Educational Loan for Disabled Students

National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)

The corporation provides financial assistance for wide range of income generating activities to disabled persons. These are:

1. For setting up small business in Service / Trading sector : Loan up to Rs. 3.0 lakh for sales / trading activity and Rs. 5.0 lakh for service sector activity
2. For purchase of vehicle including auto rikshaw for commercial hiring: Loan upto Rs. 10 lakh.
3. For setting up small industrial unit: Loan upto Rs. 25 lakh. Loan assistance is provided to disabled persons for manufacturing, fabrication and production.
4. For Agricultural activities: Loan upto Rs. 10 lakh Loan assistance is provided to disabled persons for agricultural production, irrigation, horticulture, sericulture, purchase of agricultural machinery / equipment for agricultural services, marketing of agricultural products etc.
5. For self-employment amongst persons with mental retardation, cerebral palsy and autism: Loan upto Rs. 5 lakh, In such cases, the financial assistance is extended through parents or spouse or legal guardian of the dependant mentally disabled person.
6. Loan for Professional / Educational / Training courses: Loan upto Rs. 7.50 lakh for studies in India and upto Rs. 15 lakh for studies abroad.
7. Micro Credit Scheme by State Channelising Agencies implemented through NGOs. - Loan upto Rs 5 lakh for each NGO and Rs. 25,000/- for each beneficiary.
8. Parents' Association of mentally retarded persons - Loan upto Rs. 5 lakh
9. Financial Assistance for Skills & Entrepreneurial Development (in the form of grant to channelising agencies/reputed training institutions for imparting skills and entrepreneurial development training to disabled persons)

Eligibility Criteria for availing credit

• Any Indian Citizen with 40% or more disability.
• Age between 18 and 60 years.
• Annual income below Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakh only) per annum for urban areas and Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh only) per annum for rural areas.
• Relevant educational / technical / vocational qualification / experience and background.

For more information Click here http://www.socialjustice.nic.in/nhfdcnew.php 

 

Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child For PG Programs 2013-15

It is observed that number of girls as against boys in certain states is declining which is a matter of great concern. The females are even forced to give birth to male child. In such circumstances education of women needs to be used and effective means for their empowerment and education will prepare them to have a control over their lives. The mindset which militates against the girl child could not keep pace with economic progress and literacy. The Govt. of India declared elementary education as a basic human right of every child. The Union Government of India has taken various steps to uplift the status of women by implementing various schemes including free education for girls.

In order to achieve and promote girls education, UGC has introduced a Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child with an aim to compensate direct costs of girl education to all levels especially for such girls who happen to be the only girl child in their family.

Apply Now

http://www.ugc.ac.in/sgc/registration.aspx 

last date 9-12-2013

23RD UNEP- International Children’s Painting Competition

Theme: Food Waste
Save the Planet—Save Food,
Wasting Food is Wasting the Planet

ENTRY RULES AND CONDITIONS:
1. AGE GROUP: Children between the age of 6 and 14 years.
2. SIZE OF PAINTING: Paintings must be done on A4 OR A3 papers.
3. NAMES AND CONTACTS (IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONLY)
Full name, age (day, month, and year), gender and full address including
phone and e-mail (in English) must be on the back of the painting, NOT
on the painting.
4. STYLE OF PAINTING
Free: crayons, coloured pencils, water-colours, etc.
5. ELIGIBILITY
a) Paintings that have been shown or accepted elsewhere will not be
accepted in this competition.
(b) Paintings that show a particular person, an organization or a brand
name will not be accepted.
(c) Paintings should be received before 15 March 2014.
(d) Painting/s should be posted or sent by courier service before the
deadline of 15 March 2014.  See the link for more information.

http://unep.org/tunza/children/documents/23rd%20Painting%20competition.pdf

Single Girl Child Scholarships -2013

Scholarships for the single girl child

The scholarship is ideal for families that have adopted the small-family norms of a single child, particularly a girl child.  The scholarship will compensate for educational costs, particularly at the higher education level.

The government has already introduced fee waivers to the single child of a family from Class 6 to 12.  In addition, the candidate is entitled to a monthly scholarship for completion of her degree course. Further, female students who successfully complete an undergraduate programme will be awarded a scholarship for higher education too. These scholarships will be sanctioned by the University Grants Commission.

At the UG level, scholarships will be awarded to those girls, who have completed Class 10 under the CBSE board. The scholarship will cover the expenses for Class 11 and 12. The scholarship is also extended to degree courses selected by the candidate, irrespective of whether it is a professional or non-professional course

Scholarships for single female students are awarded by the University Grants Commission of India (UGC). These scholarships are available for non-professional, postgraduate courses only.  Scholarships will be given to candidates who have been admitted to a Master’s degree programme that is recognised by the UGC. The candidate’s age should not exceed 30 years at the time of admission.

This year the advertisement has been released and the last date is 30th September,2013

see the enclosure
see the below link for more informatio
http://www.cbse.nic.in/Scholarship/Webpages/Guidelines%20and%20AF.html
http://www.cbse.nic.in/Scholarship/Webpages/Guidelines%20and%20AF.html