Tea Development and Promotion Scheme | Subsidy in form of educational stipends to the wards of small tea growers

Operated by
Tea Board - Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Central Government
Purpose 
To provide assistance for education among the children of labourers of STG and their dependent, the Tea Board will grant necessary stipends from elementary/primary stage in tea growing states of North and South India.
Probable duration
42825

Eligibility

  •  Children of workers of STG and their dependent directly employed in the registered /identified (by Tea Board) small tea growers of SHG are eligible for stipend. 

  •  Not more than 2 children including legally adopted one of worker. 

  •  An orphan adopted by a worker and dependent on him or her can also be granted stipend.

  •  A brother or sister of a worker, if wholly dependent upon the worker, is eligible for stipend. 

  •  Refer point B in page no. 4 of link provided for Further Eligibity Rules.

Benefit Description

Tea Development and Promotion Scheme - Subsidy in form of educational stipends to the wards of small tea growers

Application process

  •  Application for stipend will be submitted in the stipulated form within one year from the date of commencement of an academic session during which the stipend is needed.

  •  Application form can be obtained from the Tea Board offices at free of cost & the applications will be submitted to the nearest field office of the Board.

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    Conditions if Any
    • 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
    More Information
    Annexure Link: 
    Not Available

    Link: 
    Kindly Refer the Page No-110 from below link-
http://www.teaboard.gov.in/pdf/schemes/Modalities-and-scheme%20guidelines-12th-Plan.pdf

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