(a) whether the Government has any proposal to launch Chandrayaan-II;
(b) if so, the details thereof including its life span and the funds likely to be incurred thereon;
(c) the time by which it is likely to be launched;
(d) whether the amount incurred on India’s expeditions is much below than the amount incurred by the developed
nations in this regard; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS, MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS , MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES(SHRI PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The mission life of Chandrayaan-II is yet to be decided. The approved budget for the Chandrayaan-II mission
is Rs. 425.00 crores. (FE-Rs.293.50 crores)
(c) Chandrayaan-II mission is scheduled to be launched during 2012-2013 timeframe.
(d) Yes, Sir.
(e) The expenditure incurred for Chandrayaan-I is Rs. 386.00 crores which is equal to US $ 83 million.
For Chandrayaan-II, it is Rs. 425.00 crores which is equivalent to US $ 88 million at current exchange rate.
The expenditure incurred for lunar missions by developed nations vis-a-vis India is provided below:
Sl..No Name of Mission and Agency Amount in US $
1. LRO and LCROSS, NASA, USA 460 million
2. KAGUYA (Selene), JAXA, Japan 478 million
3. CHANG’E-1, CNSA, China 169 million
4. SMART –1, ESA, Europe 90 million
5. Chandrayaan-1, ISRO, India 83 million
6. Chandrayaan-2, ISRO, India 88 million