UAE: The Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) Scheme applicable to Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin Card (PIOs) has been revamped.
Some important changes in the scheme are highlighted below:
The scheme is now applicable to four categories of applicants:
a) Persons of Indian Origin
b) Non-Resident of Indians
c) Children of Indian workers working in ECR countries
d) Children of Indian workers in ECR countries – studying in India
The number of scholarships has been enhanced from 100 to 150 with introduction of 50 scholarships for children of Indian workers employed in the ECR countries.
The Nodal Officer for SPDC is:
Name: Shri P. Bharadwaj, Deputy Secretary (OIA-II)
Tele No.: 011-24197952
Email: [email protected]
A portal http://spdcindia.gov.in/ has been launched for SPDC with detailed guidelines to enable applicants to submit their application forms and supporting documents online. Deadline for submission of the applications online has been extended to 14 October, 2016. All PIOs/NRIs are requested to avail this opportunity.