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07 Jun 2022 Shreshtha scheme

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Recently the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched ‘Shreshtha’ scheme. This scheme is known as residential education scheme for high school students in the targeted areas.
The ‘Shreshtha’ scheme was formulated with the goal of providing quality education and opportunities to the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes category.

Its basic objective is to uplift the socio-economic status of the scheduled caste people by providing high quality education to the children in the best private residential schools of the country.
Admission will be provided in class 9 and class 11 of private schools affiliated to CBSE.

Ensuring easy access to government initiatives and schemes.
To create a conducive environment for the socio-economic progress and overall development of the Scheduled Castes.
Collaborating with voluntary groups in the education sector to bridge the gap in areas dominated by the out-of-service Scheduled Castes (SC).
Enabling deserving Scheduled Caste (SC) students with high quality education so that they can take advantage of future opportunities.

SC students who are studying in class 8th and 10th in the current academic year (2021-22) are eligible to take advantage of the scheme.
In this, students belonging to the Scheduled Caste community from the marginal income group with an annual income of up to Rs 2.5 lakh are eligible.
The selection will be done through a transparent mechanism known as National Entrance Test for Excellence (NETS).
It will be organized by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to class 9th and 11th.

The government aims that under this system about 3000 students of SC category will be admitted in class 9 and class 11 every year.
The ministry will bear the entire cost of their education and accommodation fee till they complete their class 12th education.

Social Justice and Empowerment Department is the nodal agency for the implementation of this scheme.
Implementing agencies in the private sector under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely Babu Jagjivan Ram Hostel Scheme (BJRCY) for construction of new hostels, That is, central assistance is provided for expansion of existing hostel facilities for State Governments/Union Territory Administrations/Central State Universities/Non-Government Organizations/Deemed Universities/Scheduled Castes students.

This scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in the year 2006. It is implemented through the state government and union territory administration.
The Government is committed to enhance its efforts so that the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) of Scheduled Castes in Higher Education reaches national standards within a period of 5 years.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been entrusted with the task of implementing the scheme by conducting a qualifying examination.
Beneficiaries: Students from Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes (OBC), Denotified, Nomadic and Nomadic Tribes and Economically Backward Castes (EBC) categories will be able to take advantage of the National Scholarship.