Delhi Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme

Scheme Introduction: A Brief Overview

• Education plays a pivotal role in everyone's life and is important for people of every caste and creed, irrespective of their economic conditions.
• The government stood firmly by launching various schemes to help those who are unable to access education.
• Recently, the Delhi Government introduced a new scheme called the "Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme".
• However, the scheme was part of the BJP election manifesto and is yet to be launched officially.
• After its implementation, the scheme is likely to be known by other names such as "Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Yojana" or "Delhi Chief Minister Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme".
• The primary objective of the scheme is to address the financial needs of its beneficiaries.
• As the manifesto reads, the scheme provides financial assistance to families to support their children's education.
• Under the scheme, students up to class 8 will receive an assistance of Rs 2,500/- per year.
• Whereas, students of class 9 to class 12 will receive assistance of Rs 3,500/- annually.
• Families can use this amount to cater the basic needs of their children's education.
• Apart from this, there are some other schemes which are benefitting various students in their education journey. Some of them are : -
  • Delhi Mukhyamantri Vigyan Pratibha Pariksha Yojana.
  • Delhi Mukhyamantri Vidyarthi Pratibha Yojana.
  • Delhi Mukhyamantri Digital Education Scheme.
  • Delhi Chief Minister Super Talented Children Coaching Scheme.
  • Free Education to Poor Students from KG to PG (scheme announced in manifesto)
• Assistance of Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme is likely to be credited directly to beneficiaries bank account through DBT mode.
• The aid promised under the scheme will be provided by the government to families specified in the guidelines.
• As per the details, the beneficiaries of Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme are : -
  • Economically disadvantaged groups
  • Kashmir Displaced families, and
  • Families affected in the 1984 riots.
• Children of these families who are currently enrolled in school will receive the benefits.
• Besides this, the government will launch another scheme for these beneficiaries, providing 50% concession on the fees for professional courses.
• The assistance promised under the Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme will be provided annually to each beneficiary.
• Currently, the scheme has not been implemented officially but is expected to be launched in the upcoming months.
• Beneficiaries who meet the eligibility conditions must apply for the Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme to receive its benefits.
• Applications for Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme are likely to be invited either online or offline.
• If we receive any updates about the scheme, we will update this page promptly.
• For such instant updates, beneficiaries are encouraged to subscribe to this page.

Scheme Benefits

• The Delhi Government has announced the Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme, where the beneficiaries are entitled to receive the following benefits : -
  • Beneficiaries will receive assistance for their school going children.
  • Students up to class 8 will receive Rs 2,500/-.
  • Students from class 9 to class 12 will receive Rs 3,500/-.
  • Assistance will be provided annually to each student.
  • Assistance amount will be credited to digitally via DBT mode.
  • 50% concession for professional course fee through another scheme.

Eligibility Requirements

• The assistance promised under the Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme will be provided to beneficiaries who meet the following eligibility criteria. However, the official criteria has not been announced yet, the criteria shared below are tentative and subject to change : -
  • The beneficiary must be a domiciled resident of Delhi.
  • Families displaced from Kashmir and residing in Delhi (Refugees).
  • Economically disadvantaged families.
  • Families affected by the 1984 riots.
  • Benefits will be provided to school going children of these families.
  • Both boys and girls are eligible for assistance.

Required Documents

• Keep the list of the following documents ready when applying for Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme. In absence of any, the application is likely to be rejected by the authorities. Note: the list shared below is tentative and likely to be updated later : -
  • Aadhaar Card.
  • Address Proof.
  • Caste Certificate.
  • Proof of Income.
  • Ration Card.
  • Documents issued to families affected in 1984 riots (If any).
  • Documents issued to Kashmir displaced families (If any).
  • Students School ID Card.
  • Others as requested in the notification.

Steps to Apply

• The authority will invite the applications for Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme, to provide its benefits.
• To avail the assistance assured under the scheme, beneficiaries must submit their respective application through prescribe mode.
• However, the application for Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi will be invited online or offline is not known.
• Since the government has yet to implement the scheme officially, the application process remains unclear.
• Once the information related to Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi application is available, we will update it here.
• For such updates about the scheme, beneficiaries are requested to subscribe for instant updates.

Relevant Links

• Mukhyamantri Shiksha Protsahan Nidhi Scheme Application Form and guidelines will be released after its official implementation.

Contact Information

• For any queries related to the scheme, the beneficiary must contact the nodal department of the scheme.