Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Hostel Maintenance Allowance
✓ Information verified — April 2026The Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Hostel Maintenance Allowance is a Maharashtra state scheme that provides financial support to students living in hostels. It is designed to help students from economically weaker backgrounds afford hostel expenses. The scheme covers students whose families have low incomes and those whose parents work as agricultural laborers or own small amounts of land.
What You Get
- Monthly or periodic allowance to cover hostel maintenance costs
- Financial support to reduce the burden of hostel fees on poor families
- Enables access to quality education by reducing accommodation expenses
Who Can Apply
- Age: 16–100 years
- Residence: Maharashtra residents only
- Parent's annual household income must be below ₹8,00,000
- Student's parents must be marginal landholders (owning small agricultural land)
- Student's parents must be registered agricultural laborers
- Student must be enrolled in a recognized educational institution and residing in a hostel
- Applicant must be a resident of Maharashtra
Documents Needed
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- 1. Aadhaar Card
- 2. Income Certificate
- 3. Bank Passbook
- 4. Land Holding Certificate
- 5. Labor Registration Certificate
- 6. Hostel Admission Letter
- 7. Education Institution ID
How to Apply
- 1Check your eligibility criteria above
- 2Gather all required documents listed below
- 3Visit the official portal (linked below)
- 4Fill the application form online / offline
- 5Submit the form and note your application reference number
- 6Track status on the official portal or visit nearest CSC
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Quick Facts
- Scheme Level
- Maharashtra
- Category
- Education
- Target Gender
- All genders
- Age Group
- 16–100 years
- Application
- Check portal
- Last Updated
- 26 Apr 2026
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