Govt Schemes and Programs

Name of Scheme

Prematric scholarship to OBC students

Type of Scheme

Scholarship, education

Sector

Education

Name of Ministry

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

About the Scheme

This is a centrally sponsored scheme. The expenditure is shared between centre and state in 50:50 ratio. The aim of this Scheme is to motivate children of OBCs studying at pre-matric stage.

Benefits Under the Scheme

I. Hostellers: The students as hostlers will be covered from class III to X. The rates of scholarships will be as under:- Class III to VIII Rs.200/- per month for 10 months Class IX to X Rs.250/- per month for 10 months

II. Day Scholars: The students as day scholars will be covered from Class I to Class X. The rates of scholarships will be as under:- Class I to V Rs.25/- per month for 10 months Class VI to VIII Rs.40/- per month for 10 months Class IX to X Rs.50/- per month for 10 months

III. Ad-Hoc Grant: An ad-hoc grant of Rs.500/- per student per annum to all students i.e. hostlers as well as day scholars will also be given.

IV. The scholarship amount will be payable from the date of joining to the date of leaving the school, excluding the period of vacation, which will be about 10 months in a year except in the cases where the students enters late or leaves early in the midst of academic year.(Ministry of social justice and empowerment, n.d.)

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship award will be sanctioned in the case of students whose parents/guardians income from all sources does not exceed Rs.44, 500 per annum.(Ministry of social justice and empowerment, n.d.). The scholarships may be given to the students enrolled in class I or any subsequent class of pre-matric stage in the case of day scholars, and class III or any subsequent class of pre-matric stage in the case of hostlers. The scholarship will terminate at the end of class X. The duration of scholarship in an academic year will be 10 months. (Ministry of social justice and empowerment, n.d.)

Concerned Agency Institutions

Department of social justice and empowerment

Name Of Person

Gopal Meena

Designation

District magistrate

Address

n.a.

Email

jsbc-msje@nic.in; dm-madhepura-bih@nic.in

Phone

011-23753403; Mobile- 9473191353

Fax

011- 23753410 (Fax)

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Additional Information

The forms will be released in schools and throguh state governments. Keep checking the "notice board" page of http://minoritywelfare.bih.nic.in/