Central Governments Awards 2500 Scholorships For Differently-Abled Students

National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (Ministry of SocialJustice and Empower, Govt. of India) has announced 2500 scholorships for the diferently-abled students and the applications forms are welcome

a) The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently-abled students to enable them to pursue professional or technical courses from recognized institutes and get employed/self-employed.

b) To start with every year 2500 scholarships will be provided to the differently-abled students throughout the country. 30% scholarships will be reserved for girls, which will be transferable to male students in case of non-availability of female candidates.

c) The following benefits will be available under the scheme:-
☛ For Professional Graduate Courses students Maintanence allowance per month Rs.2500 for 10 months and Book and Stationary allowance for one education year Rs.6000.
☛ For Professional Post-Graduate courses students Maintanence allowance per month Rs.3000 and Book and Stationary allowance Rs.6000 for one education year.
☛ Visual,Hearing and Orthopaedically handicapped differently-abled students, in addition will be provided aids and appliances, only once during lifetime.
☛ The annual income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian of beneficiary should not exceed Rs. 3.00 lakh and monthly income Rs.25000 from all sources. However, preference shall be given to economically weaker students.
☛ A scholarship holder under this Scheme will not avail any other scholarship/stipend for pursuing the course.

PROCEDURE OF THE APPLICATION:

☛ Application in enclosed prescribed format shall be submitted at any time during an academic year to the assigned agency. An advance copy of the application should also be submitted on line. Each applicant shall be given a registration number on receipt of the application. The screening committee shall examine these applications quarterly and the scholarship amount will be disbursed.
☛ Applicants should apply online (nhfdc.nic.in) and theirs Institution recognished and fulfilled printed application should be send to following address:

National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC),
Unit No. 11 & 12,Ground Floor,
DLF Prime Tower,
Okhla Phase - I,
Near Tehkhand Village,
New Delhi - 110020
Ph : (011)45803730
☛ Applicants are not allowed for apply the softcopy without the hardcopy of the application.Applications receives from 01.07.2017 to the last date i.e 30.06.2018.

Along with the application the following enclosures will have tbe furnished:

☛ Academic record – attested copies of relevant certificates/mark sheets for the qualifying examination.
☛ Proof of Annual Income shall include last salary slip of parent/guardian, acknowledgement of income tax/income certificate e from revenue official/gazetted officer/public representative e.g. MP, MLA, MLC, Panchayat officials etc.
☛ Attested copy of Disability certificate,Aadhar Card
☛ Course fee receipt if any, duly paid during the academic seson.
☛ Receipt/Invoice of eligible assistive devices duly countersigned by the authorized signatory of the instite.
☛ In case of continuation of scholarship in a succeeding year, a copy of thark sheet of the preceding year.
☛ Savings Bank account passbook photocopy and cancelled cheque.The Bank account should be linked with Aadhar card.

For more information visit the
Website: www.nhfdc.nic.in
Telephone: (011)45803730,45088638
Fax No: 011-45088636
Email Id: nhfdctf@gmail.com

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