Chandigarh : The Welfare Department, Punjab, has invited applications from eligible students of minority sections for the schemes under pre-matric, post-matric and matric-cum-means-based scholarship up to 25 December. Stating this here today, Principal Secretary, Welfare Department, Punjab, said a sum of Rs 60 crore had been earmarked for this purpose and nearly three lakh eligible students would be entitled for the scholarships under these schemes. He further pointed out that the minimum annual income limit of the parents for these scholarships had been fixed as Rs 1 lakh, two and two and a half lakh respectively and no affidavit from the parents was required as proof of their income, but they would have to submit a self-certified undertaking only.
He lamented that the department had received few applications from the students belonging to minorities studying in schools, colleges and professional educational institutions due to the lack of interest of the heads of these institutions. He appealed to the heads of these educational institutions to ensure that the applications complete in all respect must reach the Welfare Department positively by December 25, 2010, to enable the students to get scholarships in time.
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