Question : PROJECTS UNDER JAI VIGYAN MISSION

he details and number of projects which are under implementation in the country under Jai Vigyan Mission at present, State-wise, particularly in Orissa?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SHRI BACHI SINGH RAWAT)

21 Jai Vigyan National S&T Mission projects are under implementation in large number of research institutes, universities, NGOs etc. coordinated by ten Science Departments in different States across the country. State-wise details are annexed.

The Disaster Management programme being implemented by the Department of Space covers the State of Orissa.

JAI VIGYAN NATIONAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MISSIONS

S. No.	Project Title / Activities	States Covered
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
1. Household Food and Nutritional Security. 19 States

2. Conservation of Agrobiodiversity All States Department of Atomic Energy
3. Application of nuclear technology in medicine Maharashtra Department of Biotechnology

4. Development and production of new generation vaccines and diagnostics for infectious diseases. All States

5. Biotechnological approaches for coffee improvement All States 6. Biotechnological approaches towards herbal product development All States

7 Setting up of mirror sites for genomic research All States Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
8. Design and Development, fabrication and airworthiness testing of Light Transport Aircraft (LTA) All States
Ministry of Environment & Forests
9. Setting up of NOIDA Botanical Garden NOIDA, Utttar Pradesh Ministry of Information Technology
10. Technology Development for Indian Languages Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu
11. National Programme for Braille Literacy with application of information technology. All States
12. National Programme for deployment of indigenously developed Integrated Medical LINAC for cancer therapy All States
Department of Ocean Development
13. Ocean thermal energy conversion. All States
Indian Council of Medical Research
14. National Mission Mode Programme on Control of Thalassemia All States 15. Jai Vigyan National Mission for Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention All States Department of Science & Technology
16. Technology Mission for Visually Impaired All States 17. Technology Mission for Himalayan Geology with special reference to prevention of natural disasters. Himalayan Region including North East
18. Area Development Mission for Andaman and Nicobar Islands through Science & Technology
(a) Formulation of overall strategy. Biodiversity characterization at landscape level using satellite remote sensing and geographic information system in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
19. Jai Vigyan Swasthya Project for Rural Areas - A remote medical diagnostic system. Andhra Pradesh
Department of Space
20. Cropping system studies using remote sensing and GIS. All States
21. Disaster Management Punjab, Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand