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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.383
TO
BE ANSWERED ON 18-02-2009
INDIA'S POSITION IN FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC R & D
383.
SHRI JAI PARKASH AGGARWAL: Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) the position of India in the field of scientific
research and development in global context;
(b) the number of applications
submitted for patent of new inventions by Indian scientists and those by other
developed and developing countries during last five years; and
(c) the steps
taken to arrest the present slow pace of progress in the field of scientific research
and development in India? ANSWER
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND
MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES
(KAPIL SIBAL) (a) The R&D expenditure
as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and R&D manpower per million
population of select developed and developing countries is as annexed.
(b)
The total number of applications filed by Indians and foreigners during the last
five years is as under:
Year | Patent
applications filed | | | Domestic | Foreign
| Total | | 2003-04 | 3218 | 9395 | 12613 | | 2004-05 | 3630 | 13836 | 17466 | | 2005-06 | 4521 | 19984 | 24505 | | 2006-07 | 5314 | 23626 | 28940 | | 2007-08 | 6040 | 29178 | 35218 |
(c) The Government has taken various measures from time to time to enhance scientific
research and development activities in the country. These measures include higher
allocation for scientific research from Plan to Plan, setting up of new institutions
for science education and research, creation of centres of excellence and facilities
in emerging and frontline areas in academic and national institutes, induction
of new and attractive fellowships such as INSPIRE, BOYSCAST, strengthening infrastructure
for R&D in universities, offering attractive salary packages along with incentives,
national awards for outstanding R&D etc. Accordingly, the Government have
enhanced Eleventh Plan allocation for scientific departments to Rs. 75,304.00
crores from Rs. 24,301.35 crores during the Tenth Plan.
ANNEXURE R&D
EXPENDITURE AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP AND RESEARCHERS PER MILLION PEOPLE FOR SELECTED
COUNTRIES, 2004-06
S.
No. | Country | R&D
Exp. as % GDP | No. of researchers
per million people | 1 | Argentina | 0.49 | 895 | 2 | Australia | 1.78 | 4053 | 3 | Austria | 2.46 | 3657 | 4 | Brazil | 0.82 | 461 | 5 | Canada | 1.97 | 3922 | 6 | China | 1.42 | 926 | 7 | Czech
Rep. | 1.54 | 2578 | 8 | Denmark | 2.44 | 5277 | 9 | Finland | 3.43 | 7681 | 10 | France | 2.12 | 3353 | 11 | Germany | 2.52 | 3386 | 12 | Hungry | 1.00 | 1745 | 13 | India | 0.88 | 140 | 14 | Italy | 1.10 | 1407 | 15 | Japan | 3.40 | 5546 | 16 | Korea
Rep. | 3.23 | 4162 | 17 | Mexico | 0.50 | 464 | 18 | Netherlands | 1.69 | 2524 | 19 | Norway | 1.49 | 4668 | 20 | Pakistan | 0.44 | 80 | 21 | Russian
Fed. | 1.08 | 3255 | 22 | Singapore | 2.39 | 5713 | 23 | Spain | 1.21 | 2639 | 24 | Sri
Lanka | 0.19 | 141 | 25 | Sweden | 3.82 | 6139 | 26 | United
Kingdom | 1.80 | 3033 | 27 | United
States | 2.61 | 4651 | 28 | Venezuela | 0.23 | 86 |
Source:
UIS, UNESCO
World Development Indicators
The World Bank Research &
Development Statistics at a Glance, DST.
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