New Delhi:- The Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) in the country has been consistently increasing over the years and has more than doubled from Rs 60,196.75 crore in 2010–11 to Rs 1,27,380.96 crore in 2020–21, the government revealed in Lok Sabha.

As per the data released by Dr Subhas Sarkar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, India occupies third rank in terms of the number of PhDs awarded in Science and Engineering (S&E). As per Elsevier Report, the total number of publications has also increased from 6,61,912 in (2012-2016) to 10,12,624 in (2017-2021).

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