Pre-Matric Scholarships To The Children Of Those Engaged In ‘Unclean’ Occupations

Scheme Name	Pre-Matric Scholarships To The Children Of Those Engaged In ‘Unclean’ Occupations
Objective	To provide financial assistance to children of the following categories parents:-Persons who are either presently engaged in manual scavenging or were so engaged up to or after 1.1.1997 or the date on which the “the employment of manual scavengers and construction of dry latrines (prohibition) act 1993″came into force in their state/UT, whichever is earlier;Tanners,Flayers.
Scheme Area	Education
Societal Group	Sc STOBC ,Minorities
Individual/Institutional	Individual
Central/State Level	Central
Govt/Non-Govt	Govt
Validity	The Scholarships May Be Given To Students Enrolled In Class I Or Any Subsequent Class Or Pre-Matric Stage In The Case Of Day Scholars, And Class III Or Any Subsequent Class Of Pre-Matric Stage In Case Of Hostellers. The Scholarship Will Terminate At The End Of Class X. The Duration Of Scholarship In An Academic Year Is Ten Months.
Target Group	Students Of Unclean Work
Funds Available	-
Scholarship Amount	I) Hostellers class III to X Rs.700/- per month for 10 months ii)Day scholars class I to X Rs. 110/- per month for 10 months iii) Ad-Hoc grant an adhoc grant of Rs. 750/- per student per anum to all day scholars and rs. 1000/- per student per anum to hostellers would be admissible. iv.Additional provisions for students amongst target groups with disabilities a.Reader allowance of Rs.100 per month for blind students in classes IX and X. b.Transport allowance of Rs.50 per month for the disabled students not residing in the hostel located within the premises of educational institution. c.Special pay of Rs.100 per month would be admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in a hostel managed by the educational institution or by the state government/union territory administration who may need the assistance of a helper. d. Escort allowance of Rs.50 per month for severely handicapped day scholars students with lower extremity disability. e. allowance of Rs.100 per month towards extra coaching to mentally retarded and mentally ill students in classes IX and X.The provisions proposed in (b) to (d) above also apply to leprosy cured students. note 1: The students amongst target groups with disabilities covered under this scheme can, however, also get such additional benefits from other schemes, which are not covered in the above provision. note 2: The disability as per the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities), protection of rights and full participation act, 1955 is defined as blindness, low-vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation and mental illness, which has to be certified by competent medical authority of the state government/union territory administration. v.The scholarship amount will be payable from the date of joining to the date of leaving the school, excluding the period of vacation, which will be about 10 months in a year except in the cases where the students enters or leaves early in the midst of academic year.
Elibility Criteria	Scholarship will be admissible to the children/wards of indian nationals who, irrespective of their religion are: a.Either presently engaged in manual scavengingb.Presently engaged in tanning and/or flaying.c.Presently engaged in waste picking/ collecting. children who are born to parents who are not engaged in such occupations, but have been adopted by such person (as mentioned in sub para 2(i) above) will be eligible for scholarship only after a lapse of three years from the date of such adoption provided that they have been living with the adopted parents since the date of such adoption. such children will be eligible only if their parents furnish such certificates (such as of proof of their occupation, date of adoption etc.) as may be required by the concerned state government/union territory administration. a certificate should be obtained from the eligible candidates as follows: a. from children/wards mentioned in sub- para 2(i)(a): only once, at the time of their first application/renewal, as the case may be, of pre-matric scholarship, after the coming into force of this revision (of 2011), to the effect that at least one parent belongs to the relevant categories; b. from children/wards mentioned in sub- para 2(i)(b): every year, to the effect that at least one parent is currently engaged in tanning and/or flaying.
Documents/Collaterals reqd	Nationalized bank account number( with IFSC code), bank branch address Aadhar /enrollment number(xerox copy to be submitted) , Application form Parents certificate of scavengers cast
Departments	Ministry Of Social Justice And Empowerment
Dept Contacts	-
Imp Dates	At The Statrt Of Every Academic Year
Forms Availability	Y
Web URL for Details	http://socialjustice.nic.in/prematscd.php
Online Process	-
Support Processes/ Institutions	-