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ecretary
drd Ministry of SocialJustice & Empowerment

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Departnent of Social Justice & Empowerment

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17AfilA1/2023-SCD-lll
D.O. No. December 13' 2A23

W*+ e)n;tl- 9d-,c-r*1, U

Department of social Justice and Empowerment,

The
Govemment sf india is rurrning the 'scheme of Residential Education
for students in High schools in Targeted Areas'
2a22-23 to provide quality education
liHnrsiTA) fiom academic yearGirls selected through a nationwide
for meritorious sc Boys and
National Entrance resf for sHR ESHTA OErs) to study in the best
private residential schools in the country'

2. As part of the scheme every year the best private residential

schools aie selected based on paranreters such as: the school
has
pass
been in existence for at least 5 years; having more than 75olo
p"r"unt"ge in class 10 and 12 in the last 3 years; and having adequate
in th
infrastructure tor admitting additional at least (10) sc students
and 11h Classes (together)-

3. The entry for student is in Glass 9 and 11 till the completion of

selected
education upto class 12. Every year, q0!0 fresh students are
under the scheme through a National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA
Testing Agency {NTA). Allocation of
0-terS) conoucteO by thjNational as per
ichools is done by web counseling process, allocating the seats
merit and choiees of the students'

4. The financial assistance is provided by directly transferring the

and hostel
money to the selected schools electronically towards tuition
prescribed
fees of students as per actuals charged by the school or the
fee or
limit rnentioned in the scherne guiddines whichever is less. No
by
an/ otner cnarges is chargeable from the beneficiary students grant upto
SfinESHTA Sciools. Apart iro* this, there is a provision o{
10% of annual fees for enhancing capacity of the admitted
sc students
so that they can eatch up with the rest of the class.

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011-?3382683, 23389184, Fax : 011'23385180

Room F,lo" 604,'A'Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001, Tel :
Mail : secYurel@nic.in
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5' For the year 2024'25, it is expected that NETS will

be conducted
t in April 2a24- lw.ould like you to anange wide publicity
oin" Scheme
in all the schools through social mec]a and other piatforms
'rneritorious SC Boys / Girls students uvili so that
be benefited under the
Seheme. A copy of the Scheme Guidelines is enclosed
for ready
reference.

,
Yours sincerely,

w
Garg }
To,
Chief Secretaries of all States and UTs

Enclosure : As above

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 Revised scheme For R.esidential Educetion ForStudents
in lfigh Schools in Targeted Areas (SERESTA)
(FROM 202}24 TO 2A2*26)
1. OBJECTfVE

lroviding qu?hty education and opportunities for even the poorest is the
Constitutional mandate. The stidents frorn the Sche'duted C*i.
communities, for long_been zubjects of uatouchability, were fept out of
fluahty-education; a siuntion .hat psrpetuates tn" aisla"*t"Ed-";;;;
forward for generations of drscnmrnation- The Covernmental"ifortr i"
splead. educational facilities '*'irhout discrimination hav. e woiked well in
achievl+g o"41 universal access. However, the,ob.jective of pioviding access
to quality education^th4 pror-rdes a level ptaylng field, ir stiiifir Ao*
Ieulty. The scheme for Resideatiai Education zu Stuaends in HieU Schools
l+ T*e"!gd Areas (SHRESHT-{i has been conceived to pro"idE aecess to
high qualify educatior to tbe sardents from Scheduled Cu*tl"-"o*-unities.

deveropme'ffiH9jffjl".iil-.=#".t#*,'fu i",""*f ff:-ff ffi :l,,3j

deficienr SCs.dominant areas, in rhe sector of educati;;thrd;6th";-f{#;
olerant-in-aid insrjtutions (nrn by NGos) and ,;;id*tdaii-h;ffii;
offering. higq.,g"atity education and to d-;d" ;;;ir;;"ii'?o. socio
T9I19E19 upliftment and over all develofment of tn" scnea"tea Casiis
(sgg). The scherne is turther modified tb provide ;uri"r-;;;;;s to the
bright sc studerts in thebest schools in fir c;Lfiy; td;by're"ori"g
their future opportunities.

2. Modalities of operation
The scheme would be implemented in two Modes:

Mode 1: SERESETA schools l'

(Best CBSE private Residential Schools)

[lnder this, each year a specified number of rneritorious SC

students in States/U13will be selected ',.luough the National Entrance Test for
SHRESHTA (I\,IETS) to be conducted by the National Testing Agency
CNTA) and a dmitted in the best private iesidential schoolsidentified based
on the database of the CBSE, the residential schools recommended under
SHRESIITA by District Authorities in 2O2l-22 and other e[gible private
residential schools rffiIia1s6 to atry other Board, including Staie Boards,
recomrlended by District Authorities for participation In the scheme.
Admission of students wiII be done in classes 9th and llth for completion of
education tiII 12th standard based on selection through NTA.
Thereafter, the students may be connected to post Matric Scholarship Scheme
or
Top-Class Education Scheme to continue their further studies with adequate
financial
aid.

This component Mode-l) shall be operationatized as per thefollowing details:

1. Selection of schools:
a. The best performing private residenti.al schools identifedbased on
the database of the CBSE, the residential schools r,commended
under sf{R^Esrrru by Dis*ict Authorities in 20zi*22 and
 other etigibte private residential schools affiiaed to anyrr*I
Board, ineluding state Boards,recommended by Distict Authorities \
for perticipation in the seheme.
b. The schools should have been in existence for at least 5 years;should
have more than TlYopass percerrtage in Class 10 andl2inthelast3
years, and should have adequate infrastnrcturefor admitting at least ten
(10) additional sc students in classes 9& and 1l& classes (together).

c. The schools will be required to give consent for admitting the

students under STTRESHTA as per terms and conditions of
the scheme.
d. A Selection Committee under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretar5r
(in-charge of the scherae), a representative ofMinistry of Education
and the Directcr rnternal Finance rlivision in the Ministry
w'ould 6pelize the selection ofthese schools in the beginning of
every year.
e. The schools so identified (hereinafter called as SHRESHTA schools)
will be registered in the e-Anudaan portal along with the required
school details and account details which shall be duly verified using the
PFMS system.
f. school being funded by the central Government (like
NVSIEMRS (under Loo/o quotalKGBvlstate Govr school etc,)
including the schools covered under the schene which have
been funded under PM-AJAY/samgra shiksha Scheme/
PM srrRr schools of DosEL shall not be covered u-nder this
Scheme.

2. S.election of students
a. Eligibility:

i. Only SC snrdents studying iu the recognizsd schools - Private or

Government or Local Body schools are eligible.
iL For adnrission in the class 9, the shrdent should have passedthe
class 8 in the academic year immediately preceding the year of
admissios.
iii. For a<{miss[61 in the Class 11, the student should have passedthe
class l0 in the academic year immediately preceding the year of
admission.
iv. The parental income shall not be more than Rs. 2.5 lakhs per
year.
v. The caste and Income certificates shall be uploaded prior tothe web
counselling.
vi. Students applying under this scheme should not be coveredunder
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme of the Department.

b. National Entrance Test for SIfRESHTA (NETS):

i. The admission in schools would be based on the merit as obtainedin the

nation-wide merit test the "National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA
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cNETS)".
ii. The NETS would be conducted by the National Tes ing Agency
(NTA).
iii. The test would be conducted all or-er the county.
iv. The selected students wotrld be offered choices of the SHRESHTA
schools.
v. For exercising this optior, a n'eb counselling rystem shall be developed by
the NIC. Ia order to ensure that all the seats are filledthere may be multiple
rounds of web-cor.msel i n g.

3. Number of seats:
i. The tentative number of seas ,tor _fresh admissiow for each year upto 2025-
26 would be as follows:

9rk 11th TotaI*

Class "t"ss
2023-24 15{}0 1500 soo0

202+2s 1500 1500 3000

2025-26 1500 r500 3000

* In case it is observed that there are vacant slotsin either of the

categories of class 9tr or class 1lth, the same wilt be adjusted
towards the other category if there is availability of more eligible
students in that category.

4. Adpission:
i. Once the school is selected by the student, the school would automatically,
and without any further tesf admit the student.
ii. The fee for the student covering the school fee (including tuitionfees etc.)
and hostel fee (including mess charges) would be released directly to the
schools by the Ministry lyithin 30 days from the date of confirmation of
admission on the ITpo*al.
iii. The school should provide hostel facilities for the students and provide
necessaq/ assistance for the studeots to settle down in the new environment-
iv. The school may designate one of the teachers as the Counsellor, who
would resolve the diffrculties faced, if any, by the students.
v. The students admitted in Class 9 or ll, including the studentsadmiued
during the F.Y. 2OZl-22, shall automatically be funded for the next classes
till they complete n& class, zubject to their passing the exams of the
previous class.

5. Bridee Course:

i. To ensure that the SC students so adrnitted can catch up with the rest of the
class, a Bridge course may r:= condu.cted by the school covering the topics
given in Annexure-l.
ii. The bridge course should be conducted outside-the-school-hours after
identifying the individual academic requirements.
iii. An amount of upto 107o of the annual fee can be orovided senarari:1v nnd,ar
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the sche,me for this pu{pose.

iv. The bridge colrrse can extend upto3-months or as required by the student.
v- Bridge course will target at enhancing the capability of the student to easily \
adopt to the environment of the school.

6. Scholarships for students: \

i. The scholarships for the students will

cover the School Fee (including
tuition fee) and Hostel Fee (including mess charges) subjwt to a
maximum limits as givenbelow:

Table 1: SIIRESHTA Scholarship per student per year

(Tuition fee and Hostel fee)

Class Scholarship per student per

annun (Rs)

9th 1,00,000
1Oth 1,10,000
l lth 1,25,0oa
12th 1,35,00o

Note:- The scholarships towards tuition fee rnd hostel fee wiII be
disburs.e{ pgT acfirllcharged by the school or the prescrr:ibed lirnitat
above table-"t w'hichever is less. lio fee or any othei charges will be
charged from the beneficiary by SHRESHTAiSchool.

[. The scholarships will be released in one installment directly to the account of

the schools through onlins process using the e-Anudaan portal of the
Ministry.
iii. Releese of the scholarship for the following years shall be subject to
furnishing of Utilisation Certificate as per GFR provisions

7. Monitcring:

i. The progress of the students would be monitored by the Ministry from

time to time-
iL [n case any student leaves after getting admitted into a school aod
paSrment of fee to the school, it should be brought to the notice of the
central Govt. immediately and fees paid shouldbe refirnded to the
Consolidated Fund of tndia.
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Mode 2'. NGO

opereted schools (Guidelines
hereinafter applicable only for Mode 2 of the
Scheme)

Schools/I{ostels run by VOs/NG,Os having higher classes (upto at

least class 12) and who have been receiving Grant-in- aid will be
continued, subject to satisfactory performance (as provided in
Para 4.2 of the Gutdelines). The NGtO-run primary schools
(classes 1 to E) would be given time for upgrading into
Secondary/Sr. SecondarJ' Schools (upto at least class 1O) before
2A27, failing which they may not be supported under the scheme. The
upgradation of school(s) from primarj; level to Secondary level
(classes 9 & 10) may be done by addition af one class eveql yean ft
is also proposed thot PMLi x'ill be provided a checklist to assess the
suitability of the scheot Jor such upgradation, viz; adequate
infrasratcture, approval of State Government/ Boardfor upgrading,
pass percentage, number and qualiQt of teachers and stafi, etc. No
nelc school shall be taken up under this mode. With regard to
rrygradation of schools from Prima+ ro secondary, as per revised guidelines there is
rc provision for increas€ of seats r*tlle rrygradationofschool
The schools being given grant-in-aid must maintain good academic qudity,
have adequate infrastructure. shall have recognition of the State
Govemment and affiliated to Statercentral Board- Failure in any of these
essential prerequisites would entail cancellation of the grant-in-aid.

In order to be eligibte for assistance under this Mode, an organization

should meet the fotlowing con<iitions:-

a. Organisation should be a reputed school chain, CSR foundation,

Reputed organization etc., who are running good quality schools
recognized by the State Gort. and afEliated to State/Cental Boards
b. The organisation should have been registered and should be working in
quality sehool education.
c. The organisation shall have a properly constituted Managing
Committee with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined
and laid down in a written Constitution; it shall have an appropriate
administrative structure and a duly constituted ManagingExecutive
Committee.
d. The organisation is initiated and governed by its own members on
democratic principles.
e. The organization shatl be a non-profit entity.
f. The organisation should have its own website for pro-active
disclosure of the information, as far as possible.
g. The \/OA[GO should be registered on the NGO DARPAFI
portal of h[TI Aayog.
Under this Mode, grants shali be sanctioned in favour of the arganization(s)
subject to prescribed financial norms and terms & conditions as stipulated
and revised from time to time by this Ministry

The grant shall be sanctioned in accordance with and as per the procedure
laid down under General iinancial Rules,20l7 as amended fronn time to
time. The Ministry will issue il,e sanction order in ttre name of the
PresidanUsecretary and transfer the funds to the bank account of the
organization which should be under joint operation. Ifthehcadqua:ter of the
organization is not located at the project site, the funds will be in tum
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transferred by the organization into a

bank accoult at the project location

f#H"#t*"?,m:pr,f rg*r:ffiwiltil
project lrcation also.

The grants under o{ the scheme will

residential charses fo1 the st-"tra""t, be. npvi{ed for school fee and
;d;i[;a;
condition that if-other-th; th; ;;;d*ift;d, the schools with a
the fee from zuch
d;t#or sharl be allowed to
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Whtle calculating the eligible grant, the attendance
of SC students would be taken
into account as under: _

As per PMU inspeg(o-\ repo(,-if t\e school/hoster

sdni 7or -e-ii-;;'"p", k""ii"iti,ce
project is running well
;,"'"fi;:ltrif#:Iine;,
(a)
may be
_If _aaendance of, SC beneficiaries in the s,
r,f:rrir"f iii"'"i**:"#x;;irji*ii#)r*ti',*;*'"".
(c) rf 2s% to ress -io;z -iiaiiti"zr;
than p"nd som grant malt be
yl".{,':,:frr#:f#:!;*xrfoz'f.tl"2Land there is no vaad ground for
This department will e*Irlore the uses of sArfificial
unified fr Plafform foiAutomated Ar-enabred rntelligerce Enabled
Monitoring, Rear-Time Data Anatysis & Reporting Activify & Attendance
5(ATAAMTIAR)
under r-MEsA scheme as &n alternative. Attendance
recording may also be taken in to account Register/ CcTv
presence of beneficiaries. for deciding the actual

Funds will normally be released through eleckonic

account of the organiz6lion as referriA't Eansfer d.irectly to the bank
ilb_p#;;..
i' organisations having presence in more than one
State and having more than
one branch will be eligible to receive for each
meeting expenditure on administrative overheads
of its urancle! graots for
monitoring of the performance of its various
involvid-**;ision and
branches. Each branch can
apply separately or under the parent body.

ii' The total annuar grant shall be released in

three inste[ments every year,
after submission of complete proposal with
alldocuments by the voa,IGo
and a physical inspection of the functioning
or rrr" school il oon, to June
every year.

iii' The organizations shall be eligible to receive

non-rectrring grant after every
5 years. (as per Annexure-2).
 B. Standards:

a. The l0th class and 12& class passm.ark percentage shall not be less
than average Board result of 6e SuteCentral Board"
b. The teachers engaged shall be qualified and well trained in place asper
standards of StatelCentral Board
c. The teachers in Higb Schools must be at least graduates in their
respective fields with B.Ed. guaiit-rcation.
d. Physical Education Teacherr Yoga Teacher must have passed thePET
Xpining from a SportsrYoga Academy.
e. Similarly other warden, staff coc'L helper, ay4 sweqper, peon, guard, etc.
should have necessary qualificari,--rr1 &Dd experience :asper their trade
f. The number of teachers shall be as per the standards of StatelCentral Board.
ln any case their number must not be less than 6 in aschool and not less than
2 na hostel.
g The honorariums to ttre teache'rs and other staff who are working full time
must be paid in time as per the minimum rates prevailingin the diskict for
similar jobs.
h. ,'\.11 records and documents musr be maintained up-to-date and shown
to the inspecting team and the audit teem as and when required-

Change of Location of the Projects: Change of location of theprojects shall be

approved by the State Govefirment ,'UT Adminisfation under intimation to this
Mioistry. However, the selected location shouldbe within the location criteria spelt out in
the Scheme guidelines.

5. Procedure for application of grants in Mode 2:

a. The e-Anudaan portal would be opened tentatively on lst April every year
for entry of the renewal students; and would be keptopen till 30& June
for entry of the fresh students. The school shall enter the details of the
students in the database of e-Anudaan.

b. There shall be a physical inspection of the schools every year by thePMU of

the Ministry preferably during the lst quarter of Academic session.

c. NGOsMOs shall apply online on the e-Anudaan-portal of this

Ministryi.a,www.gralrlt -msle.gov.ia. along with aII the required documents vie

1. Project specific ID grven by DoSIE,

2. |r[ame and location of the project, and
3. Name of the NGo/organisation as per the Template (attached
herewith).
4. Budget Estimates for the financial year for which the grant-in- aid is
required; and
5. Annual Report giving Pert'ormance, with statistical dat4 of the projects
during the previous year.
6. Utilization Certificate of the grant last released, in the format prescribed
underGFR- 12A. Audited / uaaudited accounts for the previous year
indicating the expenditure incurred on each sanctioned item vis-i-vis
the grar:t sanctioned" The UCsubmitted as per (b) above, should clearly
inrlinnte +hrec iferns in fhe heqdino
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iv. The grant-in-aid shall be released after the grantee organization executes
Agreement Bond in prescribed proforma to the effect that in the event of its
faih-re to abide by any or all the conditions stipulated in the sanction letter, it
\
shall be liable to refund with interest thereon whole or such part of the grant
as the Govemment of India may decide"
v. Sanctioned strength of the ongoing project can be enhanced with ttre
approval of the Secretary(SlE).

4. PROJECTS ELIGIBLE IN MODE-2

The existing institutions (residential schoolsl non-residential schoolsl
hostels)which \r'ere found to be having satrsfactory infrastructure
as per inspection conducted by this Minisx;.,iFMU and conforming to
the conditions of the scheme shall be ^r;=irnued- The irstihrtioos which do
not conform to the new gui,lrl.neo ,iall not be given any grant w.e,f cext
financial year

The performance pararneters and standards of Mocle-? oigaaisation(s) for

continuation of grant-in-aid arelwill be as uarier:

A. Infrastructure
i. Classrooms @ one room for each classlsection.
ii. Sufficient number of benches and desks (or chairs and tabtes) forsitting
all the students.
iii. A decent cot and bed @ one for every ehild.
lrl. Light and fans for every class room and residing rooms.
v. Residential schoolslhostels for girls must have fernale service staff wardens
and chowkidars, and adequate security provisions.
vi. Triletlbathroon@ one for every l0 childrcn. lbilets and bath room should
always be kept in clean and hygrenic condition.
vii. Hygienic Kitchen ft dining room.
v[i. Nutritious and suffi.cient food to be given to the student trice a day. Record of
the same must be maintained up-to-date"
il. Clean and safe drinking water facility to be provided to the students.
r Doctor should visit the school and hostel regularly. Record of
Doctor's visit must be maintained up-to-date. First-aid-boxes and alt
emergercy medicines, etc. must be kept in both school and hostel for any
exigency.
xi. The students will be given 4 sets of uuiforms (including shoes) in a year. The
record of the purchase and distribution of uniforrrs will bemaintained up-to-
date.
xfr, Games and sports facility, physical education, yogq etc. and a playground
for games and sports must be made available to the students.
xiii. [nstallation of CCTVs and linkage of CCTVs with website for live streaming.
xiv. Aadhaar based attendance system that can be integrated into a central portal.
xv. The school must have the recoguition certificate of the Education Department
of the State Government. In case of Hrgb Schools, the school must be
afEliated to the State/Central Board eif Education"
 Annexure 2
Details of Non-recurring grarlts, admissible und,er the scheme
after every five years.
S.N Project Name Non- recurring
o. Remarks
Grant
7 I Secondary Rs.3,85,OO0/- Fixed items such as
Residential School for fixed cooking vessels and
(100 students) itemsplus utensils, furniture for
Rs. students, bedding
9001-per material, lab equipmenf
students installationof CCTVs
and website
etc.
-,q
z- Secondary Non- Rs.3, Fixed items zuch as
residentialSchool rixed cooking vessels and
(lOostudents) utensils, furnin-re for
students, lab
equrpment
CCTVs
and website etc.
J S Rs.2,30,OOOI- such as
Hostel for cooking vessels, utensils,
(100students) fixeditems furniture for students,
plus Rs. bedding material,
900/-per installation of
students CCTVs and website etc.
4 Prima.y Rs Fixed items zuch as
Residential for fixed
School cooking vessels and
itemsplus
(l0Ostudents) utensils, furniture for
Rs.
900/-per students, bedding
students material, installation of
CCTVs and website etc.
5 Primary Non- Rs.1, 5,OO0l- items zuch as
residential School Fixed vessels and
(l00srudents) furniture for
bedding
lab equipment,
CCTVs and

etc.
6 Hostel destitute Rs.2,3O,0OO! Fixed items such as
Children for
(100students) cooking vessels and
fixeditems utensils, furniture for
plus Rs. students, bedding
9001-per material, installation of
students CCTVs and website
etc.
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interest or other
d. As per provisions of nrle 23ott) of GFR, ZO-17, all gfantee institution
to any
earnings against Grants-in-aid sr ad'r'aoces released
shoutd be mandatorily remitted tD the Consolidated Fund of India
-
immediately after finalization of accounts'

prescribed proforma shalt be

e. Applications from NGOs vos rn the
Government l Administratioa
submitted /forwardd r recommeode^i b1'the state
of the Union Territory on th€ e- Anudaan portal of this .Ministry
is not
(http:llwww.gr4nts-msie.gov.in). ln case the State/UT recolnmendation
considered on the basis of the
received before 30th l'oe, srch cases shall be
release of grant'
physical inspection by the PMLI itrr lhe purpose of
for ech year after receipts of
f. The grants would be released in rhree irstallment
complete proposai and Pl'fT; inq- ;:ilon re'port'

g.Useoi'EATmodrleofthePFMSismanda:oryforallthe
organi56fisa5'
from Ministry
h- The implementing Agency shall. before it receives assistance proforma'
of Social fustice & Empowernexll execute a bond in the
prescribed
by the
of the Bond
The transfer of funds would be done only after acceptance
of on-going projects, the
competert authority in the Miniq'. However, in respect
application for rel.easeof funds should accompany
with the bond executed on the
above lines.

6.EXPENDITUREANI}ACCOI.]hITS(forMode2onry)
was sanctioned falls
i. If actual expenditure oa the items for which assistance
organization shall be
below the level at which the grant was determine4 the
of lndia or
liable to refund unutilized po*loo of the grant to the Gov-erngent
the grant admissible
the unutilizedportion of grant shal1 be adjusted against
for the subsequent fmancial Year'
in theexpenditure
ii. Ar aided organizatioa must exercise reasouable ecotromy
on the aPProved items-
iii. An aided organization shall maintain separate
accounts of the graats
to check by an officer
received ,nder this sche,me. These shatl always be open
These shall also be
deputed by the Goveroment of tndia or state Government.
opentocheckbytheComptrollerandAuditorGeneraloflndiaattheir
discretion.
iv. An aided organization shall maintain Register of Assets inand
the proforrna
prescribed,rJA", GFR wherein all assets of permarentvalue
machinsry
years and costing Rs'10'000
and equip**, having a life of not less than 5
and abovi (each item)should be etrtered'
v.Aftertheclosureofthefinancialyearanaidedorganizationwillsubmit
audited statement of accounts with utilization certificate
for all expenditure
incurred.
vi. An aided organization will also submit to the Ministry
of Sociallustice and
under GFR' 2Ol7
Empowemrirrt u statement in the proforma prescribed
purchased, with its price' out of
showing th" ;;*dent imachinerylfu*itot"
the grant-in-aid received'
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7 MONITORING
a. All instinrtions which are receiving grants-in-aid uuder the Scheme shatl
proactively disclose the performnnce on their website and also on the e-
Anudaanlontine portal.This portal shall allow updating of the information on
all the glven performance criteria at regular intervals.
b. A real time Data Management tnformation Systern (MIS) forcollection
and disseminnlisa of progress of the scherre will be putin place for better
reporting on oufput outcome indicators. The MIS of the scheme will be
linked through API to'output outcome Monitoring Framework'(oour;
Dashboard.
c. ln every institution there shall install closed circuit camslas from where live
feed shall be available. The right to view this caa be restricted in specific cases.

d" All the organi.ss-ti,;ns whi:h ar'; sanctioned grants-in-aid areexpe€ted to give
correct fiE-:i-es about iheir perfomrance. The institutions are fiatte for a field
visit by an inspection team constituted for this purpose.Based. on the
inspection repor! a decision could be takeu for continuation or othenvise
of grants atany ims.

8. OTIIER COI\IDITIONS
a. If an organizatior has already received or is expected to receive grant-in-aid
from some other Governmental sources for ih.e s2me pu{pose, an zrssessnent
of Central grant-in-aid will normally be made after -takhg into account of
graat-in-aid from other such official sources.

b' No capitation or other similar fees or donation in any form shatl be charged
from any beneficiary. In case any fee is charged from the beneficiary, it must
be shown in the statement of accounts to be fumished to the
Ministy/prescribed agency so that the arnount so raised could be deducted
from the admissible amouot of grant-in- aid.

c. Financial norms for the projects wherever not specified under the Scheme
would be decided by the Ministry on case-to-case basis.

d. Financial norms for releasing the grants to the charitabie companig5 licensed
under Section 25 of the company's Act lg58 rmder the artministr:etive control
of the Ministry would be decided on case-to- case basis.

9" PENALPRO\rISIONS
i. If it is fouad at a later stage that the organization had *ithheld or
suppressed information regarding the grant-in-aid fron other Government official
sources or otherwise had given factually incorrect information the grant-in-aid of
the Govemment of India may either be cancelled or reJuced and the
orgarization may be asked to refund the grant already given with interest rate of
I2Yo thereon and as per the Goven:ment guidelines issued from rime ;s rime in this
regard"

ir Any organisation found to have given false infcrrmation or indulged in unethical

i:raetices would be blacklisted and such blacklisting rvill also be communicated to
NITI Aayog for rem.oving the name of such organiaation fiom NGO Darpan portal.
**rl.rk*
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Annexure-1

Details of the Bridge Course under Mode-l

The Bridge Course will address the weak point(s) of the student and enhance
his/her knowledge and personaliry to make him a model student- Broadly
the course maybe asuader:

a. For class9:-

Wrap-up of the courses of class 8 in a nut-shell, English-Speaking,

Recitation, Book Reading, B asic Grammar, Essaywiting, Comprehension.
Pr6cis, Short Speeches Debates.
Mother tongue-same as English.
Third LanguagdSanskrit (;l rlriyF Speaking, Recitation, Book
Reading. Easic Gr*rnmes.
Science-B asic P hysic s. B asic Chemistry, Basic B iology" Mathe,matics-
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geom etry, Menzuratioa, Basic T rigonometry.
General Studies- History, Geography, Civics,
Basic Constitution and political system, Basic Economics, Computer-
Basic computer science ,Basic skills like Wor4 Excel
,PowerPoint, Internet.
Personality Development-Hygiene and cleanliness, Dress sense,
Civic serlse, M4nners and etiquettes, Conversations, Problem solving,
Team Building, Development of leader-ship attitude, Development of
positive attitude.
General l(nowledge-Basic Ceneral Knowledge, Current
Affairs, World Affairs.

b. For class 1l:

Cormmon for all streams:
Wrap-up of the courses of class 10 in a nut-shell,

Cotrrse (if as English.

Personality Development-Hygiene and cleanliness, Dress sense, Civic
serrse, Manners and etiquettes, Conversations, Problem solving, Teem
Building, Development of leadership attitude, Development of positive
attitude,
General Knowledge-Basic General l(nowledge, Current Affairs,
World Affairs.

Science SEeam:
Physics- Theory and problems of Force and motion, Light, Electricity,
Magnetism, Sound Basics of Space Science.

Chemistry-Theory and problems of S>anbol" v,alency and formulq

Chemical combination, Acids, base and salt, Vaious Gases, Metals and
metallurgy, Radioactivity, Industrial chemistry, Organic chemistry.

Mathematics- Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus,

3 dimensional geometry.

Computer Science- Languages, Prograrns, Networking,computer skills

like Words, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet.
 ZooLogy- Division of animal kingdom, Cells and tissues, Anatomy and
functioning of various body systems with examples of frog, rabit,
birds, reptiles, cockroach an dearth wonn, Parasites and diseases caused
by them, Evolution, Enviror,rmental preservation.
Botany- Division of plant kingdom, Cells and tissues, Photoqmthesis,
Carbon cycle, Nitrogen cycle, Respiration in
plants, Amoeba" Bacteria, Virus, Algae, Ftmgi, Gymnosperm,
Angiosperm, Monocots, Dicots, Ecosystem, Importance of Ecological
balance.

Art stream:
History- Ancient lndia Medieval lndia, Modern [ndia, World history,
European History, Industrial revol';tion Colonialisaion,Freedom
stnrggle in various countries. Economics- Economic theory, Money
Bauking, Public Finaoce, World Economics. Political Science-Basic
Political thoughts, Indian constitu'*rrrg Public administration, Basic
idea about ccnstitution of other countries like [IK, USA, Chiqa, UN
and othsrworld organisations. .-
:

. Logic- lnductive logic, Deductive logic, Basie philosophicalthoughts.

Commerce stream:

Accounting, Salesmanship, Business corununications, Marketing,

Business management, Costing, W'orld Trade etc.