Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement Through Nurturing (KIRAN) – A Ray of Hope for Women Scientists

Friday, August 5, 2016

Shri Y.S. Chowdary, Minister of State for the Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, in a written reply to a Question in Rajya Sabha today, informed the House that there is steady growth in proposals from the women scientists under Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN) scheme of the Department of Science & Technology (DST). DST received 689 proposals in 2013-14, 882 proposals in 2014-15 and 1012 proposals in 2015-16 under KIRAN from women scientists.

The number of proposals received and recommended under the scheme during last three years, State-wise are given below: -

States/Union Territories

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16
 

Received

Recommended

Received

Recommended

Received

Recommended

Andhra Pradesh

115

25

94

11

42

13

Arunachal Pradesh

-

-

1

-

2

1

Assam

13

3

11

4

24

3

Bihar

2

-

2

-

3

2

Chandigarh

6

2

4

1

10

3

Chhattisgarh

1

-

5

-

6

-

Daman & Diu

-

-

-

-

1

-

Delhi

44

21

56

13

75

21

Gujarat

22

8

26

8

32

13

Goa

3

1

4

3

3

2

Haryana

22

5

27

6

23

11

Himachal Pradesh

6

1

7

2

12

1

Jammu & Kashmir

19

6

14

2

26

5

Jharkhand

2

-

7

1

12

-

Karnataka

48

14

47

18

65

15

Kerala

31

8

33

10

38

6

Madhya Pradesh

18

10

29

3

35

3

Maharashtra

61

20

86

31

91

26

Manipur

7

6

13

5

15

3

Meghalaya

-

-

2

-

1

-

Mizoram

-

-

2

1

1

1

Odisha

16

9

26

9

21

17

Pondicherry

2

1

3

1

3

3

Punjab

18

3

30

10

27

7

Rajasthan

15

3

26

1

41

8

Sikkim

3

-

-

-

-

-

Telangana

-

-

37

28

52

39

Tripura

-

-

4

3

3

2

Tamil Nadu

82

23

116

30

124

25

Uttar Pradesh

67

37

97

23

144

22

Uttarakhand

8

3

13

-

18

3

West Bengal

58

14

60

23

62

33

TOTAL

689

223

882

247

1012

288