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CM Merit Award

Chief Minister Merit Award

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State

States / UT: Tamil Nadu

Department: Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department

Nodal department: Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Target beneficiaries: SC/ST, Students, Youth

Tags: Education, Scholarship, SC/ST, Tribal, Adi Dravidar, Merit, Financial Aid, Youth, Community Support, Awards, Support, Incentives

Details

The Chief Minister Merit Award provides financial support of Rs. 3,000 per annum for a duration of 5 years to 1,000 boys and 1,000 girls from the Adi Dravidar, Tribal, and Adi Dravidar converted to Christianity communities. This award is granted based on their performance in the plus 2 Public examination, and recipients must continue their education to receive the award.

1000 boys and 1000 girls belonging to Adi Dravidar, Tribal and Adi
Dravidar converted to Christianity communities in the order of their marks in plus 2 Public examination are given an award of Rs.3,000 each per annum for a period of 5 years, if they continue education

Sponsored by: State
Community: 5
Introduced on: 2012-05-07 00:00:00
Scheme type: Download

Benefits

  • - Financial support of Rs. 3,000 per annum for 5 years
  • Awarded to 1,000 boys and 1,000 girls
  • Encourages continuation of education
  • Financial support of Rs. 3,000 per annum for 5 years
  • Awarded to 1,000 boys and 1,000 girls
  • Encourages continuation of education

Eligibility

Students from the Adi Dravidar, Tribal, and Adi Dravidar converted to Christianity communities who have completed the plus 2 Public examination.

Application Process

Offline

To avail the award, students must apply through the District Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Office (DADWO) via their respective Educational Institutions.

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

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