Step 2.8: Education Assistance | ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೆರವು (WIP)

Educational accessingassistance benefitsis fromextended to the scheme?son or

1. Only two childrendaughter of a registered construction workersworker.
   shall be given this assistance.

Key factors for getting benefits pertaining to education assistance

Why dowhy construction workers often fail to receive the benefits they are entitled under Education Assistance schemeasssiatnce?

Eligibility conditions-

Exclusion owing to eligibility condition
• Labour has to be registered as a construction workerworker.

1. Migrants lack

   In Karnataka-specificKarnataka, all educational assistance schemes require the SATS IDID, neededa bystate-specific students
   

identification
2. Father’that is often unavailable to migrants. The father's Aadhar is mandatorycompulsory, but ifin cases where the father hadpassed diedaway before 2012, it'shis Aadhar information is not available
   accessible.

3. Tight deadlines

   The schemes operate within a narrow time frame for schemes,application challengingand ifdemand docsvarious aredocuments, missing
   posing challenges for migrants in obtaining the necessary paperwork from their places of origin.

4. Incorrect worker's

   Failure childrento infoaccurately onlist the labourchildren's card leads to denial
   

5. Names of the children need to be mentionednames on the labor card and providing incorrect details about the worker's children will lead to application denial.

Policy

1. Father's card renewal delay (15 days) causes missed deadline due to short window
   
2. The scheme's benefits are seasonal in nature and can't be applied for continuously. In 2021, applications were accepted only in June, July, and August. In 2022, the window was open in February, March, and April.
   
3. Benefit applies only up to two children.children and remaining children are automatically out of the coverage.
4. Officials insist on SATS ID (student identification number) which is a KA specific document and migrants don’t have it in home state.
5. The delayed renewal of the father's labor card leads to missed deadlines due to the brief application window and a lack of awareness among laborers about the necessity to renew their cards.

Tech

1. Most

   Many universities stillhave haven'tyet updatedto update their college codes, and by the time they do, the deadline will likely have expired.
   passed.

2. Portal often

   The experiencesportal frequently encounters server issuesissues, hencecausing delaydelays in application leadssubmissions toand failureresulting toin apply
   application failures.

3. Additionally,

   Moreover, there will beis a very little window oflimited time in whichframe to apply for the scholarship, and the department frequentlyoften modifiesalters the application process, confusingcausing confusion among applicants.

4. Every year the

   The department modifies process:
   the

   process each year:

   • In 2023: SS (Seva Sindhu)

   • In 2022: Applications can applyonly onlybe submitted through SSP (stateState scholarshipsScholarships portal)Portal)

   • In 2021: SS (Seva Sindhu)