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Titles
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Agro-Economic Research Scheme.
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Central
Sector
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Objectives
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To
conduct investigations into specified Agro-Economic problems which
are of special interest to the Ministry either at the Macro or the
Micro level.
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Salient
Features
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The
Ministry has sponsored 15 Agro-Economic Research Centres/Units,
spread across the various states of the country.
While the 12 Centres conduct primary data based studies, 3
Units conduct studies based on secondary data.
These Centres/Units are under the Administrative control of
their respective Universities Institutes.
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Pattern of
Assistance
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100%
grant by Ministry of Agri., Government of India under Plan &
Non-Plan Head.
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Eligibility
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Only
the 15 Agro-Economic Research Centres/Units sponsored by the
Ministry are eligible for grants under this scheme.
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Procedure to
apply
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Funds
are released to the designated Universities/Institutes under a set
of Terms & Conditions.
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Persons to
be contacted
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The
Economic and Statistical Adviser,
Directorate of Economics & Statistics,
Deptt. of Agriculture and Cooperation,
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
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Date of
Start/duration
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1954-55.
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Implementation
Status
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It
is an ongoing Central Sector Scheme.
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