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Tamil Nadu
Efforts being made for development of minorities: official
Staff Reporter
1,300 students given scholarships in State Educational loan is given at low interest rates
NAMAKKAL: Over 1,300 students belonging to minority communities were given scholarships to the tune of Rs. 3.5 crore in the State, Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation Chairman Fr. Xavier Arulraj has said.
Participating at a meeting organised to review various programmes being implemented for minority communities in the district recently, he said that the scholarships provided by the Central and State governments had enabled the poor students from minority communities to pursue their school and higher education.
The governments provide pre-matric and post matric scholarships.
Professional courses
A maximum of Rs. 25,000 per year is being extended as financial assistance to students pursing professional courses including engineering and medicine.
Educational loan is being provided at low interest rates.
Students should take full advantage of these schemes and continue their education to improve their quality of life, he said.
In Namakkal district, a total of 10 students were given a sum of Rs. 2.80 lakh as scholarships in the current fiscal.
Income generation
Listing out various other schemes, Mr. Xavier Arularaj said that the Central and State governments were extending loans for persons belonging to minority communities to take up income generation activities.
A sum of Rs. 1 lakh was extended as loan for an individual through co-operative banks to start micro and small enterprises.
A sum of Rs. 50 lakh was allotted for providing individual loans this year. Self-help groups were also being given loans, he added.
Collector U. Sagayam presided. Senior officials were present in the meeting.
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