Minority Communities Students seeking scholarship told to open bank accounts in Cuddalore District

CUDDALORE:

        Students belonging to minority communities, who are seeking educational scholarship, have been asked to open accounts in nationalised banks.

           The banks have been directed to facilitate this without insisting on any initial payment, according to V. Amuthavalli, Collector.

            In a statement released here, she said that minority community students would have to necessarily quote the bank account number and the MICR Code number in the scholarship applications. 

The applications could also be downloaded from 

http://www.tn.gov.in/bcmbcmw/welfschemes_minorities.htm

           Those studying from Class I to Class X, with annual parental income not exceeding Rs. 1 lakh, and those who have scored not less than 50 per cent of mark in the previous class (this condition would not apply to the students in Class I) are eligible for the scholarship. The applications for scholarship renewal must be submitted to the respective schools before July 4 and fresh applications before July 11, the Collector added.