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Meritorious Scholarships To Vjnt And Sbc Students Studying In Secondary Schools

The government of Maharashtra introduced the scheme of meritorious Scholarships to VJNT and SBC students studying in Secondary Schools. To motivate Backward Class students for education.

State In Kind

States / UT: Maharashtra

Nodal department: Social Justice and Special Assistance Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment

Sub-categories: Financial assistance

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Students, Vimukta Jati And Nomadic Tribes, Special Backward Class, Scholarship

Details

The government of Maharashtra introduced the scheme of Meritorious Scholarships to VJNT and SBC students studying in Secondary Schools. To motivate Backward Class students for education.
The students will get ₹ 200/- for 5th to 7th and ₹ 400/- for 8th to 10th standard per annum.

Benefits

  • 1. The students will get ₹200/- for 5th to 7th standard per annum. 1. The students will get ₹400/- for 8th to 10th standard per annum
  1. The students will get ₹ 200/- for 5th to 7th standard per annum.
  2. The students will get ₹ 400/- for 8th to 10th standard per annum.

Eligibility

  1. Students who secured more than 50 percent marks in the previous year’s annual examination and stood first or second in the class.
  2. He should belong to VJNT / SBC category.
  3. He should be studying in 5th to 10th standard.
  4. There is no income limit for this scholarship.

Application Process

Offline

  1. The students should contact the school principal for application.
  2. The application will be submitted by Head Master of the concerned School through the concerned Block Education Officer to District Social Welfare Officer, Zillah Parishad concerned.
  3. For Mumbai City, only proposals are to be submitted to the Assistant Commissioner of Social Welfare, Mumbai City.

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

Definitions

  • Vimukta Jati And Nomadic Tribes
  • " Special Backward Category

References

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