Year

Expenditure Incurred

Target Achieved

SC

ST

SC

ST

2004-05

57,11,000/-

65,18,562/-

2481

2460

2005-06

62,78,845/-

57,38,840/-

2288

1707

2006-07

58.37.712/-

56,41,095/-

2340

1725

2007-08

80,77,371/-

69.14,330/-

3134

2098

2008-09

1,39,99,117/-

1,72,84,136/-

5049

5294

Total-

3,99,04,045/-

4,20,96,963/-

15292

13284

1)

The advertisement is issued centrally by the State Govt. in leading dailies of West Bengal inviting applications for Post-matric Scholarships from the SC/ST students.

2)

The applicants are requested to collect application forms from the Block offices after producing the following documents.

(a)

Admit Card, Marksheet in original for Madhyamik / Post / Madhyamik Exam

(b)

Caste Certificate.

(c)

Income Certificate of Parents/Guardians

(d)

Fee Book

(e)

Hostel Certificate, if any

On production of above mentioned documents forms are issued to the applicants. The filled up forms along with 3 (three) photographs are to be submitted at the above mentioned offices. Photographs are required for one each for application, Entitlement card and bank a/c within the specified date and time as mentioned in the Application Form.

3)

The application forms have to be countersigned by the institution Authorities where the student has been admitted. The specimen signature of the institution authority are kept in the district offices of the concerned district where the said college is located. This is to avoid cases of fake applications. As per the report available no incident of fake application has come to the notice of the State Govt. till now.

4)

After the applications are received these are scrutinized. Thereafter the applicants are issued entitlement cards and are requested to open bank a/cs in a Nationalized Bank / Co-operative Bank. The Bank a/c details are to be submitted to the concerned office where application has submitted.

5)

The scholarship is credited directly into the bank a/cs of the students. Payment is released through Treasury cheques by the Project Officer-Cum-D.W.O. / District Welfare Officer of the district to the main bank branches of the concerned bank in the district along with the details of the beneficiaries bank accounts details and amount to be credited. These bank branches credit the necessary amounts in the bank a/c of the beneficiaries.

6)

In case of students of our state who are pursuing different courses in recognized institution outside West Bengal are also entitled to such scholarship. Concerned student may collect such forms from the Directorate Headquarters or through their respective Head of Institution. The Head of the Institution send such filled up forms to the Directorate. This Directorate issues sanction order in favor of eligible students and send Bank Drafts to the concerned Head of the Institution.

7)

Scholarship money is paid to the eligible students through their respective Head of the Institutions. In case of the students studying outside West Bengal the forms are also issued during the same time and above documents are to be produced by the students for obtaining forms.

The following documents are to be produced for obtaining renewal forms.

(a)

Fee Book

(b)

Identity Card/Old Entitlement Card

(c)

Hostel Certificate, if any.

8)

The entire amount of the scholarship is released in one installment between November to February.