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

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3198
TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.04.2005

Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)

3198. SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD:

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

(a) whether during the decade 1992- 2003 the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) sanctioned more than 150 projects under three programmes;

(b) if so, how many of these sanctioned projects were not achieved or only partially achieved;

(c) whether technologies developed by TIFAC were not commercialized; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN DEVELOPMENT.

(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)

Yes, Sir. During the period 145 projects were sanctioned under the Home Grown Technologies Mission, Advanced Composites Technologies Mission and Fly Ash Mission Projects.

Out of 145 sanctioned projects, 68 have been evaluated by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. As per the report there is a success rate of 68 percent.

(c) & (d) Commercialization of technologies was attempted in all the cases and the private entrepreneurs attempted to implement the same. However, they failed to carry it beyond a point due to extreme criticality of targeted technologies which they felt might become unviable due to changed market conditions. It may be noted that projects with a significant innovation/technology development element are inherently unpredictable with regard to their outcome.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4124
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20-04-2005

NEW SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTRES IN BACKWARDS STATES

4124. SHRI SURAJ SINGH

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

whether there is an scheme to open new Science and Technology Centres in backward states during the current financial year;

if so, the details thereof;

if not, the reasons therefor;

the details of policy of the Government for opening of Technology Institutes and their development in backward and North-eastern states;

whether there is any scheme to open a new Technology Institute in Bihar;

if so, the details thereof;

if not the reasons therefor; and

the schemes of the Government for modernization and upgradation of Technology Institutes in Bihar?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)

(a) to (d) No Sir. The Government believes that adequate funds are essential to fund the existing institutes to enable them to provide good facilities for teaching and research for producing quality students rather than starting new institutes and spreading the available resources thinly.

(e) No Sir.

(f) to (h) The Government has no proposals at present for consideration. However if any new proposals based on their strength and need will be considered. The Government has programmes for strengthening of infrastructure in the academic institutes with critical mass of faculty. This scheme offers funds for upgradation of teaching and research facilities including internet, modern equipment, etc.

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File No. AI/LS-12/2005

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

AI CELL

Sub:- Draft answer for the Parliament Question No. 4124 for answer in the Lok Sabha on 20-04-2005.

The following question by SHRI SURAJ SINGH is an unstarred question to be answered on 20-04-2005.

Will the Minister of Science & Technology be pleased to state:

Will the Minister of Science & Technology

be pleased to state:

whether there is an scheme to open new Science and Technology Centres in backward states during the current financial year;

if so, the details thereof;

if not, the reasons therefor;

the details of policy of the Government opening Technology Institutes and their development in backward and North-eastern states;

whether there is any scheme to open a new Technology Institute in Bihar;

if so, the details thereof;

if not the reasons therefor; and

the schemes of the Government for modernization and upgradation of Technology Institutes in Bihar?

Draft answer is placed below for kind approval. It may kindly be noted that inputs from MHRD have been taken in to consideration while preparing the draft answer.

(B. Hari Gopal)
Scientist – G
15-04-2005
JS (A)