Minority Benefits

SR No.: 034376
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Babita Jain
Publisher: Shrut Samvardhan Samsthan
Publication Year: 2017
Total Pages: 250
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 13 MB

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13. The scheme will be implemented through the State Government. All requests for financial assistance entertained by the State Government in the prescribed application form appended at Annexure will be considered on merit first by the State level Grant-In-Aid committee. The State Government will draw up and notify criteria for prioritization of applications under this scheme and give it wide publicity. The criterion should consider the specific status of minorities in that State/UT and give priority to:
(i) direct educational infrastructure requirements by which enrolment and retention of minority children in the school/institution is likely to increase. (ii) encourage education of girls, children with special needs and children from the more educationally backward minorities in the State.
(iii) the State level Grant-in-Aid Committee will recommend cases of voluntary organizations and the specific schools/institutions to be assisted, to the Central Government in order of priority. A lower priority should be accorded to institutions/schools/minority organizations that have already received funds under the erstwhile scheme of AIMMP, during the 10th Plan.
14. On receipt of proposals from the State governments the GIAC of the Central
Govt. will consider them on merit and recommend assistance.
15. A Grants-in-Aid Committee (GIAC) under the Chairmanship of Union Secretary, School Education & Literacy would be constituted for the purpose, with Joint Secretary concerned as Member-Secretary and FA(HRD) as member. It shall have representatives from Ministry
16. The financial assistance will be provided on a one time basis. A voluntary organization or educational institution can receive benefit from the scheme only once in five years. Funds will be released in two installments by GOI through the State Government. The second installment will need to be claimed within one year of the first installment during which period the 25% share of the minority institution, should have been contributed to the infrastructure upgradation. 17. Voluntary Agencies receiving the assistance would be required to furnish audited details of expenditure made in the prescribed proforma duly attested by a chartered accountant/the competent authority.
18. The grant will be admissible to only those organizations/institutions which
submit the updated statement of accounts for all the grant-in-aid received by them under this scheme in the past, duly certified by a chartered accountant. 19. Monitoring reports regarding the voluntary organizations receiving assistance
will indicate, total number of beneficiary students, amount received and utilized by the institutions, shall be furnished to the Ministry of Human Resource
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