Dear Comrades,
Introduction
of a new Centrally-sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for
Scheduled Castes Students, studying in Classes IX & X
The
Finance Minister in his budget speech for 2011-12 had announced introduction of
a new pre-matric Scholarship Scheme for needy
students belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, studying in
class IX & X. Pursuance of this
announcement, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the introduction of a new Centrally-sponsored
Scheme of "Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC
students studying in classes IX & X", which will be implemented with
effect from July 1, this year.
The salient features of the
Scheme are as follows:
The
objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to needy students
belonging to Scheduled Castes studying in Classes IX & X in recognized
educational institutions in India.
SCOPE
(i) Scholarships
under the Scheme will be available for studies in India only and will be
awarded through the Government of the State/Union Territory to which the
applicant belongs i.e. where he/she is domiciled.
(ii)
Candidates belonging to one State but
studying in another State will be awarded scholarships by the State to which
they belong and will submit their applications to the competent authority in
that State.
CONDITIONS
OF ELIGIBILITY
(i) The student should belong to Scheduled Caste.
(ii) His/
her Parent/Guardian`s income should not exceed Rs. 2 lakh
per annum.
(iii)
She / he should not be getting any
other Centrally-funded Pre-Matric Scholarship.
(iv) She/ he should be a regular,
full time student studying in a Government School or in a school recognized by
Govt. or a Central/State Board of Secondary Education.
(v)
Scholarship for studying in any class
will be available for only one year, if a student has to repeat a class, she /
he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or subsequent) year.
VALUE
OF SCHOLARSHIP
The value of scholarship
includes the following for the duration of the course:-
(i) scholarship
and other grants,
(ii) additional allowance
for students with
disabilities studying in
private un-aided recognized Schools.
Rates of scholarship and other grants will be
as follows:
|
Item
|
Day Scholars
|
Hostellers
|
|
Scholarship (Rs. p.m.)
(for 10 months)
|
150
|
350
|
|
Books and Ad hoc Grant (Rs. p. a.)
|
750
|
1000
|
Additional Allowances for SC students with disabilities studying in private unaided Schools
Under the
Centrally-sponsored Scheme of `Inclusive Education of the Disabled at
Secondary Stage (IEDSS) implemented by the M/o HRD, D/o SE&L
-assistance @Rs.3000/- p.a. is already being given under
its "Student Oriented Component" to students with disabilities
studying at the Secondary stage in Govt.
Local body and Govt aided schools. However,
students in un-aided schools are not covered under IEDSS. Therefore, SC
students with disabilities, studying in classes IX & X only in private
un-aided recognized schools will be eligible for allowances under this
Scheme, as follows:
|
Allowances
for students with
disabilities studying in Private un-aided Schools
|
Amount (In Rs.)
|
|
(i) Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind
students
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
(ii) Monthly
Transport Allowance for students with disabilities (as defined
in the Persons
with Disabilities Act 1995), if such
students do not reside in the hostel which is within
the premises of the Educational Institution.
|
160
|
|
(iii)
Monthly Escort Allowance
for Severely Disabled (i.e. with 80% or higher disability) Day
Scholars/Students with low extremity disability
|
160
|
|
(iv) Monthly Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an
Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper.
|
160
|
|
(v)
Monthly Coaching Allowance
to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill Students
|
240
|
DURATION
AND RENEWAL OF AWARDS:
(i) The scholarship will be payable for 10
months in an academic year.
(ii) The award
once made will
continue subject to good
conduct and regularity
in attendance. It will be
renewed for Class X after the student passes Class IX.
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AD/SC/SM
