Home Minister Amit Shah distributes Rs 116 crore scholarships to class 9th to 12th students

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has distributed student scholarships worth Rs 116 crore to students studying in classes 9 to 12 in government and government-aided school. These scholarships have been distributed under the Namo Laxmi and Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana schemes. The announcement of these scholarships was made in an event held in Gandhinagar and attended by Gujarat’s Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Education Minister Kuber Dindor, Minister of State for Education Praful Pansheriya, and other prominent ministers and officials.

The Namo Laxmi Scheme is a scheme that offers financial support to female students studying in Secondary and Higher



Secondary classes. The main objective of this scheme is to empower female students in Gujarat and reduce the dropout rates of girls. 

With the help of this scheme, the female students will receive Rs 500 per month for 10 months in classes 9 and 10. An additional amount of Rs 10,000 will be given after passing the class 10th board exam. 

In classes 11 and 12, the students will get Rs 750 per month for 10 months. The amount of Rs 15,000 will be given after clearing the class 12th board exam. As a part of this scholarship scheme, female students can receive up to Rs 50,000 for four years to support their education from classes 9 to 12.