Addressing the specific issues of Himalayan States, National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) has proposed to work in close collaboration with State Biodiversity Boards (SBB) and other state agencies on burning problems of the IHR states. In view of this, NMHS has launched the State Government Projects (SGPs) under the Demand Driven Action Research for different State Government Organizations. The objectives of these projects grants are (i) involve the State Government Organization to conduct science based development activities on state specific issues and (ii) upgrade skill and create employment opportunities for Himalayan residents, which is done either through execution of action-oriented activities or development of field based models for various agencies working for the development of the IHR.