AWARD OF ATTENDANCE SCHOLARSHIP TO GIRL STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE STAGE OF EDUCATION
Rules and Regulations:
General:
The Government of Puducherry is implementing this scheme from the year 2007 – 08 under the state’s fund with the following objectives:
i. To raise the enrolment of girls in the schools between the age group of 11 – 14 years in the middle stage of education.
ii. To avoid the drop outs among girl students.
Eligibility:
- Must be citizen of India and belongs to the U.T. of Puducherry either by birth or domicile i.e., continuous residence not less than 5 years.
- Girl Students in the age group of 11 to 14 years and studying in the Government, Government Aided and Govt. recognized Private schools in the U.T. of Puducherry.
- Girl students other than Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes with annual family income of Rs.75,000/- and below.
- Percentage of attendance in the class in the preceding year is 97 and above.
Amount of Scholarship:
The rate of scholarship is Rs.200/- per annum per student.
Receipts of Proposals / Applications:
This Directorate receives the proposals from the head of institutions in google forms.
Selection of Beneficiaries:
Grants scholarship to all the eligible girl students and will also depends on the availability of funds in the budget of the year.
Payment of Scholarship:
The Department disburses the scholarship amount directly into the Aadhaar seeded viable bank account of the sanctioned / approved beneficiaries by DBT through PFMS.
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