Technology Development and Utilization Programme for Women (TDUPW) – Current Programmes

OBJECTIVE

The program is aimed to meet specific needs of women and to enhance their contribution towards technology capability building. The objectives of the programme are:

Promoting the adoption of new technologies by women.
Awareness creation and training of women on technology related issues with regard to women.
Promoting Technology up gradation (through technologies developed by scientific establishments) of micro, small and medium enterprises run by women Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ entrepreneurs.
Showcasing of appropriate technologies developed by scientific establishments and organizing demonstration programmes for the benefit of women.
Design and development of products, processes (by utilizing waste) beneficial to women.
Diffusion of technologies developed by scientific establishments for reduction of drudgery and empowerment of women.

In addition to supporting projects aimed at technological interventions in women centric activities/operations, the department shall explore setting up of Skill Satellite Centres under the scheme, in areas such as mushroom cultivation, horticulture, medicinal plants, pottery, fisheries, sericulture, food processing, etc. that will be engaged in training and capacity building of local women self help groups, in collaboration with state government and other agencies. Linkages with Ministry of Women and Child Development shall be explored.

ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SCHEME

Nature of Proposals:

DSIR under its “Technology Development and Utilization Programme for Women (TDUPW)” provides assistance for those projects which are relevant to technology development and utilization by women with special emphasis to technologies developed by scientific establishments. In particular, the projects of the following nature are eligible for assistance:

Technology development and dissemination, which can reduce the drudgery, lead to capacity building and economically empower women. Projects will be supported in areas like food processing, health and hygiene, nutrition etc.
Use of technology to promote capacity building and competitiveness of women.

Types of Organizations:

The Organizations in the Government, non-Government sectors and professional bodies working on areas related to development/dissemination of technologies for women with adequate experience in the field, are eligible for financial assistance. Organizations seeking assistance under the programme should belong to one of the following categories:

Institutions receiving annual recurring grants from the Central or State Government Agencies including the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Universities, academic institutions, R&D institutions, Public Sector Undertakings, etc.
Institutions registered under the Societies Registration Act.
Trusts registered under Indian Trusts Act.

GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION FORMAT

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For any other details, you may contact

Dr. Sujata Chaklanobis
Scientist-F
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR)
Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 016

Telephone: (011) 26590277
TeleFax: (011) 26520887
Email: priya[at]nic[dot]in