Objective The object of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to children whose parents/guardian are engaged in Unclean and hazardous Occupation to pursue Pre-matric education. Value of Scholarship Hostellers - Rs 8000/annum (for class III-X) Day Scholars - Rs 3500/annum Duration and Course The scholarships may be given to students enrolled in class I or any subsequent class or pre-matric stage in the case of day scholars, and class III or any subsequent class of pre-matric stage in case of hostellers. The scholarship will terminate at the end of class X. The scholarship will be tenable only in such institutions and for such pre matriculations courses, which have been duly recognised by the concerned State Government and Union Territory Administrations. Eligibility Scholarship will be admissible to the children/wards of Indian Nationals who, irrespective of their religion are: The students should be studying in classes I to X on a full time basis There is no family income ceiling under this component of the Scheme Scholarship will be admissible to the children/wards of parents/guardians who, irrespective of their caste/religion belong to one of the following categories; Persons who are Manual Scavengers as defined under section 2(I) (g) of Manual Scavengers Act 2013 Tanners & Flayers; Waste pickers and Persons engaged in hazardous cleaning as defined in Section 2(I) (d) of Manual Scavengers Act 2013. The eligible candidates will be required to submit a certificate from District Social Welfare officer/ identified officer of Local body/ Civic Agency/ any such authority as designated by State Government. Conditions for Award The students may not be allowed to take up employment or render help to parents in their work during the course of studies. The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure annual promotion except in case of unavoidable reasons to be certified by the competent authority of the scheme. If a student violates school discipline or any other terms and conditions of the scholarship, scholarship may be suspended or even cancelled, subject to the satisfaction of the competent school authority. The State Government/Union Territory Administrations can also directly cancel the award if duly satisfied of the reasons of violation of these regulations governing the Scheme. Migration of students from one institution to another would not normally be allowed during the course of the academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of student's academic career. The scholar obtaining benefits under this scheme is not allowed to avail of benefits under any other pre-matric scholarship scheme. The students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick is to be decided by the competent authority of the school. Renewal of scholarship The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during next academic year also by the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration unless the competent authority of the school recommends to the State Government/Union Territory Administration, to discontinue the award with reference to relevant clause of these regulations governing the scheme. Announcement of the Scheme The scheme will be announced by the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration well in time, by giving advertisements in the leading language newspapers local dailies and by using other suitable publicity media. Application Procedure Online application in National Scholarship portal. Source: For complete information on Pre-Matric Scholarships to the Children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Click here