Matching Grant Scheme

Publish Date: October 23, 2024

With a view to give incentive to take up development projects in rural and urban areas, the scheme of Matching Grant was introduced in 1979-80. The Matching Grant Scheme has been introduced to a bridge the gap and enables the people to seek financial help equal to the amount raised by them as public contribution except in the case of girl’s school, girl’s colleges & hostels in the State, where the amount of grant is two times of the contribution.
This scheme is executed under specific rules for projects namely school buildings, Veterinary dispensaries, hospitals, recreation centres, Mahila Mandal Bhawans, Harijan and Backward chaupals and other development works through Panchayat/ Panchayat Samitis, PWD (B&R) and Local Committees.
Under this scheme, a budget provision of Rs.3 Cr. has been made by the State Government during the current financial year 2023-24 and Rs. 1.35 Crore have been released so far.
Under this scheme, funds are released to the institutions like of schools, colleges, Gurukuls etc per the demand raised by them. Under this scheme also, funds are allocated to the head of concerned DDPO as per the Sanction orders.