Lok Sabha Question No. 1839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Scientific Research and Development
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN, SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, SULTAN  AHMED, HARI MANJHI, R. PARTHIPAN, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH, RODMAL NAGAR, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, DALPAT SINGH PARASTE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1839

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09/12/2015

## SCIENTIFI C RESEARC H AN D DEVELOPMENT

1839. SHR I C.N.JAYADE VAN:

DR .SUBHAS H BHAMRE:

SHR I SANJ AY HARIBHAU JADH AV:

SHR I ELUMALA IV. :

AD V.M. UDH AYAKUMAR:

SHR I SU LTA N AHMED:

SHRI HARI MANJHI:

SHR I R .PAR THI PAN:

DR .A SAM PATH:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

SHRIM ATI KOTHA PALLI GEETHA:

SHR IR .DHRU VA NAR AYANA:

SHR I DAL PAT SINGH PARASTE:

## W ill the Ministerof SCIEN CE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó

## be please d t o state:

- (a) whether  the  pace  and  standard  of basi c and applie d researc h i n the laboratories/ organisations/institute s is satisfactory  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof and i f not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether variou s academicians/organistion s includin g India n ScienceCongreess have expresse d thei r concern about dismal stat e of scientifi c researc h in the countr y and inadequat efundsallocation therefor;
- (c ) i f so ,th e detail s thereo f and the stepstake n by the Governmen t t o improve the situatio n
- and increas e i n the budgetary allocation sfor purposefulscientific research;
- (d) whether the Governemn t has directe d the Council of Scientifi c and Industriea l Research (CSIR ) and other organi satio n involve d i n scientifi c researcht o generat e thei r ow n fundsand t o start sel ffinancin g projects ,i fso,the details thereof ;and
- (e ) the respons e of thes e organistions theret o along with it s likel y impact on variou s governmen t  researc h schemes andprogrammes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

(SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) Yes, Madam. The pace and standard of basic and applied research in the laboratories

organizations/institutes under the Ministry of Science a nd Te hnology are satisfactory.

In the context of basic research, scientists are publishing in leading international in ever increasing numbers. In certain areas like nano science and technology, materials chemical sciences, life sciences and biotechnology, many institutions under th e Ministry of Science and Technology have achieved formidable national and international standing. The instit under the Ministry are important partners in prestigious international projects namely, Ion  Collider  Experiment  (ALICE)  at  LHC,  Gene va,  Facility  for  Antiproton  and  Ion  Research (FAIR) at Darmstadt, Germany, Thirty Metre Telescope in Hawaii and so on. The Indian Insti of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) le construction of the Ul traviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) which formed an important payload o the ASTROSAT Mission launched recently by ISRO.

On the applied side, significant technological interventions have been provided institutions under the Ministry in several area s such as environment, health, drinking water, foo housing, energy, specialty chemicals and petrochemicals, etc. Patent filing by institut registering growth. Laboratories under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research have be en able to achieve 13.33% commercialization of their patents in comparison to the average of 3%.

(b) & (c): While the state of Research and Development (R&D) in the country has been st improving,  there  is  a  wide  variation  in  the  level  of  comp etencies  and  the  supporting  research infrastructure  among  the  institutions  in  the  country.  Hence,  one  occasionally  hears about the state of scientific research in the country from some academicians/organization as the institutions under M inistry of Science and Technology are concerned, the state of both and applied research is satisfactory. The Government has increased the budgetary allocat Departments/Agencies under the Ministry of Science and Technology as shown below:

|                | Plan Budget Allocated (BE figures in Rs. crores)   | Plan Budget Allocated (BE figures in Rs. crores)   | Plan Budget Allocated (BE figures in Rs. crores)   |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year | Dept. of Science and Technology (DST)              | Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT)                       | Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR)   |
| 2014- 15       | 3125                                               | 1500                                               | 1980                                               |
| 2015- 16       | 3401.5                                             | 1606.8                                             | 2241                                               |

(d) & (e): There is no such direction from the Government. However, i n the Directors' Conference of CSIR Laboratories held at Dehradun in June 2015, it was resolved to attempt for self - financing of  laboratories  as  the  ultimate  dream.  This  has  been  an  ideal  for  the  institut ions  under  the Ministry  of  Science  and  Technology.  In  fact,  institutions  under  the  Ministry  of  Sci Technology which specialize in basic research have been securing extramural competitive funding from government and non - government  sources.  T hose institutions which have applied research  portfolio  carry  out  technology  development  activities  by  raising  resources technology  transfer,  patent  licensing,  contract  R&D  activities,  consultancy  and  h - end knowledge- based services.

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