CHANDIGARH:Haryana Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department has invited applications from the students belonging to Scheduled Castes for undertaking Commercial Pilot License (CPL) course latest by February 22, 2008.

While stating this here on Friday, a spokesman of the department said that the course would be provided under the centrally sponsored scheme "Post-Matric Scholarship to the Scheduled Castes Students". Commercial Pilot License Course would include Commercial Helicopter Pilot License (CHPL) and Multi-Engine Rating Training on A-320 and similar aircrafts even after the candidate had got scholarship for multi-engine rating training with the Special Pilot License (SPL) course. The number of scholarships had been enhanced from 20 to 50 from the current financial year.

He said that the scholarship would only be given to those students who belonged to Scheduled Castes and permanently settled in Haryana. The student should have passed the matriculation or higher secondary or any higher examination of a recognized University or Board of Secondary Education and the parents or guardians income from all sources did not exceed Rs. one lakh per annum. Similarly, the student had to pursue the CPL course from a recognized institution.

He said that the selected candidates would be provided maintenance  allowance in addition to all compulsory fees, including flight charge would be provided as fee. In addition, the value of scholarship includes additional allowance of reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees, study tour charges, thesis typing, printing charges, book allowance for students pursuing correspondence courses and book bank facility for complete duration of the course.

He said that the maintenance allowance which would be provided to selected candidates would be Rs. 740 per month for hostlers and Rs. 330 for day scholars. Selection of candidates would be made subject to the application of Means test prescribed in the scheme. The scholarship would be given to the limited number as fixed by the Central Government on First-come first basis.

He said eligible candidates might submit their application to the Director, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department at Chandigarh latest by February 22, 2008 through the Head of the Institution being attended or last attended by them in the prescribed form which was available in the offices of all the District Welfare Officers in the state.

The candidates could also contact at telephone number 0172-2716248 for more details. The feature of the scheme could also be assessed at www.socialjusticehry.nic.in.