Organisation : West Bengal Backward Classes Welfare Department
Scholarship Name : CS Pre-Matric Scholarship
Applicable For : SC Students Reading Classes IX & X
Applicable State : West Bengal
Website : http://anagrasarkalyan.gov.in/Bcw/page/10
CS Pre-Matric Scholarship :
The main objective of this scheme is to support parents of SC children for education of their wards studying in classes IX & X so that the incident of drop out, especially in the transition from the elementary to secondary stage is minimized and to improve participation of SC children in classes IX & X of the Pre-matric stage so that they perform better and have a better chance of progressing to the Post-matric stage of education.
Related : Anagrasar Kalyan Post Matric Scholarship To SC West Bengal : www.scholarships.net.in/17639.html
Under this scheme, each eligible student whose parents /guardians income does not exceed Rs. two lakh p.a. is paid through respective Bank account in the following manner:
|
Hosteller
|
Day Scholar
|
|---|---|
| Rs. 750/- p.m. for 10 months only (Rs. 350/- from GOI & Rs. 400/- by State Govt.) | Rs. 150/- p.m. for 10 months only |
| Adhoc Grant – Rs. 1000/- p.a. | Adhoc Grant Rs. 750/- p.a. |
The scheme for SC students has been implementing in our State from the financial year 2012-13 by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI.
Achievement of the State is given below :
|
Year
|
Amount utilized (Rs.)
|
No. of Beneficiaries
|
|---|---|---|
|
2012-13
|
51,60,00,000
|
3,48,425
|
|
2013-14
|
52,51,14,385
|
1,71,643
|
Centrally Sponsored Pre-Matric Scholarship to the children of those engaged in Unclean Occupation :
The beneficiaries of this scheme are the students of whose parents are flayers, tanners, scavengers, waste picking/collecting or engaged in similar other profession. The day scholars and hostellers of this category also get grants. The students are to obtain application forms for this scholarship from their respective Municipality/Panchayat office.
|
Hosteller
|
Day Scholar
|
|---|---|
| III to X- Rs.700/- p.m. for 10 months only Adhoc Grant – Rs.1000/- per annum | 1 to X – Rs.110/- p.m. for 10 months only Adhoc Grant – Rs.750/- per annum |
In the last 5 years achievement of this State is given below :
|
Year
|
Amount utilized (Rs.)
|
No. of Beneficiaries
|
|---|---|---|
|
2009-10
|
4809350
|
2609
|
|
2010-11
|
4680150
|
2592
|
|
2011-12
|
3748710
|
2218
|
|
2012-13
|
4931220
|
2876
|
|
2013-14
|
7914632
|
4707
|
About BCWD Scholarships :
The Backward Classes Welfare Department executes a good number of educational schemes aimed at spreading education among the SC and OBC in the State.
While there is participation of the Government of India in Post-Matric Scholarship schemes for SC and OBC and Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC and some special schemes like CS Pre-matric IX & X SC, Centrally Sponsored Pre-Matric Scholarship to the children of those engaged in Unclean Occupation and Up gradation of Merit for Students reading in Classes IX to XII, all other schemes at Pre-Matric level are funded exclusively by the State Government.