Department of social welfare has informed students with disabilities and NGOs working for person with disabilities that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities would be implementing five categories of scholarship schemes for students with disabilities.-
The schemes are: pre-matric scholarship for class IX and X, Post-matric scholarship for class XI to post graduation, scholarship for top class education for post graduate degree or diploma in 197 notified institutions, National fellowship for persons with disabilities for M. Phil/Ph.D in universities/institute abroad.
In a press note, Joint director, Department of Social Welfare, Tulula Pongen informed that the details of the scholarship schemes of pre-matric, post-matric and top education would available on the website www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in and the last date of applying on-line on the portal is August 31.
Further it informed that applicants (both new and old) , after submission of application online to submit photocopy of all the documents including Aadhaar seeded bank accounts, Aadhar number to the nodal officer, national e-scholarship portal for students with disabilities to Department of Social Welfare Nagaland.