Anwesha Scheme Odisha is a scheme that was started to help students from SC/ST categories with their education. Through this scheme, students can get admitted to leading English-medium schools in Odisha. Eligible candidates can apply for this scheme through the official website and benefit from the procedure. This article has the details of the project that help to get precise information about it.
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About the Anwesha scheme
Every scheme that the government starts is for the development of the people. The Odisha government created the Anwesha scheme to help SC/ST students academically.
Through this scheme, students from the SC and ST are allowed admission to private English-medium schools. More than 5,000 students from Odisha are eligible for this scheme. Students can have a chance to get access to all of Odisha’s urban cities.
In 2015, Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched the scheme for five years. Later, it was again extended for more years. Seventeen districts of Odisha got covered under this scheme.
Beneficiaries of this scheme can get all the expenses for their education in private schools. Costs like fees, uniforms, books, etc., are covered for the students.
If you want to know about the article, like its eligibility criteria, features, documents, and application process, read it.
Benefits of the Anwesha scheme:
There are some benefits from the Anwesha scheme for the children of Odisha. They are,
- Every child of Odisha from the SC/ST categories is eligible to get help from the project.
- The project provides all expenses like uniforms, hotel fees, books, etc.
- If students get higher scores, they can get scholarships.
- In the future, the government may enrol more than 25000 students in the scheme.
Eligibility criteria:
The eligibility criteria to get benefits from the scheme are as follows,
- This scheme applies only to permanent residents of Odisha.
- SC/ST category children.
- It is for children’s education up to 12th standard.
- Children get admission for 1st standard.
Documents required:
The following documents are required to apply for the Anwesha scheme in Odisha.
- Aadhaar card
- Resident proof
- Age proof
- Bank account number
- SC/ST caste proof.
How to apply for the Anwesha scheme?
Most families from the SC/ST categories apply for the Anwesha scheme to benefit from the plan. The following are the steps for the online application.
- Firstly, visit the official website of the respective district provided by the Odisha government for every community.
- On the homepage, you can see the admission notification for 1st standard. Then a PDF file will appear. Click on it.
- Next, open the application form in the PDF file and download the document.
- Then, fill out all the details correctly and provide all the required details.
- Next, attach the documents requested and submit the application form to the district collector’s office.
FAQs:
The main motive of the scheme is to help children from SC/ST families get admission to private English-medium schools.
Children from the SC/ST categories of Odisha state are eligible.
Till now, 17 districts of Odisha have benefited from the Anwesha scheme.
The application form for the scheme is available on the official website of the project provided by the government.
