EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 397 CUTTACK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019/FALGUNA 9, 1940

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS’ EMPOWERMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 26th February, 2019

No.4328–AP-I-11/2019/A&FE.— The State Cabinet in their 69th meeting held on

22nd February, 2019 have approved the proposal of KALIA Scholarship under Farmers’

Welfare –KALIA scheme.

Objective of the

Scheme:

The objective of the scheme is to extend financial

assistance to the children of the beneficiaries under KALIA

for pursuing Professional courses in the State of Odisha. It

will lead to better access to Higher Education for children

of small & marginal farmers, actual cultivators (share

croppers), landless agricultural labourers and vulnerable

farm families. KALIA Scholarship will support farmers for

not only enhancing their income but also empowering their

family.

Key features of

KALIA

Scholarship

In order to ensure proper higher education of their

children, support will be provided in the form of KALIA

Scholarship. The scholarship will be given purely on merit

basis those who are studying in Government colleges of

the State. The students of the professional/technical

courses like Medical, Engineering, Agriculture & Allied,

Nursing, Diploma and ITI etc. can avail the scholarship on

merit basis. The students taking admission on cost

sharing/ Self-financing/NRI will not be eligible for the

scholarship. A portal i.e. www.kalia.co.in has been

developed for the students to apply online.

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Subjects

&

Courses

eligible

for

the

KALIA

Scholarship

The Professional or Technical graduation courses

like M.B.B.S, B.DS, BHMS, BAMS, B.Pharma, B.Sc.

(Nursing), PBBSC, B.Sc. Agriculture, BVSC & AH, B.Sc

Horticulture, B.Sc. Forestry, B.Sc. Fisheries Science, B.Sc.

Community Science, B.Tech (Agril. Engg), B.Tech/B.E in

Government Institutes of the State are included under the

KALIA Scholarship.

Similarly, Diploma courses like D. Pharma, DMLT,

DMRT, Ophthalmic Assistance/Surgical OPTH Assistance,

GNM, ANM, Psychiatric Nursing, Polytechnic & Agri

Polytechnic in Government Institutes of the State are

included under the KALIA Scholarship.

Further, courses of different trades in Government

ITI’s are included under the KALIA Scholarship scheme.

The list of courses may be modified if needed,

based on new courses that may be added.

Modalities

for

implementation

i.

The children of all the beneficiaries under KALIA

scheme under the three different components,

namely Support to Cultivators for Cultivation,

Livelihood Support to Landless Agricultural

Households and Financial Assistance to

vulnerable

Agricultural

Households

are

eligible for the scholarship.

ii.

The student must have obtained admission in a

Government institution of the State.

iii.

The student will not be eligible to get any other

scholarship or if he/she is in receipt of another

scholarship, he/she will need to shift from the

existing scholarship scheme to the KALIA

Scholarship, if they so choose. Only one

scholarship can be availed.

iv.

The students can get KALIA scholarship for one

professional course only & shall not be eligible

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for getting the scholarship for a second

professional course.

v.

The tuition fees, annual college fees, one time

college fees, hostel establishment charges

etc. which are deposited in the college /

universities shall be released to the concerned

college /universities directly through DBT.

vi.

The mess charges shall be provided to the

students directly through online to the student’s

bank account. The mess /hostel charges of

Rs.1200/- per month & Rs.1000/- per month

shall be provided to the Degree & Diploma /

Polytechnic / ITI students respectively, based on

ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward

Classes Welfare Department approved rates,

which would be subject to change from time to

time.

vii.

For the refund and penalties in different

situations,

the

institution

shall

follow

the

guidelines/modalities

of

the

concerned

Department/ Institution. Any refundable security

deposit shall not be part of the scholarship and

will need to be paid by the student.

viii.

Since the course has already started during the

present academic session, 2018-19, the student

can avail of the benefit of the mess charges

during 2018-19 for the remaining period. All fees

including hostel/mess charges shall be available

during 2019-20 & 2020-21.

ix.

The scholarship sanctioned in favour of a

student shall liable to be cancelled if he/she is

found to have obtained scholarship by false

statements, discontinues his/her studies, or is in

receipt of any other scholarship.

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x.

This scheme is automatically renewable on year

to year basis in the same category on receipt of

satisfactory performance of completion of the

academic session from the concerned Institute

Head.

xi.

An MIS portal shall be developed for monitoring

the scheme.

xii.

The scheme will be implemented by the

Department

of

Agriculture

&

Farmers'

Empowerment.

xiii.

The State Level Committee, Implementation

Committee and District Level Committee formed

under KALIA scheme will also review & monitor

the implementation of this component and may

suggest changes that may be required. Any

other members, if required may be invited with

the permission of chairman of the committee.

xiv.

The actual numbers of KALIA scholars may vary

based on the implementation.

xv.

Detailed guidelines for implementation of the

scheme shall be prepared separately.

ORDER

Ordered that the notification be published in the Extraordinary issue of

Odisha Gazette.

By Order of the Governor

Dr. SAURABH GARG

Principal Secretary to Government

Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10

Ex. Gaz. 2348-173+100