Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme 2011 – India
Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For Technical And Professional Education For The Dependent Wards At India In 2011
Description:
The National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), as adopted by the Government, envisaged setting up of a new Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare in the Ministry of Defence. A new Department called “Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare” was created on 22nd September, 2004. The main objective of creating a new Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare is to give focused attention to the welfare programmes for ex-servicemen and their dependants including pensionary benefits, re-employment and rehabilitation. The Department has been allocated the following broad functions to look after:-
(a) All aspects of re-settlement and welfare of ex-servicemen and their dependents, including liaison with State Governments.
(b) Ex-Servicemen’s Contributory Health Scheme.
(c) Matters relating to the Directorate General of Resettlement and Kendriya Sainik Board.
(d) Administration of –
i. the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 (Part I and II),
ii. the Pension Regulations for the Air Force, 1961 (Part I and II.
iii. The Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964, and
iv. The Entitlement Rules to Casualty Pensionary Awards to the Armed Forces Personnel, 1982.
In order to maintain a youthful profile of the Armed Forces, approximately 60,000 service personnel are retired/released every year at a comparatively younger age. At the time of retirement, majority of service personnel are at an age where they have numerous unfinished family and other social responsibilities which necessitates taking up a second occupation. There are about 19.50 lakhs ex-servicemen (ESM) and about 4 lakhs widows registered. as on 30th June, 2005. The ESM population is mainly concentrated in the states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare in the Ministry of Defence is the apex wing of the Government in the Ministry of Defence to formulate various policies for the welfare and resettlement of ESM in the country. The Department has two Divisions, Resettlement and Pension Division. The Department is assisted by two Inter Services Organizations, Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR) and Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB). Whereas the KSB, which is headed by Raksha Mantri as an ex-officio President of the Board, lays down general policies for the welfare of ESM and their dependents and also for administration of welfare funds, the office of Directorate General of Resettlement implements various policies/ schemes/programmes adopted by the Government. The Directorate General of resettlement has five Director Resettlement Zones (DRZs) in five Army Commands. The KSB/Directorate General of Resettlement are also assisted in their task by various Rajya Sainik Boards/Zila Sainik Boards which are under the administrative control of respective state governments. The Government of India bears 50% of the expenditure incurred on the organisation of RSBs while the remaining 50% expenditure is borne by the respective state governments, since the welfare and resettlement of ESM is the joint responsibility of the central government as well as the state governments. The Director General of Resettlement (DGR) under the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare looks after all matters connected with the re-settlement and welfare of ex-servicemen and their dependents.
Facilities And Scheme:
The primary thrust of the Directorate General of Resettlement, Kendriya Sainik Board, Rajya Sainik Boards and Zila sainik Boards is on dignified resettlement and efforts are made to explore various avenues for employment of ex-servicemen. To resettle/re-employ ex-servicemen, the Central Government arranges the following:-
(a) Training programmes to reorient retiring Defence personnel towards civil employment.
(b) Reservation of posts for providing employment opportunities in government/semi government/ public sector organizations and assistance in employment with corporate sector.
(c) Schemes for self-employment and
(d) Assistance in entrepreneurship and setting up small scale industries
Training Programmes:
Training for preparing both ex-servicemen and retiring service personnel for their resettlement in civil life is one of the major functions entrusted to the Directorate General of Resettlement. This year the Directorate General of Resettlement has introduced some new courses which will provide nationally / internationally accepted certification to facilitate retired persons to get quick employment within / outside the country. The programme includes courses on information technology, managerial science, technical skills and agro based industries. Constant endeavour is made to improve the quality of training by regular monitoring. The courses are reviewed every year to include courses in new fields based on the participation in current requirements of civil market and corporate world and also to delete obsolete courses.
Officers’ Training :
The Directorate General of Resettlement organises employment oriented training programmes for officers to enhance their qualifications and enable them to seek suitable employment after retirement. The Resettlement Training Programmes range from vocational courses of three months’ duration to degree /diploma courses, via distant learning programme of one to three years duration. The courses are conducted in multifarious fields like Information Technology, Security Services, Entrepreneurship Development, Business Administration, Personnel Management, Hotel Management, Tourism, Human Resources Development, Law, Insurance and miscellaneous topics. Recently, management courses of six months duration have been introduced at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon and Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. These courses have received an overwhelming response from officers and resulted in good job placements in the coporate sector. In order to meet the aspirations of retiring officers many more reputed institutes, including IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Indore, have been empanelled to run additional courses. Computer diploma and Engineering courses of six months have also been introduced in various institutions across the country. Besides this, especially designed two week programmes in Second Career Transition have also been introduced for officers looking to build successful new careers in the corporate/self entrepreneurial sectors.
JCOs / ORs Equivalent Training :
Resettlement Training Programmes for Junior Commissioned Officers / Other Ranks and their equivalent from the other services are carried out under head Vocational Training. The training courses are conducted in diversified fields for a duration of upto one year in government, semi-government and private institutes spread all over the country. The salient fields covered are Security Services, Management, Information Technology, Travel & Tourism including Adventure Tourism, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management, technical (including medical) trades, non-technical trades, secretarial support services, agro based industry and many other miscellaneous trades. This year courses offered by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) under the City and Guilds banner, with internationally accepted certification, have been introduced for Personnel Below Officers Rank (PBOR) to improve their employment avenues. Three day capsules on Second Career Transition/Preparation have also been introduced for retiring PBOR in order to arm them with sufficient information for a smooth transition to a second career in the civil market. The courses are conducted free of cost to the PBOR and the course fee is paid directly to the institutes through the DGR budget allotted by MOD. The course duration is treated as Temporary Duty and PBOR are permitted to avail Free Railway Warrant for the journey to and fro. Details of courses are published each year through a brochure distributed down to each unit and Zila Sainik Board.
Last Date To Apply:28 February 2011
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Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for technical and professional education for the dependent wards of Ex-Servicemen / Ex-Coast Guard and their widows (below officer rank only) and dependent wards / widows of Ex-Servicemen / Ex-Coast Guard
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