Programmes & Schemes

Strengthening, Upscaling & Nurturing Local Innovations for Livelihood (SUNIL) programme, earlier named as TARA (Technological Advancement for Rural Areas) programme under Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development (SEED) division of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India aims to support technology delivery and creation of social enterprise models for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) of society including need-based action research projects to identify local and systemic solutions to implement S&T based projects at community level; capacity building of Community based organizations (CBOs), NGOs, KIs, Start-ups & Social ventures for developing examples of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at ground level.

1. Principal Investigator (PI)/ Co-PI from KI- Scientists, engineers, technologist working IITs, NITs, Autonomous Bodies/Aided Institutions and other educational institutions/ Universities under Central/State Governments, R&D institutions, laboratories having adequate infrastructure and project implementation experience at societal level.
2. Principal Investigator (PI)/ Co-PI from NGOs- Non-Governmental Organization/Voluntary organizations/private institutions with minimum 3 years field level experience in S&T interventions and management should have delivered proven technology models for field level applications to community after registration; Prior to applying for project proposal grant, it is mandatory for every NGO to register first at NGO- DARPAN portal of NITI Aayog https://ngodarpan.gov.in and to get NGO Unique ID.
3. Involvement of CBOs/Community Groups/FPOs/ SHGs & Social ventures- Direct funding to this group of project partners will not be supported. However, they will have to apply through NGOs or KIs mentioning their specific role and budgetary requirement in the project proposal.

• ● Technology Interventions for Disabled and Elderly (TIDE) ›
• ● Visiting Research Professorship (VRP) for North Eastern Region (NER) ›
• ● Scheme for Funding Industry Relevant R&D ›
• ● Collaborative Scientific Research Programme ›
• ● SERB POWER Translation Grant ›
• ● NIDHI-Centers of Excellence (NIDHI-CoE) ›