Tea Development and Promotion Scheme | Financial assistance for improvement of amenities and incentives for workers by providing grant of Educational stipends to their wards.
Operated by
Tea Board - Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Central Government
Purpose
To help in securing better working conditions towards improvement of amenities and incentives for workers by providing grant of Educational stipends to their wards.
Probable duration
2015
Eligibility
- Children of workers/Staff directly employed in registered tea estates and governed by the Plantation Labour Act including children of medical officer or similar employees at managerial level
- Children of Medical Officer or any person employed in tea estate primarily in a managerial capacity, whose service conditions are not governed by the Plantation Labour Act, can also be granted stipends provided their emoluments do not exceed Rs25,000/- per month
- Not more than 2 children including legally adopted ones of workers/employees drawing a total monthly up to Rs25,000/- can be granted
- An orphan adopted by a worker and dependent on him or her can also be granted a stipend, provided his/her total emolument does not exceed Rs25,000/- per month
- A brother or sister of a worker, if wholly dependent upon the worker, is eligible for a stipend provided the emolument of the worker does not exceed Rs25,000/- per month
- Students in full time employment or those who wish to pursue their studies in the institution meant for employed workers or through correspondence course will not be eligible
Benefit Description
Tea Development and Promotion Scheme-Financial assistance for improvement of amenities and incentives for workers by providing grant of Educational stipends to their wards.
Application process
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Other Details
Conditions if Any
- Not more than 2 children including legally adopted ones of workers /employees drawing a total monthly up to Rs.25,000/- can be granted.
- An orphan adopted by a worker and dependent on him or her can also be granted a stipend, provided his/her total emolument does not exceed Rs.25,000/- per month.
- A brother or sister of a worker, if wholly dependent upon the worker, is eligible for a stipend provided the emolument of the worker does not exceed Rs.25,000/- per month.
- Ordinarily, students in receipt of free tuition or any other scholarship/stipend from Government or other sources are not entitled to stipend under the scheme. But in cases where such scholarship/stipend does not provide for Hostel Charges, a grant representing the balance may be sanctioned under the scheme or 2/3rd of hostel charge whichever is lower.
- Students in full time employment or those who wish to pursue their studies in the institution meant for employed workers or through correspondence course will not be eligible.
- All stipend awarded under the scheme are tenable only for one academic session for pursuing regular full time courses in recognized institutions in India only. At the end of each academic session, a candidate has to make a fresh application with the photo copy of annual progress report certified by the Head of the Institution where the student was studying in the previous academic session.
- A stipend is tenable on the usual conditions of good conduct and satisfactory progress. No stipend is granted to a student detained in a class. However, in case when a student subsequently pass the examination by appearing in the supplementary examination for the failed subject the education stipend may be allowed.
- The amount of stipend under the scheme is limited to all types of school fees and 2/3 of hostel charges will be borne by the employee workeRs.Hostel charges will be payable for the period of study (excluding summer, Puja and winter vacation) as certified by the Head of the Institution.
- The children who are interested to complete Diploma courses in Computer Science may apply for stipend scheme on the existing scheme on the existing terms and conditions provided that the Diploma Course should not be less than 2 years course and be conducted by recognized Institutions.
More Information
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Kindly Refer the Page No-83 from below link- http://www.teaboard.gov.in/pdf/schemes/Modalities-and-scheme%20guidelines-12th-Plan.pdf
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