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Kanyashree Prakalpo

Kanyashree Prakalpa Scheme was introduced by the Department of Women Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal. The key objective of Kanyashree Prakalpa is to improve the status of girl child in the state by incentivizing schooling of all teenage girls and preventing their early marriages. Kanyashree, a scheme of Government of West Bengal, is offered by the Department of Women Development and Social Welfare,  only for the girl students of West Bengal who are aged between 13 & 18.

Kanyashree Prakalpa helps that students to continue their education for a long period of time. The candidates who will be selected for the scholarship will be provided that scholarship amount of Rs 1000/- annually till she completes 18 year age and for the girls between age 18 to 19, One time grant of Rs 25,000 will be given to the candidates.

Objectives of the Kanyashree Prakalpa Scheme

The objective of the Kanyashree Prakalpa Scheme are as follows:

  • To provide financial help to the girls from disadvantaged families to pursue higher studies
  • To reduce dropouts, especially amongst girls from low-income families, who are not under any other scholarship
  • To prevent child marriage in West Bengal by increasing the enrolment of girls in secondary education, vocational or sports training
  • To encourage the delay of marriages for girls until they are 18 yrs. old.
  • To help students to continue their education for a long time

Category:

  • Category I (K1):  Between 13 to 18 Years of Age 
  • Category II (K2):  Between 18 to 19 Years of Age
  • Category III (K3): Science stream students will receive Rs. 2500 per month and Arts stream students will receive Rs. 2000 per month.

 

Eligibility / Qualification for Kanyashree Prakalpa K1 Level Scholarship 2018

 

  • Permanent residents of West Bengal.
  • The girl students should be unmarried.
  • The students must be enrolled in class 8 or above in school/madrassah/equivalent open school/college and regularly attending the educational institution. 
  • The family income of the students should not be more than Rs. 1,20,000 per year.
  •  However, the girl students who are specially-abled (with a disability of 40% or more) or have lost both parents, or are living in a Home registered under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, are also eligible to apply even if their family income is more than Rs. 1,20,000 per year. 
  • The girl students must have a bank account before applying for Kanyashree. The eligible candidates can open a ‘Zero Balance Savings Bank Account’ in any nationalized bank or any other bank with direct transfer facility. After sanction, the requisite amount will be transferred directly to the beneficiaries account.

 

Eligibility Criteria for One Time Grant (K2 Level)

The eligibility criteria for a one-time grant under the Kanyashree Prakalpa Scheme are below for reference:

  • A girl whose age is between 18 to 19 years (after turning 18 years and before turning 19 yrs.) can apply for this.
  • An unmarried girl on attaining the age of 18 only is eligible
  • If a girl is enrolled and regularly attending an Institution of Higher Education  or Training is eligible for a one-time grant
  • To apply for these scholarships, the family income of the students should be less than or equal to Rs. 1,20,000 per annum
  • As stated above, the family income condition can be varied for physically disabled girls and deceased parents

The Kanyashree scheme of this college started in the year 2013. The chief aim of this scheme is to make the girl students self-reliant and to boost up their capacity to continue their education. As it is evident from its nomenclature that the only girl students fall under this scheme. College students fall under K2 scheme of Kanyashree as mentioned by Government of West Bengal. They get consolidated INR Rs 25000/- in the three year degree course.

The nos. of beneficiaries of Budge Budge College:

Year

No. of Students K1 (Annual Scholarship)

No. of Students K2(One time grant)

2014 - 15

73

193

2015 - 16

-

208

2016 - 17

5

352

2017 - 18

7

465

2018 - 19

3

379

2019 - 20

38

331

2020 - 21

15

89

2021 - 22

01

16

2022 - 23

04

17

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  • Address
  • 7, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Road, Budge Budge, 24 Parganas (South), Kolkata - 700137
  • Phone : 033 24701454 | 033 24805168
  • Email
  • budgebudgecollege@gmail.com

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