Financial Assistance to Tribal Students

for Ministry of Tribal Affairs | Date - 11-02-2019

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Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides financial assistance to the Tribal students to get higher education inter-alia in engineering, technology and science under the following schemes:

 

Post Matric Scholarships to ST Students. National Overseas Scholarships for ST candidates. National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students.

Under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarships for ST candidates and National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education, there is no state-wise release of funds.  Hence, year-wise number of beneficiaries covered and fund released under the two schemes alongwith State-wise release of  funds and beneficiaries covered including the State of Madhya Pradesh during the last three years and current year under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme is furnished below.

Under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarships for ST candidates, this Ministry provides financial assistance to students for pursuing higher studies abroad.  The students are required to pursue their respective studies in a country of choice and are required to make their own efforts in seeking admission in accredited Universities/ institutions in programmes/fields specified in the scheme. This Ministry strives to provide clarifications and guidance to prospective candidates wherever it is sought to ensure a smooth process.

Fund Released and Beneficiaries covered under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students

 

Sl.No.	Name of the State/UT	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
		Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries (provisional)
1	Andhra Pradesh	49239	65173	71687
2	Arunachal Pradesh	0	22564	18863
3	Assam	116693	29423	26867
4	Bihar	0	0	9950
5	Chhattisgarh	148660	135586	143320
6	Daman & Diu	0	328	196
7	Goa	4270	1924	4442
8	Gujarat	163989	192322	179818
9	Himachal Pradesh	8079	3739	10747
10	Jammu & Kashmir	21000	13854	16905
11	Jharkhand	0	63029	73385
12	Karnataka	140891	109943	101061
13	Kerala	0	15834	16111
14	Madhya Pradesh	197176	263176	272714
15	Maharashtra	175000	163321	147262
16	Manipur	66928	59995	10846
17	Meghalaya	74608	54900	54898
18	Mizoram	57330	42072	51983
19	Nagaland	45140	44404	28949
20	Odisha	165100	176579	185888
21	Rajasthan	275669	126965	211001
22	Sikkim	3053	2605	2962
23	Tamil Nadu	20060	23574	23815
24	Telangana	171329	112236	65532
25	Tripura	28374	21001	23020
26	Uttar Pradesh	0	5322	15150
27	Uttrakhand	27796	15401	8335
28	West Bengal	73357	85901	90395
	Total	2033741	1851171	1866102
Note: Beneficiary details for 2018-19 not available as the current year is still under progress.

 

Details of beneficiaries under the scheme of National Overseas scholarship (NOS) during 2015-16 to 2018-19

2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19 (As on 30.01.2019)
Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries
15	16	20	Selection under process

 

Details of year-wise beneficiaries under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students during 2015-16 to 2018-19

2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19 (As on 07.02.2019)
Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries
1408	2197	2078	2371

 

Beneficiaries under the scheme of scholarship (Top Class Edu) during 2015-16 to 2018-19

2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19 (as on 07-02-2019)
Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries
1017	492	2395	1360

 

This information was given by Shri Jaswantsinh Bhabhor, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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NB/SK/jk/Tribal Affairs-2/ 11-02-2019

(Release ID :188341)

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