Jammu, February 4: As part of its various continuing programmes to promote interests of erstwhile Baridar families, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Monday released over Rs 1 crore as scholarships for 1,363 students belonging to the Baridar families, for the ongoing academic session.
With this, the total amount paid by the board as scholarships to students belonging to the erstwhile Baridar families from 2002-03 to 2019-20 will cross Rs 6.30 crore. So far, 12,668 students have benefited from this scheme of the shrine board.
Ramesh Kumar, chief executive officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, said under the scholarship scheme, priority was given to promote the education of girls by providing them scholarships. Giving details, he said the students studying in Classes I to the post-graduation level were provided scholarships ranging from Rs 3,000 to Rs 18,000 per annum. In case of girls, the scholarship amount ranges from Rs 4,200 to Rs 18,000 per annum while in the case of boys, the amount ranges from Rs 3,000 to Rs 14,400 per annum, depending on the classes in which the student is enrolled. Based on their class-wise internal merit, the scholarships are given to the top 10 meritorious students studying in Classes I to XII in government schools. The shrine board pays scholarships to undergraduate and post-graduate students of the erstwhile Baridar families who may be studying anywhere in the country, provided the beneficiary student’s family resides in villages of Trikuta Hills.
Scholarships from Class I onwards
- Students studying in Classes I to the post-graduation level were provided scholarships ranging from Rs 3,000 to Rs 18,000 per annum.
- In case of girls, the scholarship amount ranges from Rs 4,200 to Rs 18,000 per annum
- In the case of boys, the amount ranges from Rs 3,000 to Rs 14,400 per annum, depending on the classes in which the student is enrolled.
