Lok Sabha Question No. 1747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: National Research Development Corporation
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1747 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015)

## SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

1747. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI GAJANAND KIRTIKAR: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of entrepreneursl companies which have been given licensed patentsltechnologies by the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC);
- (b) the number of patents for innovations from different segments of society filed by NRDC;
- whether the NRDC along with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has launched a series of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) awareness and capacity building workshops in 25 universitieslinstitutions in different States of the country;
- (e) the other steps  takenlbeing taken by the Government to create more awareness in IPR which helps in building sustaining competitive advantage and achieving superior performance?
- (d) if so, the details thereof, Universityl State-wise; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

## (SHRI Y. S- CHOWDARY)

- (a) National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), since its inception in 1953, has executed more than 4800 license agreements (4870 agreements up to October 2015) in various industrial sectors. NRDC was established under Section 25 (now section 8) of the Companies Act 1956. It is wholly owned by Government of India with a mandate to act as an effective link between research organizations,  including academic institutions, and industries; for transfer of technologies:

During the last ten years the Corporation has signed 455 license agreements as per details given below:

| Year                                |   2005- 06 |   2006- 07 |   2007 - 08_ |   2008- 09 |   2009- 10 |   2010- 11 |   2011- 12 |   2012- 13 |   2013- 14 |   2014- 15 |
|-------------------------------------|------------|------------|--------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| No. of License agreements concluded |         39 |         44 |           41 |         36 |         41 |         40 |         33 |         66 |         68 |         47 |

## Some of the major technologies licensed are as below:

- Extraction of Azadirachtin, a neem based bio-pesticide from Neem seeds, developed at IARI, New Delhi:
- Super absorbent Hydrogel, a semi-synthetic super absorbent polymer for water saving and higher crop yield, developed at IARI, New Delhi:
- Potassium Humate from Lignite, used as a fertilizer to obtain higher yields and better product quality, developed at Neyvelli Lignite Corporation; Neyveli:
- Low cholesterol Ghee developed at NDRI, Karnal: The process has been developed by which cholesterol content has been reduced by 80%.
- Solekshaw, a batter operated rickshaw chargeable by solar power, developed at CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur:
- Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) based Mosquito Larvicide formulation; a biocontrol agent for mosquito, developed at Vector Control research Centre (VCRC); Pondicherry, an ICMR institution:
- Test Kit for testing the microbiological quality of drinking water developed by DRDE, Gwalior, a DRDO institution:
- Various sericulture related technologies developed by Central Silk Board, Bengaluru, under the Ministry of Textiles:
- Para-Pheromone Trap,  developed at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru, an ICAR institution, for management of flies in fruit crops:
- Micronutrient foliar spray formulations for different vegetable, horticulture and  spice crops, developed at IIHR in association with Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI); Mysore, an institution under the Ministry of Textiles:

## (b) NRDC has filed 694 patent  applications for different segments of the society over the last 10 years. The yearly break-up is as follows:

| Sr. No.   | Year    |   Individual Inventors | Institutes (ICAR,ICMR, CSB, DBT,ete-)   |   Universities |   TOTAL |
|-----------|---------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------|---------|
|           | 2005-06 |                      6 | 57                                      |             11 |      74 |
| 2         | 2006-07 |                      7 | 60                                      |             19 |      86 |
| 3         | 2007-08 |                     12 |                                         |             11 |      76 |
| 4         | 2008-09 |                     16 | 50                                      |             09 |      75 |
| 5.        | 2009-10 |                     20 | 52                                      |             21 |      93 |
|           | 2010-11 |                     10 | 66                                      |             14 |      90 |
| 7.        | 2011-12 |                      6 | 39                                      |             22 |      67 |
| 8.        | 2012-13 |                      3 | 20                                      |             24 |      47 |
|           | 2013-14 |                      3 | 22                                      |             26 |      51 |
| 10.       | 2014-15 |                      1 | 4                                       |             30 |      35 |

- (c) Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) have prepared a framework for generation of IP awareness in India during 201516 with the motto (Enlightening young minds". The objective behind implementing the activity is to focus on tapping the latent potential of creativity- The framework includes awareness programmes to be conducted in universities, R&D organizations, colleges, schools and MSMEs in association with several agencies, including NRDC.

NRDC has been organizing a number of IPR seminars in various parts of the country to spread awareness regarding Intellectual property rights on issues covering the basics of Patents, Procedures and Guidelines, Drafting; Interpretation of Specifications, Infringement, Valuation and Commercialization of Patents.

During the last 10 years, NRDC has conducted 126 IPR awareness seminars in various institutes and universities across the country and the yearly break-up is as below:

| Year               |   2005- 06 |   2006- 07 |   2007 - 08 |   2008- 09 |   2009- 10 |   2010- 11 |   2011 - 12 |   2012- 13 |   2013- 14 |   2014- 15 |
|--------------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Seminars conducted |          8 |          6 |          15 |         17 |         20 |         10 |          10 |         10 |         12 |         18 |

- (d) The list of universitieslinstitutes, state-wise, is as given in Annexure:
- (e) The Government has initiated several  steps for awareness creation on patent system and to motivate filing of domestic patent applications. The Office of CGPDTM has taken many proactive steps to increase awareness including organization of joint programmes with Indian industry, R&D institutions, Scientific organizations and Universities.

Awareness programmes are regularly conducted at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Rights, Nagpur: seminars in association with WTO are proposed to be conducted by DIPP. Also,

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## Annexure

| LIST OF UNIVERSITIESI INSTITUTES   | LIST OF UNIVERSITIESI INSTITUTES   | LIST OF UNIVERSITIESI INSTITUTES   | LIST OF UNIVERSITIESI INSTITUTES                                                             |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                    | City                               | State                              | Universityl Institute                                                                        |
|                                    | Shillong                           | Meghalaya                          | North University, Shillong Hill                                                              |
| 2                                  | Ri-bhoi                            | Meghalaya                          | University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya                                                |
| 3                                  | Shantiniketan                      |                                    | Viswa Bharti University , Shantiniketan                                                      |
|                                    | Rourkela                           | Odisha                             | National Institiute of Technology (NIT)                                                      |
| 5                                  | Sambalpur                          | Odisha                             | The Veera Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) , Burla_Sambalpur                    |
| 6                                  | Bodhgaya                           | Bihar                              | Magadh University, Bodhgaya                                                                  |
|                                    | Ranchi                             | Jharkhand                          | Central University Jharkhand, Ranchi                                                         |
|                                    | Aligarh                            | Uttar Pradesh                      | Aligarh Muslim University AMU, Aligarh                                                       |
|                                    | Kanpur                             | Uttar Pradesh                      | Chandrasekhar Azaad University, Kanpur                                                       |
| 10                                 | Raipur                             | Chhattisgarh                       | Pt Ravisankar Shukla University, Raipur                                                      |
| 11                                 | Amritsar                           | Punjab                             | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar                                                          |
| 12                                 | Murthal                            | Haryana                            | Deen Bandhu Chhoturam University of S&T , Murthal                                            |
| 13                                 | Shimla                             |                                    | Himachal Pradesh University , Shimla                                                         |
| 14                                 | Kosi-Katarmal                      | Uttarakhand                        | G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development GBPIHED, Kosi Katarmal, Almora |
| 15                                 | Indore                             | Madhya Pradesh                     | Devi Ahilya University, Indore                                                               |
| 16                                 | Shrinagar                          | J&k                                | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Shrinagar                    |
| 17                                 | Aurangabad                         | Maharashtra                        | Dr BR Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad                                             |
| 18                                 | Srikakulam                         | Andhra Pradesh                     | Dr Amberkar University                                                                       |
| 19                                 | Vishakhapatnam                     | Andhra University                  | Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam                                                            |
| 20                                 | Bansthali                          | Rajasthan                          | Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Banasthali                                                            |
| 21                                 | Madurai                            | Tamil Nadu                         | Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai                                                           |
| 22                                 | Kasargod                           | Kerala                             | Kerala Agricultural University, Kasargod                                                     |
| 23                                 | Dharwad                            | Karnataka                          | UAS, Dharwad                                                                                 |
| 24                                 | Ooty                               | Karnataka                          | JSS College of Pharmacy                                                                      |
| 25                                 | Hyderabad                          | Telengana                          | Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University,                                   |
| 26                                 | Greater Noida                      | Uttar Pradesh                      | Gautambudha University                                                                       |