PARLIAMENT QUESTION: IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF VAJRA SCHEME
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF VAJRA SCHEME
The state, year and gender-wise details of the number of VAJRA faculties that have participated in Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) scheme till date is given below:-
Year – 2017-18
State
No. of VAJRA projects Sanctioned
Gender (Male/Female)
Karnataka
2
Male – 2
Gujarat
1
Male – 1
Maharashtra
2
Male – 1, Female – 1
Madhya Pradesh
1
Male – 1
New Delhi
1
Male – 1
Year 2018-19
Gujarat
1
Female – 1
Karnataka
4
Male – 3, Female – 1
Kerala
2
Male – 1
Madhya Pradesh
1
Male – 1
Maharashtra
2
Male – 2
New Delhi
2
Male – 2
Punjab
1
Male – 1
Tamil Nadu
12
Male – 9, Female – 3
Telangana
2
Male – 2
Uttar Pradesh
5
Male – 3, Female – 2
West Bengal
1
Male – 1
Year 2019-20
Karnataka
2
Male – 2
Maharashtra
2
Male – 2
West Bengal
1
Male – 1
Telangana
1
Male – 1
Year 2020-21
Tamil Nadu
2
Male – 1, Female – 1
Year 2021-22
Karnataka
3
Male – 3
Maharashtra
1
Male – 1
New Delhi
6
Male – 5, Female – 1
Odisha
2
Male – 1, Female – 1
Tamil Nadu
2
Male – 2
Telangana
2
Male – 1, Female – 1
Uttarakhand
2
Male – 1, Female – 1
Year 2022-23
State
No. of VAJRA projects Sanctioned
Gender (Male/Female)
Karnataka
1
Male – 1
Kerala
1
Male – 1
Madhya Pradesh
2
Female – 2
Maharashtra
4
Male – 4
New Delhi
3
Male – 3
Punjab
1
Male – 1
Tamil Nadu
1
Male – 1
Uttar Pradesh
4
Male – 4
West Bengal
1
Female – 1
Year 2023-24
Tamil Nadu
1
Male – 1
Assam
1
Male – 1
Maharashtra
1
Male – 1
Gujarat
1
Male – 1
Year 2024-25
Tamil Nadu
1
Male – 1
Uttarakhand
1
Female – 1
Maharashtra
1
Male – 1
Assam
1
Male – 1
Karnataka
4
Male – 4
Uttar Pradesh
3
Male – 3
Haryana
1
Male – 1
Goa
1
Male – 1
West Bengal
1
Male – 1
Kerala
1
Male – 1
Year 2025-26
Punjab
1
Male – 1
Details
This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.