No, No, nothing is there.
It only says: "to students from scheduled
tribes and
those disabled."
Then it talks of four categories of day scholars..
Will have to locate the original circular.....
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There is something about readers allowance etc just see the full mail.
Kanchan Pamnani
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This news talks only about ST and no details are given about disabled.
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Copied this article from Rediff. Has anyone on these lists availed ofany
of these benefits? Will someone share the problems of getting these
scholarships. What is the exact procedure? Please will someone send the
actual circular setting up these scholarships . Thanks Kanchan
Thanks Kanchan
Govt hikes scholarship amount for ST students, disabled
June 02, 2011 14:32 IST
The government on Thursday decided to substantially hike the post-matric
scholarship amount and other benefits given to students from scheduled
tribes and
those disabled.
Aiming at extending the coverage of beneficiaries, it has also been
decided to revise the income ceiling of parents or guardians from Rs 1.45
lakh (Rs
145,000) to Rs 2 lakh (Rs 200,000) per annum for their children to avail
the benefits.
A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh [
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], approved revision in the 100 per cent Centrally-sponsored scheme of
post-matric scholarships for ST students.
"Financial assistance will be provided to those students who pursue
recognised post-matriculation courses in India [
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] in recognised institutions. The revision has been made effective from
July 1 last year," Home Minister P Chidambaram [
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] said.
The monthly maintenance allowance to four categories of day scholars have
been revised from Rs 330 to Rs 550 per month in Group-I, Rs 330 to Rs 530
in
Group-II, Rs 185 to Rs 300 in Group-III and Rs 140 to Rs 230 in Group-IV.
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Similarly, the monthly allowance for hostelers has been raised from Rs
740
to Rs 1200 for Group-I, Rs 510 to Rs 820 for Group-II, Rs 355 to Rs 570
for Group-III
and Rs 235 to Rs 380 for Group-IV.
For ST students, annual allowances towards study tour charges, thesis
typing and printing charges and book grant for correspondence courses
have
also been
increased.
The CCEA also decided to hike the monthly allowances for students with
disability.
Reader allowance for blind students for Group-I and II has been increased
from Rs 150 to Rs 240, from Rs 125 to Rs 200 for Group-III and Rs 100 to
Rs 160
for Group-IV.
The transport allowance for disabled students, escort allowance for
severely handicapped and the helper allowance has been raised from Rs 100
to Rs 160.
The coaching allowance for mentally-challenged and mentally-ill students
would go up from Rs 150 to Rs 240.
BPL families to get Rs 1,000 more
The government also approved an increase in the incentive provided to
below poverty line (BPL) families for construction of toilets under its
total sanitation
campaign by Rs 1,000, entailing an additional outgo of Rs 1,348.26 crore
(Rs 13.48 billion) from the central exchequer.
The decision was approved by the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs
(CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Under the revised scheme, the incentive amount to a BPL household for
construction for one latrine has been increased by Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,200
from the current
Rs 2,200, Home Minister P Chidambaram told reporters after the CCEA
meeting.
In the case of hilly and difficult areas, the government's support has
been increased to Rs 3,700 from the earlier Rs 2,700 per unit, he added.
"The revision in the incentive amount being provided to individual
households in the BPL category is expected to accelerate the pace of
construction of
toilets, thereby resulting in better sanitation coverage in rural areas,"
he said.
"It is expected that all rural households should have access to
sanitation
facilities by March, 2015," the home minister added.
The increase is support is expected to have an additional financial
implication of Rs 1,348.26 crore on the Centre and Rs 577 crore (Rs 5.77
billion) on
the state governments taken together.
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