JK Social Welfare Post Matric Scholarship 2022 BIG UPDATE, Why Students get 40% Scholarship?

JK Social Welfare Scholarship 2022 BIG UPDATE, Why Students get 40% Scholarship? 

There are lots of Students of Jammu Kashmir who apply for JK Social Welfare Post Matric Scholarship on Jammu Kashmir Official Portal jk.gov.in/eservices. But this year students get only 40% scholarship so students getting confused and asked many of students same question, In this Article I clear your query. 

As per the SC New Guidelines, The students get scholarship in installments, In first Installment Students get 40% and in 2nd Installment Students get 60% scholarship. 

So don't worry about it, you will get 2nd installment as soon as possible. 

Centre to pay remaining 60% share

• For academic year 2020-21, Rs152 crore given to students is the state's share of 40% under the central scheme
• The remaining 60% share (Rs229 crore) is to be paid by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
• As per the Centre’s scheme, the 60% amount is to be released once the state has disbursed its 40% share

The scholarships were distributed without clear guidelines on the break-up of the released amount, which comprises the tuition fee that has to be paid to the respective college and the maintenance allowance to be given to the students.

 

The fresh instructions were issued after the issue was highlighted about the students refusing to return the tuition fee to the colleges.

Thereafter, the management of various colleges approached Social Welfare Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and senior government functionaries.

 

For academic year 2020-21, Rs 152 crore given to students is the state’s share of 40 per cent under the central scheme, while the remaining 60 per cent share (Rs 229 crore) is to be paid by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. As per the Centre’s scheme, the 60 per cent amount is to be released once the state has disbursed its 40 per cent share. It is learnt that the Centre has already given sanction for disbursal of its 60 per cent share.

As per reported by the scholarship section of this Directorate, it is submitted that as per the new scholarship guidelines - 40% of the total sanctioned amount i.e UT share is to be transferred by UT/State Govt. in the beneficiary account and the remaining 60% i.e centre share shall be transferred by Ministry of Social Justice, GOI directly into the beneficiary account. In this case 40% UT share has been transferred into the beneficiary account and the remaining 60% will be transferred by GOI accordingly.