Union Cabinet has approved the continuation and revision of “Post Matric Scholarship for OBC Students for studying in India (PMS-OBC)” for the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
About:
PMS-OBC, a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, has been in operation since 1998-99.
It enables approximately 40 lakh Other Backward Classes (OBC) students to pursue higher study after class X per year.
Salient features of revised scheme:
Annual parental income criteria increased from Rs. One Lakh to Rs. 1.5 lakh.
30% of the funds allocated to be earmarked for girl students and 5% for students with disabilities.
Disbursement of scholarships to be done through Aadhaar seeded bank accounts.
Impact: The revised Scheme will cover larger numbers of eligible and deserving poor OBC students while at the same time achieving de-duplication.
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