Roopa Roshan Sahoo, Secretary, ST & SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare has said that the Department ST & SC Development M&BCW is extending financial assistance to the ST & SC students pursuing higher study.
This is funded from the State Budget under Financial Assistance scheme of Mukhyamantri Medhabi Chhatra Protshan Yojana (MMCPY).
Sahoo has written to the district Collectors in this regard.
She has informed that Under MMCPY for those eligible ST & SC students studying in Government institutions offering MBBS and Engineering (B-Tech, M-Tech) Course, the entire course fee of the course tenure will be covered.
The course fee includes admission charge /seat acceptance charge , initial deposit, annual course fee (tuition fee and all compulsory payable charges to the institution ), hostel admission charges and annual hostel/mess charges and any other incidental expenses for study like purchase of books/study materials coaching /tutorial expenses.
All such expenses duly signed by the Dean/Head of the institution and student may be forwarded to the district Collector for reimbursement under the scheme.
The requirement may be forwarded to this department. For all eligible ST & SC students from the year 2023-24 onwards, the entire component as described above shall be borne by the department, the Secretary said.