|
|
|
|
State Government Scholarship
Objective
|
The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious
students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional
and technical courses. |
Scope
|
These scholarships are available for studies in India only and will be awarded through
an Agency designated by the State Government/UT Administration for this purpose. |
Number of scholarship
|
21,748 StateScholarship will be distributed among the students of minority communities throughout the State. Based on the population of these communities, the distribution of scholarship will be as under : |
Maharashtra State distribution of scholarships:-
|
| Muslims | Christians | Buddhists | Sikhs | Parsis | Jains | Muslims | Christians | Buddhists | sikhs | Parsis | Jains |
|
545 |
60 |
305 |
10 |
10 |
70 |
5450 |
600 |
3050 |
100 |
100 |
700 |
Conditions for Scholarship:
i) Financial assistance will be given to pursue degree and/or post graduate level
technical and professional courses from a recognized institution. Maintenance allowance
will be credited to the student’s account. The course fee will be paid by the State
Department directly to the institute concerned. |
ii) Students who get admission to a college to pursue technical/professional courses
on the basis of a competitive examination will be eligible for the scholarship.
|
iii) Students who get admission in technical/professional courses any competitive
examination will also be eligible for scholarship. However, such without facing
students should have not less than 50% marks at higher secondary/graduation level.
Selection of these students will be done strictly on merit basis.
|
iv) Continuation of the scholarship in subsequent years will depend on successful
completion of the course during the preceding year.
|
v) A scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend
for pursuing the course. |
|
vi) The annual income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian of beneficiary should
not exceed Rs.2.50 lakh from all sources. |
vii) The state department will advertise the scheme every year latest by 31st March
and receive the application through the concerned institutions.
|
viii) After scrutinizing the applications, the state department will prepare a consolidated
budget for all eligible students and send an application in the prescribed pro-forma
for release of fund from the Ministry of Minority Affairs for distribution of scholarship
giving the details of each students viz. name, permanent address, telephone number,
annual course fee, name & address of institute, whether hostler or day-scholar,
etc. |
ix) The application for release of fund from the state department must be received
in the Ministry by 30th of September every year.
|
x) The state department will maintain separate bank account and records relating
to the funds received from the Ministry and they will be subjected to inspection
by the officers of the Ministry or any other agency designated by the Ministry.
|
xi) The fund for distribution of scholarship in subsequent year will be released
after receiving the utilization certificate for the previous year. Annual inspection
by the officers of the Ministry or any other agencies designated by the Ministry
will also be carried out.
|
xii) 30% scholarship will be reserved for girls of each minority community in a
state which is transferable to male student of that community in case of non-availability
of female candidate in that community in the concerned state.
|
xiii) If the target for distribution of scholarship to a particular minority community
in a state/UT is not fulfilled, it will be distributed among the same minority community
of other States/UTs strictly in accordance with the merit. |
xiv) A student residing in a particular State/UT will be entitled for scholarship
under the quota of that State/UT only irrespective of his place of study.
|
xv) The number of scholarship has been fixed state-wise on the basis of minority
population of the states/UTs. Within the state-wise allocations, the applications
from reputed institutions will be exhausted first. The list of such institutions
will be made available by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
|
xvi) The scheme will be evaluated at regular intervals and the cost of the evaluation
will be borne by the Ministry of Minority Affairs under the provision of the scheme.
An additional provision of 3% of the total budget will be made to meet the administrative
and allied costs viz. expenditure on monitoring of the scheme, impact study, evaluation
study, purchase of office equipments, engaging of contract employees, if necessary
and other expenditure to run the cell etc. This will be shared between the Ministry
of Minority Affairs, Government of India and the State Governments/UT Administration.
|
Payment:
i) Maintenance allowance is payable from 1st April or from the month of admission,
whichever is later, to the month in which the examinations are completed, (including
maintenance allowance during holidays) maximum twice a 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 scholarships awarded in the previous years, allowance
will be paid from the month following the month upto which scholarship maintenance
was paid in the previous year, if the course of study is continuous.
|
iii) The Government of the State/Union Territory Administration, to which they belong,
in accordance with the procedure laid down by them in this regard, will pay the
scholarship money to the selected students.
|
iv) Scholarship will not be paid for the period of internship/housemanship in the
M.B.B.S. course or for a practical training in other course if the student is in
receipt of some remuneration during the internship period or some allowance/stipend
during the practical training in other course.
|
Other Conditions:
i) The scholarship is dependent on the satisfactory progress and conduct of
the scholar. If it is reported by the Head of the Institution at any time that a
satisfactory progress or has been guilty of misconduct such as resorting to
or participating in strikes, irregularity in attendance without the permission
of the authorities concerned etc., the authority sanctioning the scholarship
may either cancel the scholarship or stopor withhold further payment for such period
as it may think fit.
|
ii) If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement,
his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the
scholarship paid will be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned State
Government. The student concerned will be blacklisted and debarred for scholarship
in any scheme forever.
|
iii) A scholarship awarded may be cancelled if the scholar changes the
subject of the course of study for which the scholarship was originally
awarded or changes the Institution of study, without prior approval of they
State Government. The Head of the Institution shall report such cases to
them and stop payment of the scholarship money. The amount already paid may also
be recovered at the discretion of the State Government.
|
iv) A scholar is liable to refund the scholarship amount at the discretion of
the State Government, if during the course of the year, the studies for
which the scholarship has been awarded, is discontinued by him/her.
|
v) The regulations can be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Government
of India. |
Procedure:
i ) An application for scholarship should comprise:
a) One copy of the application for scholarship in the prescribed form
(separate application forms prescribed for ‘fresh’ and renewal of scholarship by
the concerned States/UTs).
|
b) One copy of the passport size photograph with signatures of the student
thereon(for fresh scholarship).
|
|
c) One attested copy of certificates, diploma, degree etc. in respect of all
examinations passed.
|
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) Proof of permanent residence.
|
f) A receipt in acknowledgement of the scholarship in the previous year on
the form attached to the application duly counter-signed by the Head of the
Institution concerned, if the application was in receipt of a scholarship
under this scheme in the preceding year.
|
g) The State department should satisfy itself that the student belongs to a
particular minority community.
|
|
ii) Application complete in all respects shall be submitted to the Head of the
Institution, being attended or last attended by the candidates and shall be
addressed to an officer specified for this purpose by the Government of
State/ Union Territory to which the student belongs, in accordance with the instructions
issued by them from time to time. |
|
|
Funding Pattern :
|
The Scheme will be implemented by the State Governments and Union
Territory Administrations,which receive 100% central assistance from Government
of India for the total expenditure under the scheme. |
|
|
|