The scheme is designed to enhance the academic capability of the SC students by providing them remedial and coaching sessions in classes IX to XII with a view to prepare students for competitive examinations for seeking entry into professional courses like engineering and medical discipline.
Other Education & Skills related schemes are:
The scheme could be availed by those whose parental/annual income from all sources does not exceed Rs 3 lakh per annum. Maximum 2050 fresh students will be covered under the scheme annually. To know more about the conditions for eligibility, you can download the PDF from the official website of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the link here.
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The scheme provides 100% central assistance to States and Union territories for implementation of the scheme. A package grant of Rs 25,000/- per student per year would be given. To know more about the benefits of the scheme, you can download the PDF document here.
For more information on the scheme, you can visit the official website.