Union Science and Know-how and Earth Sciences Minister, Jitendra Singh.
(IANS)
On Tuesday, Union Science and Know-how Minister Jitendra Singh launched a brief movie on girls empowerment, launched a booklet on girls in science & engineering (WISE), and introduced three essential programmes for the WISE class.
Asserting the three programmes below the WISE-KIRAN scheme to have a good time Worldwide Girls’s Day, he stated the primary one, ‘Industrial Analysis Fellowship for Girls’, would permit younger girls researchers to work within the trade for brief and lengthy durations. This programme will probably be a one time grant for ladies scientists.
Equally, the ‘Senior Girls Scientists Fellowship’ programme is proposed to offer dignity to senior girls scientists aged 45-60 who carry out nicely in analysis however should not in common employment on account of numerous circumstances. Beneath this programme, 5 years’ venture will probably be given to girls scientists and fellowships and different analysis grants.
The Minister stated that the third programme of ‘Abroad Fellowship for Girls’ will expose analysis students and younger girls scientists to improve their expertise in numerous international locations. This 3-6 months abroad go to will embody a month-to-month stipend, return airfare, medical insurance, contingency and so forth.
Singh additionally launched a brief movie on ‘Girls Empowerment Atlas of India: Science & Know-how Perspective’, a movie on numerous programmes below WISE-KIRAN Scheme, a booklet on aWISE-KIRAN: At a Look’, success tales of 75 girls scientists in Mental Property Rights (WOS-C programme) and a quick report on a research of ‘Girls Know-how Parks (WTPs)’ for built-in growth of rural girls, a launch from the ministry stated.
Secretary, Science and Know-how, Dr Srivari Chandrasekhar and Council of Scientific and Industrial Analysis Director-Normal, Dr Shekhar Mande, additionally spoke every now and then, the discharge added.
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