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Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday announced institution of 'JK Govt Scholarship Scheme for Differently Abled Students' to empower specially-abled students,.
Under the scheme scholarship of Rs1 lakh each will be awarded every year to a
meritorious specially-abled boy and girl student on 'International Day for
Disabled Persons' being observed annually on December 3.
The main
objective of the scholarship to the students with special needs is to assist and
encourage them to study as well as acquire technical/professional/vocational
training so as to enable them to earn a dignified living and to become useful
members of society.
Differently abled students need different types of
supports to realize their dream and the Scholarship Scheme announced by the
Governor would go a long way in helping the specially-abled students of the
state to realize those dreams, the Raj Bhavan spokesman said.