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Vidyanidhi scheme’s potential beneficiaries skeptical about it
Doubt benefits will reach them on time
By Arsha B.S Farmers
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and taxi drivers of Bengaluru, potential beneficiaries of the Vidyanidhi scheme launched on Thursday, are skeptical about it.
The Vidyanidhi scheme aims to provide scholarships for the children of farmers of drivers of yellow-board taxis. The scholarship ranges from Rs 2,500 to Rs 11,000. Medical and engineering students will receive Rs 11,000 under the scheme.
The launch, by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, was attended by hundreds of drivers at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. Scholarships were distributed among 10 students.
Rudra Murthy, an autorickshaw driver, informed The Observer: “The amount is not enough to meet all the academic financial needs. We all know how government schemes work. It might take months for the money to reach us. They said the money will reach our children within 15 days. The only hope is that as elections are approaching, they might carry out the process properly.”
Mohan Bhat, another autorickshaw driver, said that he doesn’t have any hope in the government, but it is always better to try. “They do all this because elections are coming up. But nothing is going to happen. People are going to keep waiting for the money. After the elections, they will raise their hands and say that everything will be fine; everyone will get the money and walk away.” ther is an auto driver. All these people (autorickshaw drivers) are struggling financially. It might help in easing their financial burden a bit,” she said.
An official from the Department of Social Welfare said all the information regarding the scheme is available on the department’s website. But The Observer did not find much information on the website about the scheme.
On November 8, 2022, the Seva Sindhu portal was opened for students to enroll themselves to become beneficiaries of the scheme.
Under the scheme, PUC students will receive Rs 2,500 to 3,000; undergraduate students Rs 5,000 to Rs 5,500; LLB, paramedical students Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000; and MBBS and BTech students Rs 10,000 to Rs 11,000.
