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The Government of Odisha launches various kinds of schemes for children with special needs. Today we are going to tell you about such a scheme launched by the Odisha Government called Banishree Scholarship 2021. Through this scheme the Government of Odisha provides scholarships to children with special needs. By reading this article you will get complete details regarding this scholarship scheme like what is Banishree scholarship 2021? its benefits, objectives, features, eligibility criteria, required document, application procedure, etc. So if you are interested to grab every single detail regarding the Banishree scholarship then you are requested to read this article very carefully till the end.

 

ABOUT BANISHREE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2021

In order to promote education among children with special needs(students with disabilities), the Government of Odisha has launched the Banishree scholarship. Through this scholarship scheme financial incentives will be provided to students so that they can finance their education. The main objective of launching this scholarship scheme is to motivate students to achieve their dreams by fulfilling their educational needs. This scheme came into effect on 1st April 2008. Students pursuing technical, professional, or vocational training can also take benefit of this scheme. Only the residents of Odisha can take benefit from this scholarship scheme.

The family income of the applicant should not be more than Rs 60000 per annum. Through the Banishree scholarship scheme financial incentives from Rs 100 to Rs 250 are provided along with other allowances. The amount of the scholarship will be directly transferred into the bank account of the beneficiary.

OBJECTIVE OF BANISHREE SCHOLARSHIP 2021

The main objective of the Banishree scholarship scheme is to motivate students with special needs to get Education. Through this scholarship scheme financial assistance is provided to the students along with some special allowances so that the children can pursue their education without thinking about the financial burden. With the help of the Banishree Scholarship Scheme, students with disabilities will be able to earn their living. Under this scholarship scheme, students will be provided Rs 100 to Rs 250 per month which will encourage them to study further.

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Key Highlights Of Banishree Scholarship 2021

Name Of The Scheme	Banishree Scholarship
Launched By	Government Of Odisha
Beneficiaries	Students With Special Needs
Objective	To Motivate Students With Special Needs To Get Education
Official Website	Click Here
Year	2021
Financial Assistance	Rs 100 To Rs 250
State	Odisha
Scheme Type	Government
Application Type	Online/Offline

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Benefits And Features Of Banishree Scholarship

• Banishree scholarship Scheme is launched by the government of Odisha in order to promote education
• Through this scholarship scheme, children with special needs will get financial assistance
• This scheme has been launched in order to promote education among children with special needs
• The government is going to finance the education of children with special needs with the help of this scholarship scheme

• Through this scholarship scheme financial incentive from Rs 100 to Rs 250 will be provided along with some other allowances
• With the help of this scheme, children will be motivated to achieve their dreams by fulfilling their educational needs
• This scheme came into effect on 1st April 2008
• Financial assistance will also be provided to children acquiring technical, professional, or vocational training
• Only the residents of Odisha can take benefit of this scheme
• The family income of the applicant should not be more than Rs 60000 per annum in order to get the benefit of the Banishree Scholarship scheme
• The amount of scholarship will be directly transferred into the bank account of the beneficiary

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER BANISHREE SCHOLARSHIP 2021

Financial Assistance	Amount
Primary Classes (Inside Odisha)	Rs 100 per month
Middle and high school (Inside Odisha)	Rs 140 per month
College (undergraduate) (Inside Odisha)	Rs 160 per month
College (post graduate) (Inside Odisha)	Rs 190 per month
Technical and vocational training (Inside Odisha)	Rs 190 per month
For student who are pursuing normal course of study or any kind of Technical, vocational, professional education or training which is not available in Odisha	Rs 250 per month

Reader’s Allowance And Transport Allowance Under Banishree Scholarship

The visually challenged students the Government of Odisha provides a reader’s allowance under Banishree Scholarship. For primary classes, the government is going to pay Rs 100 per month. For middle and high school the government is going to pay Rs 150 per month and for other studies, the government is going to pay Rs 200 per month. This assistance will only be provided when the head of the institution certifies that during the period of study the candidate employs a reader. Other than that orthopedically handicapped students who have 75% or above disability will also be paid a monthly allowance of Rs 100 per month as transport allowance because they will require special arrangements for transport.

District Wise Number Of Beneficiaries Under Banishree Scholarship

District Name	Number of Beneficiaries
Angul	33
Balasore	0
Bargarh	1645
Bhadrak	779
Bolangir	834
Baudh	0
Cuttack	2561
Deoghar	0
Dhenkanal	0
Gajapati	212
Ganjam	557
Jagat Singh Pur	0
Jajpur	0
Jharsuguda	333
Kalahandi	43
Kandhamal	271
Kendrapara	73
Keonjhar	0
Khurda	0
Koraput	176
Malkangiri	3
Mayurbhanj	2039
Navrangpur	0
Nayagarh	1134
Naupada	608
Puri	1801
Rayagada	709
Sambalpur	388
Subarnapur	280
Sundargarh	326

Some Important Instruction Regarding Banishree Scholarship

• If the student changes the educational institution then he or she will continue to get a scholarship
• If the student wants to file any kind of dispute regarding banishree scholarship then he or she has to file it before the collector
• The decision of the collector will be final in case of disputes
• Under banishree scholarship the guidelines can be amended at any time without any notice by the government in women and child development department
• To apply under this scheme income certificate is not required if the student belongs to the BPL family
• The amount of scholarship will be deposited directly into the bank account of the beneficiary
• If the student is getting the benefit of any similar kind of scholarship from the state or Central Government then he or she cannot avail the benefit of this scheme

IMPLEMENTATION OF BANISHREE SCHOLARSHIP

It is the responsibility of the district social welfare officer to get an adequate number of forms printed. He or she will supply these forms to sub collectors, block development officers, heads of schools, colleges, educational institutions, etc. All those students who want to get the benefit of this scheme will collect the application form and fill it. After that, they are required to submit these forms to the head of the institution. The scholarship will be transferred by the block development officer or sub-collector. The head of the educational institution is required to verify the information filled by the candidate with the records available with them. After that, the educational institution will submit these applications to the sub-collector or BDO. The BDO or sub-collector will transfer the scholarship amount into the bank accounts of the beneficiary in two installments.

Sanctioning Authority Of Banishree Scholarship

• It is the responsibility of the concerned block development officer to sanction the scholarship if the school or educational institution up to High School standard is situated in a rural area
• If the school or educational institution is situated in an urban area then it is the responsibility of the sub-collector to sanction with scholarship
• The head of the educational institution is required to verify the application by the records available with them and then recommend for sanction to BDO or sub-collector
• After the receipt of the application, the sub-collector or BDO will sanction the scholarship in respect of municipality or NAC areas or rural areas
• Now sanctioning the scholarship the BDO or sub-collector conveys the requirement of funds to the collector or DSWO by 31st August
• After sanctioning the scholarship amount the BDO/ collector or head of the institution will see if the child is having zero balance account if his or her age is above 18 years and if he or she not having a zero balance account then the joint account will be opened in the name of the candidate and his or her mother or father
• The district social welfare officer will then submit the requirement to the state government by 15 September
• After getting the requirement state government will release the amount of the first allotment to the sub-collector or BDO by the end of September and balance funds in the second allotment by the end of January

Mode Of Payment of Banishree Scholarship

• After the receipt of payment from the state government, the BDO/sub-collector will deposit the amount of scholarship into the bank account of the students
• The benefit amount will be deposited into installment after all the verification regarding attendance from the head of the institution
• After disbursing the scholarship into the students account the BDO/Sub collector will furnish utilization certificate to the district social welfare officer
• The district social welfare officer will submit the utilization certificate to the state government
• The amount of scholarship under this scheme will be paid from the month of admission of the student till the end of the academic year which includes a month of examination
• If the student was absent for 3 months due to some medical reason then the scholarship will be paid in full

Eligibility Criteria Of Banishree Scholarship 2021

• Applicant must be resident of Odisha
• The annual family income of the applicant should not be more than Rs 60000 per annum
• Applicant should be a regular student of a recognized institution
• The applicant should not be receiving any kind of financial assistance/stipend/scholarship from state or central government under any other scheme
• If the student has enrolled for this scholarship and is regularly attending the institution then he or she will continue to get the scholarship irrespective if he or she have passed in a particular year or not

Required Documents To Apply For Banishree Scholarship

• Disability certificate issued by the medical board
• Income certificate issued by revenue officer (not below the rank of tehsildar or any other officer of equivalent status)
• Marksheet of the last examination passed which should be duly attested by a gazetted officer of the head of the institution
• Those students who belong to below poverty line category need not submit an income certificate

OFFLINE APPLICATION PROCEDURE OF BANISHREE SCHOLARSHIP

• First of all, you have to go to the sub-collector/ block development officer/ head of school/ colleges/ educational institutions
• Now you have to collect the banishree scholarship form from them
• After that, you have to duly fill this form by entering all the required details like your name, mobile number, email id, etc
• Now you have to attach all the required documents
• After that, you have to submit this form to the same place from where you have collected it
• By following this procedure you can apply for the banishree scholarship

ONLINE APPLICATION PROCEDURE OF BANISHREE SCHOLARSHIP

New Application

• First of all go to the official website of social security and empowerment of persons with disability department, Government of Odisha

• The home page will open before you
• On the homepage, you are required to click on the banishree scholarship

• Now you have to select a new application
• After that, you have to click on proceed

• An Application form will open before you
• In this application form you have to enter the following information:-
  • Year
  • Name
  • Gender
  • Nature of disability
  • Date of birth
  • Age
  • Police station
  • Citizenship status
  • Aadhar number
  • Social category
  • District
  • Subdivision
  • Address
  • Bank account details
  • Mobile number etc
• Now you have to upload all the required documents like passbook front page, mark sheet, disability certificate, and photo
• After that, you have to click on submit details and take a print copy
• By following this procedure you can apply for the banishree scholarship

Recommended application from principal/head of the institution

• Go to the official website of social security and empowerment of persons with disability department, Government of Odisha
• The home page will open before you
• On the homepage, you are required to Click on the Banishree scholarship

• Now you have to click on the recommended application from the principal/head of the institution
• After that, you have to click on proceed
• Now a new page will appear before you
• On this page, you have to enter your application number
• After that, you have to click on the search
• Your application form will appear before you
• You have to fill the application form and upload all the required documents
• Now you have to click on submit
• By following this procedure you can apply for the banashree scholarship

PROCEDURE DEPARTMENTAL LOGIN

• Visit the official website of social security and empowerment of persons with disability department, Government of Odisha
• The home page will open before you
• On the homepage, you are required to click on the department login

• A new page will appear before you
• On this new page, you have to enter your username and password
• After that, you have to click on the login
• By following this procedure you can do departmental login

Procedure To Lodge Grievance

• First of all go to the official website of social security and empowerment of persons with disability department, Government of Odisha
• The home page will open before you
• Now you are required to click on lodge grievance

 

• After that, you have to click on apply grievance
•  
• Grievance form will appear before you
• In this grievance form you have to enter all the required details like services, district, subdivision, address type, street number, house number, society number, name, gender, mobile number, email id, etc
• After that you have to click on submit
• By following this procedure you can lodge a grievance

Procedure To Track Grievance Status

• Go to the official website of social security and empowerment of persons with disability department, Government of Odisha
• The home page will open before you
• On the homepage, you are required to click on lodge grievance
• Now you are required to click on track grievance status
• After that, you have to enter your application number
• Now you have to click on submit
• Grievance status will be on your computer screen

Contact Details

Through this article, we have provided you with all the information regarding the Banishree scholarship 2021. If you are still facing any kindx of problem then you can contact the helpline number or write an email in order to solve your problems. The contact details are as follows:-

• Email Id- [email protected]
• Helpline Number- 18003457150