Haryana Government has launched scheme ‘Scholarship to Scheduled Castes students studying in Government ITIs’ from 2017-2018.
This scheme would be implemented through Skill Development and Industrial Training Department, said a spokesman of Haryana Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department.
He said the objective of the scheme is to promote skill development trainings in Scheduled Castes (SCs) youth and to enable them for self employment and getting jobs in private and government sectors.
Scholarship would be given at the rate of Rs 200 per month for each academic year. In addition, Rs 15 per month as tuition fee would be reimbursed, said he
The spokesman said that the scholarship would be given to all SC students who are resident of Haryana, studying in government industrial training institutes (it is) in Haryana, belong to Scheduled Castes of the state. The students taking benefits of this scheme would not be eligible to get benefit under any other State or Central Scheme. Scholarship would be provided in the Aadhar linked bank account of student, he said.
Scholarship would be given in two equal installments in each academic year. First installment would be given after taking admission in the institute and second after fulfilling the attendance criteria for appearing in examination, he added.