(a) whether infrastructure facilities are available at various places in Madhya Pradesh for launching various programmes of his Ministry ;
(b) if so, the steps taken for the exploitation of resources there;
(c) the time by which the initiative is likely to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
(d) the details of the projects likely to be executed in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SHRI BACHI SINGH RAWAT)
(a) to (d) A statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2297 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2002 REGARDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES IN MADHYA PRADESH
(a) to (d) Yes, Sir. There are adequate infrastructure facilities available in Madhya Pradesh for launching various programmes of the Ministry of Science and Technology. In order to exploit the resources of these infrastructure facilities, the Government provides support under the various schemes for promoting science & technology in the fields of basic research, strengthening of academic institutions , entrepreneurship development, science popularization, patent awareness, energy conservation, remote sensing, biotechnology, non-conventional energy etc. The projects envisaged are bio-villages, bio-energy, S&T clinics, knowledge park, water conservation, technology business incubation centres, networking of scientific institutions etc.