Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows Scheme

##### Stipend Package

₹50.0K · monthly

The Fellow shall be entitled to a consolidated stipend package of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) per month during the orientation period.

₹75.0K · monthly

The Fellow shall be entitled to ₹75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand only) per month during the first year of the Fellowship (post-orientation).

The Fellow shall receive a 10% increment during the second year, subject to satisfactory performance.

This package is deemed to cover the Fellow’s honorarium, boarding and lodging expenses during orientation, accommodation/house rent during the rest of the Fellowship period, health insurance, life and disability insurance cover, and any other contingency expenses.

Travel reimbursement will be based on actual costs and restricted to AC-II tier train fare by the shortest route or equivalent, plus local transport cost. Women Fellows with children below five years are allowed the travel cost of a care-giver if the care-giver accompanies the Fellow with her child.

##### Other Benefits

Participation in a post graduate degree programme through distance learning and contact sessions leading to a post graduate degree in Development Practice.

Award of a Fellowship Certificate and an appropriate post graduate degree in Development Practice upon satisfactory completion of engagement and course requirements.

Office facilities made available by the District Collector, including suitable space, a computer/laptop, and internet connectivity free of charge.

Provision of suitable modes of transport by District administration while travelling within the district for regular work.

##### Disbursement of Stipend

During the orientation programme, the stipend shall be paid by the National Rural Livelihood Promotion Society through the Programme Mentor.

Post-placement, the National Rural Livelihood Promotion Society shall pay the monthly stipend to the Fellows by providing budgetary support to the State Rural Livelihood Mission society.

The State Rural Livelihood Mission society shall make direct deposits into the bank account of each Fellow immediately upon confirming the attendance of the Fellow from the District Collector at the end of the month.

The second-year increment is subject to the Fellow’s satisfactory performance as determined by the National Rural Livelihood Promotion Society in consultation with the Programme Mentor.

> Conditions

_*It is mandatory for the Fellows to purchase suitable health insurance and life and disability insurance coverage for the entire duration of the Fellowship, including the orientation period._

_*The Fellow shall not take up any type of employment with any other person, firm, or agency during the tenure of the Fellowship._

_*On successful completion of Fellowship, the Fellow is required to spend at least one year in public service as a paid full-time employee of the State Rural Livelihood Mission in the State she/he is assigned to._

_*Failure to join or complete the required one year of public service mandates the Fellow to return to the National Rural Livelihood Promotion Society the entire amount spent on academic programmes during the Fellowship (including orientation), plus an amount equivalent to the stipend of the last three months of the Fellowship period as compensation._