SRESHTA Scheme

• The Government of India is to launch SRESTHA Scheme for the Scheduled Caste students. The scheme will provide quality residential education to the students.

• The scheme is to be implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

• It targets the meritorious students of Scheduled Caste. It will also help to control the drop out of students from courses 9 to 12.

• The scheme will provide high quality residential schooling.

• To implement the scheme, NITI Aayog has recognized reputed non – public residential facilities in aspirational districts.

• The GoI has estimated that the scheme implementation will require Rs 300 crores.