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Organisation : Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Facility : Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students Studying In Classes IX & X

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Pre-Matric Scholarship For Needy Scheduled Tribe Students Studying In Classes Ix & X :
BACKGROUND :
Article 46 of Part IV (“Directive Principles of State Policy”) of the Constitution enjoins upon the State to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people, in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.

Related / Similar Scholarship : Tribal Top Class Education Scholarship

Article 38(2) of the same Part also enjoins upon the State to minimize inequities in income and to endeavor to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities, not only amongst individuals but also amongst groups of people residing in different areas or engaged in different vocations.

Objectives :
Objectives of the scheme are :
(a) To support parents of ST children for education of their wards studying in classes IX and X so that the incidence of drop-out, especially in the transition from the elementary to the secondary stage is minimized, and
(b) To improve participation of ST children in classes IX and X of the prematric stage, so that they perform better and have a better chance of progressing to the post-matric stage of education.

SCOPE :
Scholarship under the Scheme will be available for studies in India only and will be awarded by the Government of the State/Union Territory to which the applicant belongs i.e. where she/he is domiciled.

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY :
(i) Student should belong to Scheduled Tribe
(ii) Her/his Parents’/Guardian’s income should not exceed Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum.
(iii) She / he should not be getting any other Centrally-funded Pre-Matric Scholarship.
(iv) She/ he should be a regular, full time student studying in a Government School or in a School recognized by Govt. or a Central/State Board of Secondary Education.
(v) Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, she / he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or subsequent) year.

ANNUAL PARENTS’/GUARDIAN’S INCOME :
Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians’
income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakh
only) per annum.

NOTE 1 :
So long as either of the parents is alive, only income of the parents, asthe case may be, from all sources has to be taken into account only and of noother member even though they may be earning. In the form of income declaration, income is to be declared on this basis. Only in the case where both the parents have died, the income of the guardian who is supporting the student in his/her studies has to be taken. Such students whose parent’s income is affected due to unfortunate death of one of earning parents and resultantly comes within the income ceiling prescribed under the scheme, shall become eligible for scholarship, subject to their fulfilling other conditions of eligibility, from the month in which such sad incidence takes place. Applications for scholarships from such students can be considered even after lapse of last date of receipt of applications, on compassionate grounds.

NOTE 2 :
House rent allowance received by the parents of a student shall be exempted from the computation of ‘income’ if the same has been permitted to be exempted for the purpose of Income tax.

NOTE 3 :
Income certificate is required to be taken once only i.e. at the time of admission to courses which are continuing for more than one year.

VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP :
The value of scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the course :
(i) scholarship and other grant,
(ii) additional allowance for students with disabilities studying in private un-aided recognized Schools. The details are as follows : Rates of scholarship and other grant will be as follows: Item Day Scholars Hostellers Scholarship for 10 months (Rs. per month) 150 350 Books and Ad hoc Grant (Rs. per annum) 750 1000
(iii) Additional Allowances for ST students with disabilities studying in

PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP :
(i) Scholarship is payable from 1st April or from the month of admission, whichever is later, to the month in which the examinations are completed, at the end of the academic year, provided that if the scholar secures admission after the 20th day of a month, the amount will be paid from the month following the month of admission.
(ii) In case of renewal of scholarship, it will be paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship was paid in the previous year.
(iii) The Government of the State/Union Territory Administration, to whichthey belong, in accordance with the procedure laid down by them in this regard, will pay the scholarship money to the selected students.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE :
(i) An application for scholarship should comprise :
(a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed form (separate application forms as have been prescribed for ‘fresh’ and renewal scholarship by concerned States/UTs).
(b) One copy of the passport size photograph with signatures of the student thereon (for fresh scholarship).
(c) A certificate (in original) of Scheduled Tribe duly signed by an authorized Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.
(d) An income declaration by the self-employed parents/guardians, stating definite income from all sources by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper. Employed parents/guardians are required to obtain income certificate from their employer and for any additional income from other sources, they would furnish declaration by way of an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper.
(e) A receipt in acknowledgement of the scholarship in the previous year on the form attached to the application only duly counter-signed by the Head of the Institution/School concerned, if the applicant was in receipt of a scholarship under this scheme in the preceding year.
(ii) Application complete in all respects, shall be submitted to the Head of the Institution/School, being attended or last attended by the candidates and shall be forwarded by the Head of Institution, after scrutiny and with his recommendation, to the sanctioning authority, mentioned in para 11.2.

MODE OF DISBURSAL OF SCHOLARSHIP :
In order to ensure timely and correct payment of scholarship amount to the beneficiaries, State Governments/UT administrations will ensure payment of scholarship through their accounts in post offices/banks. All State Governments/UT Administrations will implement a computerized management system of scholarships, including ‘e-payment’ system.