PM Scholarship Scheme: Good news! Amount increased by Modi government - Check state-wise and ministry-wise rate breakup
Here is good news for candidates of PM Scholarship Scheme!
Here is good news for candidates of PM Scholarship Scheme! In a big decision taken by Modi government, the rate of scholarship under Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme has been revised from Rs 2,000/-p.m. to Rs 2,500/-p.m.for boys and Rs 2,250/-pm to Rs 3,000/-pm for girls w.e.f. the academic year 2019-20. This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Shri Shantanu Thakurin Lok Sabha. A total number of 9,923 of beneficiaries have been given scholarship under Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme during the last academic year 2018-19. State-wise and Ministry-wise breakup is as under:-
Sl. No.
State/UT
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Home
Ministry of Railways
1
Andhra Pradesh
579
535
Railways function on Zonal Railway Pattern and State wise data is not maintained
2
Arunachal Pradesh
0
0
3
Assam
69
35
4
Bihar
74
330
5
Chhattisgarh
36
22
6
Delhi
79
204
7
Goa
11
3
8
Gujarat
30
57
9
Haryana
163
157
10
Himachal Pradesh
174
161
11
Jammu & Kashmir
42
64
12
Jharkhand
23
62
13
Karnataka
531
320
14
Kerala
931
403
15
Madhya Pradesh
40
183
16
Maharashtra
535
132
17
Manipur
0
9
18
Meghalaya
0
3
19
Mizoram
0
0
20
Nagaland
0
1
21
Orissa
202
94
22
Punjab
44
83
23
Rajasthan
159
147
24
Sikkim
0
0
25
Tamil Nadu
671
372
26
Tripura
9
5
27
Telangana
185
323
28
Uttarakhand
57
328
29
Uttar Pradesh
213
520
30
West Bengal
135
186
31
Andman & Nicobar
0
2
32
Chandigarh
15
40
33
Puducherry
21
10
Total
5028
4791
104
The scheme helps the youth in their career education as it provides financial support for various Professional Degree Courses like BE, B. Tech, BDS, MBBS, B.Ed, BBA, BCA, B. Pharma, etc. which are covered under the scheme and are duly recognized by the respective Government Regulatory Bodies, such as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India(MCI) and University Grants Commission (UGC).
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