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The expenditure on Scientific Research has
increased in the country during the last three years. The
plan allocation for scientific departments has increased from
Rs. 12022.17 crores in 9th Plan to Rs. 25243.00 crores in
10th Plan. According to available official statistics, expenditure
on scientific research has increased from Rs. 12901 crores
in 1998-99 to Rs. 15090 crores 1999-00 to Rs. 17660 crores
in 2000-01 and the estimated figure for the year 2002-03 is
Rs. 24226 crores. This includes the research and development
expenditure of Central and State Governments R&D institutions,
in-house R&D units of industries and Scientific Industrial
Research organisation (SIRO) recognized by Department of Scientific
and Industrial Research (DSIR).
A number of schemes are implemented by various
Central Ministries/Departments for funding sponsored Research
& Development projects to institutions and universities
located in various states. The number of R&D projects
funded during the year 2002-03 in various states is 2718 with
an approved cost of Rs. 448.69 crores.
This information was given by Shri Kapil
Sibbal, Minister of State, Science and Technology and Ocean
Development in Lok Sabha today.
Source : Ministry
of Science & Technology
Date : July 29, 2005
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