Research and Development Programme in Water Sector
Ministry: Ministry Of Water Resources,River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
The scheme aims to solve water sector problems through effective research and development. It provides Grants-in-Aid to academicians, universities, laboratories, government departments, and Non-Governmental Organizations to fund basic, applied, and action research projects.
About This Scheme
Benefits
The scheme provides Grants-in-Aid for Basic Research, Applied Research, and Action Research.
The scheme provides remuneration and emoluments for research personnel assisting the investigators.
₹25.0K · monthly
The revised monthly emoluments are ₹25,000/- for a Junior Research Fellow, ₹28,000/- for a Senior Research Fellow, and ₹36,000/- to ₹40,000/- for Research Associates across different levels.
The grant funds the cost of conducting experiments, including consumables, wages for full-time non-research personnel, and third-party services like typing and lab analysis.
The grant provides travel expenses connected with the research, including one long-distance journey by one person once a year for attending a research and development session or committee meeting.
The scheme provides infrastructure funding for the purchase of equipment of a permanent nature, software, and necessary meteorological or satellite data.
The scheme provides overhead charges to the host institute for facilities like infrastructure, staff, water, electricity, and communication.
₹1.0 Cr
For projects costing up to ₹1,00,00,000/-, overhead charges are provided at 10% of the total cost for educational institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations, and at 8% for laboratories and institutions under Central Government Departments.
₹1.0 Cr
The scheme provides a contingency budget provision up to 5% of the total cost or ₹1,00,00,000/- (whichever is less) for unforeseen situations.
Funds are provided by direct transfer of money into the bank account of the appropriate authority in the institute.
The funds are released in installments commensurate with the progress of the work and actual requirements during the financial year.
##### Conditions
The beneficiary institute must provide full infrastructural facilities by way of accommodation, water, electricity, and communication for the smooth implementation of the project.
Non-Governmental Organizations and Private Institutions must bear 50% of the equipment cost from their own resources.
The overhead expenses shall actually be paid to the institute by the Ministry Of Water Resources only after the completion of the research scheme and the acceptance of the final report.
The Principal Investigator must submit an annual progress report indicating milestones achieved and a utilization certificate to the concerned Indian National Committee on or before the 30th of June every year to receive further installments.
The Principal Investigator must refund any unspent balance or unused funds along with interest accrued to the Pay and Accounts Office via a crossed demand draft after the completion of the scheme.
Required Documents
- ✦##### Application Stage
- ✦Complete Research Proposal (five copies in print format and a soft copy in PDF and Word format)
- ✦Brief Bio-Data of Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator
- ✦Views of End Users (certificate from two end users)
- ✦Endorsement from the Head of the Institution
- ✦Undertaking from the Collaborating Institution (required only for multi-institutional proposals)
- ✦Proforma Invoices or Budgetary Quotations (required for equipment and commercial items costing more than ₹1,000/-)
- ✦Copy of Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations (required only for Non-Governmental Organizations)
- ✦Certificate from the Appropriate Registrar Demonstrating Submission of Audited Accounts for the Last Three Financial Years (required only for Non-Governmental Organizations)
- ✦Copy of Income Tax Returns for the Previous Three Financial Years (required only for Non-Governmental Organizations)
- ✦Affidavit Stating That the Organization Has Not Been Blacklisted by Any Government Agency (required only for Non-Governmental Organizations)
- ✦##### Benefit Disbursal and Renewal Stage
- ✦Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of Grant
- ✦Bond with Two Sureties (required only for Non-Governmental Organizations before the release of grants)
- ✦Annual Progress Report (includes a brief narrative report and the proforma for progress)
- ✦Utilization Certificate in Form GFR 19-A
- ✦Statement of Head-Wise Expenditure
- ✦Statement of Equipment Purchased
- ✦Certificate Stating That Research Staff Has Been Engaged in Accordance with Norms
- ✦Certificate Stating That the Grant Does Not Relate to the Same Staff Structure for Which Another Grant Has Been Allowed
- ✦##### Completion Stage
- ✦Draft Completion Report (five copies)
- ✦Final Completion Report (five copies in print format and a soft copy)
- ✦Complete Source Code and User Manual in Print and Soft Copy (required only if software or computer programmes are developed as part of the project)
✦ Required ◦ Optional
How to Apply
Quick Info
- Level
- Central Government
- Max benefit
- ₹1.0 Cr