“This replaces the existing ‘committed liability’ system and brings greater involvement of the Central government in this crucial scheme,” the official statement claims. The Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes allows students to pursue any post-matric course starting from class 11th and onwards, with the Govt meeting the cost of education.
A campaign will be launched to enroll the students, from the poorest households passing class 10, in the higher education courses of their choice. It is estimated that 1.36 crore students belonging to poor families will be benefited by the scheme in the next five years. These are the students who do not pursue education beyond class 10. In total, the aim is to reach 4 crore students in five years.
SC students to get scholarship money directly
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License for the DTH will be issued for a period of 20 years in place of the present 10 years.
License fee has been revised from 10% of GR to 8% of AGR. AGR will be calculated by deduction of GST from GR.
Cabinet approved major changes in Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Post Matric Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes (PMS-SC)’.
New Delhi: The Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday (December 23, 2020) announced that the Cabinet has approved a revision in the guidelines for providing Direct-To-Home (DTH) services in India. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi also approved major and transformative changes in the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Post Matric Scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes (PMS-SC)’ to benefit more than four crore SC students in the next five years so that they can successfully complete their higher education.