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Indira Priyadarshini Award

The scheme aims to promote academic excellence among girl students by providing one-time financial rewards to those securing the first position in Class 8th, 10th, and 12th examinations, along with vocational & Swami Vivekanand Government Model Schools achievers at the district and state levels.

Start date1 Apr 2019

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About This Scheme

The "Indira Priyadarshini Award" scheme was launched by the Secondary and Elementary Education Department, Government of Rajasthan, in the year 2019-20. The scheme aims to encourage academic excellence among girl students belonging to eight specified social categories: Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Class, Minority, Disabled, General Category, Special Backward Class, and Below Poverty Line (BPL). Under this scheme, a one-time financial reward is provided to girl students who secure the first position in each district in Class 8th, Class 10th, and Class 12th (separately for Arts, Science, & Commerce streams) examinations conducted by the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education. Additionally, a girl student who secures the first position at the state level in the Class 8th, Praveshika and Varishtha Upadhyay examinations conducted by the Sanskrit Education Department is also rewarded under this scheme in each of the above-mentioned social categories. From the academic year 2021–22, the award has been extended to eight girl students of Class 10th and eight girl students of Class 12th who secure the first position at the state level in the vocational education examination within the specified social categories. Furthermore, from the same year, girl students of Swami Vivekanand Government Model Schools who secure the first position at the state level in the respective categories and obtain a CGPA of 9 or above are also eligible for the award. Implementation: The scheme is implemented by the Balika Shiksha Foundation, Jaipur. Award Ceremony: The awards are presented ceremoniously every year on November 19, the birth anniversary of Smt. Indira Gandhi, at the district headquarters.

Benefits

₹40.0K · one-time

The scheme provides the following one-time financial rewards to the girl students:

Class 8 Girl Students:

₹40,000/- cash prize (Who secure first position at the district or state level).

Class 10 Girl Students:

₹75,000/- cash prize (Who secure first position at the district or state level).

Class 12 Girl Students (Arts, Science, and Commerce streams – considered separately):

₹1,00,000/- cash prize (Who secure first position at the district or state level).
A Scooty is also provided to all awardees of Class 12.

Vocational Education (From 2021–22):

Girls from the above categories who secure first position at the state level in vocational exams are also awarded.

Swami Vivekanand Government Model Schools (From 2021–22):

Top 8 girls each from Class 10 and Class 12 who score 9 CGPA or more are awarded at the state level.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

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Identity proof
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Caste Certificate Copy
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Residence proof
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Disability certificate, if applicable
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BPL Certificate, if applicable
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Bank Passbook Copy
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Education Qualification Marksheet/Certificate Copy
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Self-declaration (if not enrolled in any school)
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Recommendation from school principal/head (if still enrolled)

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

IIn-person

Application Process:

Step 1: Eligible girl students should contact any of the following authorities based on their category:

The District Education Officer (Head Office),
The District Education Officer (Secondary Education – Nodal Officer), or
The Directorate of Sanskrit Education (for Sanskrit award category).

Step 2: Request the prescribed application form in hard copy from the respective authority.

Step 3: Fill out the application form carefully. Attach self-attested copies of all required documents, as specified.

Step 4: Submit the completed application form along with the documents to the concerned office within the stipulated deadline.

Post-Application Process:

Step 1: The Nodal District Education Officer (Head Office) of Secondary Education will prepare a list of girl students who secured the first position in various board examination categories. This list must be submitted to the Directorate of Secondary Education by August 15. Or,

For the Sanskrit Education category (Classes 8, 10 – Pre-Visharad, and 12 – Senior Secondary), the Directorate of Sanskrit Education will prepare the list of top-ranking girls and submit it by August 15 to the Directorate of Secondary Education.

Step 2: The Director, Secondary Education will compile and forward the final list of eligible candidates to the Secretary, Balika Shiksha Foundation for award disbursal.

Award Distribution:

Awards will be distributed by the District Education Officer (Head Office) and the Nodal Officers for Secondary and Sanskrit Education. The respective institution heads/principals will also be notified.
If the awardee is currently enrolled in a different institution from where she appeared for the examination, the award will be presented at her current institution after due verification by the head of the institution.

Notes:

Girls who are not currently enrolled in any institution or have discontinued their studies can still claim the award by submitting a self-declaration on plain paper.

Awards will be distributed during the “Balika Shiksha Samman Samaroh”, held annually on September 19. If the event is postponed, a revised date will be announced in advance.
Awards are non-transferable and are valid only for the specified category and academic year.

Quick Info

Level: Central Government
Max benefit: ₹40.0K
Launched: 1 Apr 2019