To promote education among forest dwellers, the Chhattisgarh Government is giving away stipends to the children of Tendu Patta collectors.
Till date, a total of Rs5.77 crore had been distributed among 198 students as stipends. A sum of Rs3.20 crore was distributed among 707 students during the last financial year 2014-15, officials stated.
The students from standard 9 to 12 enrolled under 'Shiksha Sahyog Yojana' are given a stipend of Rs600 after a span of every six months.
Forest Department officials informed that the ‘Shiksha Protsahan Yojana’ had also been started for the children of Tendu Patta collectors.
The meritorious students of standard 8, 10 and 12 hailing from families of Tendu Patta collectors are also given a scholarship amount.
The cash award for class eighth topper is Rs2000, Rs2500 for tenth class topper and Rs3000 for twelfth class topper. In 2014-15, a total of 3840 students were paid around Rs95 lakh as scholarships.