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Criteria Changes Delay Scooty-Laptop Aid for Madhya Pradesh Students
Madhya Pradesh gives rewards to students who score high marks in Class 12.
Some students can receive money to buy a scooty, while others can receive money for a laptop.
The government changed the scooty eligibility rule after districts had already sent student information.
Now, officials must collect and check the information again.
Schools also have to enter student and bank details into an online system.
Some rural schools are still completing this work.
This is delaying both scooty benefits and laptop payments.
Officials say most district data for the laptop scheme has been uploaded, but disbursement has not started everywhere.
Madhya Pradesh changed the eligibility rules for its scooty scheme after districts had already submitted student data.
The revised rule requires at least 70% in Class 12, replacing the earlier provision for certain government-school students with 60%.
Officials are collecting beneficiary details again and uploading them, including bank information, to the BEMS portal.
About 7,800 students receive between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 1.25 lakh annually for an e-scooty or petrol scooty.
Around 1.21 lakh students qualifying with at least 75% marks are due Rs 25,000 each for laptops, but payments have not begun in some areas.
- Who
- Meritorious Class 12 students in Madhya Pradesh, along with state education officials and participating schools.
- What
- Implementation and payments under the Mukhyamantri Protsahan Yojana are delayed because of changed eligibility rules and incomplete data uploads.
- Where
- Across Madhya Pradesh, including schools in rural districts; the report is from Bhopal.
- When
- Districts were originally instructed to submit data by July 31; revised data collection and portal uploads are ongoing.
- Why
- Departments lack coordination, the scooty eligibility criteria changed after the initial data collection, and some schools have not completed uploads to the BEMS portal.
Key facts
- Scooty eligibility
- The revised rule requires students to score at least 70% in Class 12.
- Earlier scooty provision
- Government-school students with 60% marks who stood first in their school could previously qualify.
- Annual scooty beneficiaries
- Around 7,800 students benefit each year.
- Scooty assistance
- Eligible students receive Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.25 lakh to purchase an e-scooty or petrol scooty.
- Laptop beneficiaries
- Around 1.21 lakh students with at least 75% in Class 12 board examinations are eligible.
- Laptop assistance
- Each eligible student is due Rs 25,000 for purchasing a laptop.
- Data-upload status
- Officials said about 90% of districts had uploaded laptop-scheme data, while some rural schools remained pending.
Quotes
Ashok Badge
In‑charge of the scooty distribution scheme
“"The fresh data is being collected to avoid any contradiction or discrepancy in the beneficiary list."”
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