Annexure-III
COMMON POLICY GUIDELINES FOR SPONSORING WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS / CONFERENCES ON THE SUBJECT / AREAS OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE &EMPOWERMENT
I. Grants can be given to an institution or a group of institutions for organising National / State / International level workshops / seminars / conference on specific areas/ issues relating to economic and social empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of society i.e. Scheduled Castes, Minorities, Other Backward Classes, Children in need of care and protection , aged, persons, persons with disability and victims of alcohol & drug abuse, which will help in planning, programming and review of implementation. The workshops / seminars / conferences shall help to disseminate research findings, identify problem areas, discuss emergent social problems to identify remedial measures. They shall make specific recommendations focusing attention on the observations where immediate remedial action is necessary for re- orientation of existing programmes or undertaking new programmes.
II. Universities, research institutes, professional associations and voluntary organisations, which have a long experience in the relevant field of social Welfare and social development and Institutions set up and fully funded by Central Government / State Governments / PSUs are eligible for holding workshops. / seminars / conferences.
III. Representative of the Ministry handing the concerned subject / programme should participate in the workshops / seminar / conference organised by it.
IV. Proposals for organising National / State / International workshops / seminars / conference should be self-contained and indicate.
- The main topic / theme of the workshop / seminar / conference;
- Significance / purpose indicating clearly the contribution, which the proposed seminar / workshops is expected to make ;
- Subjects / contents proposed for discussion;
- List of resource persons / guest speakers / participants and their addresses;
- Duration & venue;
- Programme scheduled,
V. The budget for the National / State level workshops / seminars / conferences should be given under the following heading giving full justification for each.
- Travelling expenses (first class or second AC. Sleeper Class by rail) to resource persons / guest speakers (limited to 20 persons)
- Travelling expenses to outstation participants from NGOs (II Class railfare/busfare)limited to 30 persons)
- Expenditure on boarding and lodging.
- Honorarium to guest speakers / resource persons (@ Rs.500/- per lecture for presenting a paper)
- Rent for seminar hall, mike and other arrangements.
- Seminar material / folders / cyclostyling / photo copying charges.
- Tea / coffee and lunch arrangements.
- Preparation of the report containing papers presented with final recommendations.
- Contingency (including postage, stationary, telephone charges and other unforeseen expenditure)
