Recently the Central Government has started the Shrestha Scheme.
Shrestha Yojana has been launched to create an environment for the socio-economic upliftment and overall development of Scheduled Caste students while securing their future opportunities.
The primary objective of Shrestha is to expand the reach of government development initiatives and advance the advancement of Scheduled Caste students in the field of education.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is the nodal ministry for this scheme.
Students selected for this scheme will be given admission in class 9 and class 11.
To avail the benefit of this scheme, the annual income of the family should not exceed Rs 2.5 lakh.
Every year 3 thousand Scheduled Caste children will be selected for this scheme.