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Michoacán Becomes First State With Scholarships Across All School Levels as Federal Rollout Begins

Officials set a 4.41‑billion‑peso annual budget to reach roughly 827,000 students statewide.

Overview

  • Banco del Bienestar card deliveries began in mid‑January and continue in Michoacán as part of the national deployment of the Rita Cetina and other Bienestar scholarships.
  • The Gertrudis Bocanegra transport grant for higher education will provide 1,900 pesos bimonthly to about 44,000 students, with card dispersal starting on February 3.
  • For Rita Cetina, secondary students are slated to receive February deposits that may include three accumulated bimesters, while new primary beneficiaries will register in March for a 2,500‑peso annual payment per student.
  • The Benito Juárez upper‑secondary stipend resumes in February at 1,900 pesos bimonthly, and newly carded students may receive up to 5,600 pesos in accumulated deposits.
  • Implementation includes February informational assemblies for Rita Cetina in primary schools and maintains coverage across Rita Cetina, Benito Juárez, and Jóvenes Escribiendo el Futuro, supplemented by Michoacán’s Gertrudis Bocanegra program.