ICAR Emeritus Professor

The number of slots available under the Scheme is 100 at a given time. The | assistance available under the Scheme is : | - 1. Honorarium of Rs. 50,000/- p.m. | - 2. Contingency grant (Non-lapsable) of Rs.1,00,000/- p. a. towards secretarial assistance, travel within the country connected with the assignment, stationery, postage, consumables, books and journals. However, books and journals etc. procured out of the contingency grant will be the property of the university/college. While awarding the Emeritus Professor the amount of the contingent grant could be enhanced with the concurrence of the FA (DARE). The expenditure on travel may be used to cover the tours within the country to attend a scientific meeting/conference within the country once a year from the contingencies. Airfare in the economy class, eligible DA, and road mileage from the residence or from the headquarters to the airport and vice-versa will be admissible for such tours. No separate grant for TA/DA will be given and the Emeritus Professor is to meet the expenditure on TA/DA from contingencies. The contingent grant will be released only on the basis of requisition and actual utilization in the previous year. The expenditure would be accounted for audit by the university department concerned like any other departmental expenditure. The Emeritus Professor would be entitled to such other privileges including medical facilities as available to the university faculty members. No separate grant for TA/DA will be given and the Emeritus Professor is to meet the expenditure on TA/DA from contingencies. The contingent grant will be released only on the basis of requisition and actual utilization in the previous year. | - 3. The Emeritus Professor will devote his whole time to the approved programme for which financial assistance is provided and he will not accept any other regular or part-time remunerative job during his tenure as Emeritus Professor. | - 4 The Emeritus Professor shall not receive any assistance for the same work from any other source so long as he receives assistance from the Council. | - 5 The Emeritus Professor shall normally remain attached to an Agricultural University / ICAR DUs from where he/she retired, or to any other institution concerned with agriculture and allied sciences where he/she is assured in writing of the necessary facilities.