Upgadation Of Merit Of SC Students

The Scheme provides for 100% central assistance to the States/UT’s. A package grant of Rs.25,000/- per student per year is provided and the States/UT’s are not required to bear any financial burden. The students with disabilities amongst SCs, receive specified special allowances like readers allowance, transport allowance, escorts allowance etc. The details of financial assistance given under are given below:

1. A package grant of Rs.25,000 per student per year with the following break-up:

• Rs.15,000 per student per year as under:

• Boarding & lodging charges @ Rs 900 per month for 10 months =Rs.9,000 (This component would be payable to the students studying in residential schools only)

• Pocket money @ Rs.300 for 10 months=Rs.3,000

• Books and Stationery Rs.3,000

1. Rs.10,000 per year per student for honorarium to Principal, Experts and other incidental charges
2. Besides the amount of scholarship, students with disabilities would also be eligible for the following assistance:
3. Reader Allowance of Rs.200 per month for blind students in classes IX to XII.
4. Transport allowance of Rs.100 per month for the disabled students if such a student does not reside in the hostel, which is within the premises of educational institution. Special pay of Rs.200 per month be admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopedically handicapped students residing in a hostel managed by the educational or by the State Government/Union Territory Admn. who may need the assistance of a helper.
5. Escort allowance of Rs.100 per month for severely handicapped day scholar students with lower extremity disability.
6. Allowance of Rs.200 per month towards extra coaching to mentally retarded and mentally ill students in classes IX to XII.