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Mapping of S&T issues in the Indian Parliament: A scientometric analysis of questions raised in both Houses of the Parliament

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  • Nirmal Haritash

    (National Institute of Science
    National Institute of Science)

  • B. M. Gupta

    (National Institute of Science)

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The Parliament, the highest legislative body in India, plays a significant role in formulating national policies. It is, therefore, pertinent to find the concern the Members of Parliament and different political parties show and the priorities they accord to the S&T related issues. They can judge it statistically through the number of questions raised/asked on the floor of the House. The study presents such an analysis taking the example from the S&T questions raised in the year 1992 during the Tenth Parliament. The analysis has been done by dividing the S&T related issues into 14 socio-economic areas, such as environmental sciences, biotechnology, energy, food and agriculture, health, natural resources, telecommunications, human resource development, etc. and eight policy areas such as technology policy, international collaborations in S&T, etc. The raising of S&T questions jointly by MPs and different political parties through inter-party and intra-party sponsorships has also been studied. Such an analysis may provide an important basis to the managers and policy makers in formulating the S&T policy of a country.

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  • Nirmal Haritash & B. M. Gupta, 2002. "Mapping of S&T issues in the Indian Parliament: A scientometric analysis of questions raised in both Houses of the Parliament," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 54(1), pages 91-102, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:54:y:2002:i:1:d:10.1023_a:1015636621873
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1015636621873
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    1. Srikrishna Ayyangar & Suraj Jacob, 2014. "Studying the Indian Legislature: What does Question Hour Reveal?," Studies in Indian Politics, , vol. 2(1), pages 1-19, June.

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