Schemes Details

Objective

To provide financial assistance to minority students and promote school education among economically weaker sections.

Objective

The purpose of the Pre-Matric Scholarship for students of Minority Communities is to support and encourage the education of financially disadvantaged minority students at the school level.

Benefits

The scheme provides following benefits to students of religious minorities: 1) Sstd 1 to 5: Yearly Stipend of INR 1000 for day scholar, 2) For Std 6 to 10: INR 6,000 per year for hostel student and INR 1000 for day scholar

Eligibility

1) the student must be from religious minorities (i.e. Musim, Christian, Parsis, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain), 2) Student must be studying in Std 1 to 10 and should have scored atleast 50% in previous annual examination, 3) The annual household income of the applicant should not be more than INR 1 lakh

Coverage Area

Gujarat(Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Botad, Chhota Udaipur, Dahod, Dang, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gandhinagar, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kutch, Mahisagar, Mehsana, Morbi, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Tapi, Vadodara, Valsad)

Application Method

For further details contact the Director, Scheduled Caste Welfare

Application Form

https://www.digitalgujarat.gov.in

Documents Required

Photograph of the Student,Domicile Certificate,Minority Community Certificate,Previous Academic Record,Income Certificate,Aadhaar Card,Bank Account Details,Fee Receipt,Institution Verification Form.

Information Source

https://www.digitalgujarat.gov.in

Gender	Male,Female,Others
Age	14 to 16
Caste	General,Scheduled Caste,Scheduled Tribe,Socially and Economically Backward Communities / Other Backword Class ,Economically Weaker Sections
Economic Status	APL,BPL,Both
Occupation	Student
Sector	Education Sector
Income Criteria	Less than Rs 2,50,000/- per annum
Citizen	All citizens, Children