(I)
Under “Others – Assistance to other
Scientific Bodies – Grants-in-aid for Technology
Promotion Development and Utilisation
Programme” – the original provision of `4000.00
lakhs was augmented to `4200.00 lakhs by
obtaining supplementary grant of `200.00 lakhs.
However, there was a saving of `332.34 lakhs
(including supplementary grant) – due to non-
taking up of proposed activities under invention
programmes, non-receipt of utilisation certificate
and availability of unspent balances of previous
years.
(II)
Under “Others - Assistance to Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research” – savings
occurred under the following heads:-
(A)
“National Laboratories”- saving of
`3616.00 lakhs (against the sanctioned provision
of `212000.00 lakhs) was due to postponement/
re-scheduling of some projects and deferred
commitments to the next financial year owing to
budgetary ceiling.
(B)
“New Millennium Indian Technology
Leadership Initiative” - saving of `2500.00 lakhs
(against the sanctioned provision of `7500.00
lakhs) was due to low pace of expenditure owing
to elaborate procedure involved in development
of New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership
Initiative Project.
(C)
“Institute of Translational Research
(Innovation Complexes)” - saving of `450.00 lakhs
(against the sanctioned provision of `500.00 lakhs)
was due to non-taking up of the schemes.
(III) Under one head saving of `91.83 lakhs
occurred constituting 11 percent of the sanctioned
provision.
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The above savings were partly (`6499.00
lakhs) utilised for augmenting the provision by re-
appropriation as already reported to Parliament
while obtaining supplementary grant of `201.00
lakhs under “Others - Assistance to Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research” -under the
following heads:-
(I)