Grant-In-Aid

Proposed to provide financial assistance to reputed scholars and aspiring researchers. Identification of individuals and appropriate institutions is made from the proposals received every year, since 2006. Usually, the time span for short-term project is one year. However, higher grant-in-aid and longer time span are allowed in special cases.

Particulars Amount Rs.
1 Honorarium – Principal investigator
2 Project Fellow (1x8000x12) 96,000
3 Consultancy/Interviews 20,000
4 Books and periodicals 20,000
5 Stationary Xeroxing and DTP 20,000
6 Travel /Field work/ Photographs 10,000
7 Contingency 12,000
  Total 2,50,000

The Year wise Sanction of Short-term Projects as on 01.01.2011

Year No.of Projects GIA Rs.
1 2006-2007(Mar. 2007) 07 12,20,000/-
2 2007-2008 (Dec. 2007) 28 97,50,000/-
3 2008-2009 (Mar. 2009) 25 96,71,500/-
4 2009-2010 (Aug. & Dec. 2009) 31 1,77,30,000/-
5 2010-2011 (Aug. & Nov.) 44 2,01,78,000/-
6 2011-2012 24
7 2012-2013 42
8 2013-2014 44 1,09,28,000/-
9 2014-2015 16 39,96,500/-
10 2015-2016 20 50,00,000/-