Income ceiling limit for education assistance increased

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa directed to increase the annual income ceiling limit of parents and guardians of students of Adi Dravida and Adi Dravida converted Christians and ST students from Rs one lakh to Rs two lakh.

This move would benefit those seeking education assistance after Class X and would be implemented in the current academic year itself, a state government release here said.

The government would incur an additional expense of Rs 34.83 lakh annually for this, it said.

Further, Jayalalithaa also recommended to the Centre to shift the 'Nari Kurava'(Gypsies) to ST from Most Backward Class (MBC) since they share similarities to the community in terms of education, economic and other characteristics.