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‘Funding crunch is disrupting research’
News-
- An editorial published is the ‘Proceedings of the Indian National Academy of Sciences’ highlights the issue of poor funding in R&D.
Important Facts-
2. Issues:
- Funding for science has remained static at about 0.7% of the GDP for last 20 years.
- Untimely release of funds disrupts research work.
- There has been overemphasis on translational research and basic research has been neglected.
- Fund crunch has also been responsible for low morale among researchers.
3. Contrasting News:
According to Secretary of Department of science & Technology (DST):
- Funding for science has doubled in 2017-18 when compared to 2014-15.
- Funding has increased by 65% for Department of Biotechnology, 45% for Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and 90% for DST.
