बीड़ी, खदान और सिने वर्कर्स के बच्चों के लिए स्कॉलरशिप 2026-27, कक्षा 1 से 10: अंतिम तिथि 31 अगस्त
अगर माता या पिता में से कोई बीड़ी मज़दूर, सिने वर्कर, या लौह अयस्क/मैंगनीज/क्रोम अयस्क खदान (IOMC) या चूना पत्थर/डोलोमाइट खदान (LSDM) का मज़दूर है, तो उनके स्कूल जाने वाले बच्चों को श्रम मंत्रालय से हर साल स्कॉलरशिप मिलती है: कक्षा 1 से 4 तक ₹1,000, कक्षा 5 से 8 तक ₹1,500, कक्षा 9 और 10 में ₹2,000। ठेका और घरखाता (घर से काम करने वाले) मज़दूर भी शामिल। आय सीमा ₹10,000 महीना। NSP पर आवेदन 31 अगस्त 2026 को बंद।
This is one of the least-known scholarships on the National Scholarship Portal, and one of the few where what your parent does for a living is the qualification. It is run by the Ministry of Labour & Employment's Labour Welfare Organisation, not by a social justice or education ministry, which is part of why it rarely shows up in scholarship lists.
Whose children can apply
Either of your parents must be one of the following, with at least six months of service:
- A beedi worker
- A worker in iron ore, manganese ore or chrome ore mines (IOMC)
- A worker in limestone or dolomite mines (LSDM), or mica mines
- A cine worker
The guidelines say plainly that contract workers and Gharkhata — home-based — workers are included. That matters, because most beedi rolling in India is home-based work and families often assume it does not count.
The income limits
- Beedi workers: total family income from all sources not more than ₹10,000 a month
- Mine workers doing manual, unskilled, highly skilled or clerical work: eligible whatever the wages paid. The ₹10,000 a month limit applies only to those employed in a supervisory or managerial capacity
- Cine workers: not more than ₹8,000 a month, or ₹1,00,000 where the remuneration is paid as a lump sum or in instalments
The other conditions
- You must have passed your last qualifying examination in the first attempt. Students who have been promoted to the next class are also eligible to apply
- You must be studying in a Government or Government-recognised institution in India
- Correspondence courses do not qualify
- You cannot hold any other scholarship or stipend at the same time
What you get, class by class
These are the rates per year, enhanced with effect from the 2022-23 academic year:
- Class 1 to 4 — ₹1,000, meant for dress and books
- Class 5 to 8 — ₹1,500
- Class 9 — ₹2,000
- Class 10 — ₹2,000
The money is paid straight into the student's bank account by DBT. Every scholar needs a separate bank account — if it is a joint account, the student's name must be first — and a separate mobile number. If two children of the same worker apply, each needs their own account number.
After Class 10, the same scheme continues under a separate post-matric component with higher rates, up to ₹25,000 a year for professional courses. Its last date is 31 October, two months after this one.
When the scholarship can be taken back
The guidelines list this clearly, and the last item catches families out: the scholarship is cancelled if it was obtained on a false statement, if the student stops studying, if they change the course or institution without the Welfare Commissioner's prior approval, if attendance or progress is unsatisfactory — or if the parent stops being a beedi, mine or cine worker. If the money has already been paid when one of these is found, it is recovered from the student or the parents.
Documents to keep ready
- A photograph
- A copy of the worker parent's identity card. For mine workers, the Form B Register number
- Front page of the bank passbook or a cancelled cheque showing the account holder's details
- The passing certificate or marksheet of the previous academic year
- An income certificate issued by the Revenue Authority
How to apply
Apply on the National Scholarship Portal at scholarships.gov.in before 31 August 2026. Do your One Time Registration first, then apply under the Ministry of Labour & Employment's financial assistance scheme for the wards of beedi, cine, IOMC and LSDM workers, and upload the documents above. Your school verifies the application on the portal, so submit early enough for that to happen.
If you are unsure whether your parent's employer is covered, the Labour Welfare Organisation's regional welfare commissioner office is the authority that decides it — the same office named in the cancellation rules above.
Dates checked on 5 August 2026. Deadlines in India move without notice, so confirm on the official portal linked above before you apply.
हर अंतिम तिथि हम उसके आधिकारिक स्रोत पर दोबारा जाँचते हैं। तारीख़ बदली, तो यह पेज भी बदलेगा। हम हर तारीख़ कैसे जाँचते हैं।
प्रकाशित 5 अगस्त 2026. तारीख़ें बिना बताए बदल जाती हैं, इसलिए आवेदन से पहले आधिकारिक साइट पर ज़रूर देख लें। हम आपका आवेदन, आपके दस्तावेज़ या आपका पैसा कभी नहीं लेते। आवेदन हमेशा आप सीधे करते हैं।