Funds Allocation for Science Research Government has taken several steps to promote science and scientific research in the country. Many new and innovative schemes have been initiated recently to catalyze research in areas like healthcare, information and communication, sustainable habitat, nanoscience and technology, water resources and river systems etc. Emphasis has been given to interdisciplinary areas of priority such as energy, water, health, security, nutrition, advanced materials and manufacturing, cyber physical systems etc. to meaningfully connect the research and development (R&D) undertaken in our academic and national laboratories to the sustainable development goals (SDG) of the Government. Some other measures taken by the Government to promote science and scientific research include successive increase in plan allocations for Scientific Departments, offering attractive research fellowships, strengthening infrastructure for R&D etc. The fund allocated to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) / Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for agriculture research and education during XI and XII Plan were Rs 10325.76 crore and Rs 13786.58 crore respectively. The Government, with the aim of developing and promoting scientific technology to increase agricultural production of the country, has established National Agricultural Research System (NARS)" in various states including Uttar Pradesh. The names of State/UT where the ICAR Research Institutes/ All India Coordinated/Network Research Projects have been set up including Uttar Pradesh, are given below: 1. Andaman & Nicobar 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Assam 5. Bihar 6. Chhattisgarh 7. Delhi 8. Goa 9. Gujarat 10. Haryana 11. Himachal Pradesh 12. Jammu & Kashmir 13. Jharkhand 14. Karnataka 15. Kerala 16. Madhya Pradesh 17. Maharashtra 18. Meghalaya 19. Nagaland 20. Odisha 21. Punjab 22. Rajasthan 23. Sikkim 24. Tamilnadu 25. Telangana 26. Uttar Pradesh 27. Uttarakhand 28. West Bengal This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Shri Y.S.Chowdary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
