Welfare Measures for Children of Labourers 2026: Up to ₹7,500 Assistance

At a glance

About the scheme

The Welfare Measures for Children of Labourers (WMCL) is a dedicated sub-component of the Integrated Coffee Development Project implemented by the Coffee Board under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Designed to promote higher education among marginalised communities, the scheme provides educational stipends, merit awards, and course fee assistance to children of SC and ST coffee estate and curing works labourers who clear Class 10 and pursue further studies.

Benefits

• Educational Stipend: ₹2,250 per student for those pursuing studies after Class 10.
• Incentive Award (in addition to stipend): ₹1,000 for boys and ₹1,500 for girls securing the highest marks in their region.
• Traditional Courses Graduation (Arts, Science, Commerce, etc.): Financial assistance of ₹3,750 per student.
• Traditional Courses Post-Graduation: Financial assistance of ₹7,500 per student.
• Professional Courses (Medical Sciences): Financial assistance of ₹7,500 per student.
• Other Professional Courses (Engineering, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Pharmacy, Nursing, allied degrees): Financial assistance of ₹7,500 per student.

Who can apply (eligibility)

• Applicants must be the children of SC/ST labourers employed in coffee plantations or Licensed Coffee Curing Works.
• Benefits are limited to the first two surviving children of the labourer, with coverage extended to all children in the event of twins or multiple births on the second delivery.
• Students must be enrolled in an educational institution recognised by the Central or State Government.
• For Educational Stipends: Students must have passed SSLC, 10th Class, or Matriculation and commenced higher studies like 1st-year PUC, Polytechnic, or Vocational Training in the current academic year (including those who passed 10th in previous years).
• For Incentive Awards: One male and one female student with the highest marks in Class 10 in each region under the Deputy Director (Extension) or Joint Director (Extension for NER) continuing studies in the current academic year.
• For Financial Assistance: Students pursuing Graduation, Post-Graduation, or Professional courses after completing 12th Class or 2nd PUC.
• Students in the 2nd or 3rd year of Graduation or Post-Graduation are eligible, even if they did not apply or receive aid in previous years.

Who cannot apply

• Children of Clerks, Drivers, Supervisors, and Estate or Curing Works Managers are not eligible.

Documents required

• Duly filled application form in the prescribed format with recent photographs affixed.
• Self-attested identity proof (Student Identity Card and Aadhaar card).
• Self-attested marks sheet of the previous class or examination year.
• Self-attested copy of the SC/ST caste certificate issued by a competent State Government authority.
• Employment certificate from the owner or authorised person of the plantation or curing works where parents work (in the prescribed format).
• Study certificate from the Principal of the college where the student is studying in the current academic year (in the prescribed format).
• Copy of bank passbook displaying the account number, bank name, branch, and IFSC code.

How to apply

1. 1Obtain and take a printout of the prescribed application form issued by the Coffee Board.
2. 2Fill in all mandatory details, paste your recent passport-sized photograph, and attach self-attested copies of the required documents.
3. 3Secure the necessary employment and college certificates from the employer and college principal in the designated format.
4. 4Submit the completed application form along with all supporting paperwork to the Coffee Board.

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