |       195 |       200 |     592 |
| Goa                              | 93                      |        98 |       100 |     291 |
| Gujarat                          | 785                     |      1703 |      1567 |    4055 |
| Haryana                          | 583                     |       891 |      1580 |    3054 |
| Himachal Pradesh                 | 711                     |       856 |       972 |    2539 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                | 366                     |       589 |       939 |    1894 |
| Jharkhand                        | 713                     |      1017 |      1265 |    2995 |
| Karnataka                        | 846                     |      1030 |      1278 |    3154 |
| Kerala                           | 686                     |       810 |       975 |    2471 |
| Ladakh                           | 88                      |        99 |       200 |     387 |
| Madhya Pradesh                   | 961                     |      1273 |      1385 |    3619 |
| Maharashtra                      | 1001                    |      1496 |      1709 |    4206 |
| Manipur                          | 291                     |       289 |       463 |    1043 |
| Meghalaya                        | 222                     |       300 |       394 |     916 |
| Mizoram                          | 47                      |        90 |        87 |     224 |
| Nagaland                         | 82                      |       104 |        97 |     283 |
| Odisha                           | 776                     |      1082 |      1280 |    3138 |
| Puducherry                       | 341                     |       399 |       396 |    1136 |
| Punjab                           | 653                     |      1091 |      1480 |    3224 |
| Rajasthan                        | 920                     |      1263 |      1712 |    3895 |
| Sikkim                           | 199                     |       167 |       187 |     553 |
| Telangana                        | 491                     |       745 |       771 |    2007 |
| Tripura                          | 213                     |       233 |       299 |     745 |
| Uttarakhand                      | 664                     |       861 |       900 |    2425 |
| Uttar Pradesh                    | 1285                    |      1502 |      2566 |    5353 |
| West Bengal                      | 925                     |       998 |      1083 |    3006 |

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