(a) Whether a large number of tribal students have not received scholarships and stipends during the last few years in various schools and colleges;
(b) If so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
(c) Whether the Government proposes to chalk out any mechanism to ensure that all tribal students received their scholarship and stipends annually; and
(d) If so, the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA)
(a) to(d): The Ministry of TribaJ Affairs implements the following schemes for providing scholarship/fellowships to tribal students:
I. Pre-Matric Scholarship II. Post Matric Scholarship III. Top Class Education IV. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship V. National Overseas Scholarship VI. Vocational Training CentresPre-Matric, Post Matric Scholarship scheme are implemented through State/UT administrations. Top Class Education scholarship is implemented through the institutes. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship is implemented through University Grants Commission. National Overseas Scholarship implemented through Ministry of External Affairs.