India has only 130,000 scientific researchers: minister
New Delhi: India has a mere 130,000 scientific researchers against seven times that number in China, and the government is taking steps to address the imbalance, parliament was told Wednesday.
"We have just 130,000 researchers against some 700,000 to 800,000 in China," Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibil said during question hour in the Rajya Sabha.
"The Scandinavian countries have 7,000 researchers per million of population. In India, the figure is 156," he added.
"The issue has to be addressed not just by the government but also by the private sector," Sibal maintained.
He pointed out that while India spent 0.8 percent of its GDP on scientific research, the government contributed 80 percent of this.
Against this, the private sector in the US and China contributed 30 percent of what was spent on research.
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