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

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. Step Action Documents Required

1. Application Receipt PRS 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 Division Verification of eligibility and document completeness. All submitted documents as per Step 1
3. Proposal to Member Secretary PRS Division seeks approval to hold an Expert Committee Meeting. Summary of Eligible Applications
4. Expert Committee Meeting for Evaluation Evaluation of academic contribution, objectives, and viability. Proposal file with complete documentation
5. Approval of Recommendations Minutes approved by Member Secretary and ICSSR Council. Minutes of Expert Committee Meeting



1. Communication of Award Selected organisations are issued award letters.. Request for GIB and PFMS details. Award Letter, Grant-in-Aid Bill (GIB), PFMS Details
2. Sanction Order – First Installment PRS processes and sends sanction orders to Audit and Finance. Sanction Order, GIB, Bank Details
3. Submission of Utilisation Reports Audited expenditure details for release of balance funds. Audited Statement of Accounts, Utilisation Certificate (UC), Updated GIB
4. Sanction Order – Second Installment Second installment for audit and finance clearance. Final Sanction Order, Verified Audit and UC

No Documents required for this Scheme