[Assam] Govt incentive for meritorious students (The Assam Tribune, 14.06.2010)

[Buljit Buragohain]

Govt 
incentive for meritorious students
Staff

 reporter
 GUWAHATI, June 13 – In a bid to encourage the meritorious students
 to continue with their 
studies, the State Government 
will extend scholarship to 6,000 
meritorious students at the post-higher secondary and post-high school 
or high madrassa stages. The amount of scholarship would also be 
enhanced to Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 per month respectively at the two 
stages, said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a press conference here 
today. The 
existing amount of post-high school/ high madrassa merit scholarship is 
Rs 225 per month, he apprised.The scheme proposed by the State Government to encourage 
meritorious students to continue with their studies, also include the 
revival of the merit-cum-means scholarship at the rates of Rs 1,000 per 
month for the post-higher secondary level and Rs 500 per month for the 
post-high school/ high madrassa level.For the merit-cum-means scholarship, the 
annual income of the parent/ guardian of the student should not exceed 
Rs 60,000.The 
above provisions will require a budgetary arrangement of around Rs 4 
crore in a year.Each of the schools, which have produced rank holder students 
in the recent examinations, will be rewarded with a cash amount of Rs 1 
lakh, while a reward of Rs 75,000 will be offered to each of those 
schools which have registered a pass percentage of 75 per cent.But the schools which have recorded a 
success rate of zero to 30 per cent, would be served with show cause 
notices. The school inspectors will also be made accountable for the 
performance of the schools under their jurisdiction.The Government will involve the retired 
principals and reputed teachers in the process of bringing in further 
improvement in the education sector, he said.Besides, actions will be taken against 
those teachers who are involved in corporeal punishment. A piece of 
legislation is also there to take measures against such teachers, he 
said, in reply to a question.Though the State Government would encourage those private 
sector schools doing well, it would go for steps to regulate the 
mushroom growth of the private schools in general, said the Chief 
Minister.


 (The Assam Tribune, 14.06.2010)