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Loan Based Schemes For Safai Karamchari - Education Loan

Ministry: Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department: Department of Social Justice & Empowerment

The scheme aims to provide education loans to the students from the community of safai karamcharis\manual scavengers & their dependents for pursuing higher education.

Start date1 Oct 1997
Last verifiedToday

About This Scheme

An Education Loan (EL) scheme has been launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. The scheme aims to provide education loans to the students from the community of safai karamcharis\manual scavengers & their dependents for pursuing higher education. > Education loan to the students from the community of Safai Karamcharis\Manual Scavengers & their dependents for pursuing - Professional or Technical Education of Graduation or higher levels in Medical, Engineering, Management, Law, IT/Computers. - Graduation courses in all disciplines (i.e. B.A., B.Sc; & B.Com etc). - Sanitary Inspector & other similar job oriented courses having minimum period of one year, Diploma in Physiotherapy, Pathology, Nursing, Hotel Management & Tourism, Journalism & Mass Communication, Geriatric Care. - Academic/Professional courses at Graduate & Post Graduate level like Bachelor of Education, Ph.D, Language courses, BCA, MCA etc; (from authorized/recognized Institutes/Universities).

Benefits

> Educational Loan:

₹10.0 L · annual

Study in India₹10,00,000/-2% 6% (0.5% p.a. rebate for women candidates for study in India) Study in Abroad₹20,00,000/-3% p.a. 7% p.a.(0.5% p.a. rebate for women candidates for study in India) Note: The interest on an education loan (for study in India) is reimbursable under the scheme of Ministry of Education , Government of India to the beneficiaries whose family annual income is upto 4.50 lac per annum.

> Repayment period:

5 years after the co-termination of the course. However, the interest is payable on a quarterly basis from the disbursement of the loan.

> Moratorium period:

1 Year

> Coverage :

Education loan may cover the following:-

Admission Fees & Tuition Fee.

Books, stationery, and other instruments required for the course.

Examination Fee.

Boarding and lodging expenses.

Insurance premium for the policy.

Eligibility

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

Required Documents

  • Aadhaar Card
  • Income certificate
  • Caste certificate
  • Bank account statement
  • Educational Certificates

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

IIn-person

Loan applications are submitted by the applicants to the district offices of SCAs of NSKFDC of RRBs and Nationalised Banks. These applications are then sent to the head offices where the project proposal is appraised by SCA/RRBs/Nationalised Banks and the projects are sent back to NSKFDC along with recommendations. The Project Appraisal Committee of NSKFDC then appraises the proposals and after finding them in order places it in front of their board of directors for their approval. Once the boar

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Quick Info

Level
Central Government
Max benefit
₹10.0 L
Launched
1 Oct 1997