Scholarship hike for KBK students

Expressbuzz, June 30, 2009

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government Monday announced revised post-Matric scholarship for Plus-two students of eight upgraded higher secondary schools in the undivided KBK districts.

According to a notification of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development Department, post-Matric scholarship for each male student has been increased from Rs 400 to Rs 500 while for the females it is enhanced to Rs 530 from Rs 425.

The revised scholarship will be paid with effect from April 1.

The additional fund that will be required for the revised scholarship will be met out of the KBK’s Revised Long-Term Action Plan (RLTAP).

Residential plus-two students of Malpada High School, Balangir, Lanjigarh High School, Kalahandi, Kumbhariput High School, Koraput, Gobindpalli High School, Malkangiri, Dhodipani High School, Nabarangpur, Dharmabandha High School, Nuapada, Kailashpur High School, Rayagada, and Charbhata High School, Subarnapur, will benefit.