Education Department Chandigarh Scholarships and Stipends
The various facilities are being provided to the students in order to encourage educational habits of the children as per time to time decision and programs of the Govt. Of India.
Attendance Scholarship for Girls
The aim of this incentive is to enroll maximum girls students in Chandigarh. Under this scheme, a girl student is given an attendance scholarship @ Rs.30/- P.M. for 10 months in a year from class Ist to Vth provided she has completed 75% attendance in a month. An Incentive of approximately Rs.1.50 lacs was disbursed to the 515 girl students under this scheme during 2005-06 and same amount has been proposed during the current financial year 2006-07.
Scholarship to SC/ST students
This incentive is granted to ensure enrolment of all SC/ST students in the age group of 6-14 years i.e. studying in Ist to 8th classes in all the Government Schools of UT, Chandigarh. All the SC/ST students (Boys and Girls) who have secured at least 60% attendance or above on total No. of working days during the period of Ist April to 30th September every year are eligible for the benefit under above scheme. A sum of approximately Rs.1.65 lacs was disbursed to the 554 students under above scheme during 2005-06 and same amount has been proposed for SC/ST students during the current financial year 2006-07.



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