The scheme "Opening and Maintenance of Boys and Girls Hostels” by the Adi Dravidar Welfare Dept, Government of Puducherry, provides boarding/lodging and hostel facilities to Scheduled Caste students in pursuance of their education and to dissuade dropping of education at school and college level.
Opening and Maintenance of Boys and Girls Hostels - Introduction
The scheme "Opening and Maintenance of Boys and Girls Hostels” by the Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, Government of Puducherry, provides boarding/lodging and hostel facilities to the Scheduled Caste students in pursuance of their education and to dissuade dropping of education at school and college level.
Benefits
- Free lodging.
- Free boarding.
- Cash payment in lieu of 2 pairs of clothing.
- Conveyance charges for 6 times (3 down and 3 up) in a year.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be from a Scheduled Caste.
- The applicant should be a student.
- The applicant should be a native/resident of the Union Territory of Puducherry for not less than 5 years.
- For Other Economically Backward Classes, the income of the parent/guardian should not exceed ₹ 75,000/-.
- The parent/guardian of the applicant should not be living within a radius of 5 km from the hostel.
Application Process
- Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the adwelfare.py.gov.in of the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, and request the hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.
- Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
- Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the concerned authority.
- Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).