Financial Support

The following programmes of Human Rights and Duties Education have been identified for financial support:

1. A foundation course

2. A certificate course

3. An under graduate course

4. A post-graduate diploma course

5. A post-graduate degree (MA/LL.M) course

6. Seminars/Symposia/Workshops

7. Moot Court/Mock Trial.

1. Foundation course in Human Rights & Duties Education
   
   The foundation course will aim at making the learners acquire conceptual clarity and develop respect for norms and values of freedom, equality, fraternity and justice with their philosophical, ethical, social, economic and political dimensions. A full understanding of UDHR and the relevant Constitutional-legal provisions and institutional mechanism for realization and enforcement of rights in the country will constitute an objective. It will include awareness of civil society organizations and movements promoting human rights. The foundation course shall be meant for undergraduate students of all disciplines. The duration of the foundation course may be of four to six units spread over not less than three months. For this purpose the UGC model curriculum on Human Rights and Duties Education may be followed. The maximum number of students is 100 spread over at different intervals.

2. Certificate Course

   1. The certificate course in Human Rights and Duties Education is meant for students and specific target groups such as civil segments, law enforcement personnel, NGOs/Social Action Groups.

   2. At least two or three certificate courses may be organized every year by the concerned institution.

   For this purpose the UGC Model Curriculum on Human Rights and Duties Education may be followed.

3. Under-graduate course in Human Rights & Duties Education

   Human Rights and Duties Education should become an integral part of university education at the undergraduate level. The under-graduate course may comprise such papers as outlined in the UGC model curriculum on Human Rights and Duties Education. The course may be permitted to be introduced as a subject, or as an add-on course, or as an additional paper, under the following conditions:

   1. The University shall give adequate information on the existing facilities for introducing the undergraduate course in Human Rights and Duties Education.

   2. Teachers of the said institution shall engage at least 50 per cent of the lecture hours.

   Minimum number of students should be 10.

4. Post-graduate diploma course in Human Rights and Duties Education

   The post-graduate diploma course in Human Rights and Duties Education is meant to be interdisciplinary in nature. The course must be established in any post-graduate department of the university/college, viz., political science/law/sociology or any other discipline as may be identified as a Nodal department by the applicant university. The nodal department should have adequate teaching faculty.
   
   The post-graduate diploma course in Human Rights and Duties Education may comprise such papers as outlined in the UGC model curriculum on Human Rights and Duties Education.

5. Post-graduate degree (M.A./LL.M) in Human Rights and Duties Education

   The post-graduate degree (M.A./LL.M) in Human Rights and Duties Education is meant to be interdisciplinary in nature. The course may be established in any discipline of the university/college viz; law/political science/ sociology/psychology/history etc. The department seeking assistance from the UGC should have adequate teaching faculty. The post-graduate degree may comprise such papers as outlined in the UGC model curriculum on Human Rights and Duties Education. In addition to this, the department should also undertake case studies/research in the identified thrust areas such as internally displaced persons, migrants, refugees, gender justice, minorities, victims of internal and external strife (for instance, victims of land mines), the relationship between International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, victims of crimes, and under-trials. At the end of the academic programme, the researcher shall give concrete suggestions/ recommendations which may be useful to policy conceivers, policy makers, policy implementers, NHRC, SHRC. For this purpose a detailed proposal may be submitted along with the proposal for introduction of courses.
   
   Financial Support for different courses will be as under:

   Items	Foundation Course	Certificate Course	Under-Graduate Course	Diploma Course	Degree Course
   Books and Journals, (one time grant)	10,000/-	15,000/-	20,000/-	-	-
   Books and Journals, Periodicals, CD ROMs, audiovisual equipment, computers (one time grant)	-	-	-	1,00,000/-	1,50,000/-
   Research (for hiring services, contingency, field work, stationary etc) (one time grant)	-	-	-	-	1,50,000/-
   Guest/visiting Faculty	10,000/- p.a.(or on actual basis whichever is less)	20,000/- p.a.(or on actual basis whichever is less)	20,000/- p.a.(or on actual basis whichever is less)	50,000/- p.a.(or on actual basis whichever is less)	1,00,000/-p.a.(or on actual basis whichever is less)
   Extension Activities	-	15,000/- p.a.	15,000/- p.a.	15,000/- p.a.	30,000/- p.a.
   Developing advocacy skills (Moot court / Mocktrial wherever applicable one time grant)	-	75,000/- p.a.

   The financial assistance will be provided till the end of the X Plan.

6. Seminars/Symposia/Workshops

   1. When a substantial amount of money and effort is invested in organizing a seminar, symposium or workshop, it must be so conceived as to give the maximum output in terms of generation of new ideas, dissemination of new knowledge, initiation of budding scholars in the art of academic discourse, consensus building on issues, and the like.

   2. The workshop may be organized for curriculum development, preparation of teaching materials, intensifying areas of interdisciplinary programmes, teaching methods, training of teachers, research methodology and other similar purposes. The workshop should aim at learning through mutual exchange of experiences amongst the participants and imparting of new knowledge, techniques and experiences through applicatory exercises, amongst other modalities.

   3. The theme of the seminar/symposia/workshop should have the maximum relevance to the human rights and duties movements especially keeping in view the Indian human rights situations.

   4. The theme as well as the approach should as far as possible be inter-disciplinary.

   5. The participants should be so chosen as to ensure fruitful conduct of the activity, initiation of new teachers and scholars, grass roots orientation and inter-disciplinary approach. As such it has to be a mix of resource persons, experienced and younger teachers and scholars drawn from relevant disciplines, NGOs / SAGs and other sections.

   6. Each such activity should build on what has been done by another institution earlier.

   7. The benefit of the programme could also be made available to others (e.g. by inviting some observers). The benefits could flow even after the programme is over, if meaningful follow-up activities could be conceived and organized by the concerned institution.

   8. The theme of the seminar or symposia or workshop for a college should preferably be woven around local and regional issues and problems. The participants too should preferably be from within the state or region.

   9. i. To achieve the above, the proposal should be extremely well formulated after detailed consideration, giving details:

      1. As to what is sought to be achieved through the activity.

      2. Norms for selection of participants along with the list (15 to 20 in number including resource persons). At least 30 per cent of the participants must be from the institution itself.

      3. Content of the work programme.

      4. Duration of the activity.

   10. The conclusion of the activity should invariably be followed by a final report to be submitted by the organizers within one month of the conclusion of the activity, bringing out the issues discussed, views expressed, consensus built up, other achievements and future course of action, if any, as well as the papers submitted.

   The funds for organizing seminars, symposia and workshops would be as follows:

   Symposium (1/2 days)	-	Rs. 30,000/- for a university Rs. 20,000/- for a college
   Seminar (2/3 days)	-	Rs. 75,000/- for a university Rs. 50,000/- for a college.
   Workshop (7/10 days)	-	Rs.1,50,000/- for a university. Rs.1,00,000/- for a college.

80 per cent of the one time grant and 100 per cent of first year recurring grant approved by the Commission will be released as the first instalment. Subsequent grants will be released on receipt of an annual progress report of the work done by the university/college along with statement of expenditure and utilization certificate duly signed by registrar/finance officer/competent authority in the prescribed proforma. Subsequently the university/college may send an audited utilization certificate.