To
bring about betterment on the educational front and economic
development among the poor in Tamilnadu, State Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa has been taking steps in that direction.
The Chief Minister today ordered financial assistance for students of Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), Minority, Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes. |
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The students staying in hostels and also the day scholars would be beneficiaries.
On a mission to improve educational facilities and to bring about better opportunities for the students, the Chief Minister ordered scholarships. An official press release said that those students who do not stay in hostels would receive an amount of Rs 25 per month for a period of 10 months. The beneficiaries are those studying in standards I to V. Similarly, an amount of Rs 40 per month for a period of 10 months would be given to students from standards VI to VIII. And an amount of Rs 50 per month for a period of 10 months, to students of standards IX and X would be provided. Meanwhile, for those students who stay in hostels, the students of standard III to VIII would get a sum of Rs. 200 per month for a period of 10 months, while the students of Standard IX and X would get an amount of Rs 250 per month for a period of 10 months. An extra allotment of Rs. 500 per year would also be given away. Thus benefitting students of Standards I to X, this scheme would see a total of Rs. 11.32 crores allocated for this purpose to bring about better educational facilities, said the press release. Students can be thus recipients of such government-funded education for those are in need of financial assistance. It may be recalled that last week, the Chief Minister ordered increase in monthly food allowance for students of Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), De-notified Communities (DNC) and Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST), staying in hostels. The revised allowance is being made applicable to students who were accommodated under the newly sanctioned rise in the strength of hostels, who were inmates of government recognised non-governmental organisations. |