MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)
(a) and (b): Yes, Madam. The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the following scholarship schemes for welfare of Scheduled Caste students to encourage them to continue education by providing Scholarship:
(i) Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in classes IX-X
(ii) Post Matric Scholarship for SC students
(iii) Pre-Matric Scholarship to the Children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards,
(iv) National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for higher education (NOS)
Scholarships are also provided to SC students for obtaining higher education in India and abroad, including premier education institutions.
In addition, the Department also implements the following Scholarship Schemes for welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBC)/Economically Backward Classes (EBC)/De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNT) students to encourage them to continue education by providing Scholarship:-
(i) Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC students
(ii) Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC students
(iii) Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Class (EBC) students:
(iv) Dr.Ambedkar Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for DNT students:
2. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) is implementing umbrella scheme “Scholarships for Students with Disabilities” to empower disabled students to study further in order to prepare themselves to earn their livelihood and to find a dignified place for themselves in the society. The Schemes being implemented by this Department are:
i) Pre-matric (For Class IX & X)
ii) Post-matric (For Class XI to Post-graduate Degree/Diploma)
iii) Top Class Education (For Graduate degree/Post-graduate Degree/ Diploma in notified institutes of excellence)
iv) National Fellowship (For M.Phil/ Ph.D in Indian Universities
v) National Overseas Scholarship (For Master’s Degree/Doctorate in Universities abroad)
vi) Free Coaching (For appearing in competitive examinations for Government Jobs and admission to technical and professional courses)
3. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following Scholarship schemes for Scheduled Tribe students by providing financial assistance with a view to encourage them to complete their education:-
i) Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (9th & 10th Standard)
ii) Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class 11th onwards)
iii) National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students
iv) National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST candidates
4. The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing a Central Sector Scheme namely “National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)” for award of scholarships to selected meritorious students of economically weaker sections studying in a State Government, Government aided and local body schools (except Kendriya Vidayala Sangthan, Navodaya Vidayala Sangthan and boarding schools) to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study at secondary stage.
5. The Department of Higher Education is administering a Central Sector Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for College and University Students with the objective of providing financial assistance to meritorious students belonging to the economically backward sections to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies.
6. The Ministry of Minority Affairs is implementing the following three schemes for educational empowerment of six notified minority communities namely Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Budhist, Jain and Parsi:
(i) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Class I to X)
(ii) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Class XI to Ph. D.)
(iii) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme (For Professional and Technical courses)
(c): State wise details of beneficiaries during the last three years under each Scheme are at Annexure-I.
(d): The scheme-wise annual income limit of parents of the students, to be eligible for scholarship are as under:
S.
No. Scheme name Parental annual income limit
(Rs. in lakh)
1. Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC students 2.50
2. Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC students 1.00
3. Dr.Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for EBC students 1.00
4. Dr.Ambedkar Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for DNT students 2.00
5 Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in classes IX-X 2.50
6 Post Matric Scholarship for SC students 2.50
7 Pre-Matric Scholarship to the Children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards No Limit
8 National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for higher education (NOS) 6.00
9 Pre-Matric (class IX and X) for students with disabilities 2.5
10 Post-Matric (class XI to post graduate Degree/ Diploma) for students with disabilities 2.5
11 Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (9th & 10th Standard) 2.00
12 Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class 11th onwards) 2.50
13 National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students
(a) “Fellowship” for Higher Education
(b) “Scholarship” for Higher Education (Top Class Education)
No ceiling specified
6.00
14 National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST candidates 6.00
15 Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities (Class I to X) 1.00
16 Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities (Class XI to Ph. D.) 2.00
17 National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship scheme (NMMSS) for economically weaker sections (implemented by Department of School Education & Literacy) 1.50
18 Central Sector Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for College and University Students belonging to economically weaker sections (implemented by Department of Higher Education) 6.00
19 Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities (For Professional and Technical courses) 2.50
(e): The State Governments and Union Territory Administrations lay down the detailed procedure for selection of students for the schemes being implemented by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment. They are advised to migrate to on - line portal wherever in operation, for calling of applications/ selection of beneficiaries/ release of scholarship directly to the bank account of beneficiary and use Aadhaar Number for authentication to achieve greater transparency.
The Scholarship Schemes of other Ministries/ Departments are implemented through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). NSP is being used right from receiving applications from the students, verification, generation of final merit list/ selection of eligible candidates and disbursement of scholarship directly into the bank account of the beneficiaries, thereby ensuring transparency.
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