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Department of Space (DOS) has interacted with 60 Central Ministries/Departments on various themes and joint action plans on space applications were prepared. 158 Space Application projects were identified across nine basic themes.
Out of 158 identified projects, 94 projects have been completed, 35 projects are in progress and 29 projects were withdrawn by the respective Ministries/Departments. The current status of implementation, theme-wise, is as under:
| Themes |
Total No. of Projects |
Completed |
Ongoing |
| Agriculture |
15 |
9 |
6 |
| Energy and Environment |
32 |
20 |
7 |
| Infrastructure Planning |
17 |
13 |
1 |
| Water Resources |
12 |
8 |
3 |
| Technology Diffusion |
14 |
6 |
3 |
| Developmental Planning |
17 |
8 |
4 |
| Communication and Navigation |
23 |
12 |
2 |
| Weather & Disaster Management |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| Health & Education |
21 |
13 |
7 |
Out of the 35 ongoing projects, 29 projects, are expected to be completed by December, 2019 and the remaining to be completed by December, 2021. The details of funds spent are given below:
| Themes |
Fund Spent ( Rs in Crores) |
| Agriculture |
2.1 (for 8 projects) |
| Energy and Environment |
8.02 (for 9 projects) |
| Infrastructure Planning |
1.53 (for 1 project) |
| Water Resources |
12.8 (for 4 projects) |
| Technology Diffusion |
1.37 (for 3 projects) |
| Developmental Planning |
15.29 (for 6 projects) |
| Communication and Navigation |
2.5 (for 1 project) |
| Health & Education |
14.78 (for 3 projects) |
Remaining projects are carried out as part of internal activities of DOS/ISRO.
This was stated by the Minister of State in Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension and in Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
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