funding for science

No country is against the development of science and scientific research.

It was acknowledged by all that without science, there is no development.

Therefore, the promotion of scientific research in all areas taken seriously.

research, both basic and applied sciences is essential to achieve national and international developments.

In fact, the basis is high relative to colleges.

Mentioned in a recent article published on Science for Sustainable Development in Current Science (Curr. Sci.) Dr IP Abrol, low level of funding which is often considered one of the most significant decrease of the state of Indian science city.

Not only Dr. Abrol, many other Indian scientists used to say the same thing, “the low level of funding” for the poor of science in India.

It was the state of matter again, but now the situation has improved considerably.

All branches of science, agriculture, engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine, biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology is not “suffer low level of funding “today.

In fact, most studies are not able to spend the funds allocated to scientific research in time.

In any case, much of that money goes to salaries, infrastructure, some to the building maintenance and others, and the rest is used solely for scientific research.

On behalf of projects Research funded by various international organizations and the Indian government itself is about the funding sometimes.

I still remember some of the projects financed by the World Bank in the agricultural sciences.

crores allocated Agricultural Universities and National Agricultural Research Institute.

In addition to numerous projects on behalf of Fellows and National Professor of Eminence are also available.

seems a lot of money for science, but nobody these days appreciate good science.

We are certainly doing well as regards the position of science funding. />

These instruments free lakhs rupees.

There are a number of procedures for the purchase of such equipment must be respected.

Tenders are invited open from ordered, the amount credited to a bank and finally got the tools.

Sometimes scientists, the order is placed forgets that contains a small piece of equipment in the operation or maintenance of the aircraft.

the unit is installed, such a mistake was made and stated that the researcher through the installation of sales engineers.

you start thinking about errors so late and make a presentation Funding Agency to sanction an additional amount for the missing accessories.

It takes considerable time to obtain a positive response, so far remain the instrument like a dead elephant in the corner Laboratory rats generally not tested and the air conditioning either.

In the meantime, reached the penalty for the additional amount, and purchased equipment, the ‘The most important instrument is the rat, the pleasant smell of the plastic chips and son were placed in the damaged aircraft loves.

What I can describe this look like a history, but it really is not a fiction but a reality that has always unspeakable secret and hidden.

In general, not a question of our scientists, because they are in a more higher pay and position to benefit from the advantages offered by the government.

Until this time as principal investigator or to withdraw or transfer to another institution.

The equipment is a poor orphan care, and nobody does that in the non-functioning.

The Fund for Science has lost forever.

These dreams are the directors and inspectors known.

you try to discount the credibility of scientists.

. But that is generally considered professional

jealousy Anyway, this is one aspect of the whole affair.

However, funds are not properly paid the researcher pass for his project, unless and until it meets the administrative requirements for the purchase of equipment.

If the director or the administrative officer is not like a scientist In particular, the history very seriously.

Thus, the fund is not in the agreed period of the late famous Mars.

spent knowledge, such difficulties, scientists are trying to expend funds in order for her emergency accessibility features such as steel almyrahs, fans, air conditioners, refrigerators, plastic chairs, hot plates, heaters, computers, etc., etc.,

When I was a student and later an employee, I almyrahs steel trucks, libraries could see, and refrigerators in the science departments at the end of March each year discharged.

It seemed very strange to me but later I could understand the circumstances under which they purchased.

The science funding is made by each government each year.

looking aspects of the Fund’s expenditure?

? Even if you look at the scientific research through such funding levels

The spending side is always in the auditors examine the accounts, dates and accuracy of expenditures and auditing of public finances him.

The science is based on funding and equipment are not monitored closely, even if she says she has created numerous committees for this concern.

The result of scientific knowledge must have had a direct impact on the fund and uses scientific instruments.

But the newest land in the research reports and scientific publications in journals or Indian or some so-called international journals that are read very often by other scientists.

sustainable scientific activity is desired by a retired scientist, but I doubt that attainable.

Most scientists are fired over time and their way of thinking is outdated.

began with a sharp mind to the problems of basic and applied time, but about losing their minds awake.

If you talk to an elderly person or young scientists today they spend more time discussing their administrative difficulties rather than academic achievement.

Even when asked about their results, repetitive work or someone will be discussed, the results confirmed.

These are facts, each of us – scientists – known in its entirety.

Some of them are written mode Curr. Sci. Published by Indian Academy of Sciences.

When I read these comments, I feel very sad because this magazine is in libraries of almost all universities in the world and on the net for free.

The editor Curr. Sci. escapes sent to say that all articles published in Curr. Sci. including editorials, commentaries and reviews, letters and reviews are the personal views of the author and not official positions of either the Association of the science or the Indian Academy of Sciences.

Those who have read, Curr. Sci. Journal know very well the views of different researchers in the “Correspondence” section expressed.

revealing failures in the scientific world, India is a positive step, but I do not know how many are determined to get so far?

All words back to a good read, sometimes they are too funny.

The content of the correspondence section remains the same setbacks in recent decades, and I hope it can be for the coming decades.

In a country like India, science and research are not the way they were treated treaties.

in the hands of the listener, not scientists, but they do not count the money as the result of science.

In their eyes, if a researcher
business or someone – they are all thieves.
Your only job is to find errors in the use of funds.

you do not know some of these errors will be incurred for purposes of scientific research.

But who manages the secretariat of the government, the change always inherited the British?

A new government is absolute for academic institutions to better use of funds are needed.

Indian science will remain with the same setbacks in recent decades, every time we follow the same set of rules on the accounts.

believe it is urgent scientific directors of the Indian government should seriously consider for the benefit of science in India.

Funding for Science

No country is against the development of science and scientific research.

It has been recognized by everyone that without science there is no development.

Therefore, promotion of scientific research in all area is taken up seriously.

Research both in basic and applied sciences is essential to achieve national and international developments.

In fact, basic science is costly as compared to the applied science.

In a recent article on science for sustainable development published in Current Science (Curr. Sci.) Dr. I. P. Abrol mentioned that low level of funding is frequently cited as one of the major factors for the declining state of science in India.

Not only Dr. Abrol, many other Indian scientists used to tell the same ‘low level funding’ for the poor science in India.

It was the state of affair once, but now the situation is considerable improved.

All branches of science, agriculture, engineering, medicine, veterinary, biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology do not suffer from ‘low level of funding’ nowadays.

In fact, most of the research institutions are not able to spend the allocated fund for scientific research in time.

Anyway much of the fund goes for salaries, some for the upkeep of the building and other infrastructures and the rest only is used for scientific research.

In the name of research projects funded by various foreign agencies and also the Government of India itself, amounts to over funding sometimes.

I still remember some of the World Bank funded projects in Agricultural Sciences.

Crores of rupees allotted to Agricultural Universities and National Agricultural Research Institutes.

In addition to it large number of projects in the name of National Fellows and Professor of Eminence are also in place.

Plenty of money for science, but no one appears to appreciate these good days of science.

We are certainly well off as far as the funding position for science is concerned.

We all know that the project fund is mostly spent for buying costly equipments which are invariably imported from foreign countries.

These instruments cost lakhs of rupees.

So, there are series of procedures to be followed for buying these equipments.

Tenders are called, opened, compared, placed orders, credited the amount in a bank and finally received the instruments.

Sometimes the scientist who placed order forgets to include a small piece of accessory for operating or maintaining the instrument.

While the instrument is installed, such mistakes are found out and intimated to the scientist by the installing engineers of the Sales Company.

They start thinking about the mistake so late and make a representation to the funding agency to sanction additional amount required for the missed accessory.

It take awful lot of time to get a positive reply, till then the instrument remains as a dead elephant in a corner of the laboratory which are not generally rat-proof and not even air- conditioned.

By that time the sanction for the additional amount reaches, and the accessory bought, the main instrument is damaged by rats which are fond of the pleasant smell of the plastic wires and chips attached within the instrument.

What I describe here may look like a story, but it is really not a fiction, but a fact which is always untold, kept secret and hidden.

Generally, no one question our scientists because they are in a higher scale of pay and position enjoying the perquisites offered by the government.

By that time, the senior scientist either retires or gets transferred to another institute.

The poor equipment becomes an orphan and no one takes care of it in that non-working condition.

Thus the fund for science is wasted once for all.

These dreams are known to the administrative officers and the comptrollers.

They try to underestimate the credibility of the scientists.

But that is generally taken as professional jealousy.

Anyway this is one side of the whole affair.

In the other side, the allotted fund is not properly released to the scientist to spend for his project unless and until he meets the administrative rules for buying the equipment.

If the Director or the administrative officer does not like a particular scientist, then the story becomes very serious.

Thus the fund is not spent within the stipulated time of the famous March end.

Knowing such difficulties scientists try to spend the allotted fund urgently by placing orders for easily available items such as steel almyrahs, fans, air-conditioners, refrigerators, plastic chairs, hot plates, room heaters, computers etc., etc.,

When I was a student and later a staff I could see truck loads of steel almyrahs, book cases, and refrigerators unloaded in science departments towards the end of March every year.

It looked very strange to me, but later on I could understand the circumstances under which they are bought.

Funding science is done by every government every year.

Who looks into the spending aspects of the funds?

Also who looks into the scientific research results due to such levels of funding?

The spending aspect is always looked into by the auditors checking the bills, dates and the correctness of spending according to the government audit rules.

The scientific research based on the funding and the equipments are not strictly monitored, although it is said that there are many committees established for this sake.

The outcome of scientific findings should have a direct bearing on the fund spent and the scientific instruments used.

But invariably most of the scientific research ends up in reports and publications either in Indian journals or in few so called international journals which are very rarely read by other scientists.

Sustainable science activity is desired by retired scientists, but I doubt that is possible to achieve.

Most of the scientific researchers are fed up over time and their thinking is outmoded.

They started with a sharp thinking in handling problems basic or applied, but over time their thinking lose the sharpness.

If you talk to any senior or junior scientists today, they spend more time in discussing their administrative difficulties rather than their scientific output.

Even if they talk about their outputs which will be a repetitive work or some one’s results confirmed.

These are facts every one of us – scientists – fully know.

Some of these facts are fashionably written in Curr. Sci. published by Indian Academy of Sciences.

When I read those comments, I feel very sad because this journal is found in libraries of almost all Universities of the world and also in the net free of cost.

The publishers of Curr. Sci. escapes cleverly saying that all articles published in Curr. Sci. especially editorials, opinions and commentaries, letters and book reviews are deemed to reflect the individual views of the authors and not the official points of view, either of the Current Science Association or of the Indian Academy Sciences.

Those who read Curr. Sci. journal knows very well the views of various scientists expressed in the ‘Correspondence’ section.

Exposing the setbacks in scientific world of India is a welcome step, but I do not know by doing so how many are rectified so far?

All the setbacks expressed make good reading, sometimes they are funny too.

The contents of the Correspondence section continue to be the same setbacks for the past decades and I hope it may be for the future decades too.

In a country like India, science and scientific research are not treated the way they have to be treated.

They are in the hands of the auditors who are not scientists but they count the money not the outcome of science.

In their eyes, whether one is scientist, business man or anybody – all are thieves.

Their job is only to find out the mistakes committed in spending the fund.

They do not know some of those mistakes are to be committed to carry out scientific research.

But who has to change the Government Secretariat administration which is still the same inherited from the British?

A new administration is absolutely needed for scientific institutions for better utilization of fund.

Indian science will remain with the same setbacks of the past decades forever if we follow the same set of account rules.

I feel it is an urgent matter the science administrators of Government of India have to look into seriously for the benefit of science in India.

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