Question : Development of Science and Technology

(a) whether various State Governments have sent proposals to the Union Government regarding developing of Science and Technology (S&T) during the last five years;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/yearwise;

(c) the details of the proposals approved/rejected by the Union Government during the said period, State/ UT-wise;

(d) the details of the proposals lying pending and the reasons for their pendency; and

(e) the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be cleared by the Union Government?

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Science & Technology in the Union Government does not receive Research and Development (R&D) projects directly from the State Governments. The union Government under its various schemes of the Ministry supports Research and Development projects received from individual entities (both central and State) situated in the country related to development of Science & Technology including fundamental research through competitive grant mechanism. This includes support to the research and development labs and institutions, support to Scientists and Researchers for investigators centric research proposal, strengthening Science and 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 Business incubators, Technology Development and Demonstration, Empowering women and weaker sections of the society through science.

The Ministry is also implementing the schemes such as Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (TDDP), Access to Knowledge and Studies (A2K + Studies),Common Research and Technology Development Hubs , Promoting Innovations in Individuals Start-ups and MSME (PRISM), Establishment of Biotechnology Park, Industrial Biotechnology Parks, Biopharm Scale-up Manufacturing in Genome Valley, Biotechnology Translational Research Institute.

(c) to (e) Does not arise.

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