(a) whether the Government proposes to expand National Overseas Scholarship
Scheme for higher education in foreign countries for tribal students;
(b) if so, the details thereof ?
(a) whether the Government proposes to expand National Overseas Scholarship
Scheme for higher education in foreign countries for tribal students;
(b) if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MAHADEO SINGH KHANDELA)
(a) & (b): The Central Sector Scheme of “National Overseas Scholarship for ST
students†being implemented by this Ministry is already exclusively for pursuing
higher studies abroad in certain subjects at the Masters’ level and for Ph.D/doctoral
research programmes. Under the scheme, every year there are 13 awards for Scheduled
Tribes and 2 awards for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, thus totals to 15 awards.
At present the Ministry has no proposal to extend the number of awards.