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.
| S.No | 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
| S.No. | 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/- |