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National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme
February 10 , 2020
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- 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.
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