For Just Rs 10, Poor Students Can Now Earn A College Degree In Madhya Pradesh

Last Updated:June 13, 2025, 14:26 IST

Madhya Pradesh’s Sambal Yojana allows children of daily wage earners to pursue college degrees for just Rs 10, covering all educational costs

In a groundbreaking push for inclusive education, the children of daily wage earners and economically weaker families in Madhya Pradesh can now pursue a college degree for just Rs 10. Yes, you read that right; only ten rupees. Thanks to the state’s ambitious Sambal Yojana, higher education is now within reach for thousands of underprivileged students who were once forced to abandon academic dreams due to financial hardship.

Launched under the Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Department, the Sambal Yojana aims to uplift children of registered labourers by covering the entire cost of their college education – from admission to tuition, and even essential academic expenses. The initiative is available to students holding a Sambal Card, which can be obtained through the local Gram Panchayat or via online registration.

“This scheme is a game-changer for families who couldn’t even imagine sending their children to college,” said Dr Anand Tiwari, Principal of the Girls’ College in Sagar. Under the Sambal Yojana, we’re admitting students for just Rs 10, and the government sends the funds directly to the college to cover all other costs, he explained.

Apart from Sambal, the government is also running other supportive schemes such as the Medhavi Vidyarthi Yojana and the Covid-19 Bal Kalyan Yojana, ensuring that students from vulnerable backgrounds face no barriers in continuing their education.

For many parents engaged in manual labour, the financial hurdle has long been the reason their children couldn’t pursue studies beyond Class 12. That obstacle, however, is rapidly being dismantled.

But what about students who are ineligible or fall through the cracks of these schemes? Dr Tiwari confirms that no deserving student is left behind. “Our college, through the Jan Bhagidari Samiti, supports 60 such students annually by covering their entire educational expenses,” he said.

With state support and a mere Rs 10 in hand, children from the most marginalised sections of society can now step into a college campus, study alongside their peers, and carve out a better future for themselves.

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Madhya Pradesh, India, India

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