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Nishadraj Scholarship Scheme

Nishadraj Scholarship Scheme provides financial support to promote higher education for children of fisher families engaged in federation reservoirs. Scholarships of up to ₹20,000 for technical courses and ₹10,000 for non-technical courses are available for eligible students enrolled in recognized programs, with funds transferred via Direct Benefit Transfer.

State Cash

States / UT: Madhya Pradesh

Nodal department: Fisheries Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): Yes

Categories: Education & Learning, Agriculture,Rural & Environment

Sub-categories: Scholarships and student finance, Fishing and hunting, Universities and higher education

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Fish Farmer, Children, Higher Education, Scholarship, Student

Details

The “Nishadraj Scholarship Scheme” was launched by the Fisheries Welfare and Fisheries Development Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The scheme aims to support the higher education of children belonging to fisher families working in the Federation reservoirs. Under this scheme, scholarships for technical and non-technical courses are provided to meritorious students from fisher households to help them continue professional and academic studies.

Benefits

  • - Scholarship up to ₹20,000or the actual expenditure (whichever is lower) for technical courses such as Medical, Engineering, CLAT-based Law courses, and equivalent technical programs
  • Scholarship up to ₹10,000or the actual expenditure (whichever is lower) for non-technical courses such as B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.C.A., B.F.F.C., B.Sc. Agriculture, Law, and similar parallel courses. NOTE: Scholarship amount is transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
  • Scholarship up to ₹20,000 or the actual expenditure (whichever is lower) for technical courses such as Medical, Engineering, CLAT-based Law courses, and equivalent technical programs.
  • Scholarship up to ₹10,000 or the actual expenditure (whichever is lower) for non-technical courses such as B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.C.A., B.F.F.C., B.Sc. Agriculture, Law, and similar parallel courses.

NOTE: Scholarship amount is transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).


Eligibility

  1. The applicant should be a child of a fisher family working in the federation’s reservoirs.
  2. The applicant should be a student.
  3. The student must belong to General, Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Minority communities, or Below Poverty Line (BPL) categories.
  4. The applicant should be enrolled in a recognized technical course (Medical, Engineering, CLAT-based Law, etc.) or a non-technical course (B.A., B.Com., B.Sc., Agriculture, etc.).
  5. The applicant should be pursuing higher education at the time of application.

Exclusions


Application Process

Offline

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the Regional Manager, Fisheries Federation Office and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the Fisheries Federation Office.

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

References

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Documents Required for Government Schemes

Most government schemes require basic documents for verification. While the exact requirements vary, common documents include:

  • Aadhaar Card
  • Income Certificate
  • Caste Certificate (if applicable)
  • Residence Proof
  • Bank Account Details
  • Educational Certificates (for student schemes)

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