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“Reimbursement of Fees for Diploma/ Graduation and Post-Graduation Professional Courses'' under “Saraswati Vidya Yojana”, implemented by the Directorate of Education, Of DNH & DD, aims to provide financial assistance to girl students pursuing higher education in professional courses.

“Reimbursement of Fees for Diploma/Graduation and Post-Graduation Professional Courses'' under the “Saraswati Vidya Yojana”has been implemented by the Directorate of Education, U.T. Administration Of DNH & DD. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to the girl students pursuing higher education in professional courses of the U.T. Administration.

> Objective of the "Saraswati Vidya Yojana”:

The UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu has revised “Saraswati Vidya Yojana” on 23rd April, 2026, for the girl students of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. The scheme aims to encourage girl students to continue education keeping in view the aim of:- “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao”.

> Objective of the "Reimbursement of Fees for Diploma/Graduation and Post-Graduation Professional Courses" Sub-scheme:

The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to girl students pursuing higher education in professional courses thereby reducing gender disparity in the society. The reimbursement shall be made annually through Direct Benefit Transfer to the beneficiaries.

• The applicant should be a girl student.
• Father /Husband/ Guardian/ Mother (widow/ divorced) of the girl student should be a domicile resident of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
• Students should have studied Std. 8th to Std. 12th in any of the schools of the UT. In case the student has pursued Diploma after SSC/10th, the student should have studied Std. 6th to Std. 10th in any of the schools of the UT.
• Only the first two daughters of a family are eligible for benefits under this scheme.

Full Reimbursement for Low Income:

• 100% of tuition and academic fees will be reimbursed to girl students whose parental or husband's income is below ₹2,50,000/-.

Partial Reimbursement for Higher Income:

• 50% of tuition and academic fees will be reimbursed to girl students whose parental or husband's income is above ₹2,50,000/-.

Maximum Reimbursement Limits:

• For diploma and undergraduate professional courses, the maximum reimbursement is ₹2,50,000/- per year.
• For postgraduate professional courses, the maximum reimbursement is ₹3,50,000/- per year.

Extended Reimbursement for 1.5-Year Courses:

• For graduate professional courses with a 1.5-year academic session, the maximum reimbursement is ₹3,75,000/- per academic year.
• For postgraduate professional courses with a 1.5-year academic session, the maximum reimbursement is ₹5,25,000/- lakh per academic year.

Additional Hostel Allowance:

• An additional allowance covering 50% of hostel charges (excluding mess charges), capped at ₹30,000/- per year, will be provided. This allowance is in addition to the maximum reimbursement limits specified above.

Note:

• The accommodation fees of the students staying as paying Guest or in a flat system shall not be reimbursed.
• While calculating Tuition and Academic Fees, the fees such as Capitation Fee, Infrastructure Fee and Development Fee will not be considered.
• In case the Hostel Charges are inclusive of Mess Charges and the same is not mentioned separately in Fee Receipt, the Hostel Charges will be considered as 50% of the total amount of the aforesaid fee receipt.
• In case the beneficiary is entitled to avail scholarship/ monetary benefit for the respective Academic Year under any other schemes of the U.T./ Govt. of India (Including Post matric scholarship) ,such amount shall be deducted from the benefit amount of this scheme and accordingly the scholarship amount shall be disbursed under the scheme.

• The Scheme will not cover the student pursuing Diploma/ Graduation/ Post Graduation professional courses through correspondence or distance mode.
• The benefit will not be provided to those girl students who have failed or having backlog in first attempt of any annual/ semester examination of the claiming academic year for which the application has been made for reimbursement.
• The accommodation fees of the students staying as paying Guest or in a flat system shall not be reimbursed. Hostel accommodation availed in respective college hostel and private registered students/ youth hostels will only be reimbursed.
• This scheme shall not cover the students pursuing more than one courses at a time..