Educational Scheme
Children of Seafarers Attending Secondary School
The Welfare Committee has reviewed its Educational Scheme to assist seafarers in providing a better education to their children attending secondary school since 1st July 2023.
The educational scheme is meant for the dependent children of both active and retired seafarers, who have passed the NCE examinations and attending Upper secondary educational institution on a full-time basis. This scheme would cover the whole period of the Upper secondary education. The benefits to be disbursed under this scheme are as follows;
(a) a monthly stipend of Rs 1,100 per child; and
(b) a yearly allowance to purchase textbooks as indicated below;
Level | Amount (Rs.) |
Grade 10 | 9,000 |
Grade 11 | 10,000 |
Grade 12 and Grade 13 | 13,000 |
Eligibility and criteria
- The seafarer should be on the registered list of active or retired seamen.
- The Seafarer should be the biological father of the children (Birth Certificate as per civil status office).
- The children of seafarer should already have obtained admission in a State owned or a PSSA recognized educational institution (except for fee paying secondary institutions).
- The children should not be over 21 years old.
- The children should not be drawing any remuneration.
- The text allowance would not be payable for the period the beneficiary would have to repeat the same form/level more than once.
- The benefits will cease immediately in case of expulsion of the student from the educational institution/or if the student fail to attend school for a prolonged time for no valid reason and has regular absences.
