(a) whether there is any provision for reimbursement of the full fee under the National
Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship scheme meant for the minority community;
(b) if so, whether the Government has a similar provision in the scholarship schemes meant
for the backward classes;
(c) if not, whether there is any proposal for reimbursement of the fee under the post-matric
and merit-cum-means scholarship schemes for backward classes; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI P. BALRAM NAIK)
(a) Under the Merit-Cum-Means based scholarship Scheme for students belonging to the
notified minority communities full course fee is reimbursed in respect of the 85 Listed
Institutions only. For students in other Institutions upto to Rs. 20,000/- is reimbursed.
(b) to (d) There is no separate Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship scheme for the Other Backward
Classes (OBCs). Under the existing Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for OBCs, there is a
provision for reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees in addition to maintenance
allowance, reader charges for blind students, study tour charges, thesis typing/printing
charges, book allowances for students pursuing correspondence course, etc for complete
duration of the course.