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DoE ups edu grant to SC, ST students
TNN, Sep 23, 2010, 12.04am IST
PANAJI: The state government has revized the 'Opportunity Cost Scheme'
by raising the yearly grant provided to students of Stds I to XII
belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for
the purpose of pursuing school education.
Under the scheme being implemented by the directorate of education
(DoE), the aid provided per student at the primary level has been
increased from the earlier 500 to 750 per annum. Similarly, the grant
provided to SC and ST students from Stds V to VII has been hiked from
750 to 1,000 for a year. In the case of students studying from Stds
VIII to X, the amount has been raised from 1,000 to 1,200 annually.
Further, as per the revised scheme, SC and ST students of Stds XI and
XII will now be provided an aid of 1,500 per year as against the
earlier 1,200 per annum.
Incidentally, the DoE had proposed the hike in the amount as early as
2008. The state government accepted the proposal only this year under
the tribal and SC sub-plans. It may be recalled that the DoE had
proposed the hike in the grant amount after some parents had
complained that while the procedure to obtain the grants was
cumbersome, the amount provided was meagre.
As per guidelines of the planning commission, the state has to earmark
funds of at least 2% for the SC sub-plan and 12% for tribal sub-plan,
which is in proportion of the SC and ST population to the total
population in the state. At present, 17 departments have been
implementing the sub-plans in the state.
Further, the government has also accepted another of the DoE's
proposals for revival of the 'Infrastructure Loan Scheme' which was
discontinued in 2004. Under the scheme, government-aided schools will
be provided grants as per their individual requirements for the
purpose of upgrading infrastructure.
Also, in a show of appreciation to the contribution of institutes that
have completed 75 and 100 years in the field of education, the DoE
will provide a one-time grant of 25 lakh and Rs lakh respectively 'to
encourage them to continue their good service.' These schemes were
also proposed by the DoE in 2008.
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