Saksham Scholarship Program: Students of Class 9 to 12 can apply, check details

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‘Saksham Scholarship Program for Drivers’ Children’ is an initiative of Mahindra Finance to provide financial assistance to the children of drivers’ community to support them in continuing their education. Mahindra Finance believes in empowering the academic and career goals of children of drivers by removing the financial barrier.

Under this scholarship, students from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Telangana who are studying in Class 1 to 12, graduation and postgraduation level will be provided with a one-time (fixed) financial assistance of up to Rs 20,000 to cover their academic expenses.

Mahindra Finance, a part of the Mahindra Group, is one of India’s leading non-banking finance companies operating in rural and semi-urban India.

The company has introduced this scholarship program as part of its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Flagship program “Swabhimaan” with an objective to financially support underprivileged children/wards of drivers’ community in continuing their education.

Deadline: 31-Aug-2022

Eligibility for Saksham Scholarship Program:

  • Open for students from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Telangana.
  • Applicants must be studying in Class 9 to 12.
  • Applicants must have secured 60% and above marks in their previous class.
  • One of the parents should be a driver (all light motor vehicles and small commercial vehicles such as Taxi, Jeep, Car & delivery vans such as Pickup, magic, school van, etc.) and should hold a valid driving license
  • Annual family income of the applicants from all sources should not be more than Rs 4,00,000.
  • Children or family members of Mahindra Finance & Buddy4Study are not eligible.

NOTE: Scholarships will be awarded to a maximum of two students per family.

Benefits of Saksham Scholarship Program:

  • For Class 9 and 10 – Rs 8,000 for 1 year | For Class 11 and 12 – Rs 10,000 for 1 year

Documents needed for Saksham Scholarship Program:

  • Marksheet of the previous qualifying examination
  • Photo identity proof (Aadhaar card/voter id card/driving license/PAN card)
  • Family income proof (Form 16A/income certificate from government authority/salary slips, etc.)
  • Admission proof (Fee receipt/admission letter/institution ID card/ bonafide certificate)
  • Bank account details of the applicant (cancelled cheque/passbook copy)
  • Commercial driving license (taxi, cab, mini van, school van, magic/pick-up, etc.)
  • Contract copy/income proof/employee ID card (for cab driver’s profile if they do not possess a commercial driving license)
  • Address proof (Domicile certificate/residential certificate/telephone bill/ration card)
  • Photograph of the applicant

Click here to read and know more about the Saksham Scholarship Program and how to apply for it.

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