JAIPUR, July 12, 2024 – The Rajasthan government will continue and expand its scholarship program for top students who want to study abroad. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot announced this during the Question Hour on Friday. Last year, the program supported 500 students each year. Now, more students will benefit, with selection based on merit.
Rajasthan Govt scholarship for Higher Studies Abroad
- Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot, top students from Rajasthan
- Continuation and expansion of the scholarship program for studies abroad
- Rajasthan, India
- Announced on Friday
- To help and improve the future of students, especially those from needy backgrounds
- More beneficiaries and selection based on merit
Rajasthan government scholarship program, initially called the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence,’ has been renamed to the Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Academic Excellence. The current government has also addressed unpaid scholarships for Scheduled Tribe students.
Rajasthan government scholarship Impact and Financial Aid:
- Beneficiaries: Increased from 500 students annually to a larger, unspecified number
- Financial Aid: Proposals worth Rs 658.81 crore submitted to the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, with Rs 220 crore already received and distributed
- Future Prospects: More educational opportunities for eight lakh students in Rajasthan
Relevant Data:
- Total proposals worth Rs 658.81 crore
- Rs 401.39 crore (new proposals) and Rs 257.42 crore (unpaid)
- Rs 220 crore received and distributed
- 4.35 crore beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act
- 13.90 lakh pending applications for food security, with seven lakh to be added soon
Minister Gehlot stated that the expanded scholarship program aims to ensure that top students from needy backgrounds, not children of influential people, benefit from this opportunity. The focus remains on merit-based selection to make higher education more accessible.
Rajasthan government scholarship Developments:
Rest of the unpaid government scholarship amounts should also be released by September as assured to the state government. Besides, efforts are on to bring two lakh more beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act.
The Rajasthan government’s effort to not just sustain the Rajasthan government scholarship program but also expand it speaks highly of its commitment for promoting higher education among meritorious and underprivileged students. The movement to seize the unpaid scholarship monies, with their implication of broader abuse, reflects an aggressive posture by Uncle Sam.
The students and other stakeholders should to remain up-to-date about the recent reforms adopted for educational policies and scholarship benefits by following the news on education. To get more details, students can refer to the official website of future registration from the State government social justice and empowerment department Rajasthan.
