Like most girls who drop out of school in India, Poonam’s family did not see the point in educating a girl. Poonam had to fight to get into the same school as her brother and even after being admitted, she was pulled out at least twice but kept fighting for her education. Her father passed […]
Fighting for spot in school to fighting for family land: Poonam’s Story Read More »
Taking the geo-political discrimination against students belonging to Schedules Castes and Schedules Tribes, the government of Goa launched a variant policy to waive the fee for higher education for the students. While there are several measures taken by the government of India to keep children in school till the 8th and 10th grades, the students
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With an estimated expenditure of Rs. 6,12,293 crore [Rs. 6,123 billion], the Maharashtra Scheme Budget saw a 2% hike compared to last year’s budget. The budget plans to distribute solar pumps to 850,000 farmers and allocates approximately Rs. 15 Crore each for the Scheduled Caste Plan and the Tribal Development Sub-Plan. The link below shows
All Schemes under estimated Rs 6,12,293 crore Maharashtra Annual Scheme Budget 24-25 Read More »
The Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakramme aims to impart basic education, financial and digital literacy skills along with basic life skills to those who could never go to school. The scheme was launched in Jammu and kashmir in September 2023, coinciding with the celebrations of the literacy week in Kashmir.
The Navbharat Saksharta Abhiyaan: Fostering Skill Development Read More »
The Ministry of social Justice and Empowerment has started a National Overseas Scholarship Scheme to help different marginalized communities access higher education.
National Overseas Scholarship Scheme: Aiding Higher Education Read More »
The Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 recognizes the importance of inclusivity and accessibility, especially for marginalized communities like Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers. One of the ways it does this is by supporting the use of local languages in its implementation. Some of the measures include developing Documentation in Local Languages, Gram Sabha
There are several government schemes targeted towards improving the quality of life of the citizens. Some of them include MGNREGA, National Family Benefit Scheme and Shravanbal Yojana
Sarkari Yojna: List of Government Schemes in Maharashtra (English/Marathi) Read More »
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has put up several resources for the citizens to be able to access information about government initiatives and schemes meant for them. There are several instructional manuals such as the manual for National Fellowship for Students, available in both English and Hindi. There is an Instruction Manual for the Umang
Scholarship Portal for Students by Ministry of Tribal Affairs Read More »
Mahararshtra government’s educational initiatives to educate every child
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The National Scholarship Portal is now active for new registrations and renewals, for scholarships.
