Post Matric Scholarship scheme for Scheduled Castes

Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had revamped the post-matric scholarship scheme earlier for students from the Scheduled Castes (SCs), including a new funding pattern of 60-40 for the Centre and States.

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About the Scholarship

It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and implemented through State Government and UT administration.
Under the scheme, the government provides financial assistance to students from SCs for higher education at post-matriculation and post-senior-secondary stages, which means Class XI onwards.
It can be availed by those, whose household incomes are less than Rs 2.5 lakh annually.

What are the new changes?

States would carry out verification of the student's eligibility and caste status and collect their Aadhaar and bank account details.
Transfer of financial assistance to the students under the scheme shall be on DBT mode, and preferably using the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System.

Starting from 2021-22, the Central share [60%] in the scheme would be released on DBT mode directly into the bank accounts of the students as per a fixed time schedule.

What do these changes aim at?

The changes were aimed at enabling four crore students to access higher education over the next five years.
Switching from the existing “committed liability” formula, the new funding pattern would increase the Centre’s involvement in the scheme.

Benefits sought from the changes

The changes approved by the Cabinet were aimed at enrolling the poorest students, ensuring timely payments, and maintaining accountability.
An estimated 1.36 crore students who would otherwise drop out after Class 10 would be brought into the higher education system under the scheme in five years.

Source: PIB

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