DEPARTMENT
OF POSTS, INDIA
O/o the
Superintendent of Post Offices, Namakkal Division, Namakkal – 637 002
Phone
No:04286 – 220 953, 230 192. E-mail id – spo_namakkal@rediffmail.com
No :
J/Scholarship/Dlgs
Date : 05.08.13
To,
All the Sub Divisional
heads,
All the HPMs/SPMs,
All the OAs of DO,
Namakkal
Sub: Departmental
Scholarships for Technical / Non Technical / ITI education to the children of
Postal employees including GDS for the year 2013-14 - reg
Applications
in the prescribed from ( specimen enclosed ) for granting departmental
scholarships for Technical / Non Technical education & ITI courses to the
children and dependent brothers and sisters of Postal Employees including Extra-Departmental staff and
staff of Departmental canteens for 2013-14 are invited from all
eligible officials. Applications are also invited for scholarships for their
physically handicapped / mentally retarded children who are studying in schools
(including primary schools) or colleges or undergoing training in the
institutions for the handicapped.
The conditions for granting scholarships are:
1.
Basic
pay plus grade pay of the official should not exceed Rs.25,120/- (including the
pay of the spouse, if he/she is employed. If the Basic pay + G.P is less than Rs.9060/- they
are categorised as Financially Backward (FBC). However, there is no restriction
on salary limit in respect of I.I.T (Indian Institute of Technology) Courses.
2.
Technical
or Non – Technical scholarship can be awarded to only one of the ward of an
official.
However, claim for award of scholarship to more than one ward can be
considered, only if there are enough funds available after awarding
scholarships to all the applicants.
3.
If the
ward of the official is in receipt of scholarship or of financial assistance /
free scholarship if any from any other source, he / she is not eligible for
departmental scholarship. This may please be noted by all carefully.
4.
Degree
courses in Fine Arts will also be eligible for non – technical scholarships. But P.G degree in non-technical Courses and
+1 and +2 courses are not eligible for grant of Departmental scholarship.
Officials already in receipt of scholarships for their wards need not apply
afresh for the same ward.
5.
Reservation
to various groups is as follows.
|
Sl. No
|
Community
|
Technical
|
Non - Technical
|
|
1.
|
Scheduled Caste
|
15%
|
15%
|
|
2.
|
Scheduled Tribe
|
7.5%
|
7.5%
|
|
3.
|
Sons / Daughters of
the deceased employees
|
5%
|
5%
|
6.
ELIGIBILITY
: The ward should
have got the following minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying
examination. Those who obtained lesser percentage need not apply.
1.
Technical
/ Non Technical Scholarship - 50%
2.
General - 60%
3.
SC/ST/FBC
(BP+GP less than Rs.9060/- pm) - 50%
4.
GDS - 45%
7.
Instructions for filling
up and forward the applications
:
(i).The signature of the head of the
Institution / College and the signature of the Head Postmasters concerned
should be obtained in the application form.
(ii).The
applications should be submitted along with necessary attested copies of
certificates.
(iii).Basic
pay and grade pay should be shown separately at column 4 (a) & (b).
(iv).
If the official already getting scholarship for another ward, the sanction memo
No. and date should be furnished to Col.F of the application.
(v).All
the applications should be forwarded through the Head Postmasters concerned
and not to this office directly. While forwarding the applications to this
office the Postmaster should verify the relevant columns and confirm whether
the official is contributing to the Circle Welfare Fund regularly.
(vi).The
applications received at Head Post Offices should be submitted in bulk to this
office on or before 06.09.13.
(vii).
The applications received after the due date at HO may not be submitted to this
office.
This
may be please be given wide publicity and circulated to all the officials
including GDS and officials who are on leave, deputation, training etc.,
without fail. Any compliant regarding non circulation of this circular received
at a later date will be viewed seriously and any applications received
after the due date will not be entertained.
The SPMs should convey this to all BOs under his/her office through BO slip.
Superintendent of PO’s
Namakkal Division,
Namakkal – 637 001