The State Government would provide transport allowance to students of primary and upper primary schools in remote areas.
As per a notification issued by the School and Mass Education Department, a transport allowance of Rs 600 per month would be paid to a student whose attendance is 75 per cent or above, Rs 400 to a student having 50-per cent to 74-per cent attendance and Rs 300 to one having 30-per cent to 50-per cent attendance.
The allowance would be paid through account payee cheques or DBT. However, the amount would not exceed Rs 6,000 per year. A student whose attendance is less than 30 per cent would not be eligible for the allowance.
Students of primary and upper primary schools in urban areas who belong to extremely-deprived group would also receive the allowance.
The students covering a distance of more than one km to reach primary schools and over three km to go to upper primary schools would be eligible to get thefinancial aid.