GUIDELINES
&
FORMAT
FOR
SUBMISSION OF
PROJECT PROPOSALS
UNDER THE SCHEME
"ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
STATE S&T COUNCILS"
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY BHAVAN,
NEW MEHRAULI ROAD
NEW DELHI-110016
Programme on "Assistance for Development of State
S&T Councils"
1. IN RETROSPECT:
The initiative to establish State Councils for Science
& Technology was first taken in 1971 when the then
Minister for S&T and Chairman, National Council for
Science & Technology (NCST), Shri C Subramanium wrote
to Chief Ministers of all the States stressing that irrespective
of large investments of the Central Government in S&T
in various sectors and institutional infrastructure, the
Central S&T Agencies must take the States along if
the development goals are to be attained. By the end of
Fifth Five Year Plan, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh
and West Bengal were the four States, who had established
their State S&T Councils. While these few States responded
to the idea of State S&T planning & promotion,
it became clear that a sustained effort was needed to
establish and develop the State Councils for Science &
Technology.
As a result, the process of impetus for State level planning
and Promotion of Science & Technology began in the
Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-85) and continued through the
subsequent Five Year Plans.
2. CURRENT STATUS:
As a result of catalytic role played by DST and support
received from the Planning Commission and States/UTs,
a stage has reached when State Councils have been set-up
in all the States and UTs. Several States have also formed
a separate Department of Science & Technology and
/or S&T Secretariat. These State Councils are normally
chaired by Chief Ministers of respective States or by
an eminent scientist. All States and Union Territories
by now have established their State level S&T structures
and formulated their Five Year and Annual S&T plans.
3. DST'S ROLE:
The Department of Science & Technology (DST), GOI,
played a catalytic role by facilitating the State Governments
in establishing and developing the State Councils on S&T
and by providing support for their technical secretariats.
Concurrently DST (GOI), in collaboration with respective
State Councils, organized all India thematic seminars/workshops
whose recommendations helped identify some activity-areas
for promotion by the State Councils. DST also organised
periodic review meetings to discuss the status of various
S&T programmes and to plan the strategy for future.
Regional Meetings organised by DST facilitated review
of state S&T structures and identification of areas
of mutual cooperation between States.
On completion of 10 years (1981-91) of this programme,
a Decennial Review was held (July 1992) to assess the
strengths and weakness of this programme vis-à-vis
DST's performance. This review had desired a phase change
geared towards programmatic support and strengthening
linkages between State S&T Councils and Central S&T
Agencies by suitably dovetailing various programmes as
State S&T Councils with those of Central S&T Agencies.
It was also realised that these State Councils, since
their formation have now come of age to initiate a phase
where resources in terms of expertise and technology promoted
and generated by the Central and State S&T Agencies
be pooled together to undertake joint S&T programmes.
4. RECENT INITIATIVES
The beginning of Programmatic Support under the scheme
in the Ninth Plan addressed itself to the need felt during
Eighth Plan to accelerate S&T activities at the State
level so as to ensure integration of S&T for overall
socio-economic development with special emphasis on Location
Specific Research & Technology Development, Adaptation
and Transfer, S&T studies/surveys and information
exchange & experience sharing on specific S&T
programmes.
5. NATURE OF PROJECT SUPPORT UNDER STATE S&T COUNCILS'
PROGRAMME
(i) S&T Studies & Surveys :
This includes support for carrying out S&T studies
/ surveys including techno-economic analysis, simulation
modeling and studies etc; and development of State S&T
database, S&T resources; State S&T policy issues;
specific status reports etc: The activities under this
head should lead to specific action plan for project generation.
(ii) Location specific research & technology
development :
Support for identifying/ projectising S&T programmes
and for development oriented location specific research
and technology development.
(iii) Pilot scale demonstration projects:
Pilot scale demonstration projects including field trials
etc based on technologies developed by Central S&T
Agencies/ Labs/ Institutions etc. relevant to the State
needs.
(iv) Replication of success models:
Replication of successful projects/programmes in other
interested States based on successful experiences of a
State S&T Council/ State S&T Institute/ NGOs etc.
(v) Joint Programming:
To evolve and support certain joint programmes focussing
on multi-sectoral area based approach to rural/ regional
development in cooperation with multiple State & Central
Institutions, NGO's and State S&T Councils. These
areas should be so identified where S&T intervention
could significantly improve the existing socio-economic
conditions.
(vi) Information exchange & experience sharing
:
This would include meetings/ workshops and other means
of information exchange and interaction of S&T experts
and / or of S&T field activists etc: Workshops on
dissemination of specific technology, Project/programme
formulation workshops.
(vii) Awareness & Training:
Awareness and Training on specific innovative technologies/packages
developed/ propagated by State S&T department/ Council
requiring special S&T inputs and also on specific
S&T topics/themes and management of State S&T
programmes.
6. GUIDELINES FOR FORMULATING PROPOSALS
1. The proposal should clearly establish linkage
of S&T to overall development of State. The area identified
should have potential to contribute in socio-economic
upliftment of the people of State.
2. DST encourages formulation of proposals through
consultative process. Preliminary proposals giving brief
information on concept, idea, proposed activity etc may
also be submitted. These preliminary proposals could be
further refined through mutual discussions, expert advice
etc.
3. Please orient your proposal objective to a
few specific outputs, which could be possible in a duration
of 18 months to 36 months (max).
4. While writing the proposal, please ensure that
scientific and technical details are clearly spelt out.
5. Proposals should have specific, concrete, quantifiable
objectives.
6. The proposals should be based on innovative
technologies/ ideas. Major programmes of extension based
on proven technologies are also not considered.
7. The training programmes should be on specific
technologies/ themes. Routine training programmes are
not entertained.
8. Results of ongoing and completed projects of
the organization must be reflected in the formulation
of new proposals.
All correspondence, including proposals may be sent to
the following address:
Head ( TT Division -State S&T )
Department of Science & Technology
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi-110016
Telephone No: 26567373
Telegram: SCIENCTECH NEW DELHI
TeleFax: 26510686
E-mail: laxman@alpha.nic.in
7. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The Principal Institution assumes financial
and other administrative responsibilities of the project.
2. In case of multi-institutional project, formal
agreement from the collaborating institutions/ scientists
should support the proposal.
3. International travel is not permissible under
the project.
4. The manpower recruited for the project should
be paid as per the rules of the Institute and guidelines
of the Government of India.
5. The proposals are considered for approval/rejection
by Project Evaluation Group (PEG) in DST. The group may
seek expert opinion, wherever required.
6. It is the policy of DST to maximise the use
of an equipment. In this light, Investigator shall permit
the use of spare or idle capacities of equipment procured
under the project by bonafide users (research workers
in other DST funded projects or other projects of the
institute)
8. DOCUMENTS/ENCLOSURES REQUIRED WITH THE PROPOSAL:
(a) Endorsement from the Head of the Institutions
(on letter head)
(b) Certificate from Investigator(s)
(c) Details of the proposals (15 copies)
(d) Name and address of experts/Institutions who
may be interested in the subject/outcome of the project
(circulation list).
(e) Registration Certificate, Memorandum of Association
and Rules and Regulation of the Institution.
(f) Balance sheet, Audited Statement of accounts
and the annual report (pertaining to the last two financial
years).
(g) Endorsement from the State S&T Council/
Departments. (where the proposal is proposed to be routed
through concerned State S&T Council)
9. INSTRUCTION FOR FILLING UP THE PROFORMA
1. Please use papers of A-4 size (21 cms x 29
cms).
2. Please type as per the layout given in the
format on both sides.
3. Please do not skip reproduction of any section
even if the answer is "nil" or given elsewhere.
4. Project title should be precise and should
not exceed normally 20 words within two lines.
5. Expected total duration of the project should
normally be 18 months and in no case should exceed 36
months.
6. If project is to be executed by more than one
institution /States (which is welcomed) and /or requires
regular inputs from other scientists, names of collaborating
institutions/scientists/ State S&T Councils may be
listed.
7. Use telegraphic language to the maximum extent
possible for objectives, work plan, methodology, expected
outcome etc.
