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Scientific & Industrial Research
Vision
Enabling India to emerge as global industrial research and innovation hub
Mission
Attracting industrial research in the country through industry and institution centric motivational measures and incentives; Creating an enabling environment for development and utilization of new innovations; Enhance innovations through its resources and channelize benefits thereof to the people.
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The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) is a part of the Ministry of Science and Technology, which was announced through a Presidential Notification, dated January 4, 1985 (74/2/1/8 Cab.) contained in the 164th Amendment of the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) has a mandate to carry out the activities relating to indigenous technology promotion, development, utilization and transfer.
- To promote and nurture research and development in industry with a view to enhance industry’s share in national R&D; expenditure;
- Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs and channelize benefits for public good;
- Patent Acquisition and Collaborative Research and Technology Development leading to industrial competitiveness;
- Facilitating research by micro and small enterprises (MSEs)
- Promoting access to Knowledge for industries for Technology Development and Dissemination;
- Providing technology based support for programmes aimed at benefitting women ;
- To access the outcome of major technologies of national importance developed by CSIR on a continuous basis;
- Evaluation of outcome of erstwhile Schemes;
- To track scientific innovations in the country;
- To implement e-Governance and ERP initiatives;
| Outcome/ Impact of department/ ministry | Jointly responsible for influencing this outcome / impact with the following department (s) / ministry(ies) | Success Indicator | Unit | FY 11/12 | FY 12/13 | FY 13/14 | FY 14/15 | FY 15/16 |
|
1. Contribution towards making India a truly technology and
innovation driven society through the PRISM scheme.
|
TePP Outreach cum Cluster Innovation Centres; Innovators and Industry |
No. of knowledge-based
enterprises and start-ups created
No. of Innovative products / processes successfully
demonstrated by Industries
|
Nos.
Nos. |
3 |
8 |
1
10
|
3
12
|
5
12
|
| 2. Increased R&D spend by industry | Director General of Income Tax (E) | R&D expenditure certified u/s. 35(2AB) of Income Tax |
Rs. in Crore
|
3500
|
3800
|
4000
|
4200
|
4400
|
| 3. Enhancing research publications and patents by
industries through A2K+ Scheme.
|
Publishers Patent Offices Industry |
No. of research papers published No. of patents filed by Industries |
Nos.
Nos. |
40
5 |
55
10 |
65
15 |
||
| 4. Enabling industries to
manufacture “Made in India” products
|
Institutions & agencies having
technologies for transfer; Industry
|
No. of “Made in India” products developed | Nos. | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5. Improvement in business and employment opportunities for women | NGOs and SHGs |
No. of businesses established by women Employment Generated for Women |
Nos.
Nos. |
|
1
5 |
2
10 |
3
15 |
|
| 6. Economic Impact Analysis of CSIR Technologies | Economic Agencies |
No. of technologies for which 2
Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) done;
EIA for following 6 technologies
completed in 2012-13:
Tractor; Streptokinase; Soft Coke Oven;
Rice Bran Oil; Terafil Water Filter;
Ukraine Clay replacement;
|
Nos.
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
|
| 7. Contribution to S&T manpower by CSIR |
Number of students awarded
Junior Research Fellowships
(JRFs), Senior Research
Fellowships (SRFs) for Ph.Ds.
including Post Doctoral and other Fellowships
|
Nos. | 3389 |
