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Projects or schemes of value to aircraft, helicopters, missiles and all other airborne vehicles including their operation would be supported. The Aeronautics R&D Board shall also entertain applications for sanction of grants-in-aid for build up of basic facilities / infrastructure and for conducting seminar, symposia, short courses, deputation / training of manpower, intensive short courses of current interest to Aeronautics and missiles, award of flying scholarships & other promotional activities within the country. AR&DB shall not make personal payments to members of regular staff of universities, colleges and institutions.

The grant will be utilised
 

To meet salary of research and laboratory staff, specially recruited for the project / facility and to meet cost of their medical benefits, CPF and leave etc. on the same scales as applicable to the regular employees of the institution and to provide funds for meeting the cost of Institutional overhead expenses, as follows:

   
 

15% of the total project cost without any upper limit for educational institutions.

 

10% of the total project cost with an upper limit of Rs. 2.00 lakhs for other institutions. (i.e. laboratories & institutes under S&T agencies other than Govt. departments).

 

On projects costing more than 40 lakhs, the quantum will be decided on a case-to-case basis.

Effective from: 03.10.1997.

 

For procuring special equipment, consumable stores, chemicals etc. or for obtaining special services not normally provided by the institution such as computer time, calibration & testing of equipment and sub-systems; fabrication within workshop of the institution, etc.

 

To meet cost of setting up of basic facilities / infrastructure for R&D in aircraft, helicopters, missiles & all other air-borne vehicles & their operations.

 

To conduct or sponsor conferences / workshops / seminars / symposia / short courses etc. and to provide funds for training of manpower, promotional activities & deputations within the country and abroad.

 

To cover contingency expenses, viz. postage, typing, printing, stationery, expenses on part-time / full-time typists if the workload of the project warrants.

 

To meet travel expenses in India for projects / facilities including their monitoring, symposia, seminar, short courses etc. and for deputation abroad in connection with presentation of papers in International Symposia and for visit to advanced Aeronautical R&D facilities and to meet expenses in India for eminent scientists invited by AR&DB.

 

To publish research work in the form of a Technical Report for dissemination to Aeronautical community in an approved AR&DB format.

 

To conduct Intensive short courses of current interest to Aeronautics including missiles.

  To award flying scholarships to Aeronautical R&D scientists and students.
 

To meet the cost of honorarium to invited speakers for AR&DB sponsored short courses / workshops.