Pre-Matric Scholarships 9th and 10th BC Students
Pre-Matric Scholarships Guidelines for sanction
Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued GO. 22 on Pre-metric Scholarships and guidelines of sanctioning to BC
students those who are studying 9th and 10 classed during the academic year 2013-14. Which will helps 2,00,000
BC students in Andhra Pradesh. BC students , those who are studying in 9th and 10th class have to apply in online(e-pass).
The sanction amount will credit to the beneficiary account through online bank transactions which is called as Direct Benef it
Transfer Scheme. Government believes that the aid will reduce the dropout rate among the BC students. The students who have
been studying in Govt/Local bodies/ Municipalities/Aided by the Govt are eligible to get scholarship incentive.
To get this scholarship incentive, parents income should not exceed Rs 40,000/- per annum, and should have Adhar Card with Adhar linked Nationalized bank account.
Student will get this scholarship only once in a class and shall not get scholarship for that same class for a second year.
The complete information on Pre-Matric Scholarships,Guidelines for sanction of Pre-Matric
Scholarships for students studying 9th and 10th class as stated below.
ORDER:
Government of Andhra Pradesh have decided to sanction Pre-Matric
Scholarship in online (e-PASS) for students belonging to BC studying class
IX to X in Government Schools to curb the high dropout rate among
Backward Classes children studying in Secondary Education level from the
Academic Year 2013-14 and it is proposed to cover about 2.00 lakh students
under this scheme subject to the following guidelines.
The Scheme was included under Direct Benef it Transfer
Scheme (DBT) and the Commissioner, BC Wel fare has al ready
submitted the Memorandum of Understanding to the
Government in Soci al Welfare Department with NACH faci l i ties.
The following guidelines are issued for operation of the scheme. These
guidelines will come into effect from the academic year 2013-14 to sanction
Pre-Matric Scholarships through online (e-PASS).
- Objective: To curb the high dropout rate among BC
students in Andhra Pradesh by providing a modest incentive to
school going BC children from classes IX and X and preference
may be given to girls students first based on availability of
budget.
- Eligibility: For being eligible under this scheme
- The student should belong to Backward Classes.
- His/her Parent/Guardian’s income should not exceed
Rs. 44,500/- per annum.
- He/she should have an Aadhar card.
- He/She should be a regular, full time student studying
in a Government School or in a School run by Local
Bodies such as Mandal Praja Parishad, Zilla Praja Parishad,
Municipalities / Municipal Corporations or any school aided by
the Government.
- Scholarship shall be given to the student only once in any class.
If a student has to repeat a class, he/she shall not get
scholarship for that class for a second (or subsequent) year.
- Value of Scholarship:
Payable for 10
Months / year |
Adoc Grant
per year |
Total amount per
year |
Boys and Girls | Boys and girls | Boys and girls |
Rs.50/- | Rs.500 per
year |
Rs.1000 per
student | |
- OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES:
Bank Account:
- Each student shall have a Aadhar Linked-Bank Account in
his/her name from any of the Nationalized Banks. Students who
are minors shall have a joint account in the name of the student
and mother / father / guardian as the case may be.
- The Bank account shall be linked to the Aadhar number of
the student to enable scholarship transfer. Linkage of the
Aadhar number with the Bank Account will be done by the
Manager of the Bank concerned on production of Aadhar
Number by the student / parent.
Duration and Renewal of Awards :
The scholarship will be payable for 10 months in an academic year.
Renewal Scholarship: The award once made will continue
subject to good conduct and regularity in attendance. It will be
renewed for subsequent year after the student passes in the
previous class based on the budget available.
Applications for Scholarships to be online:
a) Student desirous of availing Pre-Matric Scholarships under the
Scheme shall apply online at http://epass.cgg.gov.in and
click on the Pre-Matric Scholarships for registration form and
submit the following details.
The Head Master concerned shall verify the details and endorse
the application of the student.
- Student details with Name and Address of the School.
- Parental details with address.
- Aadhar Linked Bank Account Number with IFSC Code,
Bank Name and Bank branch.
- Scan and upload Caste, Income Certificate as issued by
the Mee- Seva Kendra (certificate other than those issued
by Mee-Seva shall not be accepted).
- Scan and upload Aadhar Card Number & the Aadhar
document.
- Aadhar Linked Bank Account, pass book to be scanned
anduploaded (only first p a g e ). The Bank Account shall be
in the name of the student along with the Mother / Father /
Guardian in case the student is a minor.
- Scan and Upload a Photograph.
- The Headmasters shall provide assistance for students in
downloading and registering online, if required.
b) The duly filled in application shall be downloaded and copies
of all documents as given in e-PASS shall be attached to the
Application and submitted to the school Head Master.
c) Each student must give a declaration that he/she is not in
receipt of any stipend/scholarship from the State or the Central
Government.
d) The Head Master of the School shall verify all the details of
the Application and countersign the Application. He shall also
certify that the student is not receiving any other Scholarship
from the State or the Central Government.
e) All the Applications of the students shall be forwarded to the
local Hostel Warden of the BC Welfare Department.
f) The Hostel Welfare Officer in whose jurisdiction the school is
located shall be the Verification Officer for all students
applications received from the school under the Scheme.
g) Verification of the students by the Hostel Welfare Officer
shall be done by authenticating the fingerprint of the student
with the UIDA online. For this purpose, the Hostel Welfare
Officer shall first assess the “Best Finger Detection” (BFD)
for online authentication and use such finger with the BFD
for online authentication with the Aadhar Network (UIDA).
h) Scholarship applications of only such students who have been
authenticated online shall be processed for scholarship.
Therefore HWOs and Head Masters are requested to ensure that
the Aadhar Number is entered correctly.
i) The Deputy Director / District BC Welfare Officer of the District
shall process only the Online Authenticated Applications for
payment of Pre-Matric Scholarships, shall be credited in the
Accounts of students.
- The Commissioner of BC Welfare, AP, Hyderabad shall ensure that
adequate steps are initiated to:
- Map all authorized schools / hostels to Hostel Welfare officers.
- Impart training to Headmasters/Hostel Welfare Officers and ABCWOs
on the online system.
- Ensure that all the Hostel Welfare Officers undertake
physical verification by the process of Online Authentication with UIDA &
physical verification.
- Ensure that all District Officers proactively co-ordinate with the
concerned Departments for verification and sanction of Pre-Matric
Scholarships.
- Ensure that the online system is put in place by the Centre for
Good Governance and has a full-fledged help line for assistance to
users.
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The Administration of the scheme shall be fully online and managed
and operated by the Centre for Good Governance.
- All payments under this scheme shall be through the Aadhar
authentication frame work and encashable by the students through the “Micro
ATM” operated by Business Correspondents of Banks.
- A student can withdraw the amount through the Micro ATM by
online fingerprint authentication with the UIDA. They can also draw the amount
through their ATM Cards where available.
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The expenditure on this scheme shall be debited to the following
Head of Accounts:
“2225-Welfare of SCs, STs and OBCs
03-Welfare of BCs.,
MH-277-Education, GH (06)- Matching State share of Centrally
Sponsored Scheme
SH (33) Pre-Matric Scholarships
340 – Scholarships and Stipends (Plan)
or
“2225-Welfare of SCs, STs and OBCs
03-Welfare of BCs.,
MH-277-Education, GH (10)- Centrally Sponsored Scheme
SH (33) Pre-Matric Scholarships
340 – Scholarships and Stipends (Plan)
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This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (Expr.BCW/TW) Dept.,
vide their U.O.No.1150/102/A2/Expr.BCW/TW/2013, Dated:01.10.2013.
For detailed information about Pre-metric scholarships Click here or visit http://www.ap.gov.in/goir.
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