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Parliament of India Rajya Sabha REPORT NO. 298 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHTH REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2017-2018) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (DEMAND NO. 91) st (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 31 March, 2017) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 31st March, 2017) (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on ______________, 2013) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on _____________, 2013) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2017, Chaitra, 1939 (Saka) Web site: http://rajyasabha.nic.in E-Mail : [email protected] Hindi version of this publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHTH REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2017-2018) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (DEMAND NO. 91) (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 31st March, 2017) (Laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha on 31st March, 2017) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2017/Chaitra, 1939 (Saka) C O N T E N T S PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (i) 2. INTRODUCTION (ii) *3. ACRONYMS 4. REPORT *5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS-AT A GLANCE *6. MINUTES ___________________________________________ * To be appended at printing stage COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2016-17) (Constituted on 1st September, 2016) ---------- 1. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury –– Chairperson RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Prasanna Acharya 3. Shri S.R. Balasubramoniyan 4. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 5. Shri C.P. Narayanan 6. Shri Parimal Nathwani 7. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna 8. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 9. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau 10. Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav LOK SABHA 11. Shri Badruddin Ajmal 12. Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig 13. Shri E.T. Mohammed Basheer 14. Shri Prabhatsinh Chauhan 15. Shri Pankaj Chowdhary 16. Kum. Sushmita Dev 17. Shri Ninong Ering 18. Shri Laxman Giluwa 19. Dr. K. Gopal 20. Shri Daddan Mishra 21. Shri Chirag Paswan 22. Shri Shivaji A. Patil 23. Shri Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole 24. Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan 25. Shri Harinarayan Rajbhar 26. Shrimati Sandhya Roy 27. Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh 28. Shri Nagendra Singh 29. Shri Vikram Usendi 30. Shrimati M.Vasanthi 31. Shri Prabhubhai N. Vasava __________________ SECRETARIAT Shri M.K. Khan, Joint Secretary Shri Narmadeshwar Prasad, Joint Director Shri Mohd. Salamuddin, Deputy Director Shri Rajiv Saxena, Assistant Director INTRODUCTION I, the Chairperson of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, having been authorised by the Committee to present the Report on its behalf, present this Two Hundred Ninety Eighth Report of the Committee. This Report deals with the detailed Demands for Grants (2017-2018) of the Department of Space (Demand No. 91). 2. In the meeting of the Committee held on the 16th February, 2017, the Secretary and other Officers of the Department of Space gave an overview of the various activities of the Department and the Members sought clarifications on various aspects of the performance of the Department to enable it to scrutinise the Demands for Grants. 3. The Committee expresses its thanks to the officers of the Department for replying to the clarifications sought by the Members and placing before it the required material to enable the Committee to scrutinise the Demands for Grants of the Department of Space. 4. The Committee considered and adopted the Report in its meeting held on the 29th March, 2017. NEW DELHI; (RENUKA CHOWDHURY) March 29 ,2017 Chairperson, 8 Chaitra, 1939 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, Rajya Sabha. REPORT INTRODUCTION In terms of Rule 270 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Rajya Sabha, examination of budgetary proposals is one of the primary mandates of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees. In this context, the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests considered the Demands for Grants of the Ministries/Departments within its purview during the third week of February, 2017. This Report of the Committee deals with the examination of the Demands for Grants for the year 2017-18 (Demand No.91) of the Department of Space. The Committee considered the Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Department of Space in its meeting held on 16th February, 2017. 2. ORGANISATION 2.1 Space activities in our country were initiated with the setting up of Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established in August 1969. The Government of India has set up the Space Commission and the Department of Space (DOS) in 1972. The DOS is responsible for implementing the policies framed by the Space Commission. These are carried out through the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Grant-in-aid institutions viz., Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC), Semi- Conductor Laboratory (SCL) and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST). 2.2 The Secretariat of the Department of Space and the Headquarters of ISRO are located in Bengaluru. The Programme Offices at ISRO Headquarters co-ordinate the overall programmes like satellite communication, satellite navigation, earth observation, launch vehicle, space science, atmospheric science, space industry development, disaster management support, international co-operation, publications and public relations, budget and economic analysis and human resources development. 2.3 The major Centres, Units and establishments of DOS/ISRO, responsible for carrying out research and development activities as well as for undertaking various projects and programmes, are given below: (a) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, provides the technology base for the country’s indigenous launch vehicle (rocket) development; (b) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), with its facilities located at Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram is responsible for development of liquid propulsion and cryogenic propulsion systems for satellite and launch vehicles; (c) ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), erstwhile LPSC, Mahendragiri has the responsibility for assembly, integration and testing of storable and cryogenic liquid rocket engines and stages, spacecraft thrusters testing in sea level and high altitude conditions, storage of liquid and cryogenic propellants and production of liquid hydrogen etc. (d) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, is the spaceport of India providing launch base to indigenously built launch vehicles. Also, it provides the facilities for processing of solid rocket motors; (e) ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru, is entrusted with the prime responsibility for development of satellites; (f) The Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), Bengaluru has the responsibility for development and productionisation of electro-optical sensors for satellites; (g) Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, carries out research and development in space applications as well as development of application payloads; (h) Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU), Ahmedabad, is involved in the conception, definition, planning and socio/techno-economic evaluation of development communication programmes; (i) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad is responsible for satellite data acquisition and processing, data dissemination, aerial remote sensing and decision support for disaster management. (j) Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun is a premier training and educational institute set up for developing trained professionals in the field of Remote Sensing, Geo-informatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management. (k) ISRO Telemetry, Tracking & Command Network (ISTRAC), with its ground stations at Bengaluru, Sriharikota, Lucknow, Bearslake, Russia, Biak (Indonesia), Brunei, Mauritius etc. provides the telemetry, tracking and command support and spacecraft mission management for the Indian remote sensing satellite missions, space science missions and satellite launch vehicle programmes; (l) Master Control Facility (MCF) with its main facility at Hassan in Karnataka and backup facility at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has the responsibility for control and operation of INSAT/GSAT/METSAT satellites; (m) ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram, carries out research and development in the area of inertial systems for satellites and launch vehicles. 2.4 Also, a National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS), with the Department of Space (DOS) as the nodal agency, has been established to ensure optimal utilisation of natural resources using remote sensing data in conjunction with conventional techniques. Under NNRMS, five Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (RRSSCs) at Bengaluru, Dehradun, Jodhpur, Kolkata and Nagpur have been set up for execution of remote sensing application programmes in the respective regions. Organisations receiving Grants-in-aid: (a) Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, an autonomous institution supported mainly by the Department of Space, carries out research in space sciences. (b) The National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) set up at Gadanki near Tirupati, conducts atmospheric research. (c) The North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC)
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