(a) whether the expenditure on scientific research has increased in the country during the last three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
(c) the number of proposals forwarded by the State Governments seeking financial aid for various projects during the last year; and
(d) the projects approved by the Union Government and fund sanctioned for the projects ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY & MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN DEVELOPMENT(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The plan allocation for scientific departments has increased from Rs. 12022.17 crores in 9th Plan to Rs. 25243.00 crores in 10th plan. According to available official statistics, expenditure on scientific research has increased from Rs. 12901 crores in 1998-99 to Rs. 15090 crores 1999-00 to Rs. 17660 crores in 2000-01 and the estimated figure for the year 2002-03 is Rs. 24226 crores. This includes the research and development expenditure of Central and State Governments R&D institutions, in-house R&D units of industries and Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) recognized by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR).
(c)&(d): A number of schemes are implemented by various Central Ministries/Departments for funding sponsored Research & Development projects to institutions and universities located in various states. The number of R&D projects funded during the year 2002-2003 in various states is 2718 with an approved cost of Rs. 448.69 crores. A statement covering state-wise number of R&D projects and their approved cost for the year is annexed.
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c & d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1017 FOR 29.07.2005 REGARDING “EXPENDITURE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHâ€.
STATE-WISE SUPPORT TO EXTRAMURAL R&D PROJECTS
State No. of Approved No.of Total No.of Total Proj- Cost (Rs. Proj- Cost of Pro- Cost of ects in Lakhs) ects Proj- jects Projects ects (Rs. in Lakhs) (Rs.in Lakhs)
Year 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Andaman & Nicobar 3 49.87 4 158.43 2 42.72 Andhra Pradesh 134 1722.36 167 4892.64 175 2793.81 Arunachal Pradesh 9 159.71 7 98.67 13 101.99 Assam 42 549.89 38 573.72 62 773.66 Bihar 15 139.48 10 87.56 9 237.73 Chandigarh 64 828.57 75 1808.50 70 930.19 Chhattisgarh# 1 15.96 8 79.33 8 84.72 Delhi 223 4227.12 290 6763.73 251 3982.89 Goa 9 96.56 4 47.00 9 138.77 Gujarat 50 561.21 63 667.47 73 898.39 Haryana 32 211.89 36 431.08 44 436.02 Himachal Pradesh 18 185.39 34 617.99 19 426.60 Jammu & Kashmir 13 229.14 24 293.66 16 246.86 Jharkhand# 35 475.83 38 932.71 33 1632.97 Karnataka 176 3257.03 222 3921.25 278 7573.53 Kerala 73 1067.50 84 1697.28 101 1865.79 Madhya Pradesh 51 689.44 41 905.64 44 412.98 Maharashtra 203 3420.00 236 4367.55 266 5785.16 Manipur 8 141.94 4 71.15 6 69.17 Meghalaya 7 79.09 6 78.01 9 199.01 Mizoram 2 32.63 4 42.65 2 27.03 Nagaland 2 18.39 4 60.98 3 45.15 Orissa 34 312.87 39 382.56 38 392.75 Pondicherry 9 121.86 12 119.01 21 178.80 Punjab 46 403.98 26 326.87 58 720.47 Rajasthan 35 512.60 47 700.41 53 503.77 Sikkim 1 32.20 3 44.42 2 25.66 Tamil Nadu 209 3207.73 225 5373.67 298 3359.15 Tripura - - 3 27.28 4 49.91 Uttar Pradesh 226 2745.10 242 3273.47 294 3836.16 Uttaranchal# 45 297.37 73 1179.69 118 1950.88 West Bengal 234 2878.29 235 4471.61 339 5146.31
Total 2009 28671.00 2304 44495.99 2718 44869.00