Class 9 to 12, Poly Tech, Graduate Students
Financial Support & allowances
Closed
Objectives of the schemes are:
SCOPE
Scholarships under this scheme will be available for studying in classes IX, X, XI, XII, post-matriculation diploma/certificates and Bachelors Degree or Diploma in India, to students with disabilities who are covered under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. Only Indian Nationals will be eligible for scholarships. Scholarship under the Scheme will be awarded by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, Government of India.
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
The schemes of Pre-matric Scholarship and Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities are Central Sector Schemes and will be implemented directly by the Department of Disability Affairs through an online scholarship management program and the scholarship amount will be disbursed through a designated bank (presently Canara Bank) directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
Administrative cost will be given to the designated bank (presently Canara Bank) as per guidelines of Deptt. of Financial Services.
NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESERVATION FOR GIRLS
PROCEDURE OF APPLICATION AND SELECTION
13. MODE OF DISBURSAL OF SCHOLARSHIP
The designated bank (presently Canara Bank) will ensure timely and correct payment of scholarship amount to the beneficiaries direct to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
General Conditions for both pre-matric and post-matric scholarship schemes:
For Pre-matric scholarship –
She/he should be a regular, full time student studying in class IX or X in a Government school or in a school recognized by Govt. or by a Central/State Board of Secondary Education.
For post-matric scholarship –
"Scholarships are not awarded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's Courses and Private Pilot license Courses. Courses at Training - Ship Dufferin (Now Rajendra), courses of training at the Military College, Dehradun, courses at Pre-examination Training Centres of all India and State levels."
ANNUAL PARENTAL/GUARDIAN'S INCOME
Scholarship will be paid to the students whose parents/ guardians' income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakh only) per annum in case of Pre-matric scholarship scheme and Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees two lakh fifty thousand only) per annum in case of Post-matric scholarship scheme.
NOTE 1: So long as either of the parents is alive, only income of the parents, as the case may be, from all sources has to be taken into account only and of no other member even though they may be earning. In the form of income declaration, income is to be declared on this basis. Only in the case where both the parents have died, the income of the guardian who is supporting the student in his/her studies has to be taken. Such students whose parent's income is affected due to unfortunate death of one of earning parents and resultantly comes within the income ceiling prescribed under the scheme, shall become eligible for scholarship, subject to their fulfilling other conditions of eligibility, from the month in which such sad incidence takes place. Applications for scholarships from such students can be considered even after lapse of last date of receipt of applications, on compassionate grounds.
NOTE 2: Income certificate is required to be taken once only i.e. at the time of admission to courses which are continuing for more than one year.
Note 3: Income Ceiling would be revised once in every two years linking it with Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers for the month of October of the year, preceding the year of revision and will be made effective from April.
VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Pre-matric Scholarship: The value of Pre-matric scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the course:
Rates of Scholarship and Grant:
Items Day |
Scholars |
Hostellers |
Rate of Scholarship (in Rs. Per month) payable for 10 months in an academic year. |
350 |
600 |
Book and adhoc grant (Rs. Per annum) |
750 |
1,000 |
Allowances:
Allowances
|
Amount (in Rs.)
|
a) Monthly Reader Allowance for Blind students
|
160
|
b) Monthly Transport Allowance, if such students do not reside in the hostel which is within the premises of the Educational Institution.
|
160
|
c) Monthly Escort Allowance for Severely Disabled (i.e. with 80% or higher disability) Day Scholars/Students With low extremity disability
|
160
|
d) Monthly Helper Allowance admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in the hostel of an Educational Institution who may need the assistance of a helper.
|
160
|
e) Monthly Coaching Allowance to Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill Students
|
240
|
7.2 Post-Matric Scholarship:
The value of Post-matric scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the course:-
The details are as follows:
Groups
|
Rate of Maintenance allowance (in Rupees per month)
|
|
|
Hostellers
|
Day Scholars
|
Group I
Bachelor’s Degree courses in Medicine (Allopathic, Indian and other recognized systems of medicines), Engineering, Technology, Planning, Architecture, Design, Fashion Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Allied Sciences, Management, Business Finance /Administration, Computer Science/ Applications.
|
1200
|
550
|
Group II
Professional Courses leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate in areas like Pharmacy (B Pharma), LLB, BFS, other para-medical branches like Rehabilitation, Diagnostics etc., Mass Communication, Hotel Management & Catering, Travel/Tourism/Hospitality Management, Interior Decoration, Nutrition & Dietetics, Commercial Art, Financial Services (e.g. Banking, Insurance, Taxation etc.) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr. Secondary (10+2).
|
820
|
530
|
Group III
All other courses leading to a graduate degree not covered under Group I & II eg. BA/B Sc/B Com etc.
|
570
|
300
|
Group IV
All post-matriculation level non-degree courses for which entrance qualification is High School (Class X), e.g. senior secondary certificate (class XI and XII); both general and vocational stream, ITI courses, 3 year diploma courses in Polytechnics, etc.
|
380
|
230
|