Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, May 2: A meeting of officers of Education and Social Welfare Departments was held under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Samba Mubarak Singh to expedite the process of sanctioning of scholarships in favour of students belonging to various categories.
The District Development Commissioner impressed upon the Zonal Education Officers, Principals and Headmasters of the Institutions present in the meeting to submit the list of all the eligible students to the Social Welfare Department within week’s time so that the scholarship is sanctioned and disbursed before May, 2012.
The Chief Education Officer and District Social Welfare Officer, Samba were directed to personally monitor the process of sanctioning and disbursement of the scholarship within the time frame so as to enable the students to utilize the amount for purchase of books, stationery etc.
It was also informed in the meeting that during the year 2011-12, an amount of Rs. 84.48 Lacs was spent to provide scholarship to 9772 SC Students, Rs. 15.25 Lakh to provide scholarship to 1263 ST students and Rs. 24.99 Lakh to provide scholarship to OBC students, besides Rs.2.60 Lakh and Rs.0.33 Lakh disbursed among 239 children belonging to unclean occupation and 34 physically handicapped students respectively.
Among others, Additional District Development Commissioner, Samba Neelam Sethi, CPO Sant Ram, Chief Education Officer, Ravi Dubey, District Social Welfare Officer, Babu Ram Tandon, besides the Zonal Education Officers, Principals and Headmasters of various Institutions were present in the meeting.
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