Parliament Parliament Q&A
PMECRG supports 714 projects in 2025-26, 578 in 2026-27
The question asked about the Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant and related initiatives to curb brain drain and support young researchers, addressed to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Asked and answered by: Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar, Shri Janardan Mishra (asked); Ministry of Science and Technology (answered)
What the government said
- Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PMECRG) launched by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
- 714 projects supported in 2025-26, 578 in 2026-27
- National Post Doctoral Fellowship (NPDF) supported 557 fellows in 2025-26
- INSPIRE Scheme: 49,805 INSPIRE MANAK, 856 INSPIRE Fellowship, 171 INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship in 2025-26
- DBT Ramalingaswami Re-entry Research Programme: 75 scientists selected in 2020-21, 61 in 2021-22, 47 in 2022-23, 36 in 2023-24, 36 in 2024-25
- INSPIRE-SHE: 9,046 beneficiaries in 2025-26
- PM-USP: 890 beneficiaries in 2025-26
Also in the document
- The answer provides specific figures for each scheme and year
- The question on rural and remote regions was addressed with district-level data for Bharatpur
- The answer includes a table of beneficiaries for Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency
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Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred)
Question to govt · Ref. LS Q254 (Session 8) · 5 Aug 2026
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