GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1460
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.3.2007

HIGH LEVEL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

1460. SHRI JAI PARKASH AGGARWAL:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is a lack of resources, autonomy of operation and investment for high level scientific researches in the Indian Research Institutes; and
(b) if so, the steps being taken by Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES
(KAPIL SIBAL)

(a) & (b): No, Sir. The 9th Plan allocation was Rs.457 crores and the B.E of the 10th Plan is Rs.1193.16 crores and the proposed 11th Plan allocation is Rs.3406 crores. Therefore, it is evident that the Plan Outlay have increased substantially over the years. The institutes make their research plans based on national priorities and frontier areas of Science & Technology at global level.