The PM-YASASVI umbrella scheme provides comprehensive scholarship support for OBC, EBC, and DNT students.
The scheme integrates four major components ranging from Pre-Matric to Higher Education scholarships.
It aims to reduce financial barriers and promote inclusive and quality education for marginalized communities.
Provides financial assistance to eligible students studying in classes 9 and 10 to minimize dropout rates.
Key: Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of funds to support foundational schooling.
Supports students pursuing higher secondary and undergraduate education.
Key: Helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds continue their education after Class 10.
Merit-based financial support for students admitted to recognized top-tier institutions.
Key: Covers full tuition fees and living expenses for exceptional students in premium schools and colleges.
Denotified Tribes are communities that were historically 'notified' as being 'born criminals' under a series of laws starting with the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. These acts were repealed in 1952, and the communities were 'denotified', though they remain among the most marginalized groups in India.
GS Paper 2 > Social Justice > Welfare Schemes
General Awareness > Government Schemes
Which scheme was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the welfare of Transgender persons and persons engaged in begging?
Answer: SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise)
The ideal of Welfare State' in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in its
Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy
'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' is a national campaign to
Answer: eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers
One of the implications of equality in society is the absence of
Answer: Privileges
Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of Welfare State?
Answer: Directive Principles of State Policy
Prime Minister Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India, an umbrella scheme for OBC, EBC, and DNT students.