Devnarayan Scheme of Distribution of Scooty

In India where on one side we worship women on the other side we are struggling to stop female feticide and taking efforts to promote girl child education. One such effort is by Rajasthan Government under which the state government has started the scheme “Devnarayan Scheme of Distribution of Scooty” to the girls studying in their undergraduate years. Under the scheme the girls from Other Backward Category (OBC) who are residents of Rajasthan State and are in their first year of under graduation will get scooty free of cost, the scheme does not stop here, the girls who are in their second or third year or pursuing post-graduation studies of under graduation will get scholarship. The scheme was started in the year 2011-2012, being the first year government distributed 500 scooties and in the second of the scheme i.e. 2012-2013 government distributed 1000 scooties which actually showed good results and more and more girls participated in the under graduate level education.

Benefits of Devnarayan Scheme of Distribution of Scooty:

• Scooty in their first year: Girls studying in their first year of graduation (bachelors) will get scooty on applying for the scheme from the colleges registered with any government organizations like NAAC, Universities, etc.
• Scholarship to 2^nd & 3^rd year student: Other girls who are in their 2^nd and 3^rd year of bachelors will get Rs. 10, 000 scholarship per year
• Scholarship to girls in P. courses: Girls who are in their post-graduation courses will be getting Rs. 20, 000 per year
• Girls education promotion in OBC category: With the scheme girl education got little importance and hence even girls from OBC category are getting education from good institutes

Eligibility for Devnarayan Scheme of Distribution of Scooty:

1. Girl must be from OBC category
2. Must the resident of Rajasthan State
3. Girl student must have scored above 50% of marks in her HSC examination in order to get scooty in her first year of bachelor
4. To get scholarship she must have 55% or more marks in her last examination
5. Her family’s annual income must not be more than Rs. 2 Lakhs

Documents Required:

1. Application form
2. Previous year marksheets
3. Residential Proof (electricity bill, water connection bill, gas connection bill, ration card, voter id, Aadhar card, pan card or driving license)
4. Aadhar Card
5. Passport size photograph (min 2 copies)
6. Family’s/Guardian’s Income Certificate
7. Bank passbook having (bank name, branch name, account holder name, account number, IFSC & MICR code)

Application form:

To apply for the scheme, the girl student has to submit an application form for the scheme with required documents to the principal of her college where she is studying (Application form is available at the following link: Devnarayan Scheme of distribution of scooty Application Form)

Contact Details:

1. Principal of her respective college

References and Details:

To know more about the scheme follow the following links:

1. Official letter by Rajasthan Government: Guidlines for Devnarayan Scheme of Distribution of Scooty
2. Application Form: Devnarayan Scheme of distribution of scooty Application Form
3. Rajathan Government official webite: http://dce.rajasthan.gov.in/