Scholarship benefits: Tripura starts biometric authentication of teachers, students in minority schools

“Biometric authentication of heads of institutions and nodal officers will be carried out till August 10. And the biometric detail authentication of students of minority institutions will be completed by August 25. The entire exercise is being done under the National Scholarship Portal of the Centre with support from the state government,” Deb said.

Notably, the state government also provides a host of scholarships to girl students and those from SC, ST, OBC, and minority categories.

Last month, state OBC Welfare Minister Santana Chakma said her department has instituted several scholarships and added that it will start disbursing the scholarships for the current academic year soon.

According to the minister, the government received 25,696 applications for pre-matric scholarships from OBC students whose families have an annual income of less than Rs 2.5 lakh. A total of 3,950 students will get the scholarship while 7,540 candidates have been selected for the post-matric scholarship.

A one-time financial grant for economically weaker OBC students is also being provided and 669 applications were received in the last financial year for the same.

While full details of the state government’s minority scholarships are not available at the moment, officials said several scholarships including pre-matric scholarship, post-matric scholarship, merit-cum-means scholarship, boarding house stipend, a special incentive for girl students and the Begum Rokeya gold medal award are provided to minority students in Tripura.