When everybody talk on Inflation and Government is gearing up for 7th Pay commission, very less talk on inflation got to do with stipend for young researchers in the Indian Institute of Technology and at other premier institutes.

Research Scholars spend a good 4-5 years of youth in there PhD, when other are earning hard cash. The last stipend hike for graduate students was implemented in 2010 and for the past over three years the stipend for graduate students remains the same. A junior research fellow draws Rs 16,000 per month and a senior research fellow Rs 18,000. Inflation has been consistently high. Prices of all commodities have risen by 50-100%. This is distracting students and lowering down there moto to do quality research. Students in past from Institutes like IISc & ISM has raised the issue but nothing much was done. 

With government and beureaucracy want India to advance in Science and Technology, research scholars who are budding scientists are unsatisfied with the payments. Being a research scholar I wish, this petition to be supported by research scholars all around country.  If government take some action on this, this would be a good sign for all those who are aiming to pursue career in research.