Shreshth Yojana

• The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the 'Shreshtha' scheme. This scheme is known as residential education scheme for high school students in the targeted areas.

• The 'Shreshtha' scheme was formulated with the goal of providing quality education and opportunities to the students belonging to the Scheduled Caste category.

• Its basic objective is to uplift the socio-economic status of the scheduled caste people by providing high quality education to the children in the best private residential schools of the country.

• Admission will be provided in class 9 and class 11 of private schools affiliated to CBSE.

• Ensuring easy access to government initiatives and schemes.

• To create a conducive environment for the socio-economic progress and overall development of the Scheduled Castes.