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This portal is operated for the Anusandhan National Research Foundation. By making a contribution you accept these terms.

A contribution is a voluntary donation. No goods, services, benefit or consideration of any kind is provided in return, and a contribution confers no membership, entitlement, influence over research, or claim on any result arising from work that ANRF funds.

Selecting a programme records the purpose you wish to support, and your contribution is applied towards it.

Where a contribution exceeds ₹1,000 you may also tell us how you would like it used. Such a note records a preference. The allocation and administration of funds remains a matter for ANRF and is subject to its governing rules and applicable law.

Where a programme is closed, concluded or discontinued, ANRF may apply the contribution to a comparable programme.

Contributions are accepted in Indian Rupees, from ₹100 to ₹1,00,00,000 per transaction.

Payment is processed by a regulated payment gateway. Card, UPI and netbanking credentials are entered on the gateway’s own page and are never collected or stored by this portal.

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Please make sure the details you provide are accurate, in particular your email address and, where applicable, your PAN. A receipt is issued on the basis of what you enter, and an incorrect PAN may prevent a deduction being claimed.

A receipt is issued by email once payment is confirmed. Contributions may qualify for deduction under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

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Contributions are ordinarily final. The limited circumstances in which a refund may be considered are set out in our refund and cancellation policy.

ANRF may decline or return a contribution at its discretion, including where accepting it would be unlawful, where the source of funds cannot be established, or where acceptance would be inconsistent with ANRF’s objectives.

Contributions from outside India are governed by the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 and are acceptance of foreign contributions to be confirmed by ANRF. Please contact us before attempting such a contribution.

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We aim to keep this portal available, but it may be unavailable during maintenance or for reasons outside our control. We are not liable for loss arising from unavailability.

If a payment is debited but not recorded against a contribution, please contact us and it will be reconciled or refunded.

These terms may be updated, and the revised version applies to contributions made after it is published. The terms in force at the time of your contribution govern that contribution.

These terms are governed by the laws of India, and the courts at jurisdiction to be confirmed by ANRF have exclusive jurisdiction.

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