Govt Schemes and Programs

Name of Scheme

Centrally sponsored scheme of pre matric scholarship for needy schedule tribe students studying in class IX and X

Type of Scheme

Scholarship,fellowship

Sector

Education

Name of Ministry

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

About the Scheme

(a) To support parents of ST children for education of their wards studying in classes IX and X so that the incidence of drop-out, especially in the transition from the elementary to the secondary stage is minimized, and

(b) To improve participation of ST children in classes IX and X of the prematric stage, so that they perform better and have a better chance of progressing to the post-matric stage of education (Ministry of Tribal Affairs, n.d.).

Benefits Under the Scheme

Rs. 150 scholarship for 10 months per month for day scholars and Rs. 350 scholarship for 10 months per month for hostellers. Rs. 750 per annum for books and adhoc grant for day scholars and Rs. 1000 per annum for books and adhoc grant for hostellers. ST students with disabilities , studying in classes IX & X in private un-aided recognized schools will be eligible for allowances. the allowances are a) Rs. 160 as monthly reader allowance for blind student b) Rs. 160 as monthly transport allowance for students with disability who don't reside in the premises of educational institutions c) Rs 160 as 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. Rs 240 as Monthly Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill Students (Ministry of Tribal Affairs, n.d.).

Eligibility Criteria

i)Student should belong to Scheduled Tribe

ii) Her/his Parents’/Guardian’s income should not exceed Rs. 2.00 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(Ministry of Tribal Affairs, n.d.)

Concerned Agency Institutions

State government

Name Of Person

Anurag

Designation

D.W.O. Madhepura

Address

n.a.

Email

n.a.

Phone

0612-2867480

Fax

n.a.

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