The ‘Women Scientist Scheme’ is one of the flagship programmes of the Women in Science and Engineering-KIRAN (WISE-KIRAN) Scheme that provides opportunities to women scientists to pursue research careers in the field of Science & Technology (S&T), especially those who had a career break. Under this scheme, thirteen (13) unemployed women scientists have benefitted with the assistance of Rs.1.93 crore in the last five years.  

Since the year 2018, approximately 1962 women scientists have benefitted under the Women Scientist Scheme. The State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries are mentioned below:

Sl. No.	States/UTs	No. of beneficiaries
1.	Andaman & Nicobar	1
2.	Andhra Pradesh	37
3.	Arunachal Pradesh	3
4.	Assam	35
5.	Bihar	13
6.	Chandigarh	36
7.	Chhattisgarh	13
8.	Delhi	214
9.	Goa	7
10.	Gujarat	49
11.	Haryana	48
12.	Himachal Pradesh	24
13.	Jammu & Kashmir	39
14.	Jharkhand	13
15.	Karnataka	136
16.	Kerala	126
17.	Madhya Pradesh	50
18.	Maharashtra	215
19.	Manipur	18
20.	Meghalaya	3
21.	Mizoram	4
22.	Nagaland	4
23.	Odisha	38
24.	Puducherry	9
25.	Punjab	58
26.	Rajasthan	49
27.	Sikkim	2
28.	Tamil Nadu	198
29.	Telangana	106
30.	Tripura	1
31.	Uttar Pradesh	209
32.	Uttarakhand	50
33.	West Bengal	154
	TOTAL	1962

 

The budgetary allocation for the Women in Science and Engineering-KIRAN (WISE-KIRAN) Scheme for the Financial Year 2023-24 is Rs. 131.20 crore.

This information was given by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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