GUIDELINES FOR NGO'S APPLYING
FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
As per the KSCSTE's order Council(M)Order
No 129/2007/CSTE dated 25-10-2007 (PDF) regarding eligibility
criteria for NGO's required for necessary financial assistance
from KSCSTE.
The criteria/pre-requisites
to be fulfilled by the NGO's are as follows.
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The NGO’s must be
registered under Travancore Societies Registration Act and
should have at least three years experience of working in
Science, Technology and Environment related subjects.
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The NGO’s/professional
organizations having proven credential and experience in
Science, Technology and Environment field may only be considered.
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The credentials of the office
bearers of the NGO’s should be verified.
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NGO’s must produce
their audited account statements for preceding three years
along with their proposals.
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The bye laws of the NGO’s
must contain Science, Technology and Environment components
in their activities.
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For financial assistance
for research projects the applicant should have proven research
experience. Such NGO’s should have their own R&D
infrastructure.
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The NGO’s must submit
details of earlier grants received from KSCSTE with pending
statements, if any, at least for a period of preceding two
years.
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NGO’s must submit
details of collaborating institutions with their written
consent. (such as name of the collaboration, nature of the
collaboration, facilities and infrastructure status available.
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In the case of Seminar/Workshop/Training
programme only one proposal may be considered for financial
assistance from an NGO in a particular financial year. Similarly
only one R&D research proposal may be considered
at a time.
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The Seminar/workshop/conference
proposals should focus on topics relating to the main theme
of the NGO and organization should have in house expertise
in that subject area.
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The grants if sanctioned
from the KSCSTE should be deposited in a separate bank account
accruing interests in the name of the institution.
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The MoU may be signed in
Rs.50 stamped paper and in case of default of any of the
conditions, such NGO’s may not be considered and steps
may be taken to recover the grant amount.
The Council reserves the right to modify
or amend the above mentioned criteria.
