Scheme of Grants-in-Aid for supporting professional associations/ organisations of social scientists, companies and trusts duly registered under the Companies Act for their development

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, provides Grants-in-Aid for supporting professional associations/ organisations of social scientists, companies and trusts for their development. The grant sanctioned for supporting the association/organisation, companies and trusts duly registered under the Companies Act should only be used to incur expenditure for running of office i.e electricity,rent, telephone and other related expenditure and purchase of books/journals for library,postage,computer,furniture,office stationery etc. The amount of ad-hoc grant shall ordinarily not exceed Rs. 8,00,000/- annually. The ICSSR may also consider providing grant-in-aid to professional associations/organisations of social scientists of national importance for their development or for any other innovative idea which may help the social science community in general in their development. Ten percent (10%) of total grant-in-aid is paid as the last instalment at the end of the year after the Audited Statement of Accounts and Utilization Certificate in respect of the entire amount of the sanctioned grant are received.

1. Grant-in-aid up to Rs. 8,00,000 for supporting professional associations/ organisations of social scientists, companies and trusts for their development.
2. Coverage of office maintenance costs like electricity, rent, and telephone.
3. Annual renewal for up to five years based on review.
4. Amount is disbursed in two instalments, first installment is 90% and second will be 10%, which will be released after submitting Audited Statement of Accounts and Utilisation Certificate
   

1. Must be a national-level association or organisation.
2. Should have been in existence for at least 2 years.
3. Must be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 if privately funded.
4. The professional associations/ organisations of social scientists, companies and trusts should have been involved in national/regional/local socio-economic research objectives.
5. Must submit annual reports, audited accounts, and member lists for the past three years.
   

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S. No.StepActionDocuments Required1.** Application ReceiptPRS Division accepts applications throughout the year.Prescribed Application Form (with signature & seal), Annexure-I: Organisation Information, Annexure-II: Audited Accounts & Annual Reports (last 3 years), Annexure-III: Details of Funding Sources (last 3 years), Annexure-IV: SC/ST Certificate (if applicable), List of Members (minimum 200 nationwide), Registration Certificate (if private body)2. Preliminary Scrutiny by PRS DivisionVerification of eligibility and document completeness.All submitted documents as per Step 1**3. Proposal to Member SecretaryPRS Division seeks approval to hold an Expert Committee Meeting.Summary of Eligible Applications4. Expert Committee Meeting for EvaluationEvaluation of academic contribution, objectives, and viability.Proposal file with complete documentation5. Approval of RecommendationsMinutes approved by Member Secretary and ICSSR Council.Minutes of Expert Committee Meeting

6. Communication of AwardSelected organisations are issued award letters.. Request for GIB and PFMS details.Award Letter, Grant-in-Aid Bill (GIB), PFMS Details7. Sanction Order – First InstallmentPRS processes and sends sanction orders to Audit and Finance.Sanction Order, GIB, Bank Details8. Submission of Utilisation ReportsAudited expenditure details for release of balance funds.Audited Statement of Accounts, Utilisation Certificate (UC), Updated GIB9. Sanction Order – Second InstallmentSecond installment for audit and finance clearance.Final Sanction Order, Verified Audit and UC

1. Organisations not engaged in academic activities in social sciences.
2. Associations working only in extension/welfare work..