PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ALLOCATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - 6th August 2026 - Ministry of Science and Technology - Gazette Notification PDF
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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Executive Summary This report details the Indian Government’s allocation and expenditure for scientific Research and Development (R&D) from 2019-20 to 2023-24. Prepared for a Rajya Sabha inquiry on August 6, 2026, it outlines the performance of 71 research institutions under the Ministry of Science & Technology. Key metrics include year-wise expenditure as a percentage of GDP and patent acquisition data for three primary departments.
Key Points / Main Content
Government R&D Expenditure (2019-2024)
- Total government R&D expenditure increased from Rs. 87,813.47 crore in 2019-20 to Rs. 117,861.21 crore in 2023-24.
- Government R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP fluctuated between 0.41% and 0.45% during the five-year period.
- The expenditure figures incorporate spending by Central and State Ministries, Agricultural Universities, Public Sector industries, and Public Higher Education Institutes.
Institutional Framework
- The Ministry of Science and Technology operates through a network of 71 research institutions.
- These institutions are divided among three departments:
- Department of Science and Technology (DST): 18 institutions.
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT): 16 institutions.
- Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) / Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): 37 institutions.
Funding and Performance Metrics
- FY 2021-2022: Total allocation was Rs. 7,357.10 crore with an expenditure of Rs. 7,205.77 crore; institutions received a total of 542 patents.
- FY 2022-2023: Total allocation increased to Rs. 8,108.59 crore with an expenditure of Rs. 7,858.66 crore; 528 patents were received.
- FY 2023-2024: Total allocation rose to Rs. 8,636.03 crore, with the DSIR/CSIR department receiving the largest share of funding (Rs. 6,141.51 crore).
- CSIR consistently remains the highest patent-generating department, securing 372 patents in FY 2021-22 and 325 in FY 2022-23.
Impact Analysis
Ministry of Science & Technology (DST, DBT, DSIR/CSIR) Impact The Ministry is responsible for the oversight, funding, and performance of 71 institutions. They are tasked with ensuring that allocated budgets are utilized efficiently to advance national R&D. Action Required Must continue to monitor the research outputs (such as patents) and manage year-on-year fund allocations across the three primary departments to optimize expenditure.
Research Institutions (e.g., CSIR, NII, Bose Institute, etc.) Impact These 71 institutions are the direct beneficiaries of government funding and are responsible for the actual execution of scientific research and development. Action Required Institutions must maintain high research productivity and ensure alignment with the government's R&D objectives to justify continued increases in financial allocation.
Rajya Sabha / Parliament Impact Members receive this data as part of legislative oversight to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Research and Development Statistics 2025-26" report and government spending. Action Required Review the provided financial and patent data to assess whether current R&D investments are meeting national growth and innovation targets.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Science & Technology: The primary government ministry responsible for the oversight of scientific research, development, and the administration of its constituent departments (DST, DBT, and DSIR/CSIR).
Research and Development Statistics 2025-26: A report brought out by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) providing the statistical basis for government expenditure on R&D and GDP percentage allocations.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): A major R&D organization under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) with a network of 37 laboratories focused on advancing diverse scientific fields.
Department of Science and Technology (DST): A nodal department that promotes new areas of science and technology and provides substantial funding and oversight to numerous research institutions.
Department of Biotechnology (DBT): A key department focused on the development and regulation of biotechnology research, managing a significant network of specialized scientific institutions.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ALLOCATION FOR
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
प्रव तथ: 06 AUG 2026 2:55PM by PIB Delhi
As per the latest “Research and Development Statistics 2025-26” report, brought out by Department of
Science and Technology (DST), year-wise expenditure on research and development (R&D) by the
Government during last five years is as under:
(Rs. Crore)
Year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
R&D Expenditure by Govt. 87813.47 80992.83 106133.32 110949.77 117861.21
Govt. R&D Expenditure as % of 0.44 0.41 0.45 0.42 0.41
GDP
Note: Govt. R&D expenditure include R&D expenditure by Central Government Ministries/Department
Institutions + State Government S&T institutions/ State Agricultural Universities + Public Sector/joint
sector Industries + Public Higher Education Institutes.
The Ministry of Science and Technology, through its network of 71 research institutions operating under
three departments namely, the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of
Biotechnology (DBT), and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)/Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is actively engaged in advancing research and development
across the country. List of the R&D institutions is at Annexure – I.
The details on allocation, expenditure/spending and patents received by these R&D institutions under
Ministry of Science and Technology is at Annexure - II.
Annexure - I
R&D Institutions under Ministry of Science and Technology
(i) Department of Science and Technology
Sl. No. Institute Name
1 Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
2 National Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabad3 Agharkar Research Institute, Pune.
4 Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati
5 International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
(ARCI), Hyderabad
6 S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata.
7 Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mumbai
8 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow
9 Bose Institute, Kolkata
10 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun
11 Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, (ARIES), Nainital.
12 Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali
13 Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bangalore
14 North East Centre for Technology Application & Reach (NECTAR), Shillong
15 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
16 Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata
17 Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CNSMS), Bangalore
18 Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST),
Trivandrum
(ii) Department of Biotechnology
S. No. Institute Name
1 National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi
2 National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
3 Centre for DNA Finger Printing and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad4 National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Gurgaon
5 National Institute for Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi
6 Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal
7 Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar
8 Translational Health Science & Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad
9 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram
10 National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani, West Bengal
11 UNESCO Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad
12 National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali
13 Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bengaluru
14 National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad
15 Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali
16 International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB)
(iii) Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)/Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR)
S. Institute Name
No.
1 CSIR–Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal
2 CSIR–Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee
3 CSIR–Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow
4 CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad
5 CSIR–Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi
6 CSIR–Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), PilaniS. Institute Name
No.
7 CSIR–Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru
8 CSIR–Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata
9 CSIR–Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow
10 CSIR–Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Dhanbad
11 CSIR–Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai
12 CSIR–Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur
13 CSIR–Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi
14 CSIR–Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh
15 CSIR–National Institute of Data Science & AI (NIDSA), Bengaluru
16 CSIR–Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata
17 CSIR–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad
18 CSIR–Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu
19 CSIR–Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun
20 CSIR–Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi
21 CSIR–Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur
22 CSIR–Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh
23 CSIR–Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT), Bhubaneswar
24 CSIR–Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow
25 CSIR–Madras Complex (CMC), Chennai
26 CSIR–National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru
27 CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), LucknowS. Institute Name
No.
28 CSIR–National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune
29 CSIR–National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur
30 CSIR–National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad
31 CSIR–National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST),
Thiruvananthapuram
32 CSIR–National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa
33 CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR), New
Delhi
34 CSIR–National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur
35 CSIR–National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi
36 CSIR–North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Jorhat
37 CSIR–Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Chennai
Annexure – II
Year-wise fund allocation, expenditure and patents received by R&D institutions under Ministry of
Science and Technology
Department FY 2021-2022 FY 2022-2023 FY 2023
Allocation Expn Patents Allocation Expn Patents Allocation Exp
received received
(Rs. (Rs. (Rs. (Rs. (Rs. (R
Crore) Crore) Crore) Crore) Crore) Cro
DST 1485.00 1485.02 142 1440.00 1243.81 172 1615.00 1544
DBT 638.38 640.54 28 794.5 785.43 31 879.52 856
DSIR/ 5233.72 5080.21 372 5874.09 5829.42 325 6141.51 6117
CSIRTotal 7357.10 7205.77 542 8108.59 7858.66 528 8636.03 8518
Note: Expn - Expenditure
This information was given by the Minister of State (Ind. Charge) Science & Technology; Earth Sciences
and Minister of State PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Atomic Energy, Space Dr.
Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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