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Education Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities

Program Name: Education Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities


Introduction:


People with disabilities are an integral part of society. Along with the development of civilization, there is a noticeable change in the attitudes and responsibilities of the family, society, state and the world community towards the disabled population. Recently, various countries have taken various steps for the welfare and development of disabled people and have pledged to take different plans on disability issues in international forums. Bangladesh government is giving special importance to disabled people. As a part of its constitutional responsibility to provide social security, the government is implementing the 'Education Scholarship Scheme for Disabled Students' through the Department of Social Services under the Ministry of Social Welfare.


Background:


Articles 15, 17, 20 and 29 of the Bangladesh Constitution provide equal opportunities and rights to persons with disabilities along with other citizens. Article 15 (d) of the Constitution states that the right to social security, i.e. the right to receive government assistance in the event of poverty due to unemployment, sickness or disability or widowhood, parentlessness or old age or similar circumstances. Schedule 11 (a) of the Rights and Protection of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2013- provides for ensuring priority inclusion of persons with disabilities, particularly destitute and helpless children with disabilities, women with disabilities and elderly persons with disabilities, in the existing social safety net and poverty alleviation programmes. has been As a backward section, Bangladesh government is giving special importance to disabled people. As a part of its constitutional responsibility to provide social security, the government is implementing the 'Education Scholarship Scheme for Disabled Students' through the Department of Social Services under the Ministry of Social Welfare.


In order to establish the constitutional rights of disabled people and to help the poor, helpless, underprivileged disabled children and adolescents to get education, the 'Education Scholarship Program for Disabled Students' has been introduced from the financial year 2007-08. In the beginning, the number of students receiving stipends in this program was 12 thousand 209 people; The monthly stipend rate was Rs.300 at primary level, Rs.450 at secondary level, Rs.600 at higher secondary level and Rs.1000 at higher level. The number of students receiving stipend and the rate of stipend have also been increased gradually. At present, 900 is being given in primary level, 950 in secondary level, 950 in higher secondary level and 1300 in higher level.


Aims and objectives of the programme


1. Social protection, welfare and development of disabled students


2. Empowerment and gradual mainstreaming of students with disabilities;


3. Enrolling students with disabilities in educational institutions, increasing attendance rates, preventing dropouts through education in good education.


      boost morale;


4. Increasing the participation rate of children with disabilities in national development;


5. Inculcating social values and morals among students with disabilities;


6. Encouraging the interest of poor students with disabilities in higher education by increasing their interest in education;


7. To play a role in achieving various goals by including in the short, medium and long term plans adopted by the government for the welfare and social protection of students with disabilities.


 


*Applicable application form for civil services available at: dss.gov.bd


* Contact details of responsible officer for receiving services: Concerned Upazila/City Social Service (UCD) Officer


* Focal Point Name, Address & Phone Number: Begum Mustari Akhtar Jahan, Deputy Director (Education Scholarship Program for Disabled Students) Directorate of Social Services, Agargaon, Dhaka, Phone Number: 02 55007231


Level and Amount of Stipend:


The stipend is paid to students with learning disabilities in category 4 (four) of education. which is as follows:


 


sequence


Levels of education


class


Monthly stipend amount


Number of students


1.


elementary level


1st to 5th Class/Equivalent Class


900 Tk


62000 people


2.


secondary level


6th to 10th Class/Equivalent Class


950 Tk


26000 people


3.


Higher secondary level


Class XI and XII/Equivalent Class


950 Tk


8000 people


4.


higher level


Graduate and Post Graduate/Equivalent Class


1300 Tk


4000 people


 


Statistics:


Year wise budget and number of beneficiaries from FY 2023-24 onwards:


fiscal year


Budget (in crores)


Number of beneficiaries


2007-08


5.00


12209


2008-09


6.00


13041


2009-10


8.00


17150


2010-11


8.80


18620


2011-12


8.80


18620


2012-13


8.80


18620


2013-14


9.70


20482


2014-15


25.60


50000


2015-16


41.88


60000


2016-17


47.88


70000


2017-18


54.50


8000


2018-19


80.37


9000


2019-20


95.64


100000


2020-21


95.64


100000


2021-22


95.64


100000


2022-23


95.64


100000


2023-24


112.74


100000