Saraswati Vidya Yojana: Reimbursement of Fees for Diploma/Graduation and Post-Graduation Professional Courses - DNH&DD
State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Ministry: null
Department: Education Department
Category: Education & Learning
Beneficiary Type: Individual

“Reimbursement of Fees for Diploma/ Graduation and Post-Graduation Professional Courses'' under “Saraswati Vidya Yojana”, implemented by the Directorate of Education,  Of DNH & DD, aims to provide financial assistance to girl students pursuing higher education in professional courses.

Benefits:
**Full Reimbursement for Low Income:**

  - 100% of tuition and academic fees will be reimbursed to girl students whose parental or husband&amp;#39;s income is below ₹2,50,000/-.

**Partial Reimbursement for Higher Income:**

  - 50% of tuition and academic fees will be reimbursed to girl students whose parental or husband&amp;#39;s income is above ₹2,50,000/-.

**Maximum Reimbursement Limits:**

  - For diploma and undergraduate professional courses, the maximum reimbursement is ₹2,50,000/- per year.
  - For postgraduate professional courses, the maximum reimbursement is ₹3,50,000/- per year.

**Extended Reimbursement for 1.5-Year Courses:**

  - For graduate professional courses with a 1.5-year academic session, the maximum reimbursement is ₹3,75,000/- per academic year.
  - For postgraduate professional courses with a 1.5-year academic session, the maximum reimbursement is ₹5,25,000/- lakh per academic year.

**Additional Hostel Allowance:**

  - An additional allowance covering 50% of hostel charges (excluding mess charges), capped at ₹30,000/- per year, will be provided. This allowance is in addition to the maximum reimbursement limits specified above.

**Note:**

  - The accommodation fees of the students staying as paying Guest or in a flat system shall not be reimbursed.
  - While calculating Tuition and Academic Fees, the fees such as Capitation Fee, Infrastructure Fee and Development Fee will not be considered.
  - In case the Hostel Charges are inclusive of Mess Charges and the same is not mentioned separately in Fee Receipt, the Hostel Charges will be considered as 50% of the total amount of the aforesaid fee receipt. 
  - In case the beneficiary is entitled to avail scholarship/ monetary benefit for the respective Academic Year under any other schemes of the U.T./ Govt. of India (Including Post matric scholarship) ,such amount shall be deducted from the benefit amount of this scheme and accordingly the scholarship amount shall be disbursed under the scheme.

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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a girl student.
   1. Father /Husband/ Guardian/ Mother (widow/ divorced) of the girl student should be a domicile resident of UT of Dadra &amp;amp; Nagar Haveli and Daman &amp;amp; Diu.
   1. Students should have studied Std. 8th to Std. 12th in any of the schools of the UT. In case the student has pursued Diploma after SSC/10th, the student should have studied Std. 6th to Std. 10th in any of the schools of the UT.
   1. Only the first two daughters of a family are eligible for benefits under this scheme.

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Application Process:
[Online]
Step 1: The application advertisement can be accessed on the official website: https://ddd.gov.in/
Step 2: The application must be submitted online through the prescribed website/portal.
Step 3: All mandatory documents, along with a recent photograph, must be uploaded (self-attested wherever required).
Step 4: The application should be submitted online only, along with all required documents, before the due date as notified by the competent authority from time to time.
Postal Address Of District Education Office Of Respective District:
Dadra and Nagar HaveliDamanDiuDistrict Education Office, 1st Floor, Lekha Bhawan, Amli, Silvassa, DNH Pin Code - 396230, Ph.-0260-2642098Education Office (Daman) Shiksha Sadan, Moti Daman. Pin Code - 396220 Ph.- 0260 2230126Education Department, Collectorate, Diu. Pin Code - 362520, Ph.-02875-252199

Documents Required:
Original Fee Receipts.
Copy of Domicile Certificate of applicant’s father/husband/guardian/Mother (widow/ divorced).
Copy of Income Certificate of the father/husband/guardian/Mother (widow/divorced) issued by the Mamlatdar of the respective district if applied for 100% of reimbursement of fees.
Copy of the relevant order issued by concerned state/UT with respect to Fee Fixation of the respective college/institute.
Copy of Annual Exam/Semester result of the claiming Academic Year.
Copy of current year examination Marksheet.
Copy of Schooling Certificate stating the students have studied Std. 8th to Std. 12th in any of the schools of the UT. In case the student has pursued Diploma after SSC/10th, the Schooling Certificate shall be stating that the student should have studied Std. 6th to Std. 10th in any of the schools of the UT.
Copy of Aadhar card and Bank pass book (Aadhar seeded)
Declaration declaring that the student has availed benefit only under the Saraswati Vidya Yojana Scheme and that no such claim has been made in any of the other scheme for respective Academic Year for which the claim has been made. In case the student has availed certain amount in any other scheme, the benefited amount for the aforesaid respective Academic Year shall be disclosed in declaration.
Declaration from parents/guardian declaring that, benefit has not been taken under the above scheme for more than 02 (two) girl children.