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No. Puducherry Wednesday 11th October 2023

(19 Asvina 1945)

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT

(ADI DRAVIDAR WELFARE AND SCHEDULED TRIBES WELFARE)

[G.O. Ms. No. 11/2023/Wel(SCW), Puducherry, dated 09th October 2023] ORDER The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the "Rules for the Scheme for Grant of Full Fees to the eligible Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students, irrespective of income ceiling to pursue their studies in Private School recognized by Government including Government Aided Schools and to pursue Higher/Professional Courses in Colleges and Universities in the Union Territory of Puducherry Rules, 2020" notified vide G.O. Ms. No. 08/Wel(SCW)/2020-21, dated 04-01-2021 of the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Secretariat, Puducherry, and published in the Extraordinary Gazette of Puducherry, Part-II, No. 1, dated 12th January 2021, namely:- [ 1573 ]

1574 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

AMENDMENT

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called "Scheme for the Grant of Full Fees to the eligible Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students, irrespective of their family income studying in any Government/Government Aided/Private School recognized by Government and to pursue Higher/Professional Courses in Colleges and Universities anywhere in India (Amendment) Rules, 2023".

2. They shall come into force on and from the date of their

publication in the Official Gazette.

3. Amendment of rule 4.— In the said rule 4 for clause (ii), the

following shall be substituted, namely:-

"The Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe students studying in 1st Standard to 12th Standard in any Government Aided/Private School recognized by Government and the SC/ST students studying in 11th and 12th Standard in Government Schools are eligible for financial assistance under this Scheme".

4. Amendment of rule 8.— In the said rule 8, in rule 8, for

sub-clause(iv), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"The amount of Financial Assistance will be released directly into the Students' Bank Account or Joint Bank Account of parents/guardian through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)".

5. Amendment of rule 9.— In the said rule 9 (1), for clause (iii),

the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(iii) The amount of Financial Assistance will be released directly into the Students' Bank Account or Joint Bank Account of parents/ guardians through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)".

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide the I.D.No. 21302/FC/FD/F5/A2/2022-23, dated 16-03-2023. (By order of the Hon'ble Lieutenant-Governor) S. MURUGESAN, Under Secretary to Government (Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare). online publication at "https://styandptg.py.gov.in" Published by The Director, Government Press, Puducherry.