Girls Literacy Promotion Scheme
The male Female gap at the all-India level is 12.9 percentage points with male literacy at 84.7%
and
female literacy at 70.3%. To fulfill this gap we need more focus on the education of girls.
Girls literacy promotion scheme or ‘Kanya Saksharta Protsahan Yojana’ is only
for the scheduled castes
and scheduled tribes (SC/ST) girls students which were started under the social welfare department of
Chhattisgarh.
- In this scheme all the students who are of ST / SC category and are eligible beneficiaries under
this scheme will get Rs. 500 per year. Scholarship forms are being provided.
- Only girls are allowed to apply in this scheme. Also, the beneficiary is studying in class 5th or
above, only then they are eligible for it. Therefore, applications in this scheme can also be made
from
September to December.
Other Informations:
To apply in this, go to the online Chhattisgarh Scholarship Portal and fill the
application form in the
prescribed format and submit it to the District Social Welfare or District Panchayat Office through
the
Head of the institution. For this, you will need a caste certificate, residential certificate, Aadhaar
card, photocopy of passbook and passport size photo. And then by applying in this way, you will be
able to
get benefits in this scheme