PM makes changes in National Defence Fund

May 31, 2019 17:50

First decision of PM Narendra Modi on assuming his office is approval to a major change in the 'Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme' under the National Defence Fund. Modi has approved the following changes: Rates of scholarship have been increased from Rs 2000 per month to Rs. 2500 per month for boys and from Rs 2250 per month to Rs 3000 per month for girl.

The ambit of the scholarship scheme is extended to the wards of State Police officials who are/were martyred during terror/Naxal attacks. The quota of new scholarships for wards of state police officials will be 500 in a year.

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