Check Eligibility

Ministry Of Textiles

Scholarship Scheme for Girl Children of Jute Mills / MSMEs Workers

Girl
Scholarship
Worker Children
Details
Benefits
Eligibility
Application Process
Documents Required
Frequently Asked Questions
The National Jute Board Act, 2008, provides to “secure better working conditions and provisions and improvement of amenities and incentives for workers engaged in the jute industry” under Section, 5(2)(xxii) for the welfare of workers in jute-producing units. In line with the same, NJB is going to extend support to the workers’ families to motivate them towards educating their girl children, a scholarship scheme as a Workers’ Welfare measure.
Objectives of the Scheme:
The objectives of the Scholarship Scheme for Girl Children of Jute Mills / MSMEs Workers are:
  • To provide financial incentive to the girl children of the workers of the Jute Mills/MSMEs, upon passing the Secondary and Higher Secondary examinations to encourage them to acquire the minimum required education for making them employable;
  • To encourage workers to work in the jute industry and to remain there for longer period, hence help reduce workers’ attrition rate, which is big problem of the Industry;
  • To help Jute Mills/MSME units to face lesser labour problems;
  • The enhance Millers-Workers relationship.
  • To make the workers feel socially protected through such welfare measures for their children;
  • To support women empowerment through Girl Children education.
Was this helpful?

Share

News and Updates

No new news and updates available

©2024

myScheme
Powered byDigital India
Digital India Corporation(DIC)Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY)Government of India®

Useful Links

  • di
  • digilocker
  • umang
  • indiaGov
  • myGov
  • dataGov
  • igod

Get in touch

4th Floor, NeGD, Electronics Niketan, 6 CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003, India

support-myscheme[at]digitalindia[dot]gov[dot]in

(011) 24303714