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Official TranscriptO.I.H. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1738 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025 SPACE RESEARCH STATIONS 1738. SHRI SANATAN PANDEY: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) the details of the number of Space Research Stations in the Country as on date along with locations of such stations; (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more...
O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1738 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025 SPACE RESEARCH STATIONS
1738. SHRI SANATAN PANDEY:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the number of Space Research Stations in the Country as on date along with locations of such stations;
(b) whether the Government proposes to set up more such stations and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the quantum of funds allocated to the above stations during the last two years and the current year;
(d) whether the Government proposes to enhance the allocations to such Space Research Stations during the 12th five year plan; and
(e) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH): ****(a) The details of ISRO Centres/Units and Autonomous Bodies of DoS, which are engaged in space research activities in the Country, along with their locations are as follows:
(i) ISRO Centre(s)/ Unit(s):
Sl. ISRO Centre/ Unit Location No.
Vikram Sarabhai Space Thiruvananthapuram & 1 Centre (VSSC) Aluva, Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Liquid Propulsion Systems 2 & Centre (LPSC) Bengaluru, Karnataka Satish Dhawan Space 3 Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh Centre (SDSC), SHAR U R Rao Satellite Centre 4 Bengaluru, Karnataka
(URSC) Space Applications Centre 5 Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(SAC) National Remote Sensing 6 Hyderabad, Telangana Centre (NRSC) Human Space Flight Centre 7 Bengaluru, Karnataka
(HSFC) ISRO Propulsion Complex 8 Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu
(IPRC) ISRO Inertial Systems Unit 9 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
(IISU) 10 ISRO Telemetry, Tracking Bengaluru, KarnatakaSl. ISRO Centre/ Unit Location No. and Command Network
(ISTRAC) Master Control Facility Hassan, Karnataka & 11
(MCF) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Indian Institute of Remote 12 Dehradun, Uttarakhand Sensing (IIRS) Laboratory for Electro-Optic 13 Bengaluru, Karnataka Systems (LEOS)
(ii) Autonomous Bodies of DoS:
Sl. Autonomous Body Location No.
Indian Institute of Space Thiruvananthapuram, 1 Science and Technology (IIST) Kerala Physical Research Laboratory 2 Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(PRL) National Atmospheric Tirupati, Andhra 3 Research Laboratory (NARL) Pradesh North Eastern – Space 4 Shillong, Meghalaya Applications Centre (NE-SAC)
(b) Presently, there are no proposals to set up additional ISRO Centres/Units/ Autonomous Bodies(c) The allocation of funds to various ISRO Centres / Units / Autonomous Bodies during the last two years and the current
year is as follows: (Rs. in crores) 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
7359.11 7706.81 8004.17
(d) & (e) The Department of Space / ISRO will seek budget allocations from Ministry of Finance based on the plans for technology development, advanced R&D initiatives, establishment of technical facilities and infrastructure, facility operations & maintenance.
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