Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said that the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) has helped to reduce the drop-out rate at the secondary and senior secondary classes.
Aim of this scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII.
The Scheme was launched in 2008 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).
Under the Scheme Rs.12000 per annum per student are awarded to selected students of class IX every year and their continuation/renewal in classes X to XII for study.