Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes - "Educational Empowerment" Component
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Education & Learning
Level: Central | State: All
Ministry: Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment

Details:
The scheme "Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (SEED)" was launched by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India. The scheme aims to provide comprehensive empowerment to De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes communities who are the most neglected, marginalized and economically and socially deprived communities, addressing their educational, health, livelihood and housing needs through an umbrella approach with an approximate cost of ₹20,00,00,000/- to be spent over a period of 5 years. The "Educational Empowerment" component provides free coaching of good quality for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes candidates to enable them to appear in competitive examinations and monthly stipend support ranging from ₹1,500/- to ₹3,000/- along with special allowances for students with disabilities. The applicant must belong to De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes communities and have total family income from all sources of ₹2,50,000/- or less per annum. The scheme is implemented by the Development and Welfare Board for De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities. The applications for this scheme are accepted Online.

Benefits:
Financial Assistance
Free Coaching Fees:
 Actual course fee of the institute or the prescribed course fee by the Ministry as per Annexure, whichever is less, subject to the limits for fees and duration laid down in the Annexure.
Monthly Stipend for Local Students:
 ₹1,500/- per month for students attending coaching within their locality.
Monthly Stipend for Outstation Students:
 ₹3,000/- per month for students attending coaching outside their locality.
Special Allowance for Students with Disabilities:
 ₹2,000/- per month towards reader allowance, escort allowance, helper allowance for students having valid disability certificate with 40% or more disability.
Coaching Coverage
Union Public Service Commission Group A and B examinations.
Staff Selection Commission examinations.
Railway Recruitment Boards examinations.
State Public Service Commission Group A and B examinations.
Officers Grade examinations conducted by Banks, Insurance Companies and Public Sector Undertakings.
Premier Entrance Examinations for Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination), Medical (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test), Management (Common Admission Test), Law (Common Law Admission Test).
Eligibility tests like Scholastic Assessment Test, Graduate Record Examination, Graduate Management Admission Test and Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Combined Pilot Licence courses, National Defense Academy and Combined Defense Services entrance examinations.
Disbursement
Direct Benefit Transfer mode into beneficiary's bank account linked with Aadhaar.
Course fee released in two installments (50% each), Monthly stipend and special allowances paid monthly.
Stipend paid till duration of course or for one year, whichever is less.
Benefits available to a student maximum twice in their lifetime.
Conditions
The candidate must join the selected course within 6 months of receiving the first installment.
The candidate must deposit the first installment amount to the selected coaching institute.
The candidate must join an institute empanelled by the Ministry under Free Coaching Scheme for Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Classes students.
If first installment is not paid to selected institute within 6 months, amount must be returned to Government and second installment will not be provided.
The candidate must submit affidavit that they will take admission in coaching institute within six months of receiving first installment.
The candidate must provide admission confirmation from the coaching institute on the online portal.


Eligibility Criteria:
- The applicant must belong to De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes communities.
- The applicant must have total family income from all sources of ₹2,50,000/- or less per annum.
- The applicant must not be availing any such benefits from similar Scheme of Centre Government or the State Government.
- The applicant must have secured minimum marks in the qualifying examination of the competitive exam for which coaching is sought, as prescribed in guidelines of the said competitive exam.
- The applicant must have passed Class 12th or be studying in Class 12th for competitive exams requiring Class 12th qualification.
- The applicant must have completed bachelor level course or be studying in final year of bachelor degree course for competitive exams requiring graduation qualification.

##### ***Priority***

- The applicant will receive priority in selection if they have qualified preliminary examination at least once for examinations conducted in two parts (Preliminary and Mains).
- The applicant will be selected based on decreasing order of marks obtained in qualifying exams when eligible applications exceed available slots.

##### ***Special Provisions***

- The applicant with disabilities having valid disability certificate (equal to or more than 40% disability) is eligible for Special Allowance.
- The applicant is entitled for free coaching up to two times each for Preliminary and Main examinations for competitive examinations conducted in two stages.
- The applicant has no restriction in number of chances for coaching for Interview if selected for interview. _*The applicant can avail benefits under the scheme maximum twice in their lifetime, irrespective of number of chances entitled for a particular competitive examination._