Annual Report 2013-14 Indian Council Of Social Science Research Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, J.N.U. Institutional Area, New Delhi-110067 Contents Programmes 1-42 1. Overview 1-3 2. Research Promotion 4-11 3. Documentation 12-15 4. Research Survey and Publications 16-17 5. International Collaboration 18-28 6. Regional Centers 29-34 7. Research Institutes 35-42 43-352 Appendices 1. List of Members of the Council 45-47 2. ICSSR Senior Oficials 48-49 3. Research Projects 50-84 4. Research Fellowships 85-153 5. Financial Assistance Provided for Organising 154-159 Capacity Building Programmes and Research Methodology Courses 6. Financial Assistance Provided for Organising 160-193 International / National Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops in India 7. Publication Grants 194-199 8. Financial Assistance Provided to Scholars for 200-213 Participation in International Conferences / Data Collection Abroad 9. Major Activities of ICSSR Regional Centres 214-243 10. Major Activities of ICSSR Research Institutes 244-347 11. Theses Purchased / Bibliographies Prepared in 348-352 the NASSDOC Statement of Accounts 353-451 Programmes 1 Overview Social science research, which presupposes May 1969. It was considered a signiicant freedom of intellectual choice and opinion, achievement of evolving Indian democracy. need to be encouraged by a developing nation. India has not only encouraged it, but also Objectives of the Council are: promoted it with state patronage. • To review the progress of social science research and give advice to its users; Following the Independence of India in 1947, as part of our nation-building programme • To sponsor social science research there were efforts to make social science a programmes and projects and administer holistic knowledge system. India’s problems grants to institutions and individuals for were unique and the tools available to study research in social sciences; them were all invented in the West, which did not always prove useful. A strong need • To institute and administer scholarships was felt to develop a methodology relevant and fellowships for research in social for understanding Indian complexities in the sciences; ield of social science research. Integrating our intellectual traditions with the forces of • To indicate areas in which social science modernisation was a challenge that had its research is to be promoted and adopt own positive and negative connotations. The special measures for development of State came forward with its interventionist research in neglected or new areas; role to take up the daunting task. It could not • To give inancial support to institutions, have been taken up by any other agency both associations and journals engaged in for inancial and operational reasons. social science research; Towards this pursuit, on 12th December 1968, • To arrange for technical training in the Ministry of Education (now known as research methodology and to provide Ministry of Human Resource Development), guidance for research; Government of India, established the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) • To coordinate research activities as an autonomous organisation. The chief and encourage programmes of inter architects of this endeavour included Professor disciplinary research; V.K.R.V. Rao, Professor D.R. Gadgil, Professor M.N. Sriniwas, Professor P.N. Dhar, • To develop and support centres for Dr. S.K. Mitra and Shri J.P. Naik, among documentation services and supply of others The ICSSR was formally launched in data; 1 Indian Council of Social Science Research • To organise, sponsor and inance of the Government of India nominated by seminars, workshops and study groups; the Government and Member Secretary appointed by the ICSSR with the approval of • To undertake publication and assist the Government of India. The list containing publication of journals and books in members of the Governing Council is given at social sciences; Appendix – 1. • To advise the Government of India on all matters pertaining to social science The ICSSR secretariat is headed by the research as may be referred to it from Member Secretary and has 29 oficers and time to time; and other oficials. The ICSSR’s professional staff, apart from oficial duties, are academically • To take such measures generally as may active and have also contributed a number of be necessary to promote social science seminar papers and research reports during research and its utilisation. the year. This is the 45th Annual Report of the Indian The Council has four 'Standing Committees' Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) covering the period from 1st April 2013 to comprising members drawn from the Council 31st March 2014. The ICSSR’s decision and from outside (not more than three). Table making body, known as the Council, has 1.1 shows the number of meeting the Council 26 members, which includes Chairman, and its Standing Committees held during the 18 Social Scientists, six representatives year 2013-14. Table- 1.1 Meetings of the Council / Committees S.No. Council / Committees Total Date of the Meeting Meetings 1. Council Meeting 4 122nd on 3.5.2013, 123rd on 14.6.2013, 124th on 4.10.2013 and 125th on 27.3.2014 2. Policy, Planning & 2 74th on 13.6.2013 and 75th on 25.3.2014 Administration Committee (PPAC) 3. Research Committee (RC) 3 160th on 17.9.2013, 161st on 30.11.2013 and 162nd on 26.3.2014 4. Research Institutes 2 63rd Meeting on 13.6.2013 and 64th Committee (RIC) Meeting on 25.3. 2014 2 Overview During the year 2013-14, the ICSSR provided work on a variety of issues of their interest inancial support to 252 research projects and having policy relevance (Table 1.2). and awarded 1000 fellowships to scholars to Table- 1.2 Year at a Glance Sl.No. Name of the Programme/ Scheme/Service Number 1. Research Projects Sanctioned a) Research Projects (Responsive) 187 b) Research Projects (Sponsored) 65 2. Final Reports of earlier Research Projects Received 154 3. National Fellowships 17 4. Senior Fellowships 34 5. Post-Doctoral Fellowships 404 6. Doctoral Fellowships 545 7. Publication Grant to Doctoral Theses/ Research Reports/ 23 Conference Papers. 8. Ad-hoc Grant for Publication/ Running of Research 66 Journals 9. Ad-hoc Grant for Supporting Professional Organisations/ 11 Associations of Social Scientists for their Development. 10. Library and Documentation Services 8408 11. Exchange of Scholars under International Collaboration 27 Programme 12. Training Courses in Research Methodology and Capacity 71 Building Programmes 13. Proposals Approved for Organising International/ National 400 Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops 14. Research Output from ICSSR Research Institutes a) Books 167 b) Working Papers/Monographs 245 c) Articles 615 3 Indian Council of Social Science Research 2 Research Promotion Research Projects (Responsive) x) Law, International Law and Allied The funding of research projects is one of the xi) National Security and Strategic Studies most important activities of Indian Council of Social Science Research. Under its programme xii) Any other Social Science Discipline of Research Projects (Responsive), it provides Objectives grant to social science scholars for conducting research on speciic themes and issues as The objectives of the Research Project proposed by the applicants. In general, grants Programme are to support research, to achieve under this head are awarded to a study which excellence in research activities in the social proposes to contribute at a theoretical and/or sciences. conceptual level or aimed at generation of new The speciic objectives of the Programme ield work based data and policy implications are: thereof. The studies could be both macro and micro in nature. The broad disciplines of study • to support high quality independent may belong to any one of the following social programmes of research; science disciplines or may be interdisciplinary • to provide opportunities for training of in nature: future Researchers; i) Sociology and Social Anthropology • to contribute to the development of ii) Political Science/Public Administration elaboration of new theoretical or and Allied methodological approaches to research; iii) Economics and Allied • to maintain and sustain varied disciplinary research activities; iv) International Studies • to foster and promote collaborative, v) Social Geography and Population multidisciplinary research activities Studies among Researchers in the social sciences vi) Commerce and Management and; vii) Social Psychology and Allied • to facilitate communication of research outputs both within and beyond the viii) Education and Allied academic community as well as to ix) Social Linguistics/Socio-Cultural and provide policy inputs to administrators Allied and policy makers. 4 Research Promotion The year-wise position of research projects inal project reports received during the year sanctioned, since the inception of ICSSR, have been given in Appendix-3. projects cancelled/ withdrawn/ closed and reports received till 31st March 2014 is Research Projects (Sponsored) furnished herewith in Table 2.1. This programme of Research Studies During the year 2013-14, 187 research projects (Sponsored) is a series of research projects were sanctioned by the ICSSR on a wide range conducted simultaneously or sequentially of issues. These included 65 projects to SC and 25 to ST scholars respectively. The inal on themes of critical signiicance, focus on reports of 151 research projects sanctioned in the issues of contemporary relevance, less the past were received during the year. The explored areas of study and which involves details of Research Projects sanctioned and policy implication. Table 2.1 Status of the Sanctioned Research Projects Year Sanctioned Cancelled/Closed Final Reports Received From inception till 2023 215 1765 1990 1990-2000 597 46 471 2000-01 36 02 32 2001-02 32 04 26 2002-03 88 06 76 2003-04 138 09 114 2004-05 81 07 51 2005-06 - - - 2006-07 38 01 37 2007-08 93 04 51 2008-09 142 - 116 2009-10 182 03 114 2010-11 185 - 44 2011-12 74 - 38 2012-13 530 2 04 2013-14 187 - Ongoing Total 4426 299 2939 5 Indian Council of Social Science Research The Indian Council of Social Science III research (ICSSR), under its 'Sponsored Studies Programme', invited proposals from 1.