Minority Benefits

Author(s): Babita Jain
Publisher: Shrut Samvardhan Samsthan

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to SC/ST/OBC category, does not avail scholarship from other sources for the
same purpose and avail only from one source. (xii) The fund for distribution of scholarships in subsequent years will be released
after receiving the utilization certificate for the previous year. (xiii)The scheme will be evaluated at regular intervals by the Ministry or any other
agency designated by the Ministry and the cost of the evaluation study will be
borne by the Ministry under the provision of the scheme. (xiv)The State/Union Territory shall place all relevant details of financial and
physical achievements on their website. (xv) The regulations can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government
of India. (xvi)The concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration will be
responsible for processing and scrutinizing the applications submitted by the students (as per the work flow opted) and send the proposal of eligible students
online to this Ministry for sanction of the scholarships as per timelines. 12. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES :
As the magnitude of data to be entered and processed would be enormous as the scheme gets implemented over the years, there would be a need to engage qualified skilled personnel right from the beginning to ensure that the data based computerised systems are operational. Qualified skilled personnel possessing requisite expertise to operate computer programme designed for this purpose, enter, process, analyse. monitor, retrieve and transfer data should be engaged on contract basis as per need. Data provided by the States/Union Territories will be maintained and managed by the Ministry with personnel of similar expertise to be engaged on contract basis. A provision not exceeding 2% of the total budget will be made to meet the administrative and allied costs viz. expenditure of the States Union Territories and the Ministry for oifice equipments including computers and accessories, furniture, printing of application forms. adi ertisements, engagement of personnel, etc. This provision will also be used for evaluation and monitoring of the scheme, through outside reputed institutions agencies engaged by the Ministry of Minority Atlairs,
Government of India and the State Governments Union Territory Administrations. 13. RENEWAL OF SCHOLARSHIP :
The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during the next academic year of the course on the production of certificate that the student has secured 50% marks in
the examination. 14. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHEME
The scheme will be announced by the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration well in time, through advertisements in the leading language newspapers and local dailies and by using other suitable publicity media.
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