In a recent Lok Sabha session, Manish Tewari, the Member of Parliament for Chandigarh, questioned the Indian government's commitment to scientific research funding in the region. He noted that over the past five years, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) allocated approximately ₹32 crore and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) about ₹52 crore, totaling ₹84 crore (roughly $10 million USD). Tewari described this amount as 'very meagre' compared to global investments in research, which often reach billions. The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, responded by highlighting various initiatives aimed at promoting research and innovation, including the establishment of a BioNEST bio-incubator at Panjab University and a Biomedical Instruments Hub at PGIMER. Despite these efforts, Tewari pointed out the lack of substantial funding for cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing, suggesting that Chandigarh's development as a research hub is progressing slowly rather than rapidly transforming.