The Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students (PMS-SC) is a Centrally Sponsored scheme in India that provides financial assistance to SC students whose parents/guardians’ income does not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh per annum.
The scheme aims to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio of SC students in higher education, focusing on those from the poorest households. The government aims to raise the GER of SCs in higher education from 23.0% to the national average till FY2025-26. During FY2023-24, Central share amounting to Rs. 157.75 Cr was released to 7.38 lakh beneficiaries in their Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts through DBT. Under the Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others and Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SC, Central share amounting to Rs. 1623.42 Cr was released to 13.56 lakh beneficiaries in their Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts through DBT.
The Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs and Others focuses on promoting literacy and uninterrupted education at the Pre-Matric level for children belonging to Scheduled Castes and children of parents/guardians engaged in unclean and hazardous occupations.
The scheme has two components: Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students, which requires full-time study in class IX and X, and Pre-Matric Scholarship for children of parents/guardians engaged in unclean and hazardous occupations.
Recent changes in the schemes include a revised funding pattern, online end-to-end processing, verification of eligibility credentials, direct release of central share (maintenance allowance and non-refundable fees) directly to students’ bank accounts only through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), and a focus on coverage of the poorest households.
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