Development of S&T

Introduction

 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.

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  :

Rs. In Crores

Organization	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15 interim budget	Total
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
Ministry of Scienece & Technology (including DST,DBT and DSIR)	4342.55 (213.40)	4470.34 (187.14)	4716.86 (200.54)	3267.71 (85.70)	16797.46 (686.78)

Figures in bracket show the funds invested in the State of Kerala

As per the latest available official statistics, there are 4288 organizations related to science & technology that are functioning in the country for carrying out the research and development work. Out of these , 141  organizations are in Kerala . The State wise details are as under:

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

 

Source : Directory of R&D Instituion’2010 published by National Science & Technology Management Information System Division of DST.

This was stated by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ministry of    Earth Sciences (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

Source

Press Information Bureau, July 09, 2014