Delhi govt launches new scholarship scheme

NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Tuesday launched ‘merit cum means’ scholarship scheme in the national capital, with an aim to benefit the students from poor and moderate means of income group.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, while making the announcement here, said the scholarship scheme would be a fee waiver scheme for the needy students who pursue higher studies in any of the state universities of Delhi, namely GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi Technological University, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Ambedkar University, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University for Women and Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU).

Sisodia, who also holds education portfolio, said that to avail the benefit of the scheme the students must have secured at least 60 per cent marks in the class he/she has passed.

“The scheme has been divided in three slabs — 100 per cent fee waiver for category of students coming from a BPL family, 50 per cent fee waiver for students from families with income upto Rs 2.5 lakh per annum and 25 per cent fee waiver for students from families with income above Rs 2.5 lakh and not exceeding Rs 6 lakh per annum,” Sisodia told reporters.

The scheme would be applicable to all students in any of the undergraduate courses. He also said that in case of SC/ST students, an additional 5 per cent waiver in the fee would be given.

He added that the scheme is expected to benefit about 20-25,000 students from poor and moderate means of income.