Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana List 2023 released by Higher Education Department of Odisha at dhe.odisha.gov.in. Any meritorious student can apply online for Laptop DBT scheme at State Scholarship Portal at scholarship.odisha.gov.in. The last date to fill Biju Yuba Sashaktikaran Yojana application / registration form has been extended till 28 February 2023. Read this article till the end to check Laptop DBT scheme list, apply online process, guidelines, laptops specifications & prices etc.

Extension of last date for application for Financial Assistance to meritorious 12th pass out students for purchase of Laptop (Laptop DBT Scheme) up to 28.2.2023. Rs. 50 crore for distribution of laptop under Biju Yuva Sashaktikarana Yojana has been allocated in Odisha Budget 2023-24 presented on 19 February 2023.

Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana Online Registration / Application Form

  • Upon clicking registration link, page for making one time online registration for students under Biju Yuva Sashakikaran Yojana will open.
  • Agree to the conditions and click "Proceed" to open Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana Online Application Form.
  • On making registration through the Aadhaar number and OTP will come to the mobile number linked with that Aadhaar number. Existing user can click on the login button directly. In case, one does not have an Aadhaar number, he/she should visit the nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre for enrolment of Aadhaar.
  • Check the mobile (i.e., linked with the Aadhaar number) or email to get the user ID and password. In case, mobile number is not linked with Aadhaar number, students should visit nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre to link the mobile with the Aadhaar number.
  • Click "login" link at the scholarship.odisha.gov.in portal to make Odisha Laptop DBT Scheme Login.
  • After making login, enter Unique ID (received through SMS/mail)/ Aadhaar Number and password created during the registration to apply the scholarship.
  • Select BYSY from the drop down list of scholarships. Note that only 15,000 eligible students, whose name appeared in the list of meritorious students published by the Department, can apply for the scheme to receive Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs. 30, 000/- in lieu of Laptop. 
  • Provide all necessary personal details and academic details. Then Click on the “Save as draft” button to save the draft information or click on “Next” button to save and proceed further in the scholarship form.
  • At the end the preview of the completed form will appear on the page before final submission. Proceed to submit if all the data entered are correct. A congratulation message will appear in the page after final submission.
Application Link for Laptop DBT Scheme - https://scholarship.odisha.gov.in/website/scholarship-list

Rejection Criteria for Laptop DBT Scheme

  • Laptop DBT scheme online application is liable to be rejected if applicants have provided wrong Aadhaar number or Aadhaar number of someone else’s.
  • If more than one BYSY application is found to be made on-line, all applications are liable to be rejected.
  • For any wrong entry or mis-match of the Bank-account details, the State Government will not be responsible for mis-credit and applicant will be held responsible for diversion of public money on this ground.

Update Aadhar Number at Odisha State Scholarship Portal

If, despite having his/her name in the Laptop DBT Scheme 2022-2023 List, one fails to apply for the BYSY scheme, he/she shall send an email attaching the duly filled up prescribed form provided at Annexure-A of this instruction along with the Aadhaar card to laptopdbt2021@gmail.com. Aadhaar number will be updated in the portal within 72 hours, after which he/she will be able to apply.

Download Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana Guidelines PDF (Updated) - https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-03/Guideline%20updated_0.pdf
Check Odisha Laptop DBT Scheme Guidelines/Circulars through the link - https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/schemes-&-scholarship/laptop-distribution/guidelines-circulars 
- Procedure to apply, Instructions and FAQs for Financial Assistance to 12th pass meritorious students for purchase of Laptop - https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-03/Procedure%20to%20apply%20and%20FAQ_0.pdf

Laptop Model / Price in Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana

A total of 15000 laptops are distributed every year under Odisha free laptop distribution scheme. All the laptops models given under Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana along with price per unit can be checked.
 
YearBrandModelPrice Per Unit
2013-14ACERGateway 4250S20572
2014-15HP241 G1 Notebook21039
2015-16HP241 G1 Notebook21044
2016-17HP240 G521308
2017-18ACERACER One 14 Z42221335
2018-19ACERACER One 14 Z1-47125450
2019-20LenovoV-33029554

Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana List 2023

Check here - New BYSY List
List of 12th pass meritorious students for purchase of Laptop under Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana for the current year can be checked here on the basis of their streams:-

About Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana 2023

The Government in Higher Education Department, Odisha has been distributing free laptops to the 12th pass out meritorious students since the year 2013. Odisha Laptop DBT Scheme has under gone various modifications since its inception so as to make it more student centric, faster & transparent. The year wise modifications made in Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana and adopted thereafter have been reflected below in brief:-

YearModification Adopted
2013Top 15000 +2(Annual Higher Secondary Examination), conducted by CHSE, Odisha, pass out students from Arts, Science & Commerce Stream only were eligible to get free laptops.
2015 &2016Vocational students passing from CHSE, Odisha and Upashastri Students passing from Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri were included to get the benefit.
2019(i)To ensure equal representation of students from all districts in the list of beneficiary of the scheme, District instead of the whole State, was taken as a unit for preparing list of meritorious students.
(ii) The allocation for SC and ST students were made according to the 16.25% and 22.50% respectively of total district quota while preparing the district wise list.
2020Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana was converted to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, whereby Rs 30,000/- are being transferred directly to the bank account of beneficiary student instead of providing Laptop.
2021The method of selection of beneficiary is same as that of the year 2020 with some minor modifications, detail of which has been provided in the upcoming paragraphs.

Method of Selection of Laptop DBT Scheme Beneficiaries

To make the stream wise, category wise and district wise allotment more accurate, the allotment approved by the EFC (Expenditure Finance Committee) in its meeting held on 28.05.2013 and earlier decisions taken by Government from time to time have been taken into consideration and the allotments have been made as mentioned below. The final Stream wise and Category wise allocation has been prepared as per the table below:-

The allocation approved by the EFC (Expenditure Finance Committee) in its meeting held on 28.05.2013 was as follows:-

StreamGeneral StudentsSC/ST StudentsBase Number
Arts31002300 (SC-965 ST-1335)5400
Science50002000 (SC-839 ST-1161)7000
Commerce1500500 (SC-210 ST-290)2000
Vocational100100 (SC-42 ST-58)200
Sanskrit300100 (SC-42 ST-58)400
Total100005000 (SC-2098 ST-2902)15000

The allocation earmarked to SC & ST students in a particular stream is bifurcated between SC and ST as per the ratio 16.25:22.5, which is also the reservation ratio in employment in the State.

Procedure of Selection in Laptop Distribution Scheme in Odisha

  • The list of meritorious students who pass the Annual Higher Secondary Examination (Arts / Science / Commerce) / Vocational Examination conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Examination (CHSE), Odisha, or Upashastri Examination conducted by Sri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Puri are collected from CHSE, Odisha and SJSU, Puri respectively on the basis of merit under each category.
  • District wise, stream wise and category wise beneficiary list for this purpose are prepared from the information provided by the CHSE and SJSU as per the selection principle given above.
  • The list of eligible beneficiaries will be published in the Department’s website as well as in the State Scholarship Portal, i.e., https://scholarship.odisha.gov.in/. The eligible beneficiary students will have apply through https://scholarship.odisha.gov.in/ to received Rs.30,000 of Financial Assistance for Purchase of Laptop.
  • Soon after publication of beneficiary list of students, if any student finds that he/she is eligible as per the cut off marks published, but his/her name has not been included in the beneficiary list, he/she shall lodge a grievance in this regard before the concerned Principal.
  • On consideration, if the grievance is found to be genuine, the Principal will send the grievance along with his/her recommendation to the Department to include the name of such student in the supplementary list. Such cases may arise due to enhancement of marks of students after re-addition of marks or change of category filled up during filling up the form for the examination or for any other reasons. A supplementary list of students will be published later to include such students, provided, there is surplus allotment.

Instructions to Eligible Beneficiary Students of Laptop DBT Scheme

There are some of the instructions for eligible beneficiary students of Laptop DBT scheme in Odisha.
  • Beneficiary student must have an Aadhaar number and mobile number linked to that Aadhaar number to receive log in credentials during registration in the portal. If not, they should get it done as soon as possible. 
  • The Financial assistance of Rs. 30,000/- will be paid via Direct Benefit Transfer through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System, through which the money will be directly transferred directly the bank account linked/seeded/NPCI mapped (the recent linked Bank Account, in case of more than one Bank accounts are linked with Aaadhar number) with the Aadhaar number of the student. Students need not submit his/her bank account to receive the money. Therefore, Eligible Students should ensure that their Bank Account is Aadhaar seeded (NPCI mapped). If not, Aadhaar seeding (NPCI mapping) of the Bank Account must be done by visiting the Bank before applying.
  • Students should ensure that the bank Account, which is the Aadhaar seeded (NPCI mapped) is able to receive Rs. 30, 000 by consulting the concerned the bank.

Last Date for Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana Application 

  • Last date of online application - 31 January 2023

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Ques 1) I have secured marks more than the cut-off marks of the respective district category-stream, but I do not find my name in the list?
Ans: He/she shall lodge a grievance in this regard before the concerned Principal. On consideration, if the grievance is found to be genuine, the Principal will send the grievance along with his/her recommendation to the Department to include the name of such student in the supplementary list. Such cases may arise due to enhancement of marks of students after re-addition of marks or change of category filled up during filling up the form for the examination or for any other reasons. A supplementary list of students will be published later to include such students, provided, there is surplus allotment.

Ques 2) I do not have Aadhaar card. How can I apply?
Ans: Aadhaar number is mandatory to avail the benefit of the scheme. You should visit the nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre for enrolment of Aadhaar.

Ques 3) I do not have the number that was linked to Aadhaar number/mobile number lost/inactive. How can I register in the portal?
Ans: Please visit the nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre/Aadhaar Seva Kendra to change/update the mobile number in the Aadhaar card.

Ques 4) I am eligible as per the list published and have done the registration in the scholarship portal. But, I am unable to select the BYSY scheme. It is showing “You are not eligible”. What should I do?
Ans: Fill up the Form given at Annexure-A. Send an email attaching the scan copy of the form-A and your original Aadhaar Card to laptopdbt2021@gmail.com to update the mobile number in the Scholarship portal. Your number will be updated within72 hours after which, you can apply.

Ques 5) How can I link/seed/NPCI map my bank account number with the Aadhaar number?
Ans: Visit your Bank to link/seed/NPCI map your account number with the Aadhaar. It should be done within 2-4 hours. Further, some banks have online facility for Aadhaar seeding/NPCI mapping.

Ques 6) How can I know to which account the money has been credited?
Ans: If you have multiple accounts linked to Aadhaar number, money will be credited to the bank account which has been seeded to your Bank Account most recently.

Ques 7) Within how many days I will receive the money after successful submission of the application?
Ans: After successful submission of application complete in all respect it will take minimum 20 days to process for release of money.

BYSY Helpline

For any query or help, students & other stakeholders may contact scholarship Sanjog Helpline / Toll Free number (155335 /1800-345-6770) is operational from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on all official days or E-mail to laptopdbt2021@gmail.com

SSEPD Odisha Free Laptop Distribution Scheme 2023

CM Naveen Patnaik led state government is inviting Odisha Free Laptop Distribution Scheme online application form 2023 at ssepd.gov.in to provide laptops for VI students. All those students who secured good marks in their previous examinations can now apply online at SSEPD official website to get laptops. In this article, we will tell you about how you can fillup Odisha Free Laptop Scheme online registration form for name inclusion in beneficiaries list.

SSEPD Odisha Free Laptop Scheme Apply Online

Odisha Free Laptop Vitaran Yojana 2023 will be very beneficial for VI students studying in the Odisha state. Through the implementation of this scheme, the students will be able to come close to the technology phase of India. The students will be able to prepare for their examination by looking into the different features of the laptop. They can also study for their school through online methods or even YouTube. The scheme will be very beneficial in terms of the technological advancement of the country. Now we will tell you the complete process of how to fill Odisha Free Laptop Distribution Scheme online application / registration form for VI students.

SSEPD Odisha Free Laptop Application / Registration Form

All the interested candidates who wants to get laptop under the SSEPD Free Laptop Distribution Scheme can now apply. Please check the complete process of filling Odisha Free Laptop Scheme online application / registration form
  • First of all, you can visit the official website of Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities department, Govt. of Odisha at https://www.ssepd.gov.in/
  • Here you would see "Beneficiary Services" section where you have to click at "Laptop VI Students".
  • You can select "New Application" and then click "Proceed" button in green colour. It would open the Odisha Free Laptop Distribution Scheme online application form.
  • You can enter all the details as asked in the registration form, upload aadhar scan copy, disabled certificate, recent photograph and next click at "Submit Details & Take Printout Copy" to complete Odisha Free Laptop Distribution Scheme online registration process.

Old / New Guidelines for SSEPD Free Laptop Scheme 

Visually Impaired students pursuing higher education including technical/professional courses find it hard to continue such courses without special aids like computers with compatible software. Access to laptops will not only enable such students to meet their learning requirements, but also prepare them to meet the challenges of rapidly changing society. 
In order to fulfil the mandate under Section-42(iii) of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, 1995, State Government have been pleased to include the provision of laptops to the visually impaired students for pursuing professional courses after +2, under Graduate and Post Graduate courses as special appliances in the existing scheme.
  • The new provision of providing laptops to the visually impaired students forms part of the existing scheme “Special Appliances”. 
  • Applicant must be a resident of Odisha State.
  • The applicant must have Disability Certificate with 40% and above disability issued by competent authority.
  • The applicant must be pursuing 1st year and above of the professional courses after +2, Under Graduate or Post Graduate course including M.Phill, Phd, Law, Management, Medicine and other Technical courses.
  • Applicant must not have received free laptop earlier.
  • The applicant shall apply to the concerned Collector in the prescribed format enclosing a copy of the Disability Certificate and recommendation of the Principal or Head of the Institution in which the students has been enrolled.
  • Collector will recommend the proposal on the basis of academic year of the student based on certificate given by the Principal of the College/Head on the Institution. All such proposals shall be sent to the Director, SSEPD by 31st July every year.
  • The Director, SSEPD after scrutiny of the applicant shall procure the required no. of branded Laptops of reputed company. The JAWS Software for visually impaired students will be installed in the laptops. The Director, SSEPD shall distribute the laptops to the students on proper identification in camps organized in different regions of the State in presences of public representatives and Government Officers
For Guidelines for supply free Laptops to Visually Impaired Students pursuing Under Graduate and Post Graduate Courses, click here - https://www.ssepd.gov.in/system/download/Guidelines%20for%20supply%20free%20Laptops%20to%20Visually%20Impaired%20Students_0.pdf.56f46dc0e1e9eb47dae1a45e77ec4834

Check Revised Guidelines for supply free Laptops to Visually Impaired Students pursuing Higher Education - https://www.ssepd.gov.in/system/download/20180111163426.pdf

Download SSEPD Odisha Free Laptop Scheme Registration Form PDF

If you want to download the Odisha Free Laptop Distribution Scheme Registration Form PDF through offline mode, then you can do it so through the link we are giving here - https://www.ssepd.gov.in/system/download/WhatsApp%20Image%202019-01-11%20at%206.10.37%20PM.pdf

Once you click on the link, the Odisha Free Laptop Scheme Registration Form PDF will open which is even very simple to download:-
For online application for beneficiary, click the link - https://ssepd.gov.in:8443/swp/applyBeneficiaryApplication.htm?lang=en

What is the Objective of Odisha Free Laptop Scheme

To enable students with visual disabilities to access standard resources and communicate better with the help of a laptop loaded with appropriate software programmes and Braille keyboards.

What are the Activities under Odisha Free Laptop Distribution Scheme

  • Identifying students with visual impairments pursuing UG courses and higher.
  • Setting up light weight laptops with appropriate packages.
  • Digital Voice Recorders for students with disabilities in senior secondary students and higher.

 
What is the Nature of Assistance

Students with visual impairment pursuing higher education (2nd year and above in UG degree courses, PG courses, Degree course in engineering / medicine / management or any other professional courses) are given free laptops. Students with visual impairments pursuing senior secondary schooling and any course thereafter are also given free digital voice recorders.