Scholarship schemes to work wonders for students: Dharmsot
Tuesday, 27/06/2017
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Disclosing more, the minister said that the economic and social upliftment of the Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Parsi and Jain minority communities is the main aim of the Punjab government hence the sanction to various welfare schemes.
Disclosing more, the minister said that the economic and social upliftment of the Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Parsi and Jain minority communities is the main aim of the Punjab government hence the sanction to various welfare schemes.
He further said that as per the ‘Merit cum Means Based Scholarship Scheme’ the students pursuing courses in the Punjab government recognized state and national level institutions eg IIT, IIM and those studying for Technical or Professional courses of Graduate/Post Graduate level would be benefitted.
The minister also divulged that the students hailing from minority community studying in the institutions of Punjab and living in the hostels would be given scholarship to the tune of Rs 10,000 annually (Rs 1,000 per month for 10 months duration) and those studying in national level institutions of the likes of IIT, IIM would be given maximum Rs 20,000 annual scholarship.
The Welfare Minister also revealed that a scholarship of Rs 5,000 annually (Rs 500 per month for 10 months period) would be provided to the day scholar students belonging to minority community who are studying in the institutions across the state while the day scholars who are students of national level institutions would be provided a scholarship up to maximum Rs 20,000.
Highlights
MAIN AIM IS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT OF SIKHS, MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, BUDDHISTS, PARSIS AND JAINS
APPLICATIONS INVITED ONLINE FOR MERIT CUM MEANS BASED SCHOLARSHIP
