Range of incentives planned for scientists, says Union Minister
— PHOTO: K. RAMESH BABU
Hearty welcome: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy greeting Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal at the inauguration of The National Tsunami Early Warning System Centre in Hyderabad on Monday as INCOIS Director Shailesh Nayak looks on.
HYDERABAD: Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal on Monday declined to comment on the Indo-American nuclear deal in the context of the recent comments made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Asked by reporters after he dedicated the National Tsunami Early Warning Centre here, he said both Dr.Singh and Ms.Gandhi were extremely careful in their use of words and h e neither wished to add nor take away anything from what they had stated.
It was for the media to decide on the interpretation it wished to give.
Incentives for scientists
To another question on the embargo on recruitment of scientists in Government institutions, he expressed the hope that it would be lifted in the next few months.
While no Government would be able to match the salaries paid by the corporate sector, he said that a range of incentives were proposed to be given, including 30 per cent of royalty on IPR. Besides, improved pay packages and housing and transportation facilities were also being considered.
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