Scholarship for Person with Disabilities

1. Scholarship scheme for disabled students :
Due to economic disparities, students with disabilities are unable to receive education/training and are unable to become self-reliant in their livelihood. Therefore, interested students are made self-reliant through education by giving them scholarships under this scheme. So that they can lead a respectable life in the society by getting education and vocational training.
• Scholarships are provided to disabled students from class 1 to post-graduation education as per the following rates and standards

• The disabled student should have at least 40 percent disability certificate given by the Chief Medical Officer.
• The student should be studying regularly in any educational institution.
• The annual income of the student’s parents/guardian should be up to Rs.24000/-.
• The student will have to submit the prescribed application form for scholarship along with the certificates to his/her educational institution.
• The concerned institution will examine the scholarship application and send it to the District Social Welfare Officer by 31st July.
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The District Social Welfare Officer will examine the application form of the student and if found eligible for scholarship, will transfer the scholarship amount to the account of the institution/student.
• The scholarship rates are as follows. ( effective from the year 2005-06 )

scholarship criteria

Class	Rate per month	Parents’ annual income limit	Duration (max)
1-5	रू. 50/-	Maximum Rs. 2000/- per month	12 months
6-8	Rs 80/-	Maximum Rs. 2000/- per month	12 months

3) Special scholarship to children of persons engaged in unclean occupations (tanning, leather tanning, scavenging):

This special scheme, 100% centrally funded, has been in operation since 1977-78. Before 1991-92, only students studying from class 6 to 10 staying in hostels were given benefits under this scheme.
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The income limit of guardians/parents has been abolished in this scheme. Now the Government of India has revised the processing rates of this scheme as follows, which is effective from 01 April, 2008.
• The process of approval/payment of scholarship is followed by the school as per Pre-Maxim Scholarship.
• The amount of scholarship is Rs.8000 per annum.

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