Odisha Culture Grants-In-Aid to Cultural & Sports Institutions

Organization : Odisha Culture Department
Service Name : Grants-In-Aid to Cultural & Sports Institutions
Applicable States/UTs: Odisha

Website :https://odishatourism.gov.in/content/tourism/en/cultural-heritage.html
Application Form :  https://www.statusin.in/uploads/20160-Asist.pdf

Grants-In-Aid to Cultural & Sports Institutions:

Non-matching scheme of financial assistance towards organisation of seminar/conference by professional organisations, local bodies, ngos engaged in public library deelopment/library movement and university department of library science.

Related : Odisha Culture Scheme of Pension to Indigent Artist : www.statusin.in/20153.html

1. Title & Object:
The scheme is known as “Non-matching scheme of Financial Assistance towards Organization of Seminar/Conference by Professional Organizations, Local Bodies and NGOs engaged in public library development/library movement and University Departments of Library Science.

The object of the scheme is to assist Professional Organizations, including national level library associations, Local Bodies and NGOs engaged in public library development/library movement and University Departments of Library Science to hold professional seminars or conferences.

2. Types of Institution Eligible for Assistance:
Financial assistance under this scheme may be given to the Library Associations of all India level, other Professional Organizations, Local Bodies and NGOs engaged in public library development/library movement and University Department of Library Science.

3. In order to be eligible for financial assistance under this scheme, a nongovernment association should be a registered society with the following characteristics:
(i) It should have necessary facilities, resources, personnel and expertise to initiate the project/proposal for which the grant is required;
(ii) Its working should have been found satisfactory;
(iii) It is not run for profit to any individual or a body of individuals.

4. Scope of Assistance:
Assistance will be given once in a year for the purpose of:
(i) Organisation of seminar
(ii) Organisation of conference.

Normally no assistance will be given if the project for which the grant applied for is covered under any scheme of the Central Government or State Government/Union Territory Administration.

5. Extent of Assistance:
RRRLF’s share is limited to the extent of 50% of the approved estimated expenditure, subject to a maximum amount of Rs.1.00 lakh.

6. Procedure for Submission of Appliction:
Application in the prescribed form complete in all respect alongwith the relevant documents should be submitted to the RRRLF prior to two months of the event.

7. Each application should be accompanied by the following documents:
(i) Constitution or the Memorandum of Association, copy of the latest available Annual Report and Audited Annual Accounts;
(ii) A detailed description of the project/proposal for which assistance is requested along with its duration, time, venue, names of resource persons and theme of the seminar;
(iii) Detailed estimates of the expenditure and the source from which the counterpart funds will be obtained;
(iv) Information relating to the grants received, promised or the requests thereof made, if any, to other bodies.

Conditions of Grant:
8. No grant will be considered unless the requisite documents in utilizing earlier grant is received.
9. Once the activities and estimates have been approved and grant assessed on the basis of these estimates that shall not be modified by the institution without the prior approval of the RRRLF.
10. Grant will be released to the eligible institutions on receipt of the stamped prereceipt and acceptance of the terms and conditions in the prescribed form.