Lok Sabha Question No. 3016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: TARE Scheme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ANJU BALA, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, P.R. SUNDARAM, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, B. SREERAMULU, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3016 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/3/2018

## TARE SCHEME

## 3016.  SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  Teacher  Associateship  for  Research  Excellence (TARE) Scheme to tap the latent potential of faculty working in academic institutions who are well trained but have difficulty in pursuing their research and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has also started Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship Scheme to enhance international mobility of Indian research students with a view to create a pool of globally trained manpower and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  launched  SERB  (Science  and  Engineering  Research  Board) Distinguished Investigator Award (DIA) scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has launched AWSAR  (Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating  Research)  to  encourage,  empower  and  endow  popular  science  writing  through newspapers/  magazines/blogs/social  media  by  young  PhD  Scholars/Post-Doctoral  Fellows  during their course of study and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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- (a) Yes, Madam. The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a Statutory body of the Department  of  Science  and  Technology  (DST)  has  recently  launched  a  new  scheme  'Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE)' to facilitate mobility of faculty members working in state universities, colleges and private academic institutions who are well trained but have difficulty in pursuing their research due to lack of facilities, funding, guidance etc. to carryout research in well-established  public  funded  institution  such  as  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs),  Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and other National Institutions and Central Universities located preferably nearer to the institution where the faculty member is working. The visiting faculty is provided Rs. 60,000/- per year (in addition to the

researcher's own salary) subject to completion of mandatory 90 days' research work per year in the host institution. The Scheme envisages provision of research grant of Rs. 5 lakhs per annum (50% each to host  and  parent  institution)  and  overhead  charges  also  as  part  of  the  support  for three years.

(b) Yes, Madam. Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship Scheme has recently been launched by SERB to provide opportunities for Ph.D. students admitted in the Indian institutions for gaining exposure and training in overseas universities / institutions of repute and areas of importance to country for period up to 12 months during their doctoral research. The Scheme envisages payment of  monthly  fellowship  amount  equivalent  to  US  $  2000,  one-time  Contingency  /  Preparatory allowances of Rs. 60,000/- to cover visa fee,  airport  transfer  charges,  medical  insurance  etc.  and return economy class airfare by shortest route from their place of work in India to the place of the host institute. In addition, there is provision to support one visit, each by the Indian supervisor and overseas faculty to each other's institution during the tenure of the fellowship.

(c) Yes, Madam. SERB Distinguished Investigator Award (DIA) has been launched to recognize and reward Principal Investigators (PIs) of SERB/DST projects who have performed remarkably well. The scheme aims not only to reward the best PIs of completed projects but also to motivate the ongoing PIs to perform exceedingly well. This positive reinforcement strategy would effectively improve  the  productivity  of  the  research  undertaken  and  the  overall  efficiency  of  the  research ecosystem. DIA is a one-time  career award devised to specifically cater to  the younger scientists who have not received any other prestigious awards or fellowships. The award carries a fellowship of  Rs.  15,000/-  p.m.  and  an  optional  research  grant  for  three  years,  based  on  peer  review  of  the submitted project proposal.

(d) Yes, Madam. AWSAR (Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research) of National Council of Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST has been initiated to encourage, empower and endow popular science writing through newspapers, magazines, blogs, social media, etc. by young PhD Scholars and Post-Doctoral Fellows during the course of their higher studies and research pursuits. AWSAR carries monetary incentive of Rs.10,000/- each for 100 best entries from PhD  scholars  in  a  year  along  with  a  Certificate  of  Appreciation  besides  getting  the  story published/projected  in  mass  media.  In  addition,  there  is  provision  to  award  cash  prizes  of Rs.1,00,000/-,  Rs.50,000/-  and  Rs.20,000/-  respectively  to  three  leading  stories  from  out  of  the selected  hundred  stories.  Further,  the  Scheme  envisages  selection  twenty  entries  from  articles submitted  exclusively  by  Post-Doctoral  Fellows  relating  to  their  line  of  Research  for  monetary incentive  of  Rs.10,000/-  each  and  the  most  outstanding  story  to  be  given  a  cash  prize  of Rs.1,00,000/-.

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