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13.4 ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

She/he should be a regular, full time student studying in class IX or X in a Government school
or in a school recognized by Govt. or by a Central/State Board of Secondary Education.

13.5 SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT:

The amount of Pre-matric scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the
course:
(i) Maintenance allowance
(ii) Book grant
(iii) Disability Allowance

13.5.1 Rates of Scholarship:

Items Day Scholars Hostellers
Rate of maintenance allowance (in Rs. Per month) payable 500 800
for 12 months in an academic year.

13.5.2 Book Grant: Rs.1000/- per annum

13.5.3 Disability allowances: The different types of allowances related to disability shall be
payable as under:

S. No. Type of Disability Amount (Rs. per annum)
l. Visually Impaired Rs. 4000
2. Hearing Impaired Rs. 2000
3. Physically Disabled (OH) Rs. 2000
4. Intellectual Disabilities Rs. 4000
All other types of disability not covered under
5. Rs. 2000
above
13.6 PROCEDURE OF APPLICATION AND SELECTION:

a) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will announce the details of
the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers and
through the websites and other media outfits. Applications will be called for through National
Scholarship Portal (www.scholarships.gov. in).

b) The applicants should submit their application through the on-line system within the last
date prescribed for receipt of applications. All requisite documents like photograph, proof of
age, disability certificate, income certificate of the parent, tuition fees receipt, last academic

qualification certificate, etc. duly filled in the prescribed format are required to be uploaded in
the on-line system.
c) The institutions in which the candidate is studying shall also register itself in the same

website and verify the details provided by the candidates. The nodal officer nominated by the
State shall oversee all the applications and process the same on behalf of the State Government
who shall digitally sign the final list in PFMS portal for disbursal of scholarship amount to the
beneficiaries.

d) Final selection will be done by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
based on the recommendations of the concerned Department of the State Government

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