Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

INTRODUCTION

Education plays a pivotal role in socio-economic empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Recognizing its crucial role, the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 have underlined the role of the State in realization of the Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities. Article 41 of Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy) of the Constitution provides that the State shall make effective provisions for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement, and in other cases of undeserved want.

COURSE AND ELIGIBILITY

All the components of scholarships are open to students with benchmark disability i.e. 40% or more disability as defined in Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and having a valid certificate of disability issued by the competent authority as prescribed under Rules. iii. Not more than two children with disabilities of the same parents will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme. In case the second child is a twin, the scholarship under the schemes will be admissible to the twin.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, she/he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or a subsequent) year. Last Date 31-12-2023

PAY PACKAGE

1) Pre-Metric 9th and 10th Class RS.25,000 2) Post-Metric 11th and 12th Class Rs.17000