<p class="byline">The Centre has increased the family income ceiling limit from the current Rs 2 lakh per annum to Rs 2.5 lakh for grant of pre-matric scholarships to school students from the scheduled castes.</p>.<p>The scholarship amount has also been increased slightly.</p>.<p>As per the revised guidelines of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, day scholars will now get Rs 975 per month while the scholarship for boarders will be Rs 1,525.</p>.<p>So far, a day scholar was entitled to Rs 900 per month and a boarder Rs 1,350.</p>.<p>The revised guidelines also clarified that the beneficiaries can also avail the benefits of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship scheme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).</p>.<p>Beneficiaries of the pre-matric scholarship scheme cannot avail benefits of any other centrally funded scholarship scheme.</p>.<p>The National Means-cum-Merit scholarship scheme is meant for "meritorious" students of classes IX to XII whose annual family income is not more than Rs 1.5 lakh per annum.</p>.<p>Beneficiaries of the MHRD scheme are selected through a test conducted every year.</p>.<p>Also, Aadhaar is mandatory to avail the benefits of the pre-matric scholarship scheme.</p>.<p>"In pursuance to the provision of Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, a student is required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar or undergo Aadhaar Authentication," the revised guidelines stated.</p>
<p class="byline">The Centre has increased the family income ceiling limit from the current Rs 2 lakh per annum to Rs 2.5 lakh for grant of pre-matric scholarships to school students from the scheduled castes.</p>.<p>The scholarship amount has also been increased slightly.</p>.<p>As per the revised guidelines of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, day scholars will now get Rs 975 per month while the scholarship for boarders will be Rs 1,525.</p>.<p>So far, a day scholar was entitled to Rs 900 per month and a boarder Rs 1,350.</p>.<p>The revised guidelines also clarified that the beneficiaries can also avail the benefits of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship scheme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).</p>.<p>Beneficiaries of the pre-matric scholarship scheme cannot avail benefits of any other centrally funded scholarship scheme.</p>.<p>The National Means-cum-Merit scholarship scheme is meant for "meritorious" students of classes IX to XII whose annual family income is not more than Rs 1.5 lakh per annum.</p>.<p>Beneficiaries of the MHRD scheme are selected through a test conducted every year.</p>.<p>Also, Aadhaar is mandatory to avail the benefits of the pre-matric scholarship scheme.</p>.<p>"In pursuance to the provision of Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, a student is required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar or undergo Aadhaar Authentication," the revised guidelines stated.</p>
