Comments on Demand for Grants (DFGs) by Ministry of Science and Technology in the Union Budget (FY 2025-26)

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AUTHOR	Shambhavi Naik, Sarthak Pradhan
DATE	May 24, 2025
DOCUMENT	Takshashila Policy Advisory 2025-1
VERSION	Version 1.0, May 2025.
CATEGORIES	Economic Policy Emerging Technologies

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Executive Summary

This document presents the analysis of the Demand for Grants (DFGs) presented by the Ministry of Science and Technology for the fiscal year (FY2025-26). The findings show a disproportionately low spending on research expenditure relative to the total budget and under-utilisation of research budgets by the Ministry’s various departments. The document offers select recommendations on the budgets proposed by the Department of Biotechnology, and Department of Science and Technology.

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