27/12/2018 - Science and Technology

KEY POINTS

Opportunities in KIRAN scheme

·        To enable women to pursue a career in Research and Development (R&D) in Science and Technology (S&T).

·        Re-entry of such women to mainstream science by offering them opportunities to pursue R&D, take up projects having distinct societal impact and explore a career in Intellectual Property domain.

·        KIRAN is providing budgetary support for creating Women Technology Park (WTP) where appropriate S&T packages for women are developed to improve livelihood and health & nutrition besides reducing drudgery in order to enhance their quality-of-life.

·        Consolidation of University Research for Innovation and Excellence in women universities (CURIE) is another component of KIRAN that has a focus to develop state-of-the-art infrastructure to help large number of women to enhance their S&T skills and knowledge in order to make a fulfilling career in this domain besides promoting research culture in such institutions. 

Challenges in KIRAN Scheme

·        According to Department of Science and technology, Opportunities are in 10 cities, of which eight are capitals.

·        Opportunities are concentrated in only five States, while six States/Union Territories have no share.

·        When a woman in mid-career break wants to pursue research, she prefers to do that at a nearby location. Now the problem is, most of the R&D Centres are located in metros or bigger cities or near them. It is difficult for these women to travel the distance, and the net result is that the women from Tier-II and -III cities have no option but to compromise.

·        A large number of well-qualified women are left out of the S&T activities due to various circumstances, usually typical to the gender, most often the “break in career” arises out of motherhood and family responsibilities.

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