The portal link will be notified by the department tentatively by 3rd week of July through newspapers and AIR etc
Keisham Yaiphaba
Imphal : Manipur Education Minister Thounaojam Basantakumar Singh launched the Chief Minister’s College Students’ Rehabilitation Scheme (CMCSRS) – 2023 under the Department of University and Higher Education, Government of Manipur on Friday with the theme “Education Knows No Barrier”.
Education Minister, Th. Basantakumar Singh informed the newly launched CMCSR scheme will be providing educational facilities to the displaced and affected undergraduate students studying in the Government or Government Aided Colleges of Manipur. This scheme is initiated to enable the displaced undergraduate students to continue their education uninterrupted, he stated.
The objectives of the scheme include facilitation for transfer of students from the present college to a new college as per the request made by the students; to provide free admission/waiver for affected students in the Government and Government Aided Colleges of Manipur for the academic session 2023-24; to provide monetary grants to the affected undergraduate students for the purchase of books, stationery, uniforms and other requirements for continuing with their education.
These will control the dropout rate of the students at the undergraduate level as envisaged under NEP, 2020 amongst others. He said that the scheme is a one time effort of the government and will be implemented in the academic year 2023-24 in relation to the present conflict situation in the state of Manipur.
Basantakumar said that the scheme consists of two categories namely Directly Affected Students and Inter-college Transfer Facilities. Under the directly affected students category, some of the components are transferred to a new college as per request of the students, free admission for 2023-24. A one time rehabilitation grant of Rs. 10,000 which include Rs.5,000a for s book & stationery grant and Rs. 2,000 for uniform and Rs. 3000 for miscellaneous expenditures.
Th. Basanta informed that those affected students studying in the Government and Government Aided Colleges of Manipur to avail benefits under the Scheme can apply online.
The portal link will be notified by the department tentatively by 3rd week of July through newspapers and AIR etc..
In case of unavailability of the internet, arrangements will be made for submission of applications through the Deputy Commissioners of the districts, he assured.
A screening committee will screen all the applications for the selection of applicants for the said scheme in order to establish the genuineness of the applications based on the documents submitted by the applicants along with verification by the concerned college/locality etc.
The applicants will be required to submit a certificate issued by the SDO/SDC of the subdivision/circle where the applicants are residing at the time of application. Free Smart Phones under CMCMESS and provision for free sanitary pads and sports equipment under the University & Higher Education Health and Fitness Scheme (UHEHFS) for girl students shall also be provided informed the Minister.
