Friday 5 August 2016

Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement Through Nurturing (KIRAN) – A Ray of Hope for Women Scientists

Shri Y.S. Chowdary, Minister of State for the Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, in a written reply to a Question in Rajya Sabha today, informed the House that there is steady growth in proposals from the women scientists under Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing(KIRANscheme of the Department of Science & Technology (DST). DST received 689 proposals in 2013-14, 882 proposals in 2014-15 and 1012 proposals in 2015-16 under KIRAN from women scientists.

The number of proposals received and recommended under the scheme during last three years, State-wise are given below: -

States/
Union Territories
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Received
Recommended
Received
Recommended
Received
Recommended
Andhra Pradesh
115
25
94
11
42
13
Arunachal Pradesh
-
-
1
-
2
1
Assam
13
3
11
4
24
3
Bihar
2
-
2
-
3
2
Chandigarh
6
2
4
1
10
3
Chhattisgarh
1
-
5
-
6
-
Daman & Diu
-
-
-
-
1
-
Delhi
44
21
56
13
75
21
Gujarat
22
8
26
8
32
13
Goa
3
1
4
3
3
2
Haryana
22
5
27
6
23
11
Himachal Pradesh
6
1
7
2
12
1
Jammu & Kashmir
19
6
14
2
26
5
Jharkhand
2
-
7
1
12
-
Karnataka
48
14
47
18
65
15
Kerala
31
8
33
10
38
6
Madhya Pradesh
18
10
29
3
35
3
Maharashtra
61
20
86
31
91
26
Manipur
7
6
13
5
15
3
Meghalaya
-
-
2
-
1
-
Mizoram
-
-
2
1
1
1
Odisha
16
9
26
9
21
17
Pondicherry
2
1
3
1
3
3
Punjab
18
3
30
10
27
7
Rajasthan
15
3
26
1
41
8
Sikkim
3
-
-
-
-
-
Telangana
-
-
37
28
52
39
Tripura
-
-
4
3
3
2
Tamil Nadu
82
23
116
30
124
25
Uttar Pradesh
67
37
97
23
144
22
Uttarakhand
8
3
13
-
18
3
West Bengal
58
14
60
23
62
33
TOTAL
689
223
882
247
1012
288




August 04, 2016
Courtesy:pib.nic.in 

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