Candidates from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category who have cleared the Union and State civil service examinations in 2013 can now apply for ‘encouragement sum’ till January 10. Earlier, the last date for submitting the application was December 31, an official statement issued here on Monday informed.
As per State Government’s provision, Rs1,00,000 is awarded for clearing the preliminary examination of Civil Services held by Union Public Service Commission, Rs10,000 for clearing preliminary examination of Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) and Rs20,000 for clearing the main examination of CGPSC.
The scheme is run by the Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Cast and OBC Development department of the State Government in which an ‘encouragement sum’ is provided to the civil services aspirants. Only those who have Chhattisgarh domicile certificate are eligible to apply for the sum, it said.
The applicant should belong to Scheduled Tribe or Scheduled Cast category. Neither the applicant nor his/ her parents should be income tax payee. They must present certificate issued by the Public Service Commission given upon clearing the preliminary or main examination.
Eligible candidates can submit their application forms with Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University latest by January 10. The application form can also be downloaded from the website of Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Cast and OBC Development department.