Agriculture Students — NSP Scholarship

Key Facts

• Agriculture Ministry launched scholarship/fellowship disbursement through National Scholarship Portal (NSP).
• Implemented at ICAR-IARI, Pusa, New Delhi.
• ₹21.35 crore distributed.
• Beneficiaries: 6,000+ students.
• Money transferred through DBT directly into bank accounts.
• Scholarships to be provided monthly.

IARI — Important Prelims

• Originally established as Agricultural Research Institute (ARI).
• Established in Pusa, Bihar — 1905.
• Shifted to Delhi — 1936.
• Renamed IARI after Independence.
• Administered by ICAR.

Memory:
IARI → Pusa → 1905 → Delhi 1936 → ICAR