Pre-Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities ( Effective from 1st April,2018 )
Index of content
1. Objective
2. Number of Scholarships
3. Scope
4. Eligibility Conditions
5. Scholarship Amount
6. Rates of Scholarship
7. Book Grant
8. Disability allowances
9. Procedure of Application and Selection
10. Mode of Disbursal of Scholarship
11. Monitoring
Objective
- To support students with disabilities to study further in order to prepare themselves to earn their livelihood and to find a dignified place for themselves in the society as they face several barriers physical, financial, psychological, mental in pursuing studies and living with dignity. At times such students are deprived of harnessing their latent skills and thereby miss the opportunity.
- To support students with disabilities for their study in classes IX and X onwards so that the incidence of drop-out, especially in the transition from the elementary to the secondary stage is minimized,
- To improve participation of students with disabilities in classes IX and X and at the pre-matric stage of education
Number of Scholarships:
- Number of Pre-matric scholarships to be sanctioned in the year 2018-19 will be 20,000 + Renewal and 25,000 + Renewal in 2019-20.
- The number of slots of scholarships as mentioned above will be distributed among all the States and Union Territories ofIndia, The no. of slots available to any State/UT is decided on the basis of percentage of population of PwDs of that State/UT in comparison to the total PwD population of India. The No. of scholarships allocated to each of the State/UT is shown in Annexure – I.
Provided that in case the numbers of scholarships so allocated to a State/UT are not fully utilized, due to non-availability of eligible candidates, the unutilised slots shall be allocated amongst the other States/UTs where the number of eligible candidates is much more than the slots allocated to that State/UT.
Scope:
Scholarships under this scheme shall be available for studying in classes IX & X. 13.4
Eligibility Conditions:
She/he should be a regular, full time student studying in class IX or X in a Government school or in a school recognized by Govt. or by a Central/State Board of Secondary Education.
Scholarship Amount
The amount of Pre-matric scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the course: (i) Maintenance allowance (ii) Book grant (Hi) Disability Allowance
Rates of Scholarship:
| Items | Day Scholars | Hostelers |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of maintenance allowance (in Rs. Per month) payable for 12 months in an academic year | 500 | 800 |
Book Grant:
Rs.1000/- per annum
Disability allowances:
The different types of allowances related to disability shall be payable as under:
| Sl.No | Type of Disability | Amount (Rs. per annum) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visually Impaired | Rs.4000 |
| 2 | Hearing Impaired | Rs.2000 |
| 3 | Physically Disabled (OH | Rs.2000 |
| 4 | Intellectual Disabilities | Rs.4000 |
| 5 | All other types of disability not covered under above | Rs.2000 |
Procedure of Application and Selection:
- The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will announce the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers and through the websites and other media outfits. Applications will be called for through National Scholarship Portal (www.scholarships.gov.in].
- The applicants should submit their application through the on-line system within the last date prescribed for receipt of applications. All requisite documents like photograph, proof of age, disability certificate, income certificate of the parent, tuition fees receipt, last academic qualification certificate, etc. duly filled in the prescribed format are required to be uploaded in the on-line system
- The institutions in which the candidate is studying shall also register itself in the same website and verify the details provided by the candidates. The nodal officer nominated by the State shall oversee all the applications and process the same on behalf of the State Government who shall digitally sign the final list in PFMS portal for disbursal of scholarship amount to the beneficiaries.
- Final selection will be done by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities based on the recommendations of the concerned Department of the State Government considering, inter alia, the no. of slots available to that particular State. The no. of slots available to any State is decided on the basis of percentage of population of PWDs of that State in comparison to the total PWD population of India
- In case a candidate is a permanent resident of one State but studying; in another State, his application will be considered under the slot of his home State and his application needs the recommendation of the Education/Welfare. Department of the State of which he is a permanent resident.
- Merit Criteria for Selection: The following factors will be taken into consideration:
- Fulfillment of eligibility conditions as given in the scheme.
- Recommendation of the State Education Department.
- No. of slots available to the State.
- Merit of the candidate in terms of percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying examination.
- In case of a tie in percentage of marks, the percentage of disability will be considered i.e. the candidate with higher percentage of disability will get preference. In case there is still a tie, the age will be considered i.e. the older candidate will get preference.
Mode of Disbursal of Scholarship:
The scholarship scheme shall be implemented through the National Scholarship Portal and the amount will be directly credited into the bank account of the beneficiaries through PFMS system by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
Monitoring:
- Monitoring of the scheme will be done by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities through the on-line portal.
- The State Government shall ensure that list of beneficiaries, with necessary particulars, are maintained district-wise} and category-wise.
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