(a) the salient features of the schemes being implemented in the country for development
of Science and Technology, State/UT-wise;
(b) the funds allocated for this purpose during the last three years and the current year
along with the amount spent thereon, State/UT-wise;
(c) the details of institutes of Science and Technology functioning, State/UT-wise;and
(d) the capacity of the said institutes with regard to enrolment of students?
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) & (b) Although the Ministry of Science & Technology do not implement any Centrally
Sponsored Schemes and do not have any provision for making state-wise allocations, the
Ministries work with State Governments for implementation of some Central Schemes like
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Award scheme, State Science
and Technology Programme (SSTP) and Patent Facilitation Cell (PFC) Programme and solicit
proposals from them. Details on INSPIRE Award, SSTP and PFC programmes for the years 2009-10,
2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 (current year) are given below:
(i) Under INSPIRE Award scheme of Department of Science & Technology (DST), two students are
selected from every middle & high school of the country having classes 6 to 10 during a Five
Year Plan period for an INSPIRE Award of Rs.5000/- each for preparing a Science Project/Model.
Merit based selection of students is done by the State Government machinery involving Headmaster
/Headmistress/Principal of the schools. Award amount is directly sent to the selected children
in the form of an INSPIRE Award Warrant issued by Bank. The awardees participate in the District
Level Exhibition and Project Competitions (DLEPCs) and best 5% to 10% entries from the District
are selected for participation in the State Level Exhibitions & Project Competitions (SLEPCs).
Best 5% entries from the State/UT, subject to a minimum of 5 are selected to participate in
the National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC). Implementation of the scheme
is done by the State/UT Governments. All the 28 states and 7 UTs are participating in the
scheme. Entire cost for conduct of competitions at various levels is borne by the Central
Government. Money is released to State Nodal Officers in-charge of INSPIRE for organizing
competitions at District and State Levels.
(ii) Under State Science and Technology Programme (SSTP) of DST annual core grant support
has been provided to State Science & Technology Councils in the Country. Core support is
provided to State S&T Councils with the objective of facilitating these councils in planning,
monitoring and implementing S&T activities in the States. This core grant assistance partially
covers support for Scientific, Technical & Administrative manpower, travel, office expenses and
modern office equipment etc.
(iii) Under Patent Facilitation Cell (PFC) programme of DST, 24 Patent Information
Centres (PICs) are supported in various states for creating awareness and extend
assistance on protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) including patent,
copyright, geographical indication etc. at state level. These PICs are also
creating Intellectual Property Cells in Universities (IPCU) of their respective
states. As of now 84 IPCU’s have been created in different universities of the states.
The programme-wise, year-wise grants provided during this period to the states are as under:
(Rs. in lakhs)
Name of 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Total Programme (upto Feb.,13)
INSPIRE 8283.40 15125.05 15142.79 12156.40 50707.64 Award (126468) (250009) (243325) (219176) (838978)
SSTP 985.20 1317.64 1480.14 1657.67 5440.65
PFC 45.83 78.00 51.62 97.00 272.45
Total 9314.43 16520.69 16674.55 13911.07 56420.74
States No. of States No. of States No. of /UTs S&T /UTs S&T /UTs S&T Insti- Insti- Insti- tutions tutions tutions
Andhra Pradesh 6 Jharkhand 2 Punjab 2
Assam 2 Karnataka 8 Rajasthan 1
Delhi 11 Kerala 4 Tamil Nadu 3
Goa 1 Madhya Pradesh 1 Uttar Pradesh 7
Gujarat 2 Maharashtra 5 Uttarakhand 4
Haryana 3 Manipur 1 West Bengal 8
Himachal Pradesh 1 Meghalaya 1 Chandigarh 2
J&K 1 Odisha 2 Grand Total 78