The scheme supports students from Nomadic Tribes and Denotified Tribes pursuing full-time Medical or Engineering courses in Gujarat by reducing their living expenses. Eligible students receive ₹1,500/- per month for up to 10 months each academic year to cover mess or canteen expenses.
Food Bill Assistance for Medical & Engineering Students of Nomadic Tribes & Denotified Tribes - Introduction
The “Food Bill Assistance for Medical and Engineering Students of Nomadic Tribes and Denotified Tribes” scheme was launched by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Gujarat. The scheme aims to reduce the burden of living expenses for students belonging to the Nomadic Tribes and Denotified Tribes (NTDNT) communities who are pursuing full-time Medical or Engineering courses within the state. Under this scheme, eligible students receive a monthly food allowance of ₹1,500/- for up to 10 months each academic year to help cover mess or canteen expenses.
Benefits
- Monthly assistance up to ₹1,500/- for 10 months per academic year.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a resident of Gujarat.
- The applicant should be a student.
- The applicant should belong to a Notified Tribe or De-Notified Tribe (NTDNT) community of Gujarat.
- The applicant should be pursuing a Medical or Engineering degree course within the state of Gujarat.
- The applicant’s annual family income should not exceed ₹6,00,000/-.
Application Process
- The applicant may visit the Digital Gujarat Portal: digitalgujarat.gov.in
- On the home page, click on ‘Register’ and the applicant will be redirected to the registration form page.
- Enter your Mobile Number, Email, Set Password, and then click on ‘Save’.
- After successful registration, the applicant can login through his/her User Name (Mobile No./Email ID) and Password.
- Now, click on ‘My Profile’ to update your profile and fill in all the mandatory information.
- After filling in profile details, click on ‘Update Profile’. The profile will be updated after entering the verification Code (OTP).
- Now under services, select ‘Scholarship Services’ and then click on ‘SC Scheme’.
- Select the Financial Year for which you want to apply for and then click on ‘Change Financial Year’.
- Select the scheme, read the interaction carefully, and then click on ‘Continue to Service’.
- Fill in the application form completely and upload all the relevant documents.
- Now, click on ‘Save as Draft’ and agree with the terms & conditions, and submit the application form by clicking on ‘Confirm & Final Submit’.
- Photo uploading for all applicants is mandatory.
- Application will be considered complete only when all sections are completed.
- Only one application per applicant will be acceptable for a scholarship. If any student submits more than one application either from a single institute or from multiple institutions his/her all applications will be rejected by the competent authority and no request from any side will be entertained.
- In case of any wrong/misleading information provided in the application, it shall lead to rejection of the application by Department Authorities.
- All required documents must be carefully scanned as per the instructions given.
- The student has to fill his/her application carefully as there is no provision for institution change once the application is submitted successfully.
- The unreadable uploaded documents will allow the competent authority to reject the student application.
- Direct individual submission of this application form will not be accepted for students studying inside the state. Only outside students have to fill out their form online and submit their application form to their native district officer.