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Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) Students-Bihar
State: Bihar
Ministry: null
Department: SC & ST Welfare Department
Category: Education & Learning
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The “Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) Students-Bihar” aims to provide financial assistance to eligible students from Schedule Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for their post-secondary education.

Benefits:
- Scholarship and maintenance allowance will be payable on the basis of the criteria prescribed in the resolution issued by the Government of India from time to time.

Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a permanent resident of Bihar state. 
   1. The caste of the applicant should be included in the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) issued by the state government.
   1. The applicant should be studying in higher classes after passing the Matriculation/Entry Examination.
   1. The family’s annual income must not exceed ₹3,00,000/-.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Registration:Step 1: Visit the official Post-Matric Scholarship Portal.
Step 2: Click on “New Students Registration”.
Step 3: Verify your Aadhaar details and mobile number.
Login:Step 1: Visit the official Post-Matric Scholarship Portal.
Step 2: Click on “Login For Already Registered Students”. Log in using the required credentials.
Step 3: After getting the applied scholarship details, enter personal details, mobile verification and bank account details. Also, it will be mandatory to enter the details of the institute, course and certificates correctly.
Step 4: Verify all details and submit the application.
Step 5: Download and print the submitted application for future reference.
Helpdesk:Mobile:
+91-9534547098
+91-8986294256
Mail: postmatricbiharhelp2223@gmail.com

Documents Required:
Proof of identity (Aadhaar Card).
Caste certificate.
Domicile certificate.
Income certificate of the family.
Bank account details.
Admission letter and fee receipt from the educational institution.
Bonafide certificate.
Last Exam Passing Marksheet.
Passport-size photographs.
Any other documents (if required).
Note: File size of each document should be less than 400kb and scan in Black and White.
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme-Bihar
State: Bihar
Ministry: null
Department: Minority Welfare Department
Category: Education & Learning
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The “Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme-Bihar” aims to provide financial assistance to eligible students from Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) for their post-secondary education.

Benefits:
- Scholarship and maintenance allowance will be payable on the basis of the criteria prescribed in the resolution issued by the Government of India from time to time.

Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a permanent resident of Bihar state. 
   1. The caste of the applicant should be included in the list of Backward Class and Extremely Backward Class issued by the state government.
   1. The applicant should be studying in higher classes after passing the Matriculation/Entry Examination.
   1. The family’s annual income must not exceed the below-mentioned limit:

    - Extremely Backward Classes (EBC): ₹2,50,000/-.
    - Other Backward Classes (OBC): ₹3,00,000/-.

   1. The scholarship will be awarded to only two (2) sons of the applicant&amp;#39;s parents. This rule will not apply to daughters.

Application Process:
[Online]
Registration:Step 1: Visit the official Post-Matric Scholarship Portal.
Step 2: Click on “New Students Registration”.
Step 3: Verify your Aadhaar details and mobile number.
Login:Step 1: Visit the official Post-Matric Scholarship Portal.
Step 2: Click on “Login For Already Registered Students”. Log in using the required credentials.
Step 3: After getting the applied scholarship details, enter personal details, mobile verification and bank account details. Also, it will be mandatory to enter the details of the institute, course and certificates correctly.
Step 4: Verify all details and submit the application.
Step 5: Download and print the submitted application for future reference.
Helpdesk:Mobile:
+91-9534547098
+91-8986294256
Mail: postmatricbiharhelp2223@gmail.com

Documents Required:
Proof of identity (Aadhaar Card).
Caste certificate.
Domicile certificate.
Income certificate of the family.
Bank account details.
Admission letter and fee receipt from the educational institution.
Bonafide certificate.
Last Exam Passing Marksheet.
Passport-size photographs.
Any other documents (if required).
Note: File size of each document should be less than 400kb and scanned in Black and White.
Postmatric Scholarship
State: Tamil Nadu
Ministry: null
Department: Backward Classes Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department
Category: Education & Learning
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme offers financial assistance to Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC) students studying in 11th and 12th standard in English Medium schools. It covers tuition fees and examination fees to promote education among students from economically weaker backgrounds.

Benefits:
> **Financial Assistance:** 

- Tuition fee assistance of ₹500/- (₹50/- per month for 10 months).
- Full examination fee coverage for 12th-standard students.

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Eligibility:
- The beneficiary should be a student.
  - The beneficiary should be a resident of Tamil Nadu.
  - The beneficiary should belong to the Backward Classes (BC), Most Backward Classes (MBC), and Denotified Communities (DNC).
  - Parents&amp;#39; income should not exceed ₹1,00,000/- (for Backward Classes (BC) students).
  - There should be no graduate in the family (for Backward Classes (BC) students). 
  - The beneficiary should be studying in 11th or 12th standard in an English medium school.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step-1: The interested applicant should collect the application form from their concerned educational institution.
Step-2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step-3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the institution.
Step-4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).

Documents Required:
Proof of identity (Aadhar card or any other document as directed by the authority).
Caste certificate (BC/MBC/DNC).
Proof of income (for BC students).
Admission letter or proof of enrollment (11th/12th standard admission)
Bank account details.
No-graduate certificate (for BC students)
Any other documents (if required).
Potency Development Plan
State: Chhattisgarh
Ministry: null
Department: Social Welfare Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The objective of this scheme is to increase the mobility of all eligible PwDs of the state by providing them artificial limbs/assistive devices. The scheme provides artificial limbs/assistive devices worth up to ₹6,900/- to PwDs of 40% or more, provided they meet the other eligibility criteria.

Benefits:
- Under this scheme, artificial limbs/assistive devices worth up to ₹6,900/- are provided to persons with disabilities.

Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a resident of Chhattisgarh.
   1. The applicant should have a disability.
   1. The applicant&amp;#39;s disability should be 40% or more.
   1. The applicant should possess a Disability Certificate or a UDID Card.
   1. The applicant should either be a member of a BPL family or have a recommendation from the Collector or Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue).
   1. The monthly income of the applicant’s parents/guardian should be less than ₹8,000/-.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Applicants should submit their applications in the prescribed format, along with all relevant documents, to the Joint Director/Deputy Director District Office, Panchayat and Social Welfare Department.

Documents Required:
Passport-size photograph
Identity proof i.e. Aadhaar card
Domicile of Chhattisgarh
Disability Certificate/ UDID Card
Income certificate
Caste certificate, if applicable
BPL Card (if applicable)
A recommendation letter, if applicable
Any other documents as required
Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Tribal Affairs
Department: null
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment, Transport & Infrastructure
Beneficiary Type: Village

The scheme aims to develop selected villages with significant Scheduled Tribe population into model villages by providing basic infrastructure and improving socio-economic conditions.

Benefits:
- **Financial Assistance:** ₹20,38,000/- per village for infrastructure gap filling and development activities.  - **Infrastructure Development:** Support for roads, drinking water, sanitation, education, health, and livelihood infrastructure.  - **Village Development Plan (VDP):** Preparation and execution of need-based development plans for selected villages.  - **Convergence Support:** Integration with existing Central and State schemes to maximize development impact.  - **Awards And Incentives:** ₹5,00,000/- per village at State level for best performing villages and ₹10,00,000/- per village at National level for top selected villages.
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Eligibility:
> **General Eligibility**

- The village must have at least 50% Scheduled Tribe (ST) population.
- The village must have a population of at least 500 in plain areas; 250 in hilly/tribal areas.
- The village must be selected by the State/UT Government based on criteria defined in the guidelines.

> **Preference / Priority**

- Preference is given to villages with higher ST population concentration.
- Priority is given to villages with significant infrastructure gaps.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The State Government/UT Administration identifies eligible villages.
Step 2: A Village Development Plan (VDP) is prepared for selected villages.
Step 3: The plan is approved at the district and state level.
Step 4: Proposal is submitted to the Ministry Of Tribal Affairs.
Step 5: Funds are released after approval.
Step 6: Implementation is carried out by local authorities with monitoring mechanisms.

Documents Required:
Village Selection Proposal
Village Development Plan (VDP)
Population Data Certificate (Showing ST Population Percentage)
Approval From District/State Authorities
Utilization Certificate (For Fund Release Stages)
Progress Reports And Monitoring Documents
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin, Uttarakhand
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Rural Development
Category: Housing & Shelter
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to provide pucca houses with basic amenities to eligible rural households in Uttarakhand, ensuring dignified living conditions for economically and socially disadvantaged families.

Benefits:
Under this scheme, selected eligible beneficiaries receive financial assistance of ₹130,000/- for house construction. Beneficiaries are also provided ₹12,000/- for toilet construction under convergence with MGNREGA/Swajal, along with 95 man-days of labour employment from MGNREGA. After the house is completed, the State Government provides an additional ₹6,000/- for purchasing kitchen utensils as per the Hon’ble Chief Minister’s announcement.
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Eligibility:
1. The applicant must be a resident of Uttarakhand.
   1. The selection of eligible beneficiaries for housing is done based on the “Social, Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC-2011)” and the Awaas Plus Permanent Waiting List.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
There is no provision for submitting a separate application under the scheme. From time to time, the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, has selected eligible beneficiaries for housing based on the Social, Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011. 
For families who were left out in the SECC 2011 survey but were eligible for PMAY-G housing, the Government of India conducted the Awaas Plus Survey through a mobile app from July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Based on the Awaas Plus survey data, a permanent waitlist was prepared, and since the year 2020-21, housing targets have been allocated by the Government of India on the basis of this list. Currently, the financial assistance is being transferred directly to the bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries.

Documents Required:
Documents are required as per the guidelines prescribed by the Government for this scheme.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Finance
Department: Department Of Economic Affairs
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual, Family

The scheme aims to ensure food security for the poor. Through this scheme, free foodgrains are provided to eligible ration card holders under the National Food Security Act, 2013.

Benefits:
1. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families receive 35 kilograms of foodgrains per family per month. 
1. Priority Household (PHH) beneficiaries receive 5 kilograms of foodgrains per person per month.
1. The foodgrains are provided as rice or wheat, depending on the state, with fortified rice distributed nationwide.
1. Since January 2023, the foodgrains have been provided completely free of cost (at zero cost) to the beneficiaries.
1. Through One Nation One Ration Card, beneficiaries can collect their ration from any fair price shop anywhere in India.

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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a household belonging to the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) category or the Priority Households (PHH) category.
1. Priority Households (PHH) are to be identified by the state governments/union territory administrations as per the criteria evolved by them.
1. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families are to be identified by the States / Union Territories as per the criteria prescribed by the Central Government, as listed below.

> **Criteria for Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Families:**

1. The applicant should be a household headed by a widow, a terminally ill person, a disabled person, or a person aged 60 years or more, with no assured means of subsistence or societal support.
1. The applicant should be a widow, a terminally ill person, a disabled person, a person aged 60 years or more, a single woman, or a single man, with no family or societal support, and with no assured means of subsistence.
1. The applicant should belong to a primitive tribal household.
1. The applicant should be a landless agricultural laborer, a marginal farmer, or a rural artisan or craftsman (such as a potter, tanner, weaver, blacksmith, or carpenter); a slum dweller; or a person earning a livelihood on a daily basis in the informal sector (such as a porter, coolie, rickshaw puller, handcart puller, fruit and flower seller, snake charmer, rag picker, cobbler, or destitute person); or a person in other similar categories in both rural and urban areas.
1. The applicant should belong to an eligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) family of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive person.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Interested persons shall visit the nearest Fair Price Shop with the Ration Card:
Beneficiaries can quote either their ration card number or the Aadhaar number to any Fair Price Shop dealer across the country. 
Beneficiaries can undergo Aadhaar authentication by using their fingerprints or iris-based identification.

Documents Required:
Ration Card
Aadhar Card (if seeded with Ration Card)
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Rural Development
Department: Department of Rural Development
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment, Transport & Infrastructure
Beneficiary Type: All

With the objective of providing rural connectivity, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (referred to as PMGSY-I hereinafter) on 25th December 2000 to provide all-weather access to eligible unconnected habitations.

Benefits:
The benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are -
1.  All-weather connection to the hamlets that are least or not connected.
2.  Overall Development of the country allows for easy movement of goods and vehicles.
3.  There are better employment opportunities for those from villages thanks to road connections.

Eligibility:
1.  A region must be a habitation. It cannot be a hamlet or revenue village to be eligible for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
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2.  The Central Government describes habitation as a population cluster residing within an area that remains constant over time. Some of the local words used to describe a habitation are:
Majras, Desam, Hamlets, Tolas, Dhanis
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3.  The hamlet must have a higher population as per the 2001 Census to be eligible for road connection. The eligible habitations have a population of above 500 persons in plain areas and around 250 persons and above in hilly areas.

Application Process:
[Offline]
The list of road works to be taken up under the Programme will be finalized each year by the District Panchayat in accordance with the allocation of funds communicated to the district. The District Panchayat has to ensure along with the consultative process, that the lists of proposed road works are part of the Core Network and that new connectivity is given priority.

Documents Required:
The release of the second installment in a year shall be subject to the submission of the following documents:
1.  Utilisation Certificate for the funds released earlier, year-wise in the form prescribed.
2.  Certificate by the Bank Manager indicating the balance amount on the date of issue of the Certificate and the interest credited.
3.  A Certificate regarding the requisite physical completion of works
4.  For all releases after October of a year, production of an Audited Statement of Accounts and a Balance Sheet and related Statements, duly certified by the Chartered Accountant for the accounts of the previous financial year.
5.  Outputs of the relevant modules of the OMMAS, duly certified by the SRRDA as being correct and verified by the NRIDA
6.  A certificate from the CEO of SRRDA that Maintenance funds required as per maintenance contracts in force had been spent during the previous financial year. For releases after May of a year, the certificate should also include that 50% of such maintenance fund requirements for the current Financial Year have been released by the State, whereas for releases after November, the certificate should be for 100% of such funds.
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Finance
Department: Department of Financial Service
Category: Banking,Financial Services and Insurance, Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) is an insurance scheme offering life insurance cover for death due to any reason. It is a one-year cover, renewable from year to year. The scheme is offered by banks/post offices and administered through life insurance companies.

Benefits:
1. PMJJBY offers one- year term **life cover of ₹ 2.00 Lakh** to all the subscribers in the age group of 18-50 years.1. It covers death due to any reason.
1. **Premium payable is ₹ 436/- per annum** per subscriber, to be auto debited from the subscriber’s bank/post office account.

Eligibility:
1. The age of the applicant must be between 18 to 50 Years.
1. The applicant must hold an individual bank / post office account.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Offline
Step 01: Download and take print of the “CONSENT-CUM-DECLARATION FORM” given in the link below: https://www.jansuraksha.gov.in/Files/PMJJBY/English/ApplicationForm.pdf#zoom=250 
Step 02: Duly fill and sign the application form, attach the self-attested copies of the required documents, and submit the case to the authorised official of Bank / Post Office. The official will return you the “ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SLIP CUM CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE”.

[Online]
One can also avail cover under PMJJBY online using their bank's Net banking facility.

Documents Required:
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Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department: Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment, Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual, Family

With a view to provide income support to all landholding farmers’ families in the country, having cultivable land, the Central Government has implemented a Central Sector Scheme, namely, “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)”.

Benefits:
- **Financial Assistance:** An amount of ₹6,000/- per year in 3 equal installments of ₹2,000/- every four months is provided to each eligible family.
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Eligibility:
- All landholding farmers&#39; families, which have cultivable land holding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the scheme.

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Application Process:
[Online]
Step 1: Visit the PM-KISAN Portal.
Step 2: Click on "New Farmer Registration" option.
Step 3: Enter Your Aadhaar Number and Mobile Number.
Step 4: Enter the received OTP to authenticate your Aadhaar with UIDAI.
Step 5: Fill in the required information and upload the mandatory documents.
Step 6: Click on "Submit".
Know Your Status: Click here.

[Online - via CSC]
Step 1: Visit the nearest CSC Centres.
Step 2: The VLE will fill in the complete details of farmer registration details like State, district, subdistrict block, and village, key in the Aadhaar number, Name of the beneficiary, category, Bank detail, Land Registration ID, and Date of birth as printed on the Aadhaar card for authentication..
Step 3: The VLE will fill in the Land details like Survey/ Kahta No., Khasra No., and area of land as mentioned in the Land Holding papers. 
Step 4: Upload the supporting documents like Land, Aadhar, and Bank passbook.
Step 5: Self-declaration needs to be accepted.
Step 6: After saving the application form, make the payment through CSC ID.
Know Your Status: Click here.

Documents Required:
Aadhaar Card.
Landholding papers.
Savings Bank Account.