With concerns raised by scientific organisations over fund crunch, the Centre today said that adequate funding for research projects will be made.
Health Minister J P Nadda's assurance in this regard comes after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had recently said that a large number of biomedical research projects being undertaken by 32 scientific organizations across the country have been stuck due to resource crunch.
"We are giving full funding for research projects. No work will be stopped or hampered for the lack of funds. Research will be fully encouraged," Nadda told reporters here.
According to this year's budget, ICMR has been allocated a total of Rs 829 crore, including both plan and non heads.
ICMR Director General Soumya Swaminathan, who was also present during the press briefing, had recently said that there have been budget cuts across the board in ICMR.
She had said that institutions are suffering due to lack of funds for upgrading infrastructure, maintaining equipment, buying consumables and conducting field studies.
"Resource crunch affects in many different ways. If we are working with outdated equipment and facility and if things are not available on time, we cannot be globally competitive," she had said.
