Working Group Report for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17)
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WORKING GROUP REPORT FOR THE TWELFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (2012-17) ÉʺÉiÉà¤É® 2011 September 2011 ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ ÉÊ´É£ÉÉMÉ Department of Science & Technology ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉãÉªÉ Ministry of Science & Technology ]èBÉDxÉÉìãÉÉäVÉÉÒ £É´ÉxÉ, xɪÉÉ àÉc®ÉèãÉÉÒ àÉÉMÉÇ Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road xÉ<Ç ÉÊnããÉÉÒ - 110 016 New Delhi – 110 016 Programmes and Proposals for Twelfth Five Year Plan for the Department of Science and Technology Contents No. Details Page No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i-v CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND 1-2 CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF ONGOING PROGRAMMES 3-21 1. Review of the New Initiatives of 11 th Plan 3 Programmes 2. Review of the On-going Programmes of 10 the Department and Changing Paradigms of the 11 th Plan programmes CHAPTER 3 INDIAN RESEARCH AND 22-28 DEVELOPMENT: CURRENT SITUTATION 1. Growth Trends in Indian Science and 22 Technology 2. Current Status of Indian Science and 24 Technology Sector 3. Science Vision of India 25 4. Changing Role of Department of Science 26 and Technology 5. Stake Holder Priorities and Perceptions 27 CHAPTER 4 PROCESS ADOPTED BY DST FOR 29-34 PLANNING THE 12 th PLAN PROGRAMMES 1. Study of Input to Output relations 29 2. Global Benchmarking 29 3. Expert Group Advise 30 Programmes and Proposals for Twelfth Five Year Plan for the Department of Science and Technology 4. Formation of Working Group 30 5. Formation of Sub-Groups of the Working 30 Group 6. Goal and Target Setting 30 7. Recommendations of the Sub-Groups of 34 the Working Group CHAPTER 5 PROGRAMMES AND PROPOSALS 35-46 FOR 12 th PLAN PERIOD 1. Policy Formulation 35 2. Programmes for Strengthening of 37 Human Capacities 3. Programmes for Strengthening of 38 Institutional Capacities 4. Technology Development Programmes 40 5. Partnerships and Alliances 41 6. Societal Interventions 43 7. New Initiatives Proposed by the 45 Department of Science and Technology ST for Implementation during the 12 th plan period CHAPTER 6 EXPECTED DELIVERABLES AND 47-64 MAPPING OF RESOURCE NEEDS AND PROJECTIONS 47-49 Expected Deliverables 47 1. Policy Objectives 47 2. Human Capacity building 48 3. Institutional Capacity Building 4. Technology Development and 48 Deployment 5. Partnerships and Alliances 49 6. Social Contract of Science & Technology 49 Programmes and Proposals for Twelfth Five Year Plan for the Department of Science and Technology Mapping Resource Needs and 49-64 Projections 1. Policy Objectives 49 2. Human Capacity building 51 3. Institutional Capacity Building 53 4. Technology Development and 55 Deployment 5. Partnerships and Alliances 57 6. Social Contract of Science and 60 Technology CHAPTER 7 Budget Outlay (Programme wise) 65-66 CHAPTER 8 Submission of the Proposals of DST 67 References and Annotations 68-69 ANNEXURES 70-373 Annexure 1 Some highlights of the Major 70-92 Programme Initiatives of The Department of Science and Technology during 11 th plan Annexure 2 Salient Findings and Recommendations 93-94 of the Professor Kalyan Sinha Committee Annexure 3 Major Highlights of the Nano Mission 95-96 Annexure 4 Key recommendations emerging from 97-100 various discussions: Stake Holder Priorities and Perceptions Annexure 5 Review of the ongoing programmes of 101-106 DST and suggested some revisions and modifications Annexure 6 Formation of Working Group: The 107-111 composition and the Terms of Reference Programmes and Proposals for Twelfth Five Year Plan for the Department of Science and Technology Annexure 7 Formation of Sub-Groups of the 112-120 Working Group: The composition and the Terms of Reference Annexure 8 Recommendations of the Sub-Group of 121-373 the Working Group Annexure 8a: Formulation of Policies relating to Science 121 & Technology Strengthening Basic Research and Annexure 8b: Expanding R&D base-Human Capacity 154 Annexure 8c: Strengthening Basic Research and 224 Expanding R&D Base –Institutional Capacity Annexure 8d: Technology Development Programme 250 th Annexure 8e: Societal Interventions of S&T for 12 Five 316 Year Plan Annexure 8f: Science & Technology Cooperation 345 /Partnership and Alliances Programmes and Proposals for Twelfth Five Year Plan for the Department of Science and Technology Executive Summary The Department of Science and Technology, founded in 1971, has been readjusting its programmes and plans to suit the changing needs of the science and technology sector of the country. In the early phase of development, programmes and plans were selected on the basis of budget and resources available to the Ministry. Resource constraints formed an important consideration in development of plan programmes of the R&D sector during the periods prior to economic liberalization. In many of the previous plan periods, the Department identified various programmes and assigned inter-se priorities among the various schemes and programmes and allocated the available resources among the selected programmes. The Department has attempted to plan the 12 th plan proposals with a difference. DST has now made an attempt to define R&D outputs for each programme, map and estimate the fund requirement and propose optimum resource needs based on bench marks. The approach paper of the Planning Commission for the 12 th Plan, for the first time has included a section on science and technology as well as Innovation. DST, recognizing the expectations of the country from the science and technology and innovation sector has adopted a difference in approach for the preparation of the 12 th Plan proposals. An output directed planning approach has been adopted. Several consultation processes with stakeholders as well as science advisory and expert advice mechanisms have enabled the planning methodology. The approach to planning has related to the needs of the society and demands for R&D outputs from the Science and Technology sector. A thematic planning approach has been adopted. An attempt has been made to identify and quantify the deliverables expected from the 12 th plan programmes of the Department. Objectives of policy formulation have been specified. Policy formulations with an objective to double private sector engagement into R&D, promote Public Private Partnerships for R&D, and expand the R&D base of the country etc. i Programmes and Proposals for Twelfth Five Year Plan for the Department of Science and Technology have formed the priorities. A proposal is made that DST would attempt to place 4 bills and 16 policy documents before the Government during the 12 th plan period for consideration. The Department proposes institutionalization of policy research and preparation of several thematic and periodic reports on the R&D sector complete with inter-country comparisons. A provision of Rs 50 crores and effort intensive plan has been made. Objectives of programmes for strengthening and building human capacity for R&D have been elaborated. As many as 21 programmes have been identified and their resource requirements mapped. Programmes for mobility of employed women, “ Disha ” scheme for women in science, new doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships for training abroad, Building Educators for Science Teaching and Start-up grant for new recruits in academic sector from Indian Diaspora are proposed new initiatives. INSPIRE scheme initiated in 11 th plan has been received exceedingly well by the science and technology sector. Initial results are encouraging. It has received favourable review. The Department proposes to continue the scheme during the 12 th plan with some modifications of parameters. During the mid-stage of 12th plan, the INSPIRE award scheme could be evaluated for possible continuation through Ministry of Human Resource Development during the 13 th plan period. Strengthening and building Human Capacity would form a major focus area for resource deployment. It is estimated that as many as 3 million Indians would be receiving support through the programmes proposed by DST for implementation during the 12 th plan. The level of allocation for the programmes proposed by DST under Human Capacity building is Rs 7090 crores during the 12 th plan. Objectives of the programmes under strengthening institutional capacity during the 12 th plan through DST have largely relied on consolidation and further augmentation of ongoing and 11 th plan initiatives. The focus of 12 th plan programmes under this objective would be to relate investment into strengthening of institutional capacities based on outputs and expected outcomes rather than limiting objectives to infrastructure strengthening alone. Challenge Award concepts for institutional capacity building are being introduced. Specific targets for the number of institutions and science departments to be served through the 12 th plan programmes of DST have been stipulated. Deployment of Rs 6975 crores has been proposed by DST during the 12 th plan. ii Programmes and Proposals for Twelfth Five Year Plan for the Department of Science and Technology The Department of Science and Technology has responded to the changing stakeholder aspirations with respect to Technology Development and Deployment programmes. Whereas the programmes of the Department of science and Technology under Technology Development and Deployment in the previous plans were generally focused on demonstrating the viabilities of technologies developed by public funded institutions, proposals for the 12 th plan under this objective have been developed under a different paradigm. User needs for technologies have been accorded high priority in selection of technology goals. Technology platform for solving real-life challenges is a novel approach suggested by the Sub-group. Total of four technology platforms have been suggested. The Department has proposed a total of eight platforms. Climate change programmes, modernization of Survey of India and NATMO, district level technology interventions for increases in per-capita incomes are new objectives of the 12 th plan programmes. Technology deployment will receive as much focus as technology development. Total investment of Rs 6395 crores has been envisaged for implementing the proposals. Partnerships and alliances for technology development and deployment form essential linkage capitals.