West Bengal Minority Development and Finance Corporation
West Bengal Minority Minority Development Corporation (WBMDFC) is a government office to help religious minority groups. It is controlled by the Government of West Bengal.
| Other name | WBMDFC |
|---|---|
| Motto | [1] |
| Location | Salt Lake city, Calcutta , West Bengal , India  |
| Website | Official website |
History
WBMDFC was established in 1996 as a result of the West Bengal Act XVIII of 1995 with the purpose of providing economic welfare, scholarships, vocational training, mass awareness and career counseling for religious minority groups (e.g. Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsees, etc.).[2][3]
Scholarships
There are several scholarship that provides the minority students
Pre Matric, Post Matric, Merit-cum-Means, Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means, State Govt. Sponsored Stipend Under Talent Support Programme (TSP)
References
- "Home". wbmdfc.org.
- "WBMDFC". wbmdfc.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- Chatterji, Rakhahari; Basu, Partha Pratim (26 June 2019). West Bengal under the Left: 1977-2011. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-58689-3.
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