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Award of Pre-matric Scholarship to the Students Whose Parents Are Engaged in Unclean Occupation(APMSSPEUO)

Cash
Eligibility
The applicant should be from a Scheduled Caste.
Region
Puducherry
Award
Cash
By Expertie Editorial Team · Expertie editorial desk

Overview

About APMSSPEUO

The Award of Pre-matric Scholarship to the Students Whose Parents Are Engaged in Unclean Occupation is a school-level scholarship run by the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department of the Government of Puducherry. It is a Union Territory-level scheme administered by the Puducherry government, and the support reaches beneficiaries as a cash payment of ₹1,850 a year.

The scheme is directed at schoolchildren in the Union Territory of Puducherry whose parents work in occupations classed as unclean, such as scavenging, flaying or tanning. Either or both parents being engaged in such work is what defines eligibility. Its stated purpose is to help these students stay in school through the pre-matric years, from Class 1 to Class 10.

The department that runs it, Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare, handles welfare work for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities in Puducherry. Applications are made offline: you collect the prescribed form from the department office or sub-office, submit it with the required documents, and ask for a dated acknowledgement. Because the exact documents and the current benefit can change between cycles, confirm the details on the official scheme listing before you apply.

Sources: myScheme – Award of Pre-matric Scholarship to the Students Whose Parents Are Engaged in Unclean Occupation · Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, Government of Puducherry – Scheme Guidelines

Who runs it

Provider

Puducherry State Government

State / UT Government

Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, Puducherry

At a glance

Key details

LevelState/ UT
Scheme type
CategoryEducation & Learning, Social welfare & Empowerment
BeneficiariesIndividual
Benefit typeCash
Application modeOffline

Calendar

Important dates

Across all open application cycles.

Important dates by cycle
CycleStageDate

Who can apply

Eligibility criteria

The applicant should be from a Scheduled Caste.
The applicant should be a Student.
The applicant should be studying in Class 1st to Class 10th.
The applicant should be a Native/Resident of the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Either or both the parents of the applicant should be engaged in unclean occupation (Scavenger/ Flayer/ Tarner).

What to prepare

Documents required

Residence-cum-nativity Certificate, issued by the competent authority.
Recent Passport-Size Photograph.
Aadhaar Card.
Bank Passbook.
Certificate of Unclean Occupation Obtained From the Employer by the Parent/s.
Educational Certificate/s.
In the absence of an Aadhaar Card; the applicant is required to provide his/her Aadhaar Enrolment ID along with ANY ONE of the following documents -
1. Bank or Post Office Passbook with Photo.
2. Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card.
3. Passport.
4. Ration Card.
5. Voter Identity Card.
6. MGNREGA Card.
7. Kisan Photo Passbook.
8. Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988).
9. Certificate of identity having a photo of such person issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letterhead.
10. Any other document as specified by the Department.

Step by step

How to apply

  1. 1
    Apply offline

    See the official links below for the application portal.

Questions

APMSSPEUO – FAQ

Disclaimer

Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.

Written by

Expertie Editorial Team

Expertie editorial desk

Published 8 Jul 2026 Last updated 8 Jul 2026verified data

Sources & References

  1. 1.myScheme (MeitY, Government of India) official-site· accessed 2026-07-08