Issuing Authority: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment & Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt of India
Regular, full-time students belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes studying in recognized government or aided secondary schools.
₹2,50,000 per annum
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly into the student's Aadhaar-seeded active bank account via PFMS.
Directly covers school composite tuition fees and examination fees.
Day scholars and hostellers receive credited living maintenance for 10 academic months.
One-time annual credit for educational textbooks, notebooks, and learning tools.
School head verifies physical documents, attendance record, and marksheets.
District administrative authority confirms income certificates and category validity.
State Education Directorate prepares merit order and generates sanction list.
Direct Benefit Transfer routed to student's bank account via RBI clearing house.
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