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1 REPORT NO. 298 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHTH REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS ( ) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (DEMAND NO. 91) (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 31 st March, 2017) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 31 st March, 2017) ( Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2017, Chaitra, 1939 (Saka) Web site: rsc-st@sansad.nic.in

2 Hindi version of this publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS TWO HUNDRED NINETY EIGHTH REPORT DEMANDS FOR GRANTS ( ) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (DEMAND NO. 91) (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 31 st March, 2017) (Laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha on 31 st March, 2017) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2017/Chaitra, 1939 (Saka)

3 C O N T E N T S PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (i) 2. INTRODUCTION (ii) *3. ACRONYMS 4. REPORT *5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS-AT A GLANCE *6. MINUTES * To be appended at printing stage

4 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ( ) (Constituted on 1 st September, 2016) Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury Chairperson RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Prasanna Acharya 3. Shri S.R. Balasubramoniyan 4. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 5. Shri C.P. Narayanan 6. Shri Parimal Nathwani 7. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna 8. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 9. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau 10. Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav LOK SABHA 11. Shri Badruddin Ajmal 12. Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig 13. Shri E.T. Mohammed Basheer 14. Shri Prabhatsinh Chauhan 15. Shri Pankaj Chowdhary 16. Kum. Sushmita Dev 17. Shri Ninong Ering 18. Shri Laxman Giluwa 19. Dr. K. Gopal 20. Shri Daddan Mishra 21. Shri Chirag Paswan 22. Shri Shivaji A. Patil 23. Shri Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole 24. Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan 25. Shri Harinarayan Rajbhar 26. Shrimati Sandhya Roy 27. Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh 28. Shri Nagendra Singh 29. Shri Vikram Usendi 30. Shrimati M.Vasanthi 31. Shri Prabhubhai N. Vasava SECRETARIAT Shri M.K. Khan, Joint Secretary Shri Narmadeshwar Prasad, Joint Director Shri Mohd. Salamuddin, Deputy Director Shri Rajiv Saxena, Assistant Director

5 INTRODUCTION I, the Chairperson of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, having been authorised by the Committee to present the Report on its behalf, present this Two Hundred Ninety Eighth Report of the Committee. This Report deals with the detailed Demands for Grants ( ) of the Department of Space (Demand No. 91). 2. In the meeting of the Committee held on the 16 th February, 2017, the Secretary and other Officers of the Department of Space gave an overview of the various activities of the Department and the Members sought clarifications on various aspects of the performance of the Department to enable it to scrutinise the Demands for Grants. 3. The Committee expresses its thanks to the officers of the Department for replying to the clarifications sought by the Members and placing before it the required material to enable the Committee to scrutinise the Demands for Grants of the Department of Space. 4. The Committee considered and adopted the Report in its meeting held on the 29 th March, NEW DELHI; (RENUKA CHOWDHURY) March 29,2017 Chairperson, 8 Chaitra, 1939 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, Rajya Sabha.

6 REPORT INTRODUCTION In terms of Rule 270 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Rajya Sabha, examination of budgetary proposals is one of the primary mandates of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees. In this context, the Departmentrelated Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests considered the Demands for Grants of the Ministries/Departments within its purview during the third week of February, This Report of the Committee deals with the examination of the Demands for Grants for the year (Demand No.91) of the Department of Space. The Committee considered the Demands for Grants ( ) of the Department of Space in its meeting held on 16 th February, ORGANISATION 2.1 Space activities in our country were initiated with the setting up of Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established in August The Government of India has set up the Space Commission and the Department of Space (DOS) in The DOS is responsible for implementing the policies framed by the Space Commission. These are carried out through the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Grant-in-aid institutions viz., Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC), Semi- Conductor Laboratory (SCL) and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST). 2.2 The Secretariat of the Department of Space and the Headquarters of ISRO are located in Bengaluru. The Programme Offices at ISRO Headquarters co-ordinate the overall programmes like satellite communication, satellite navigation, earth observation, launch vehicle, space science, atmospheric science, space industry development, disaster management support, international co-operation, publications and public relations, budget and economic analysis and human resources development. 2.3 The major Centres, Units and establishments of DOS/ISRO, responsible for carrying out research and development activities as well as for undertaking various projects and programmes, are given below: (a) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, provides the technology base for the country s indigenous launch vehicle (rocket) development; (b) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), with its facilities located at Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram is responsible for development of liquid propulsion and cryogenic propulsion systems for satellite and launch vehicles; (c) ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), erstwhile LPSC, Mahendragiri has the responsibility for assembly, integration and testing of storable and cryogenic liquid rocket engines and stages, spacecraft thrusters testing in sea level and high altitude conditions, storage of liquid and cryogenic propellants and production of liquid hydrogen etc. (d) Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, is the spaceport of India providing launch base to indigenously built launch vehicles. Also, it provides the facilities for processing of solid rocket motors; (e) ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru, is entrusted with the prime responsibility for development of satellites;

7 (f) The Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), Bengaluru has the responsibility for development and productionisation of electro-optical sensors for satellites; (g) Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, carries out research and development in space applications as well as development of application payloads; (h) Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU), Ahmedabad, is involved in the conception, definition, planning and socio/techno-economic evaluation of development communication programmes; (i) National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad is responsible for satellite data acquisition and processing, data dissemination, aerial remote sensing and decision support for disaster management. (j) Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun is a premier training and educational institute set up for developing trained professionals in the field of Remote Sensing, Geo-informatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management. (k) ISRO Telemetry, Tracking & Command Network (ISTRAC), with its ground stations at Bengaluru, Sriharikota, Lucknow, Bearslake, Russia, Biak (Indonesia), Brunei, Mauritius etc. provides the telemetry, tracking and command support and spacecraft mission management for the Indian remote sensing satellite missions, space science missions and satellite launch vehicle programmes; (l) Master Control Facility (MCF) with its main facility at Hassan in Karnataka and backup facility at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has the responsibility for control and operation of INSAT/GSAT/METSAT satellites; (m) ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram, carries out research and development in the area of inertial systems for satellites and launch vehicles. 2.4 Also, a National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS), with the Department of Space (DOS) as the nodal agency, has been established to ensure optimal utilisation of natural resources using remote sensing data in conjunction with conventional techniques. Under NNRMS, five Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (RRSSCs) at Bengaluru, Dehradun, Jodhpur, Kolkata and Nagpur have been set up for execution of remote sensing application programmes in the respective regions. Organisations receiving Grants-in-aid: (a) Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, an autonomous institution supported mainly by the Department of Space, carries out research in space sciences. (b) The National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) set up at Gadanki near Tirupati, conducts atmospheric research. (c) The North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) established as an autonomous body under the Department of Space provides space technology inputs for developmental activities in the North-Eastern Region. (d) The Semi-conductor Laboratory (SCL) located at Chandigarh is a research and development society and is entrusted with the design and development of Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit (VLSI) devices and development of micro-electronic systems to meet the strategic needs of the country.

8 (e) The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is an autonomous body under the Department with the objective of creating quality human resources tuned to suit the requirements of state-of-art space research programme. The Institute offers graduate, post-graduate and doctoral programmes in the area of space science, technology and applications. The annual intake of the Institute is about students. 2.5 Apart from this, RESPOND programme of ISRO supports sponsored research activity in space science, space applications and space technology in various national academic/research institutions and Space Technology Cells in premier technological institutes of the country through grants-in-aid. Antrix Corporation Limited 2.6 Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL), Bengaluru is a wholly owned Government of India Company under the administrative control of the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was incorporated as a private limited company owned by Government of India in September 1992 as a marketing arm of ISRO for promotion and commercial exploitation of space products, technical consultancy services and transfer of technologies developed by ISRO. Another major objective is to facilitate development of space related industrial capabilities in India. As the commercial and marketing arm of ISRO, Antrix is engaged in providing space products and services to international customers worldwide. With fully equipped state-of-the-art facilities, Antrix provides endto-end solution for many of the space products, ranging from supply of hardware and software including simple subsystems to a complex spacecraft, for varied applications covering communications, earth observation and scientific missions; space related services including remote sensing data service, Transponder lease service; Launch services through the operational launch vehicles (PSLV and GSLV); Mission support services; and a host of consultancy and training services. 3. ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT DURING THE 12 TH FIVE YEAR PLAN PERIOD 3.1 As the 12 th Five Year Plan has virtually come to an end, the Committee assessed the performance of Department of Space both in term of physical as well as financial achievements during the 12 th Plan period. 3.2 The Committee notes that the Indicative Plan Outlay for the 12 th Five Year Plan of the Department was Rs crore. The Committee observes that at the end of 12 th Plan period (i.e. March 2017), funds to the tune of Rs crore at RE stage have been allotted to the Department out of which Rs crore has been utilised (upto January, 2017) by the Department which is per cent of the total funds made available to it. The Secretary, Department of Space, while making presentation during the meeting of the Committee held on 16 th February, 2017 assured the Committee that the RE allocation for of Rs would be fully utilised by the Department by the end of the current financial year. 3.3 Performance of the Department in terms of financial targets envisaged and achievement thereon during the 12 th FYP period is given in the table below:- (Rs. in crore) Year BE RE Actual Expenditure Percentage Utilisation

9 * 83.51* (upto January, 2017) Total for 12 th FYP *RE allocation are expected to be fully utilised as assured by the Secretary, Department of Space. 3.4 The Committee expresses its satisfaction over the capacity of the Department to utilise the funds made available for the whole of 12 th Five Year Plan period. The financial performance of the Department also indicates that had the Department been given the full amount of Rs crore as projected by the Department in its Indicative Plan Outlay for the 12 th Five Year Plan period, the Department would not only have utilised the fund fully but made most out of it also. 3.5 The Committee also sought to know about the details of the physical targets set and achievement thereon of the Department during the 12 th Five Year Plan period. In response, the Department informed the Committee about the plan programmes envisaged during the 12 th Plan and the achievements so far in the areas of Communication Satellite, Satellite based Navigation, Earth Observation and Atmospheric Sciences Programme, Disaster Management Support (DMS) Programme, Space Transportation Systems and Space Sciences & Planetary Exploration, etc. A brief summary of the same as submitted by the Department is given as under:- 4. COMMUNICATION SATELLITE 12 TH PLAN TARGETS 4.1 In the area of Satellite Communications, the approach during 12 th Five Year Plan has been to augment the INSAT/GSAT capacity in order to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of the transponders for meeting all the requirements of the country and also to maintain sufficient spare capacity to meet contingencies. Development of state-of-the-art technologies and latest applications areas shall also be pursued. 4.2 In order to meet the emerging demand for operational transponder, 14 communication satellites are planned to be realised during the 12 th Plan period for (a) increasing the transponder capacity; (b) introducing new generation broadband VSAT systems; (c) introduction of Ka band systems; (d) building high power S-band satellite mobile communications; and (e) introduction of new generation geo-imaging satellite. 4.3 Achievements so far a) GSAT-10 communication satellite with 12 Ku Band, 12 C Band and 6 Lower Extended C Band transponders and a GAGAN (GPS and GEO augmented navigation) payload was successfully launched on-board Ariane-V from Kourou, French Guiana on September 29, GSAT-10 spacecraft has augmented the INSAT/GSAT capacity with 30 transponders. b) Launch of GSAT-14 communication satellite on-board GSLV-D5 with indigenous cryogenic stage on January 5, GSAT-14 communication satellites has added 14 communication transponders (6 ext-c band, 6 Ku-band and 2 Ka-Band) to INSAT/GSAT capacity. c) GSAT-16 communication satellite, carrying 48 communication transponders (24 Ku-band, 12 C-band and 12 Ext. C Band) was successfully launched using procured launch services on December 7, GSAT-16 has augmented the INSAT/GSAT system capacity for DTH, TV broadcasting, tele-communication,

10 rural communications and other societal benefits. Besides,GSAT-7 communication satellite with UHF band and S band was launched for special users. d) GSAT-6 communication satellite with five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band was successfully launched on-board GSLV-D6. One of the advanced features of GSAT-6 satellite is its S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of 6 m diameter - largest satellite antenna realised by ISRO. This antenna is utilised for five spot beams over the Indian main land. The spot beams exploit the frequency reuse scheme to increase frequency spectrum utilisation efficiency. e) GSAT-15 communication satellite, carrying 24 communication transponders in Ku-band as well as a GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload, was successfully launched on November 11, f) GSAT-18 communication satellite carrying 48 communication transponders and Ku-band beacon was successfully launched on October 6, The Committee notes that against a target of 14 communication satellites as planned by the Department to be realised during the 12 th Plan period, the Department could manage to launch only 7 communication satellites viz., GSAT-10, GSAT-14, GSAT-16, GSAT-7, GSAT-6, GSAT-15 and GSAT-18 during the 12 th Plan period. The Committee feels that the Department could have done better to realise its fixed targets of 14 communication satellites. The Committee is of the considered opinion that keeping the increasing demand of the transponders for meeting requirements of the country, it is imperative that the Department should accordingly strategise its action plan so as to keep pace with the increasing demand and achieve the targets set for the purpose in a time frame manner. 4.5 The Committee further notes that four more communication satellites (GSAT- 9/South Asia Satellite, GSAT17, GSAT-19, and GSAT-11) are in advance stage of realisation and are planned to be launched during 2017 by the Department. The Committee hopes that the task undertaken by the Department of launching these four communication satellites will be achieved within the stipulated time. The Committee hopes that the launch of these four communication satellites will further help the Department to bridge the gap between demand and supply of the transponders in the country. 5. SATELLITE BASED NAVIGATION 12 TH PLAN TARGETS 5.1 Satellite based Navigation service is an emerging satellite based system with commercial and civilian applications. Establishment of an independent Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) over Indian region with a constellation of 7 satellites was planned to be realised during the 11 th Five Year Plan period. Considerable progress has been achieved in realising the various subsystems of these satellites and the constellation shall be completed during the 12 th Plan period. Implementation of the final operational phase for satellite based augmentation system GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) over the Indian Airspace is also an important target for 12 th Plan. Formulation of Indian Satellite Navigation Policy to facilitate growth of Satellite based navigation application will also be pursued. Work towards augmentation of IRNSS system with 4 additional satellites shall also be initiated during the 12 th Plan. 5.2 Achievements so far a) The constellation of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), now rechristened as NavIC (Navigation-Indian Constellation), has been realised. The space segment comprises of unique constellation of 7 satellites with three in

11 Geostationary (GEO) orbit and four in inclined Geo-synchronous (GSO) Orbit. All the 7 satellites were launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) during the above mentioned period. The main objective of the system is to provide positioning services with an absolute position accuracy of better than 20 meters over Indian Land Mass and a region extending about 1500 Kms around India. b) GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) has been certified by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for space based safety-of-life applications in aviation sector and enable better Air Traffic Management over India. With this, India became the fourth country in the world (after Japan, USA & European Union) to offer Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) based precision approach services to civil aviation sector. 5.3 The Committee notes the achievements of the Department in satellite based navigation during the 12 th Plan period. The Committee, however, is surprised that the Department has not mentioned anything about the progress made in the formulation of Indian Satellite Navigation Policy as envisioned by the Department during the 12 th Plan period. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Department should furnish a current status note in this connection at the earliest for the consideration of the Committee. 5.4 The Committee observes that against the budgetary allocation of Rs crore in RE under the component 'National Navigation System (NSS)', the Department could only utilise Rs crore upto January, 2017 which is per cent of the total allocation. The Committee expresses its concerns about this underutilisation of the funds. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Department should exercise financial prudence and make sure that the allocation made on account of NSS is utilised fully and optimally. 6. EARTH OBSERVATION AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES PROGRAMME 12 TH PLAN TARGETS 6.1 The thrust areas of Earth Observation (EO) and Atmospheric Sciences Programme for the 12 th Plan will be in continuation of established services with improved capabilities with three thematic series of Indian Earth Observations (EO) Satellites i.e. Natural resources, Cartography and Ocean & Atmosphere, including all-weather capability; development of newer state-of-the-art capabilities to meet specific user requirements; augmentation of ground segments for effective utilization of the various sensors; and special emphasis application missions in the areas of agriculture, environment, large scale mapping, infrastructure planning, oceanography, climate and atmospheric studies. To achieve the above, 8 Earth Observation missions are planned during the 12 th Five Year Plan period. With the realization of these missions, there would be significant improvements in the areas of short term weather and ocean state forecasting, natural resources management, high resolution cartography, large scale mapping, space based Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) with enhanced spatial, spectral, radiometric and temporal resolution. 6.2 Achievements so far a) India s first microwave remote sensing satellite, Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT- 1), was successfully launched on 26 th April, 2012 on-board PSLV-C19. With the launch of RISAT-1, India s remote sensing capability has been enhanced to day and night imaging under all-weather conditions. The data from the satellite has

12 enabled applications in agriculture, particularly paddy monitoring in kharif season and management of natural disasters like flood and cyclone. b) SARAL (Satellite with Argos and Altika), an Indo-French joint mission for oceanographic applications, was successfully launched on-board PSLV-C20 on February 25, SARAL satellite carries two instruments on-board i.e. i) a Ka band altimeter, Altika, for ocean applications and ii) a data collection platform, ARGOS, for collecting variety of data from ocean buoys. c) Two advanced meteorological satellites viz. INSAT-3D and INSAT-3DR were successfully launched on July 26, 2013 and September 08, 2016 respectively. These two satellites have augmented the capability to provide various meteorological as well as search and rescue services. d) Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 19 co-passenger satellites were successfully launched on-board PSLV-C34 on June 22, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. Cartosat-2 series satellite will be useful for cartographic applications, urban and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management like road network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps, precision study, change detection to bring out geographical and manmade features and various other Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) applications. e) SCATSAT-1 satellite carrying a scatterometer on-board was successfully launched by PSLV-C35 on September 26, SCATSAT-1 is a continuity mission for Oceansat-2 Scatterometer to provide wind vector data products for weather forecasting, cyclone detection and tracking services to the users. f) Resourcesat-2A satellite equipped with 3-Tier imaging system with Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS), Linear Imaging Self Scanner-3 (LISS-3) and Linear Imaging Self Scanner-4 (LISS-4) cameras was successfully launched on-board PSLV-C36 on December 07, RESOURCESAT-2A satellite will be useful for agricultural applications like crop area and crop production estimation, drought monitoring, soil mapping, cropping system analysis and farm advisories generation. 6.3 The Committee while noting the targets achieved by the Department under the Earth Observation and Atmospheric Sciences Programme during the 12 th Plan period expresses its dissatisfaction over the fact that against the allocated amount of Rs crore in RE under the component 'Resourcesat-2A', the Department could actually utilise Rs crore only which is just per cent of the allocated amount. Since the underutilisation of funds adversely impacts the overall growth of any Programme, the Committee recommends that the Department should exercise more caution and vigil while utilising the budgetary support and ensure optimum utilisation of the budgetary allocation. 7. DISASTER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (DMS) PROGRAMME 12 th Plan Targets 7.1 The Disaster Management Support (DMS) Programme of ISRO is intended to provide near real time information support and services from imaging and communication satellites towards efficient management of disasters in the country. Major programmatic targets of DMS programme during 12 th Five Year Plan period will be Operationalization of National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM), Continuation of impact mapping and monitoring of natural disasters with improved turnaround time and with newer capabilities, acquisition of close contour data through Air-borne Laser Terrain

13 Mapping (ALTM), extension of the communication network to the District Emergency Operation centres, geo-location based services such as Search & Rescue and distress alerts, operational dissemination of the information and products directly to the affected areas, Operational utilization of early warning systems and extension of the Hydrometeorological network. 7.2 Achievements so far a) The Communication, Meteorological and Earth Observation Satellites together form the core towards monitoring and management of natural disasters. The Decision Support Centre established at National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) is engaged in monitoring natural disasters such as flood, cyclone, agricultural drought, landslides, earthquakes and forest fires at operational level. The value added products/information generated in near real time helps in disaster preparedness, damage assessment, rehabilitation and mitigation. Satellite phones and transportable satellite terminals establish critical emergency communication to facilitate data and voice transfer between inaccessible areas. These satellites have provided near real time support during events of disasters witnessed by the country viz. J&K Floods, HudHud Cyclone, Vardah Cyclone and J&K Landslides. The massive landslides blocking Sun Koshi River in Northern Nepal in August 2014 and Phuktal River in Zanskar region of J&K in January-March 2015 were monitored regularly using Indian Remote Sensing Satellites. Flood inundation maps and information on their progression & recession were disseminated on daily basis to concerned agencies. During forest fire season, locations of active forest fires have been provided to concerned agencies. Major support has been provided during Uttarakhand forest fires during April-May National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM) is operationalised since June 2013 and is currently used by all the 36 States and UTs. b) ISRO provides active support to the disaster management globally through two initiatives called International Charter Space and Major Disasters and Sentinel Asia by supply of satellite imagery from Indian satellites to other countries affected by disasters. ISRO has timely responded to the requests from Nepal, Vietnam, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Japan, Myanmar, PAM and Taiwan during the events of disaster. Under ISRO-UNESCAP initiative, India supported Sri Lanka by operationally deploying a dedicated Drought Monitoring System in Sri Lanka along with required training. 7.3 The Committee expresses satisfaction on the success achieved by the Department on account of its Disaster Management Support (DMS) Programme during the 12 th Plan period. The Committee, however, is constrained to note that the Department could only utilise Rs crore out of Rs crore (RE ) earmarked for this programme which is just 59.8 per cent till January, The Committee recommends that the Department should revisit its fund utilisation capacity for the purpose and take necessary corrective steps so as to ensure that the funds are utilised optimally and fully. 8. SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 12 TH PLAN TARGETS 8.1 The main focus of the Space Transportation Systems during 12 th Five Year Plan period will be towards achieving self-sufficiency in launching our satellites, developing launch vehicles for enhanced payload capability, adopting appropriate outsourcing strategies for assuring productionisation of launch vehicles, enhancement of infrastructure

14 for launch vehicles and developing advanced technologies for the future. Towards this, enhancement of level of production of PSLV Vehicle systems with vigorous industry participation, completion of qualification of indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), proving GSLV with indigenous cryogenic stage as a reliable workhorse launch vehicle, completion of development and qualification of C25 Engine & Stage, completion of one experimental and one developmental flight of GSLV Mk III with 4.0 T GTO capability, progress on the development of Semi cryogenic engine with the establishment of test facilities, augmentation of spaceport infrastructure to meet the launch vehicle requirements shall be pursued. During the 12 th Plan period, 17 PSLV missions, 6 GSLV MK-II missions and 2 GSLV MK-III missions (including one experimental mission) are planned to be accomplished. 8.2 Achievements so far a) So far, eighteen operational flights of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) have been successfully achieved i.e. Operational flight of PSLV-C19 carrying India s microwave remote sensing satellite, RISAT-1 (on April 26, 2012); operational flights of PSLV-C21 carrying French Remote Sensing Satellite-SPOT-6 and Japanese microsatellite PROITERES - on commercial basis (on September 9, 2012); PSLV-C20 carrying Indo-French joint mission SARAL along with 6 micro/nano satellites (on February 25, 2013); PSLV-C22 carrying India's first navigational satellite, IRNSS-1A (on July 1, 2013); PSLV-C25 carrying India's first mission to Mars - Mars Orbiter Spacecraft (on November 5, 2013); PSLV- C24 carrying IRNSS-1B (on April 4, 2014); PSLV-C23 carrying French Remote Sensing Satellite-SPOT-7 and four co-passenger satellites (on June 30, 2014); PSLV-C26 carrying IRNSS-1C (on October 16, 2014); PSLV-C27 carrying IRNSS-1D (on March 28, 2015); PSLV-C28 carrying 3 DMC-3 satellites and two co-passenger satellites from UK (on July 10, 2015); PSLV-C30 carrying ASTROSAT and six co-passenger satellites from international customers (on September 28, 2015); PSLV-C29 carrying TeLEOS-1 satellite and five copassenger satellites from international customers (on December 16, 2015); PSLV- C31 carrying IRNSS-1E satellite (on January 20, 2016); PSLV-C32 carrying IRNSS-1F satellite (on March 10, 2016); PSLV-C33 carrying IRNSS-1G satellite (on April 28, 2016); PSLV-C34 carrying Cartosat-2 series satellite along with 19 co-passenger satellites (on June 22, 2016); PSLV-C35 carrying Scatsat-1 satellite along with 7 co-passenger satellites (on September 26, 2016) and PSLV- C36 carrying Resourcesat-2A satellite (on December 07, 2016);. b) India joined the elite club of few nations capable of indigenously development and flight test of cryogenic technology with the successful flight testing of GSLV-D5 with indigenous cryogenic stage on January 5, GSLV-D5 placed the communication satellite GSAT-14 into its designated orbit on August 27, Another successful flight testing of GSLV-D6 with indigenous cryogenic stage was carried out to place GSAT-6 communication satellite into Geo-synchronous Transfer Orbit. In its first operational mission with indigenous cryogenic stage, GSLV-F05 successfully launched weather satellite INSAT-3DR into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). c) The first experimental flight of GSLV-Mk III was successfully conducted on December 18, 2014 from Sriharikota. It carried Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment (CARE) module as its payload. This flight has validated the complex atmospheric regime of flight, and demonstrated the integrity of design of

15 GSLV Mk III heavy lift next generation launch vehicle. This flight has also demonstrated re-entry characteristics of the Crew module which is of relevance to future Human Spaceflight. The first developmental flight of GSLV Mk III with high thrust Cryogenic Upper Stage is targeted during first Quarter of d) Good progress has been made towards development of Semi-Cryogenic Engine. The design of the engine has been successfully carried out. The fabrication work has been assigned to industries for realisation of various subsystems of the engine. Work towards, establishment of specialised test facilities and material development are progressing well. e) The first experimental mission of ISRO s Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System was successfully conducted on August 28, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. With this flight, critical technologies such as ignition of air breathing engines at supersonic speed, holding the flame at supersonic speed, air intake mechanism and fuel injection systems have been successfully demonstrated. f) India s first winged body aerospace vehicle, Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), was successfully flight tested on May 23, From the peak altitude of 65 km, RLV-TD began its descent followed by atmospheric reentry at around Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound). After successfully surviving a high temperature of re-entry, RLV-TD successfully glided down to the defined landing spot over Bay of Bengal. In this flight, critical technologies such as autonomous navigation, guidance & control, reusable thermal protection system and re-entry mission management have been successfully validated. 8.3 The Committee notes the achievements of the Department in the field of Space transportation. The Committee, however, observes that in order to capture the global market, the Department further needs to strengthen its spaceport infrastructure to meet the launch vehicle requirements. The Committee therefore, recommends that the Department should increase its production capabilities so as to make the launch vehicles ready in larger number and capture the global market. 9. SPACE SCIENCES & PLANETARY EXPLORATION 12 TH PLAN TARGETS 9.1 Space Sciences & Planetary Exploration missions contribute significantly towards understanding the mysteries of the universe, our existence and provide an opportunity towards development of cutting edge technologies. Through space science investigations, we seek to understand the processes governing solar radiation, evolution of planetary system, formation of galaxies, evolution of stellar systems and the universe. Missions initiated during the 11 th Plan, such as, Chandrayaan-2, Astrosat-1 and Aditya-1 will be realised in 12 th Five Year Plan. Undertaking India's First Mission to Mars, Mars Orbiter Mission will be an important milestone during the 12 th Plan period. In addition, an X-Ray polarimeter (POLIX) to study the x-ray polarization from bright x-ray emitting objects shall also be pursued. 9.2 ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR a) Successful Orbital insertion of Mars Orbiter spacecraft into Martian orbit after a long voyage of more than 300 days on September 24, Mars Orbiter, India's first interplanetary probe, was launched by PSLV-C25 at 1438 hours on November 5, 2013 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. With successful Mars Orbit Insertion, ISRO become the fourth space agency to successfully send a spacecraft to Mars orbit. India became the first nation to have achieved this feat in

16 its very first attempt. Mars Orbiter has successfully completed its designed life of six months in Martian orbit and the life of the spacecraft has been extended. b) ASTROSAT satellite, India s first dedicated astronomy satellite was successfully launched by PSLV-C30 on September 28, ASTROSAT enables simultaneous multi-wavelength (Ultraviolet to X-Ray) observations to study Stars and Galaxies. It has been providing useful observations for the scientific community. c) Work towards realisation of various scientific instruments, sub-systems of Orbiter, Lander and Rover modules of Chandrayaan-2 mission is progressing well. The launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission is targeted during d) Aditya-L1 mission, envisaged to be placed in an orbit about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth (at Lagrange point or the L1 point) to ensure continuous observation of the Sun. The design studies of the spacecraft and its 6 scientific instruments for observation of solar corona, photo-sphere, chromo-sphere and solar wind are under progress. 9.3 The Committee appreciates the achievements of the Department with regard to its Space Sciences & Planetary Exploration programme during the 12 th Plan period. The Committee hopes that the target of the Department for launching Chandrayaan-2 mission in will be realised within the fixed time. 9.4 The Committee further observes that the Aditya-L1 mission of the Department which was initially set to be realised during the 12 th Five Year Plan has not been realised till date. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Department should speed up the launch of Aditya-L1 mission within a fixed time frame. 10. CAPACITY BUILD-UP 12 TH PLAN TARGETS 10.1 Few specialized technical facilities for supporting the development, fabrication, integration and testing of the satellite systems, and launch vehicles systems, as well as launch and mission management have been planned during the 12 th Plan period. The critical facilities considered amongst others during the 12 th Plan include establishment of Third Launch Pad at Sriharikota to support the increased launch frequency of PSLV, GSLV, Multiple Object Tracking Radar for tracking the space debris to safeguard our space assets, Second Vehicle Assembly Building to improve the launch turn around, Second Cryogenic Main Engine and Stage Test facility at Mahendragiri, solar cell production facility to minimise dependency for solar cell from foreign sources and setting up of Space Technology Parks at different locations to facilitate industry participation in Indian Space Programme ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR a) Multi-Object Tracking Radar at SDSC, Sriharikota has been made operational. Work towards realisation of Second Vehicle Assembly building at SDSC, Sriharikota is progressing well. b) Approval for setting up of an Integrated Cryogenic Engine and Stage Test facility and Cryo Turbo Pump Test Facility at ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri has been obtained with an estimated cost of Rs crore and Rs.94 crore respectively. Work towards realisation of these facilities has been initiated The Committee is not satisfied with the progress achieved by the Department during the 12 th Five Year Plan on account of capacity build-up. The Committee notes that the Department envisioned establishment of Third Launch Pad at

17 Sriharikota to support the increased launch frequency of PSLV, and GSLV during the 12 th Plan period whereas no budgetary support has been sought by the Department for the purpose during the years and The Committee fails to understand as to why the Department did not seek any budgetary support for the purpose. The Committee strongly feels that the Department has failed to lay due focus on the establishment of Third Launch Pad. The Committee, therefore, recommends the Department to furnish the reasons for being so tardy on this count The Committee notes that the Department has failed to furnish any information about the progress achieved on account of setting up of Space Technology Parks at different locations to facilitate industry participation in Indian Space Programme. The Committee would like to be informed of the progress achieved in the matter. 11. BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR The following table presents the budgetary allocation made in favour of the Department of Space for the year :- (Rs. in crore) Sl. No. Programme/Project/Centre/Unit Budget I Establishment Expenditure 1. Secretariat - Economic Services (DOS) ISRO Headquarters Total - Establishment Expenditure (I) II Central Sector Schemes 3. Space Technology Space Applications Space Sciences INSAT Satellite Systems Total - Central Sector Schemes (II) III Other Central Expenditure a Autonomous Bodies 7. Indian Institute of Space Science & Tech. (IIST) Semi-conductor Laboratory (SCL) North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) Total-Autonomous Bodies (III.a) b Others 12. International Co-operation 4.40 Total - Other Central Expenditure (III) Grand Total The Committee desired to know the total projected demand made by the Department for BE and whether the funds allocated in BE are sufficient to carry out the various activities of the Department. The Department, in reply, informed that the Department had made a projection of Rs crore for BE against which an amount of Rs crore has been allocated. Accordingly, the Department has re-prioritised its projects/programmes/schemes in order to comply with the ceilings communicated by the Ministry of Finance. The Committee was also informed that the Department has carefully re-prioritised the projects/programme to ensure that the on-

18 going projects/programmes are not affected. It was submitted that depending on the approval status of new projects, progress on on-going missions and facility augmentation, the Department would approach Ministry of Finance for additional funds at RE stage The Committee further notes that the BE of the Department is Rs crore which was Rs crore in RE , registering an increase of Rs.1, crore. The Committee, therefore, enquired about the strategy of the Department to utilise the increased budgetary allocation in BE Responding to the query of the Committee, the Department submitted the Action Plan for the year which is as follows:- Action Plan Action Plan Action Taken / Proposed to be Taken a) Launch and operationalisation of Cartosat-2E remote sensing Satellite on-board PSLV. b) Launch of advance communication satellite, GSAT-11 by using procured launch Services c) Launch of GSAT-17 communication satellite by using procured launch Services d) Preparation towards second developmental flight of GSLV Mk III launch vehicle e) Readiness for launch of India s second Mission to moon Chandrayaan-2 with Orbiter, Lander and Rover. f) Readiness for launch of two spare satellites of IRNSS (NavIC) Constellation. g) Progress in GSAT-follow-on missions, EO missions (Cartosat-3, Oceansat-3, Resourcesat-3 Series, HRSAT Constellation), Aditya-L1, Xposat and Space docking experiment etc) Realisation of various subsystems of the satellite are under progress. Launch of Cartosat-2E satellite is planned during second half of GSAT-11 Satellite is targetted to be shipped to the launch site during Q2 of Launch of GSAT-11 Satellite is scheduled during Q3 of GSAT-17 satellite is targeted to be shipped to the launch site during Q2 of Launch of GSAT-17 Satellite is scheduled during Q2 of Readiness and integration of S-200, L110 and C25 stages of the vehicle. Flight testing of 2 nd developmental flight of GSLV-Mk III to launch GSAT-20 communication satellite Readiness of Orbiter, Lander and Rover modules of Chandrayaan-2 mission. Spacecraft level assembly, integration, testing and progress towards launch is targeted during Assembly, Integration and Testing and readiness for launch are planned during Realisation of various subsystems for the ongoing missions are planned. Necessary approvals will be obtained for HRSAT Constellation of satellites

19 Sl. No The Committee notes the action plan of the Department for the year The Committee is hopeful that the Department with its increased allocation in BE would be able to achieve its targets envisioned for the year and make best use of the budgetary allocation. 12. SPACE TECHNOLOGY 12.1 The Committee notes that under the head Space Technology provisions for various activities of different ISRO Centres namely Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), Satish Dhawan Apace Centre-SHAR (SDSC-SHAR), ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) & Master Control Facility (MCF) and also for various space technology projects undertaken by the Department consisting of Launch Vehicle Projects & Satellite Projects including Developmental and Operational Projects have been included The following table indicates the BE, RE allocations and actual expenditure (upto January, 2017), year-wise, for the years , and BE allocation for under the Space Technology scheme as provided by the Department:- (Rs. in crore) Name of Organisation/ Scheme Space Technology 1 Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) 2 ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) 3 Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) 4 ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) 5 ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) 6 Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) 7 Satish Dhawan Space Centre - (SDSC-SHAR) BE RE Actuals BE RE Actuals BE

20 8 ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network (ISTRAC) 9 Master Control Facility (MCF) 10 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - Continuation Project (PSLV-C) 11 GSLV Operational (Including MK-III Operational) 12 GSLV Mk III Development 13 Cryogenic Upper Stage Project (CUSP) 14 Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE- I&II) 15 Manned Mission Initiative/Human Space Flight Programme (HSP) 16 Trisonic Wind Tunnel Facility Project (TWT) 17 Semi-Cryogenic Engine Development 18 Semi-Cryogenic Engine Clustering 19 Semi- Cryogenic Stage Development 20 Advanced Launch Vehicle Development 21 Geo-Imaging Satellite (GISAT 22 Resourcesat-2A Cartosat

21 24 Scatsat RISAT-1A OCEANSAT-3 & A 27 Cartosat-2E RISAT Navigational Satellite Systems (NSS) 30 NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission (NISAR) 31 Resourcesat-3S &3SA 32 Resourcesat-3 & A 33 High Resolution Satellite Constellation (HRSAT) 34 Realization of Second Vehicle Assembly Building (SVAB) 35 Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB) 36 Third Launch Pad Development of Space Materials & Components 38 Advance Ordering Total * * As on January, The Committee noted the difference in the budgetary allocations in BE & RE and BE under Space Technology and enquired about the reasons for the same. The Department, in response, submitted that an amount of Rs crore was allocated in BE which was then reduced to Rs crore at RE stage due to the following reasons:- i. Phasing out expenditure, to next financial year, with respect to establishment of Integrated Engine Test facility and fabrication of subsystem-semi-cryogenic Engine development project (Rs crore). ii. Postponement of the expenditure on procurement of electronic components, materials and subassemblies related to Earth Observation missions viz. Cartosat-