Lok Sabha Question No. 635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Funds under TDP
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No.635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27/04/2016

## FUNDS UNDER TDP

## 635. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) the  funds  allocated,  sanctioned  and  utilised  under  Technology  Development Programme (TDP) including facilitating centers/cells during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and head-wise;
- (b) whether keeping in view the competition in patents from different countries, the Government proposes to allocate more funds to patents facilitating cells; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and further steps taken/being taken by the Government to allocate more funds to such cells?

## 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

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- (a) The  funds  allocated,  sanctioned  and  utilized  under  Technology  Development Programme (TDP) during the last three years and Current year are given below:

| Budget Heads                    | Budget Heads                         | 2013-14                         | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Funds allocated (Rs. In Crores) | Funds allocated (Rs. In Crores)      | Funds allocated (Rs. In Crores) | Funds allocated (Rs. In Crores) | Funds allocated (Rs. In Crores) | Funds allocated (Rs. In Crores) |
| 1.                              | Office Expenses                      | -                               | 0.08                            | 0.20                            | 0.20                            |
| 2.                              | Grant-in-Aid general                 | 51.50                           | 60.46                           | 88.16                           | 119.76                          |
| 3.                              | Contributions                        | 0.16                            | 0.18                            | 0.20                            | 0.20                            |
| 4.                              | Grant for creation of Capital Assets | 56.34                           | 58.88                           | 61.60                           | 79.84                           |
| 5.                              | NECTAR                               | -                               | 11.67                           | 2.00                            | -                               |
|                                 | TOTAL                                | 108.00                          | 131.27                          | 152.16                          | 200.00                          |

| Funds sanctioned/utilized (Rs. In Crores)   | Funds sanctioned/utilized (Rs. In Crores)   | Funds sanctioned/utilized (Rs. In Crores)   |   Funds sanctioned/utilized (Rs. In Crores) |   Funds sanctioned/utilized (Rs. In Crores) | Funds sanctioned/utilized (Rs. In Crores)   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.                                          | Office Expenses                             | -                                           |                                        0.07 |                                        0.09 |                                             |
| 2.                                          | Grant-in-Aid general                        | 50.87                                       |                                       60.3  |                                       75.77 |                                             |
| 3.                                          | Contributions                               | 0.12                                        |                                        0.13 |                                        0.12 |                                             |
| 4.                                          | Grant for creation of Capital Assets        | 55.35                                       |                                       58.43 |                                       52.02 |                                             |
| 5.                                          | NECTAR                                      | -                                           |                                       11.67 |                                        2    |                                             |
|                                             | TOTAL                                       | 106.34                                      |                                      130.59 |                                      130    |                                             |

The funds allocated, sanctioned and utilized under Patent Facilitation Programme (PFC) during the last three years and Current year are given below:

|                                           |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17                     |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Funds allocated (Rs. In Crores)           |      2.5  |      2.5  |       3.5 | Funds are not yet allocated |
| Funds sanctioned/utilized (Rs. In Crores) |      2.16 |      1.62 |       3.4 |                             |

(b) Department  of  Science  and  Technology  (DST)  has  been  implementing  Patent Facilitation  Programme through Patent Facilitation Cell (PFC) established in 1995 at Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), an autonomous institute of DST. In addition, 26 Patent Information Centers (PICs) have been established in  various  states  for  creating  awareness  and  extending  assistance  on  protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) including patent, copyright, geographical indication etc.  for  academic  sector.  These  PICs  are  also  creating  Intellectual  Property  Cells  in Universities (IPCU) in their respective states. As of now, 71 IPCU's have been created in different universities of the states. Government has not proposed to allocate more funds to Patent Facilitation Cell.

- (c) Does not arise.

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