All students belonging to Scheduled Castes studying from post matric classes upto post graduate classes whose parents' annual income from all sources did not exceed Rs 2.50 lakh were eligible under this scheme for the 2013-14 session, a spokesman of the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department said today.
Maintenance allowance, additional allowance for handicapped students, books allowance and book bank facility for specialised courses, sports, library, medical examination and other allowances were provided to students under the scheme, he said, adding that maintenance allowance ranging from Rs 230 to Rs 1,200 per month was also given to students.