Pragyan Bharati Scheme in Assam Budget 2023-24
During the financial year 2021-22, under Pragyan Bharati Scheme, the state Government has released an amount of Rs. 8171.47 lakh for fee waiver to 3,57,903 nos. of BPL students. An amount of Rs 3542.41 lakh has been released for free Text Books to UG level students benefitting 3,54,241 nos. of students. Our initiatives under Pragyan Bharati in the previous year will continue with more vigour. I am listing few of them below:-
- Providing Free Bicycle to all the students studying in Class-IX in Government and Provincialized Secondary Schools,
- Providing free text-books and
- Textbook assistance to students upto graduation,
- Hostel mess dues waiver of maximum Rs 2000 per month for under-graduate and post-graduate courses in degree and polytechnic colleges,
- Scooty to all meritorious boys and girls who secure first division in higher secondary examination,
- Mobility grant of Rs. 10,000/- per year to post-graduate students- excluding medical students,
- Admission fee waiver to all BPL students,
- Anundoram Barooah Award to eligible students passing HSLC,
- Scholarship to students belonging to SC, ST, minority and tea-garden community,
- Abhinandan Scheme - We will continue to provide interest subvention on educational loans to our students.
Over and above allocation for building infrastructure, there will be a total provision of around Rs 1200 cr under respective heads for Pragyan Bharati schemes.
About Pragyan Bharati Scheme 2023
In Pragyan Bharati Scheme, govt. aims to provide the following things:-- Admission fee waiver
- Free textbooks
- Hostel mess dues waiver
- One time education loan subsidy
- Scooty to meritorious boys/girls of class 12th (Higher Secondary)
- Other Benefits
As scooty distribution is an essential part of the scheme, the state govt. releases Assam HS Scooty List every year. Every student who secure merit can check Pragyan Bharati Scooty Status online.
Assam HS Scooty List 2023: Check Status
In order to get scooty in Pragyan Bharati Scheme, students name must be included in the list of meritorious students of HS exams. Assam HS Scooty List 2023 will contain the names of all students who have secured merit in their latest class 12th (HS) exam. Such students must check their scooty release status time to time so as to get one.
Assam government will provide scooters to all meritorious boys and girls who secure first division in higher secondary examination. The state govt. has continued Assam Scooter scheme for boy/girl students, which would act as an enabler, in the times to come.
Cumulative efforts made by the government will usher a new dawn for the children of Assam state. Pragyan Bharati Scheme will be beneficial for all category of students such as those studying in govt. schools, UG / PG courses as well as those living in hostels.
Download Pragyan Bharati Scooty Scheme 2023 Merit List PDF
As we have mentioned above that students who have secured merit in Assam HS Exams will get scooty. So for the current year, you can check your result online at https://ahsec.assam.gov.in/ or https://directorateofhighereducation.assam.gov.in/. For previous years, you can click the links below:-- List of beneficiary girl students for distribution of scooters 2020-21 - https://directorateofhighereducation.assam.gov.in/documents-detail/list-of-beneficiaries-girls-students-for-distribution-of-scooters-2020-21
- List of beneficiary girl students under Pragyan Bharati Scheme for the year 2019 - https://directorateofhighereducation.assam.gov.in/documents-detail/list-of-beneficiary-girl-students-under-pragyan-bharati-scheme-for-the-year-2019. On opened page, select PDF link to open Pragyan Bharati Scooty Scheme Merit List PDF.
- List of beneficiary girl students under Pragyan Bharati Scheme for the year 2018 - https://directorateofhighereducation.assam.gov.in/documents-detail/list-of-beneficiary-girl-students-under-pragyan-bharati-scheme-for-the-year-2018
Pragyan Bharati Scheme in Assam Budget 2022-2023
Finance Minister while presenting Assam Budget 2022-2023 mentioned that the state government accords the highest priority to human resource development. As educational institutions remaining closed for the most part in last two years, so govt. has taken up the challenge to bridge the learning gap due to COVID pandemic in the right earnest. Through Pragyan Bharati Scheme, govt. wants to provide continuous support to students through the following ways:- Providing free text books and textbook assistance to students upto graduation.
- Hostel mess dues waiver of upto Rs. 2000 per month for under-graduate and post-graduate courses in degree, medical, polytechnic colleges.
- Continuing admission fee waiver to all BPL students.
- Continuing education loan subsidy under Abhinandan scheme.
- Providing scooters to all meritorious boys and girls who secure first division in higher secondary examination.
- Mobility grant of Rs. 10,000 per year to girl students pursuing post graduate courses.
- Continuing Anundoram Borooah award to eligible students passing HSLC.
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