While India’ gross expenditure in R&D has tripled between 20, other countries are also accelerating their R&D. Out of it, 80% of spending is being held by nearly 10 countries. Understanding the value of Research for the development of any country, data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) reveals that the global spending on R&D has reached a record high of almost US$1.7 trillion. The allocation under Research and Development in DST saw an increase of Rs 11 crore. This comprises:Īs compared to last year, allocation to DST and DSIR in 2022-2023 has increased by 15% and 6% respectively.Īlthough there is a slash in funding for the country’s premier research and development institutions and laboratories by Rs 576 crore the budget of the Department of Science & Technology (DST) saw a miniscule jump of Rs 67 crore. In 2022-2023, the Ministry of Science & Technology has been allotted a sum of Rs 14,217. Expenditure Overview: Science & Technology: Mentioned in the draft national biotechnology development strategy 2020-2025, the focus point remains on strengthening and nurturing strong basic research innovation driven ecosystems and building capacities both human resource and infrastructure to cater to the current needs. With the view to promote scientific research in India, the Centre planned to develop “Ease of Doing Scientific Index” that would ensure effective use of both disbursed funds and the time to weed out sub-standard research work. The guidelines also mentioned the revision of competitive research grant system, streamlining of funding process and reforms to strengthen the biosafety regulatory framework Ease of Doing Science: Reorganization of scientific divisions along functional lines into 14 verticals with reduced hierarchy, decentralization of decision making and empowerment of individual scientific decision units in the department The frequency of in-person project reviews have been reduced to one mid-term and one completion review for a project of three years. The guidelines also stated that to ease the burden of research personnel engaged in research & development projects, salaries for the first two years to be released during the first year as ‘grant-in-aid’ in the project. It is pertinent to mention that the reforms include single-step approval for administration issues including Budget re-appropriation within the recurring head and change of principle investigatory. We are also developing a single common portal to apply for all grants, scholarships and fellowships across all science ministries and departments as well as science agencies in the country.” While releasing the new guidelines, the Union Minister Jitendra Singh said, “We have released new guidelines for ‘Ease of doing science’. This step has been taken to reduce the compliance burden and switching from research administration to research facilitation. Jitendra Singh released the new guidelines for ‘Ease of Doing Science: Towards less government, more governance’ on the foundation day of the Department of Biotechnology. Union Minister of Science and technology Dr. A lot of focus is already there, however there is a lot to be done.Īligning with the burgeoning needs, the central government has relaxed compliance guidelines for scientists, making it easier for them to access grants and rope in associates for research and development projects. The unprecedented pandemic has given a big boost to scientific Research & Development. Over the years, Indian scientists have done path breaking research and consequently, paved the path for global recognition by solving global problems. India has a rich legacy in science, technology and innovation. “India has data, demography, demand, democracy to achieve world class scientific solution”
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