Jute Worker Girl Child Scholarship 2026: Up to ₹10,000 Education Incentive

At a glance

About the scheme

The National Jute Board under the Ministry of Textiles implements this welfare initiative under the National Jute Board Act, 2008. Designed as a dedicated social security and education incentive for jute industry labour, the scheme rewards girl children who successfully pass their Class 10 or Class 12 board examinations during the 15th Finance Commission period (2021 to 2026). In addition to boosting female literacy and youth employability, the programme seeks to enhance mill-worker relations and reduce workforce attrition across jute mills and diversified jute product (JDP) MSME units.

Benefits

• One-time financial assistance of ₹5,000 for passing Secondary Education (Class 10)
• One-time financial assistance of ₹10,000 for passing Higher Secondary Education (Class 12)
• Direct transfer of the financial incentive to the student's Aadhaar-linked bank account

Who can apply (eligibility)

• Must be a girl child of a worker employed in a jute mill or an MSME - JDP unit producing jute products
• Must have passed the secondary or higher secondary examination during the academic sessions 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, or 2025-26
• The applicant must hold an Aadhaar-linked bank account in her name

Who cannot apply

• Girl students who have already claimed or received a similar scholarship or financial incentive for passing the same examination from any State or Central Government department
• Male children of jute mill or MSME workers

Documents required

• Admit Card of the passed board examination
• Mark Sheet of the passed examination
• Pass Certificate issued by the Board, Council, or Controller of Examination
• Aadhaar Card or Voter ID of the applicant
• Copy of Bank Passbook showing Aadhaar-linked bank account details
• Current month's pay slip of the parent worker (for jute mill workers)
• ESI Identity Certificate of the parent worker (for JDP / MSME unit workers)
• Declaration or affidavit confirming no duplicate scholarship has been received from State or Central Government

How to apply

1. 1Obtain the prescribed scholarship application form from your parent's jute mill or MSME unit office.
2. 2Fill in the candidate details and attach copies of the exam admit card, marksheet, pass certificate, Aadhaar, bank passbook, and affidavit.
3. 3Attach the worker parent's current monthly pay slip (for mill workers) or ESI identity certificate (for MSME workers).
4. 4Submit the complete application dossier to the management of the respective Jute Mill or JDP MSME unit.
5. 5The jute mill will verify the documents and forward them to the Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA), or the JDP unit will forward them to the Jute Products Development & Export Promotion Council (JPDEPC) for processing.

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