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29/12/23 06:47 AM IST

Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)

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  • Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements Central Sector Scheme namely Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA).
Objective
  • The objective of SHRESHTA is to enhance the reach of development Intervention of the Government and to fill the gap in service deficient SCs dominant areas, in the sector of education through the efforts of grant-in-aid institutions (run by NGOs) and residential high schools offering high quality education and to provide environment for socio economic upliftment and overall development of the Scheduled Castes (SCs).
  • The Scheme is further modified to provide easier access to the meritorious SC students in the best schools in the Country for their Educational and Holistic Development, thereby securing their future opportunities.
The scheme is being implemented in two Modes :
Mode 1
  • Under this, each year a specified number of meritorious SC students in States/UTs will be selected through the National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA (NETS) to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and admitted in the best private residential schools affiliated by CBSE/State Boards in classes 9th and 11th for completion of education till 12th standard.
  • Selection of schools: Best performing private residential schools, having more than 75% pass percentage for class 10 and 12 for last three years are selected by a committee for admission of selected students.
  • Selection of students: Approx 3000 ( 1500 for 9th class and 1500 for class 11th tentative) SC students, whose parents annual income is upto 2.5 lakh, are selected every year under the Scheme through a national level test conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA), choices of schools shall be offered to the students in accordance with their merit.
  • Total fee for the student covering the school fee (including tuition fees) and hostel fee (including mess charges) would be borne by the Department. Admissible fee under the Scheme for each class is Rs.1,00,000, 1,10,000, 1,25,000 and 1,35,000 from class 9th to 12th respectively.
Mode2: NGO/VO operated Schools/Hostels (EXISTING COMPONENT)
  • The grants under of the Scheme will be provided for School fee and residential charges for the SC admitted in the schools with a condition that if other than those are admitted, the school shall be allowed to collect the fee from such students.
  • The grant per SC student shall be 44,000 per student for primary residential school, 27000 per student for primary non-residential school, 30,000 per student for primary hostel, 55,000 per student for secondary residential school, 35,000 per student for secondary non- residential school and 30,000 per student for secondary hostel.
  • Under this scheme, total 2,564 students were admitted in 142 Private Residential Schools affiliated by CBSE/State Boards for academic session 2023-24 and school fee of an amount of Rs. 30.55 Crore has been reimbursed by this Department.
Source- PIB

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