PM-YASASVI Scheme

26.10.2024

PM-YASASVI Scheme

Why in the news?          

           The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has implemented the PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI).

About PM-YASASVI Scheme:

• It is a comprehensive umbrella scheme aimed at uplifting students from Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Backward Classes (EBC), and Denotified Tribes (DNT) by providing them with access to quality education during their formative years.
• It has consolidated and enhanced several earlier initiatives, including the Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for EBCs and the Ambedkar Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for DNTs, which were subsumed under this program starting from 2021-22.
• By integrating these schemes, PM YASASVI aims to ensure a more streamlined and impactful approach to supporting the educational needs of socially and economically disadvantaged students.
• Objective: The overarching goal of the scheme is to promote educational empowerment among these vulnerable groups, helping them overcome financial barriers and complete their education.
• Under this Scheme students can avail Pre-Matric Scholarship from Class 9 to 10 and Post Matric Scholarship for their higher studies at post-matriculation or post-secondary stage.

Eligibility of the Scheme :

○The Pre-Matric Scholarship is designed for students in classes IX and X attending government schools,

○Family income below Rs.2.5 lakh.

• Implementing Agency:Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Benefits of the Scheme:       

• Financial assistance of Rs 75,000 per year is provided to the eligible students of class IX in the form of scholarship.
• An amount of Rs 125,000 per year is provided to the students of class 11th as financial assistance.

                                                                 Source: PIB

With reference to PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (YASASVI), consider the following statements:

1.It is a scholarship scheme for Other Backward Class (OBCs), Economically Backward Class (EBC) and Denotified Nomadic Tribes (DNT) students.

2.The scholarship will be provided for students studying in Government Schools and Semi- government Schools.

3.The scheme has been launched by the Ministry of Education.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

A.  Only one

B.  Only two

C.  All Three

D.  None of the above

Answer A