SRESHTA Scheme: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 9 January 2022
SRESHTA Scheme:
• The Government of India is to launch SRESTHA Scheme for the Scheduled Caste students.
• The scheme is to be implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• It targets the meritorious students of Scheduled Caste. It will also help to control the drop out of students from courses 9 to 12.
• The scheme will provide high-quality residential schooling.
• To implement the scheme, NITI Aayog has recognized reputed non – public residential facilities in aspirational districts.
• The GoI has estimated that the scheme implementation will require Rs 300 crores.
• The scheme is expected to help more than 24,800 students in the next five years.
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