Maintenance Allowance to VJNT and SBC Students in Professional Courses 2022-23, Maharashtra is an initiative of the VJNT, OBC, and SBC Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra to provide financial help to VJNT and SBC category students who are pursuing professional courses and residing in hostels attached to professional colleges. The selected students will receive a monthly maintenance allowance for a duration of 10 months

Benefits
The selected candidates will receive the award as follows -
Maintenance allowance for students staying in college attached hostel:

For 4 to 5 years course (Medical, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary, Architecture, etc.) - INR 700 per month for 10 months

For 2 to 3 years course (Engineering Diploma, MBA, MSW, etc.) - INR 500 per month for 10 months

For courses with 2 years and lesser duration (BEd, DEd, etc) - INR 500 per month for 10 months
Maintenance allowance for students not staying in government hostel:

For 4 to 5 years course (Medical, Engineering, Agriculture, veterinary, Architecture, etc.) - INR 1,000 per month for 10 months

For 2 to 3 years course (Engineering Diploma, MBA, MSW, etc.) - INR 700 per month for 10 months

For courses with 2 years and lesser duration (BEd, DEd etc) - INR 500 per month for 10 months

Eligibility

Student should be admitted in professional Course

Students should be the scholarship holder of Government of India

The limit of income will be applicable as per the Government of India scholarship scheme i.e. annual income limit less than or equal to 2.5 lac

Students who are studying in the professional curriculum and residing in Hostel (Government. or Institutes Hostel or outside)