Lok Sabha Question No. 3055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Science and Technology for Women Scheme in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3055 ANSWERED ON 11/03/2026

## SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH

3055.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

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

- (a) the details of the number of projects sanctioned and implemented under the Science and Technology for Women (STW) Scheme during the last five years, State and district-wise particularly Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of number of women beneficiaries covered, State and districtwise particularly Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any assessment under the said scheme to evaluate its impact on women's livelihoods and technology access and if so, the key findings thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Science  and  Technology  for  Women  (STW)  programme  under  the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, supports applied research and development (R&D) projects aimed at addressing women-centric issues through the development, adaptation and dissemination of appropriate technologies for livelihood improvement, drudgery reduction and improvement in their quality of life. The programme also supports the establishment of Women Technology  Parks  (WTPs)  to  promote  field-level  demonstration  and  training centers to facilitate the appropriate utilization and transfer of these technologies to women, particularly in rural and resource-poor areas. During the last five years, total 43 projects have been sanctioned and implemented under

the STW programme. The state and district-wise details of projects, particularly in Andhra Pradesh are placed at Annexure-I.

- (b) Through the establishment of Women Technology Parks (WTPs), efforts are made to provide training to women in rural and peri-urban areas on appropriate technology models demonstrated at these parks. This aims to support their skill development  and  capacity  building  through  science  and  technology-based interventions, utilizing area-specific resources, with the objective of promoting local  self-reliance  and  sustainable  economic  growth.  The  number  of  women beneficiaries covered under WTPs, state and district-wise, particularly in Andhra Pradesh are placed at Annexure-II.
- (c) The Department periodically monitors and reviews projects under the STW programme  through  progress  reports,  field  visits  and  third-party  evaluations (wherever feasible) to assess their impact on women's livelihoods and access to technology.  A  study  report  on  Women  Technology  Parks  (WTPs)  highlighted measures  for  their  sustainability  and  found  that  WTPs  have  strengthened linkages  between rural  women and S&T institutions, enhanced awareness of science  and  technology,  improved  coordination  with  local  authorities,  and created  greater  opportunities  for  income  enhancement  through  appropriate technology interventions, thereby contributing to improved quality of life and sustainable  development  in  the  implementation  areas.  A  detailed  report including  success  stories  of  WTPs,  key  learnings  from  these  centers,  and recommendations by expert groups, is available at website of DST (https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Study%20of%20Women%20Technology%20 Parks%20Report.pdf).

## Annexure-I

| S. No.     | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                                                                         | Institute Details                                                          | District     | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------|
| TAMIL NADU | TAMIL NADU       | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                            | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | TAMIL NADU   | TAMIL NADU                   |
| 1.         | 2020-21          | Implementation of a Machine Learning Technique for Enhancing Women Safety at Public Women- Only Spaces                                                                | Dr. Mahalingam college of engineering and technology, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore   | 14,37,344/-                  |
| 2.         | 2020-21          | Eco- Friendly Cost-Effective Silk Dyeing Technology for Rural Women Upliftment of Sirumugai Weaving Cluster                                                           | Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                   | Coimbatore   | 19,75,000/-                  |
| 3.         | 2020-21          | Preventive Women's Safety App Using Location Based Alerting                                                                                                           | AarupadaiVeedu Institute of Technology, Paiyanoor, Chennai Tamil Nadu      | Chengalpattu | 13,22,520/-                  |
| 4.         | 2021-22          | Non-Invasive Fetal Stress Monitoring Device                                                                                                                           | Sethu Institute of Technology, Pulloor, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu           | Virudhunagar | 21,47,899/-                  |
| 5.         | 2021-22          | Depression in Women : A therapeutic approach to enhance the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Working Women in Unorganized Sector and Economically Weaker Sections | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                              | Coimbatore   | 34,03,693/-                  |

| S. No.    | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                               | Institute Details                                                         | District        | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| 6.        | 2024-25          | A Versatile Portable Framework for Economic & Skill Empowerment of Women's Sustainable Livelihoods through Digital Literacy | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu             | Tiruchirappalli | 36,59,316/-                  |
| 7.        | 2024-25          | Ultrasound based low cost Belt for the detection of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal women                                    | Sethu Institute of Technology, Pulloor, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu          | Virudhunagar    | 24,91,309/-                  |
| 8.        | 2024-25          | Rural Tribal Women Technology Park in Chinna Kalrayan hills of Salem District                                               | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                | Coimbatore      | 71,28,787/-                  |
| 9.        | 2024-25          | Upgradation of Knitted Cloth Waste Mat Loom for Rural Women Development                                                     | NIFT-TEA College of Knitwear Fashion, Mudalipalayam, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu | Tiruppur        | 56,25,100/-                  |
| KARNATAKA | KARNATAKA        | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                   | KARNATAKA                                                                 | KARNATAKA       | KARNATAKA                    |
| 10.       | 2020-21          | Development of AI Machine for Sex Identification of Pupa and Cocoon Cutting to Foster Women Empowerment in Sericulture      | Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka                                   | Bengaluru       | 20,59,410/-                  |

| S. No.    | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                                                                                 | Institute Details                                                                                                          | District   | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|
| 11.       | 2021-22          | Cervical microbiome diversity, women health and empowerment at Udupi, Karnataka                                                                                               | Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University (SDM) University, Dharwad, Karnataka                                         | Dharwad    | 16,11,744/-                  |
| 12.       | 2023-24          | Nano Fortification of Flour for the Effective Management of Nutritional Deficiencies                                                                                          | M.S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru Karnataka                                                            | Bengaluru  | 13,92,381/-                  |
| 13.       | 2024-25          | Enhancing livelihood security of small-holder farm women of Karnataka through horticultural interventions using pluralistic extension approaches                              | ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru Karnataka                                                       | Bengaluru  | 78,41,931/-                  |
| RAJASTHAN | RAJASTHAN        | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                     | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                  | RAJASTHAN  | RAJASTHAN                    |
| 14.       | 2020-21          | Providing Mental Health Support in Ob-Gyn Settings                                                                                                                            | Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan                                                                               | Jaipur     | 11,85,000/-                  |
| 15.       | 2021-22          | Development and Skill-based training for preparation of superabsorbent hydrogel and its assessment in Jaipur, Rajasthan for crop production and economic empowerment of women | Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET)-Institute of Petrochemicals Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan | Jaipur     | 59,25,800/-                  |

| S. No.           | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                                             | Institute Details                                                                                                      | District         | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|
| ASSAM            | ASSAM            | ASSAM                                                                                                                                     | ASSAM                                                                                                                  | ASSAM            | ASSAM                        |
| 16.              | 2020-21          | Modernization of Weaving Units for Empowerment of Economically Weaker Tribal Women of Lakhipur, Assam                                     | National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Cachar, Assam                                                               | Cachar           | 21,81,440/-                  |
| 17.              | 2021-22          | Design and Development of Solar PhotoVoltaic Powered Cane Slicing machine                                                                 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam                                                                         | Guwahati         | 24,11,720/-                  |
| SIKKIM           | SIKKIM           | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                    | SIKKIM                                                                                                                 | SIKKIM           | SIKKIM                       |
| 18.              | 2024-25          | Establishment of Women Technology Park (WTP), Sikkim                                                                                      | Science & Technology Department, Government of Sikkim- Sikkim State Council of Science and Technology, Gangtok, Sikkim | Gangtok          | 64,40,320/-                  |
| HARYANA          | HARYANA          | HARYANA                                                                                                                                   | HARYANA                                                                                                                | HARYANA          | HARYANA                      |
| 19.              | 2020-21          | Development of Flaxseed-Rich Probiotic Dairy Foods to Address Menopause Symptoms                                                          | ICAR National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana                                                                | Karnal           | 35,06,225/-                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | HIMACHAL PRADESH | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH | HIMACHAL PRADESH             |
| 20.              | 2020-21          | Livelihood Generation and Improvement for Women Entrepreneurs in Small Scale Fruits and Vegetable Farming and Post- Harvesting Management | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh                                                                | Mandi            | 35,65,540/-                  |

| S. No.         | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                                                     | Institute Details                                                            | District             | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|----------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
| DELHI          | DELHI            | DELHI                                                                                                                                             | DELHI                                                                        | DELHI                | DELHI                        |
| 21.            | 2020-21          | Development and evaluation of a women centric comprehensive weight management module                                                              | All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi                   | South Delhi district | 35,84,988/-                  |
| 22.            | 2024-25          | Farm SunFridge for women farmers to store agricultural produce, products and milk chilling for enhancing livelihood security                      | ICAR Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi                 | Central Delhi        | 41,24,944/-                  |
| 23.            | 2024-25          | Zonal Implementation and Utilization of Women Empowerment Atlas of India Capacity Building with Science & Technology Perspective                  | Kirori Mal College, Delhi                                                    | North Delhi          | 58,60,499/-                  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | ANDHRA PRADESH   | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                    | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH       | ANDHRA PRADESH               |
| 24.            | 2024-25          | Enhancing Sustainable Livelihood in Rural Areas by Empowering Tribal Women through Bamboo Fusion using Emerging 3D Printing Technology for Crafts | Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam        | 46,00,920/-                  |

| S. No.      | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                                    | Institute Details                                                        | District          | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|-------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| JHARKHAND   | JHARKHAND        | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                | JHARKHAND         | JHARKHAND                    |
| 25.         | 2021-22          | Women technology Park WTP for capacity building and entrepreneurship development                                                 | CSIR-National Mettalurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand            | East Singhbhum    | 52,60,654/-                  |
| GUJARAT     | GUJARAT          | GUJARAT                                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                  | GUJARAT           | GUJARAT                      |
| 26.         | 2021-22          | Livelihood enhancement of selected rural women through value addition of medicinal plants along Gujarat                          | Gujarat Ecology Society, Vadodara, Gujarat                               | Vadodara          | 18,19,902/-                  |
| WEST BENGAL | WEST BENGAL      | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                      | WEST BENGAL                                                              | WEST BENGAL       | WEST BENGAL                  |
| 27.         | 2021-22          | A new approach towards pain and infertility management in women suffering from endometriosis and adenomyosis                     | Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Kolkata, West Bengal                 | Kolkata           | 29,37,700/-                  |
| 28.         | 2024-25          | Development of an ergonomically optimized women- friendly tractor for Indian farmers                                             | Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur, West Bengal | Paschim Bardhaman | 47,99,095/-                  |
| 29.         | 2024-25          | Bioremediation and recycling of parboiled rice-mill waste-effluent for sustainable hydroponics and indigenous fisheries by women | West Bengal State University, Kolkata, West Bengal                       | Kolkata           | 67,32,296/-                  |

| S. No.         | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                                                                                      | Institute Details                                                                 | District          | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|----------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| NAGALAND       | NAGALAND         | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                          | NAGALAND          | NAGALAND                     |
| 30.            | 2021-22          | Women Technology Park (WTP) for Rural Tribal Women of North-East through Technological Intervention                                                                                | State College of Teacher Education, Kohima, Nagaland                              | Kohima            | 44,68,807/-                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH | MADHYA PRADESH   | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                     | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                    | MADHYA PRADESH    | MADHYA PRADESH               |
| 31.            | 2021-22          | To establish Women Technology Park for demonstrative model of technologies for livelihood enhancement of tribal women in Narharpur block, Kanker (C.G)                             | Madhya Pradesh Vigyan Sabha Gyan Vigyan Parisar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh           | Bhopal            | 42,70,980/-                  |
| 32.            |                  | Multiplex Real-Time PCR based rapid detection of Sexually Transmitted Pathogens in tribal women of district Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, for improving public health                   | Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh               | Anuppur           | 54,43,760/-                  |
| UTTARAKHAND    | UTTARAKHAND      | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                       | UTTARAKHAND       | UTTARAKHAND                  |
| 33.            | 2021-22          | Use of indigenous resources to provide livelihood opportunities to under priviledged specially reverse migrant women of an aspirational district, Udham Singh Nagar of Uttarakhand | G. B. Pant University of Agri. & Tech, Pant Nagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand | Udham Singh Nagar | 54,47,376/-                  |

| S. No.        | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                                        | Institute Details                                                                         | District            | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|---------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
| 34.           |                  | Development of low cost polythene substituted biodegradable fabric from nettle and lyocell fiber for livelihood enhancement of women | Unnati Mahila Udhamita Avam Prashikshan Samiti, Dehradun, Uttrakhand                      | Udham Singh Nagar   | 22,38,800/-                  |
| 35.           |                  | Drudgery reduction and Income enhancement of the Handloom weavers through technology intervention in Tripura                         | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttrakhand                                        | Haridwar            | 75,27,634/-                  |
| TELANGANA     | TELANGANA        | TELANGANA                                                                                                                            | TELANGANA                                                                                 | TELANGANA           | TELANGANA                    |
| 36.           | 2024-25          | Empowering Women Artisans and textile traditions                                                                                     | Malla Reddy Engineering College, Secunderabad, Telangana                                  | Hyderabad           | 49,60,288/-                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH | UTTAR PRADESH    | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                             | UTTAR PRADESH       | UTTAR PRADESH                |
| 37.           | 2024-25          | Establishment of Women Technology Park for empowerment of rural/peri-urban women of Western Uttar Pradesh                            | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh | Meerut              | 62,02,638/-                  |
| 38.           | 2024-25          | Organic Farming using AI, Robotics and IoT for Women Entrepreneurship in KOT Village, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh      | JSS University Noida, Noida, Uttar Pradesh                                                | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 37,50,803/-                  |

| S. No.            | Financial Year    | Project Title                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Institute Details                                                                                 | District          | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| PUNJAB            | PUNJAB            | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                                            | PUNJAB            | PUNJAB                       |
| 39.               | 2024-25           | Optimization of cultivation and processing techniques of Quinoa for women farmers and entrepreneurs of South Western region of Punjab                                                                         | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab                                                  | Ludhiana          | 40,37,757/-                  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ARUNACHAL PRADESH            |
| 40.               | 2024-25           | WTP: Capacity Building of Rural Women on Processing and Value Addition of Millets/ Underutilized Crops through Technology Adoption and Awareness for Nutritional Security in Dadam Village of Tirap District, | Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science & Technology (APSCS&T), Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh | Papum Pare        | 56,91,020/-                  |
| KERALA            | KERALA            | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                                                        | KERALA                                                                                            | KERALA            | KERALA                       |
| 41.               | 2024-25           | Menarche to Menopause: Health, Nutrition and Metabolic Profile                                                                                                                                                | St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam, Kerala                                                           | Ernakulam         | 42,14,874/-                  |
| TRIPURA           | TRIPURA           | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                                                                       | TRIPURA                                                                                           | TRIPURA           | TRIPURA                      |
| 42.               | 2024-25           | Empowering Tripura's rural women through sustainable & efficient lemongrass harvesting and low carbon oil extraction                                                                                          | Tripura University, West Tripura                                                                  | West Tripura      | 74,50,512/-                  |

| S. No.          | Financial Year   | Project Title                                                                                                                                     | Institute Details                                | District        | Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)   |
|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                                   | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                  | JAMMU & KASHMIR | JAMMU & KASHMIR              |
| 43.             | 2024-25          | Scientific and Technological interventions for socio- economic empowerment of women folk of Dab village of District Ganderbal, Kashmir, UT of J&K | University Of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar        | 56,42,684/-                  |

## Annexure-II

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| S. No   | State             | District          |   Number of women beneficiaries of WTPs |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    | Visakhapatnam     |                                     300 |
| 2.      | Tamil Nadu        | Coimbatore        |                                     200 |
|         |                   | Tiruchirappalli   |                                     268 |
| 3.      | Rajasthan         | Jaipur            |                                     300 |
| 4.      | Sikkim            | Gangtok           |                                     300 |
| 5.      | Uttar Pradesh     | Meerut            |                                     250 |
| 6.      | Jharkhand         | East Singhbhum    |                                     117 |
| 7.      | Nagaland          | Kohima            |                                     107 |
| 8.      | Madhya Pradesh    | Bhopal            |                                     200 |
| 9.      | Uttarakhand       | Udham Singh Nagar |                                     346 |
| 10.     | Arunachal Pradesh | Tirap             |                                      60 |

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