Advertisement for Applications/ Nominations for V.V.Giri Memorial Award-2011 in Labour and Employment

V.V.GIRI NATIONAL LABOUR INSTITUTE

(An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Labour & Employment,Govt.of INDIA) 

Advertisement for Applications/ Nominations for V.V.Giri Memorial Award-2011 in Labour and Employment

V.V.Giri National Labour Institute (WGNLI) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.Government of India.This is a premier national level Institute mandated to further the cause of labour welfare through training,research and education.Since its inception in 1974,the Institute has been engaged in research.training,education and publication activities to reach all those who are concerned with various • aspects of labour,both in the organized and unorganized sectors. 

In furtherance to the mandated objectives of this Institute, it has been decided to confer a special award - V. V.Giri Memorial Award-2011 in Labour and Employment.This award was instituted in the year 2008.The award for 2011 would be presented to the author of outstanding research in the area of labour.The award will carry a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation.The theme of the Award for the year 2011 is "Research on Agrarian Relations and Rural Labour".

Scholars and labour practitioners are all invited to apply for consideration for this Award. Interested applicants should provide complete details of their research work in the identified area.which is to be considered for this Award.along with copies of the published work and an abstract of not more than 500 words elaborating upon the conclusions in the particular research work and its wider applicability in agrarian relations and rural labour.The Institute also welcomes nominations from persons other than the authors of the research work being considered for the Award.In such cases,the proposal should furnish details as specified above.Signed applications / nominations along with full contact details may be forwarded so as to reach the Director General,V.V.Giri National Labour lnstitute,Sector-24,NOIDA,Distt.Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.) and also by e-mail to directorqeneralvvgnli@gmail.com by June 12.2012. 

The Institute.the General Council and the Jury reserve the right to accept applications / nominations or reject the same,if found incomplete in any respect.They also hold the right to consider any nomination other than those received through this advertisement.Further,the Institute also holds the right to  consider the life-time contribution of experts,if it is found appropriate.