(a) whether the Union Government has taken any steps for the appropriate development of science and technology in various States of the country including Kerala;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated for the said work by the Union Government during the last three years and the current year, year and State-wise; and
(c) the details of organisations related to science and technology functioning in the country, State-wise including Kerala?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER`S OFFICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS;(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) Yes Madam, though the Ministry of Science and Technology does not make state-wise budget allocation, several steps have been taken by the Ministry for appropriate development of science and technology in all the states/UTs including the state of Kerala. This include support to the research and development labs and institutions, support to scientists and researchers for investigator centric research proposals, strengthening Science & Technology (S&T) Infrastructure in Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning through Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and other Higher Educational Institutions (FIST), promoting S&T entrepreneurship and innovation, technology development and demonstration, empowering women and weaker sections of the society through science. To attract the young students to make career in science, a programme on Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) was mounted by the Ministry of Science and Technology. More than one million children have already benefited in the country. Under this programme 9909 children from Kerala got INSPIRE awards during the last three years.
(b) The table below gives details of funds provided by the Ministry of Science and Technology for the above work in the last three years and the current year :
Figures in bracket show the funds invested in the State of Kerala
Rs. In Crores Organization 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Total interim budget (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Ministry of Scienece & 4342.55 4470.34 4716.86 3267.71 16797.46 Technology (including (213.40) (187.14) (200.54) (85.70) (686.78) DST,DBT and DSIR)
Source : Directory of R&D Instituion’2010 published by National Science & Technology Management Information System Division of DST. Download PDF Files
State/UT Total State /UT Total State /UT Total Andaman & Nicobar 5 Jammu & Kashmir 39 Punjab 74 Andhra Pradesh 393 Jharkhand 31 Rajasthan 114 Arunachal Pradesh 7 Karnataka 404 Sikkim 4 Assam 51 Kerala 141 Tamil Nadu 436 Bihar 51 Lakshadweep 0 Tripura 5 Chandigarh 26 Madhya Pradesh 102 Uttar Pradesh 223 Chattisgarh 13 Maharashtra 846 Uttarakhand 75 Dadraa Nagar Havelli 2 Manipur 5 West Bengal 243 Delhi 297 Meghalaya 11 Total 4288 Goa 20 Mizoram 2 Gujarat 375 Nagaland 4 Haryana 147 Orissa 66 Himachal Pradesh 60 Puducherry 16