Govt Schemes and Programs

Name of Scheme

Stipend Scheme

Type of Scheme

Welfare scheme

Sector

Education

Name of Ministry

Government of Bihar

About the Scheme

Stipend schemes for the welfare of SC, ST and OBC students. These schemes have been so designed that it can fulfill the needs of the students.

Benefits Under the Scheme

1. Post Matric: As per the GOI rates which ranges between Rs. 90/- to Rs. 425/- for different courses.

2. High School stipend (Class 7 to 10) Rs. 55/- per month

3. Middle School stipend (Class 5 to 6) Rs. 30/- per month

4. Primary School stipend (Class 1 to 4) Rs. 15/- per month

5. Mushahar stipend Rs. 30/- per month

6. Hostellers Rs. 80/- per month

7. Stipend for Technical courses Rs. 150/- per month 8. Stipend to wards of the people engaged in unclean occupation as per Govt. of India rates

Eligibility Criteria

To avail the benefit of stipend schemes the students of SC, ST and OBC communities need to fill the prescribed form, which is available with the officers of the Welfare Departments, that is, BWO, SWO and DWO. After filling the form and attaching the necessary papers like caste certificate, income certificate, they should submit it to the head of the institution/school. These applications are scrutinized and placed before the stipend committee at the Block, Subdivision and District levels. Orders have been issued from the H.Q. level to conduct meetings every month for sanction of stipend. Therefore, the students should contact the authorities after one month from the date of submission of application and get the stipend money.

Concerned Agency Institutions

Welfare Department Patna

Name Of Person

n.a.

Designation

Dy. Development Commissioner and the District Magistrate of their district, the Director, Welfare at Patna

Address

4th Floor, Biscomann Tower,

West of Gandhi Maidan, Patna

Email

dpo-madhepura@bmvm.org,

dwo-mdp-bih@nic.in,

dwomadhepura@gmail.com

Phone

7260801286 ; 7260806274

Fax

n.a.

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