Monetary help to differently-abled girl students

Prayagraj: With the aim of providing monetary help to the differently-abled girl students enrolled in government-run primary and upper primary schools of the district, a stipend of Rs 2,000 will be provided to them.
533 such differently-abled girls studying in different schools of the state government would be paid the scholarship at the rate of Rs 200 per month. This would be given for a maximum period of 10 months.
An essential criterion for stipend is that the beneficiary needs to have a minimum of 60% attendance and for which average attendance of May and July, 2022, would be taken into consideration, he said. The follow-up instructions have been issued by the Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA)-Prayagraj Praveen Kumar Tiwari to all the Block Education Officers (BEOs) in this regard. Along with this, the BEOs have also been asked to send the list of beneficiary girls by July 25.
“Stipend is to be given to the differently-abled girls enrolled in government-run primary and upper primary schools for the purpose of motivating and encouraging them for education. The stipend is aimed at increasing the attendance of girls with disabilities in schools, in addition to improving their education quality and empowerment under the inclusive education plan,” shared BSA Praveen Kumar Tiwari.
The headmasters of the schools will send the proposals for the stipend after due approval of the respective school management committees to the Block Education Officers in this regard, BSA added. The eligible applicants will be required to have a disability certificates duly issued by a competent medical officer. The final selection of beneficiaries will be done by a five-member district-level committee headed by the DM.
“Stipend would be paid only after due scrutiny and recommendation of the list by the district-level committee and approval of the district magistrate and would get transferred directly into their bank accounts,” the BSA explained.
These students would also be getting Rs 6,000 per month as escort allowance.