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Science & Technology

DST & INSPIRE Programme, CSIR,
Lecture-8 ICMR, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
POLICY IN INDIA (STI)

Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari

(IIT Delhi, Author of Mc Graw Hill,
Last 19 years Experience)

Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari

TOPICS:

DST & INSPIRE Programme

CSIR, ICMR
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY IN INDIA (STI)

Dr. Ravi P. Agrahari

 DST

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 In May 1971, the Department of Science and Technology
(DST) was established, with the main objective of
promoting new areas of science and technology.
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It is a nodal department for organising, coordinating and
the promotion of S and T activities in the country

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 1. Formulation of policies related to Science and
Technology.

2. Issues concerning the Scientific Advisory Committee of

the Cabinet (SACC).
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3. Promoting new areas of Science and Technology, which
specially emphasised on emerging areas.

4. Coordination and integration of areas of Science and

Technology having cross-sectoral linkages in which
scientific research institutions, scientific association
and bodies are supported and also gives grants.
 6. Manage and coordinate information systems for science and
technology.

7. Matters concerning to Inter-Agency/Inter-Departmental

coordination for evolving science and technology missions.
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8. The promotion PUBLIC
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application of science and technology
for the development and security of the nation.

9. Matters relating to institutional science and technology,

which enhances capacity building through setting up of new
institutions and developing infrastructure.

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 10. Promotion of science and technology for grassroots
development at the state, district and village levels.

, 11.
PSYCHOLOGY
ApplicationAND PUBLICand
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technology for weaker
sections, women and other disadvantaged sections of the
society.

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 PROGRAMMES UNDER DST

Inspire / Inspiring Creativity

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and Innovation

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 With a view to create an interest among students for
science and motivate them to develop innovative ideas, the
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government
of India, started the “INSPIRE Programme”.
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INSPIRE or Innovation
PSYCHOLOGY in Science
AND PUBLIC Pursuit for Inspired
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Research (www.inspire-dst.gov.in) is a unique programme
that aims to inspire young talent towards advanced studies
and research in basic sciences, thus strengthening and
building the national S and T base.

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 The programme covers the age group in the range of
10–32 years, and its components comprise the following:

, 1. Scheme forAND
PSYCHOLOGY EarlyPUBLIC
Attraction of Talent (SEATS)
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2. Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)
3. Assured Opportunity for Research Careers (AORC)

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Inspire Scheme
The five sub-components of the Scheme are:
I. INSPIRE Award: This is for the age group of 10–15 years.
II. INSPIRE Internship: For the age group of 16–17 years, at a
science camp, with a chance to interact with global leaders in
the field of science.
III. INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE): For
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the 17–22 year ANDage PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
group, Rs. 80,000/- per year for
continuing education at Bachelor of Science and
Master of Science levels.
III. INSPIRE Fellowship: For doctoral research (22–27 age group).
V. INSPIRE Faculty: For assuring career opportunity (27–
32 age group).
 Note:

The scheme’s first component

INSPIRE awards- is centrally implemented with the help
of states/UTs
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The scheme’s other components are implemented
centrally with the help of DST, through the
academic/research institutes and universities concerned,
etc.

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 INSPIRE AWARDS – MANAK

The INSPIRE Award programme is renamed as INSPIRE

AWARD – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National
Aspiration and Knowledge) and is executed by DST, in
coordination with the National Innovation Foundation
, (NIF), India, to AND
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it with the action plan for “Start-up
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India” initiative launched by the Honourable Prime
Minister of India.

The main aim of the programme is to encourage the

culture of creative and innovative thinking among young
minds to address the societal needs or problems through
science and technology.
 Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research
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(CSIR)

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 It is an autonomous, non-profit, publicly funded R and D
organisation under the Department of Scientific and
Industrial Research, Ministry of S and T. It was established
in 1942.
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Objective Maximises the economic, environmental and
societal benefits of Indian people through scientific and
industrial R and D.

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 Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR)
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Strategic ADMINISTRATION
Plan and Agenda 2030

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 In 2017, ICMR developed its Strategic Plan and Vision 2030
document. It is conceptualised on five primary pillars:

1. Strengthen health research capacity in the country.

, 2. Organise data
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PUBLICand research platforms.
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3. Leverage traditional medicine.
4. Enable evidence to policy translation.
5. Strengthen programme implementation through
research.

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 ICMR’s research priorities and projects are well-aligned
and harmonised with the National Health Policy (NHP)
2017.

In recent years, ICMR has also focused on diseases

targeted for elimination (Kala-azar, Filariasis, Leprosy,
, Malaria, HIV/AIDS
PSYCHOLOGY ANDand Tuberculosis),
PUBLIC child and adolescent
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health, universal immunization, communicable diseases.

ICMR has initiated a mission mode project on Tuberculosis,

namely “India TB Research Consortium (ITRC)” to boost
TB elimination efforts, which has been sanctioned ` 139
crore from the government of India for the next three
years.
 With a target of Tuberculosis elimination by 2025, another
ambitious pilot project is focusing on active case finding in
five states for bridging the gap in the last mile delivery of
services amongst tribal populations using 35 Mobile TB
Diagnostic Vans under the TIE-TB project.
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ICMR is also working closely with the National AIDS Control
Organisation and is committed to the global call to ‘End
AIDS’ by 2030.

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 Science, Technology and Innovation
PolicyADMINISTRATION
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 It was unveiled in 2013 by the then Prime Minister at the
science congress at Kolkata to use science, technology and
, innovation for faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth,
along with focus on both STI for people and people for STI,
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for positioning India among the top five global scientific
powers by 2020,
SYCHOLOGY to encourage
AND PUBLIC private sector’s investment in
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Research and Development (R and D), for achieving gender
parity in S and T and Global cooperation and science
diplomacy.

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# India has declared 2010–20 as the, “Decade of Innovation”
(Innovation refers to science and technology-based solutions
that are deployed in the economy or society).

# Key objectives of the policy are: promoting scientific

temper,
, enhancing skills, creating new career opportunities in
science, establishing quality infrastructure, creating a robust
innovation
P system, and positioning India among the top five
global powers.
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# Policy recommends increasing the gross expenditure on
research and development to 2 per cent of the GDP, with the
support of private and public sectors
 # The policy aims at doubling the number of high impact
papers by 2020.

# The policy framework will focus on reforms in school

, science education, by improving teaching methods,
science curricula and introducing schemes for early
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alteration of talent ADMINISTRATION
to science. Additional efforts will also
be taken for encouraging women and enabling them to
choose a career in science.

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 # Efforts will be taken to ensure that benefits of innovation
are provided to important sectors such as manufacturing,
service, agriculture and also handling the challenges of
climate change.
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# A new regular framework will be put in place in order to
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gain global competitiveness through multiple
collaborations.

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