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| MHRD planning to give only five scholarships per institute | | PMSSS in a mess | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 13: Another controversy has erupted with the implementation of PM's Special Scholarship Scheme as the Ministry of Human Recourse Development (MHRD) is planning to provide only five scholarships per institute from this year. As per reliable sources the Inter Ministerial Group which comprises of top officials from Ministry of Home (MHA) and MHRD it has been decided that only five scholarships would be provided to each college where the students from J&K have taken admissions. The students who have already taken admissions in various colleges are aghast with this proposed decision as this decision would directly affect their career. The students have demanded that such a decision should have been taken in May or June this year by the HRD Ministry so that students could have taken the necessary precautionary measures.
"At an average 10 to 15 students have taken admissions in various colleges across New Delhi, NCR, Rajashtan, Bangalore etc. and the proposed order will directly affect the career of the students as majority of them would be forced to vacate from the colleges or to pay their own fees . In addition to it no other college can give them admission at this time as the admission process has already been closed," said Mohammad Rafiq from Pulwama who happens be the parent of a student who took admission in B Tech course at Ghaziabad this year and along with him another ten students have taken the admission in the same college .
Earlier the students from J&K especially those belonging the Chenab region who intended to take admission in various professional and career based courses outside J&K state under the Prime Ministers Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) had appealed the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to extend the online registration date by August 25th in view of the curfew and communal tension in Kishtwar but that was not agreed upon and many students could not register themselves online. The students and parents have demanded that online portal of AICTE website be thrown open for at least two days so that left over students could also benefit under the PMSSS.
As per details available the online registration deadline came to end on August 10th but due to imposition of curfew in Kishtwar and other places many students could not do the online registration. In addition to it the Government had snapped the services of all the private internet service providing companies and that too had hampered the process of online registration for the aspirants of the Special Scholarship Scheme.
Pertinent to mention that the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) Initiated PM's Special Scholarship Scheme for the students of Jammu and Kashmir in 2011 but handful of students availed the benefits of this scheme but during 2012 more than 5000 students got benefitted under this scheme. The scholarship money for more than 3000 students admitted last year has already been disbursed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) but the rest scholarships are yet to be disbursed.
Under PM's Special Scholarship scheme (PMSSS) 5000 scholarships are to be given every year to the students hailing from Jammu and Kashmir whose parent's annual income is not more than Rs 6 lakhs. The students can take admissions outside the State to pursue higher education in general degree courses, Engineering and Medical studies in the Government recognized Colleges and Institutes which are recognized by AICTE or University Grants Commission (UGC).
The Ministry of HRD Government of India has divided 5000 scholarships, by providing majority of 4500 scholarships to general degree courses. Rest of 500 scholarships are be equally distributed (250 each) to Medical and Engineering students.
"An amount of up to Rs 30,000 per annum for general degree courses, up to Rs 1.25 lakh per annum for Engineering and up to Rs 3 lakh per annum for Medical students is being given to every scholar as tuition fees as per the PMSSS guidelines. In addition to it the hostel fees, mess charges etc. are also being given for all categories of courses up to a ceiling of Rs 1 lakh per annum.
It is important to mention that State Government has not conducted a single awareness programme about this scheme till date in any part of the state. |
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