MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR)
(a)& (b) Yes madam. Details of schemes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs are given at Annexure-I. Details of funds released and number of beneficiaries during last three years and current year under the above mentioned schemes is at Annexure-I(a) and Annexure-I(b) respectively.
(c) to (e) Yes Madam. Details of guidance given to candidates is as follows:
(i) Post Matric Scholarship: Respective State Governments through advertisement and Publicity create awareness about the Scheme.
(ii) The Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) is advertised in the leading newspapers, Employment News and Web-site of the Ministry.
(iii) Scheme of Top Class Education for ST students: The Ministry under Top Class Education Scheme periodically writes to all the identified Institutes/IITs/ Medical Colleges etc. with a request to post the salient features of the Scholarship Scheme in their respective websites and notice Boards.
(iv) Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST students: This scheme is implemented and publicised by the UGC through its website. Scheme is also advertised by UGC in leading newspapers and Employment News.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question †1342 for answer on 25/07/2016 raised by Shri Anshul Verma, MP, regarding “Financial Assistance to Tribal Students”.
Details of schemes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs for higher education to Scheduled Tribes.
i. The Post Matric Scholarship Scheme:This scheme is open to all ST students and is given to enable them to pursue higher studies at Post Matriculation level including technical and professional studies. This Scheme covers all ST students whose parents annual income is below Rs. 2,50,000/-. Compulsory fees charged by the educational institutions are reimbursed and scholarship amount of Rs. 230 per month to Rs. 1200 per month are given depending on the courses of study.
ii. National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for higher studies abroad:This scheme provides financial assistance to selected students to pursue Post Graduation, PhD and Post Doctoral study abroad. There are 17 awards for scheduled tribe students and 3 awards for students belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. The selected students are given tuition and other educational fees charged by the foreign universities, maintenance and other grants along with travel expenses. This fellowship is given to the students whose total annual income along with the income of the parents doesn’t exceed Rs. 6 Lacs.
iii. Scheme of Top Class Education for ST students:This scholarship is available for 1000 ST students for pursuing studies at degree and Post Graduate level in any of the 158 identified institutions of excellence such as IITs, NIITs, IIMs etc. Scholarships are given every year to meritorious students whose family income doesn’t exceed Rs. 4.5 Lacs per year. Scholarship amount includes tuition fees, living expenses and allowances for books and computer etc.
iv. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for ST students:Under this scheme 750 fellowships are provided to the ST students each year for pursuing higher studies in India for MPhil and PhD. Fellowship amount as per UGC norm are provided for a period of 2 to 5 years.
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Annexure-I(a)
Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question †1342 for answer on 25/07/2016 raised by Shri Anshul Verma, MP, regarding “Financial Assistance to Tribal Students”
Details of Funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations under the Scheme of POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ST STUDENTS during the last three years and current financial year i.e. from 2013-14 to 2016-17.
(Rs. in lakh)
Sl. No. NAME OF STATE/UT 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
(as on 20.07.2016
Funds Released Funds Released Funds Released Funds Released
1 Andhra Pradesh 4895.16 5070.01 1986.82 -
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1366.85 2.29 1137.61 -
3 Assam 4756.81 1114.00 6748.28 -
4 Bihar 23.00 23.00 0.00 -
5 Chhattisgarh 1341.48 4066.75 4764.83 -
6 Goa 2.00 2.00 356.00 -
7 Gujarat 7138.58 3929.23 5520.40 -
8 Himachal Pradesh 282.83 237.00 1350.00 -
9 Jammu & Kashmir 177.00 2494.17 2494.17 -
10 Jharkhand 2043.23 4927.23 0.00 -
11 Karnataka 3340.76 3691.00 5839.00 -
12 Kerala 625.53 647.00 0.00 -
13 Madhya Pradesh 5276.71 2385.00 3065.00 -
14 Maharashtra 11996.04 7451.83 5209.83 -
15 Manipur 6111.01 3615.48 3588.00 -
16 Meghalaya 3438.00 438.00 3274.61 -
17 Mizoram 5393.89 4501.15 4927.91 -
18 Nagaland 2626.19 2329.59 2646.34 -
19 Odisha 3459.87 4512.00 4050.00 -
20 Rajasthan 2216.02 6440.00 10890.43 6500.00
21 Sikkim 845.49 414.00 400.00 -
22 Tamil Nadu 1436.02 44.00 2266.86 -
23 Telangana 0.00 12329.88 9650.00 -
24 Tripura 1390.99 974.82 1700.00 -
25 Uttar Pradesh 56.00 56.00 0.00 -
26 Uttrakhand 1086.50 164.00 900.00 -
27 West Bengal 2277.63 237.00 2948.46 -
28 A.& N. Islands 0.75 0.75 0.00 -
29 Daman & Diu 10.90 1.00 0.00 -
Total 73615.24 72098.18 85714.55 6500.00
Details of Funds released to Ministry of External Affairs under the scheme of NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP (NOS) during last three years i.e. 2013-14 to 2016-17.
(Rs. in lakh)
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Fund released Fund released Fund released Fund released
68.00 99.13 39.04 0.00
Details of Funds released to concerned institutes under the scheme of TOP CLASS EDUCATION FOR ST STUDENTS during last three years i.e. 2013-14 to 2016-17.
(Rs. in lakh)
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Fund released Fund released Fund released Fund released
950.00 1849.85 1552.32 191.35
Details of Funds released to University Grants Commission under the scheme of RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP for ST students (RGNF) during last three years i.e. 2013-14 to 2016-17.
(Rs. in lakh)
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Fund released Fund released Fund released Fund released
0 0 3138.76 0
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Annexure-I(b)
Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question †1342 for answer on 25/07/2016 raised by Shri AnshulVerma, MP, regarding “Financial Assistance to Tribal Students”
State-wise number of beneficiaries coveredunder the scheme of POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ST STUDENTS during the year 2013-14 to 2016-17.
SL. No. NAME OF STATE/UT 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
No. of beneficiaries No. of beneficiaries No. of beneficiaries
1 Andhra Pradesh 229360 82091 49239
2 Arunachal Pradesh 630 630 N.A.
3 Assam 102800 102800 116693
4 Bihar 6463 6463 N.A.
5 Chhattisgarh 106231 139447 148660
6 Goa 1332 1332 4270
7 Gujarat 218570 218570 163989
8 Himachal Pradesh 5189 5189 8079
9 Jammu & Kashmir 18700 21000 21000
10 Jharkhand 72878 81768 N.A.
11 Karnataka 132376 134988 140891
12 Kerala 12705 13225 N.A.
13 Madhya Pradesh 192437 188145 197176
14 Maharashtra 178146 175000 175000
15 Manipur 53965 57828 66928
16 Meghalaya 79011 79011 74608
17 Mizoram 56873 62410 57330
18 Nagaland 39867 40133 45140
19 Odisha 89115 130960 165100
20 Rajasthan 288020 246249 275669
21 Sikkim 2643 2705 3053
22 Tamil Nadu 11092 11092 20060
23 Telangana N.A. 171329 171329
24 Tripura 24270 22261 28374
25 Uttar Pradesh 7500 7500 N.A.
26 Uttrakhand 24812 25269 27796
27 West Bengal 79230 79230 73357
28 A.& N. Islands 28 148 N.A.
29 Daman & Diu 320 320 N.A.
Total 2034563 2107093 2033741
For 2016-17, students will be getting scholarship through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP for ST Candidates from 2013-14 to 2016-17
Sl. No. Year No. of Selected candidates
1 2013-14 9
2 2014-15 21
3 2015-16 0
4 2016-17 0
Details of beneficaries under the scheme of TOP CLASS EDUCATION during 2013-14 to 2016-17.
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Benefiaries Benefiaries Benefiaries Benefiaries
521 688 1017 166
Detail of Beneficiaries under the scheme of RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP (RGNF) during 2013-14 to 2016-17.
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Benefiaries Benefiaries Benefiaries Benefiaries
3335 3335 1408 842
Note: Since above mentioned schemes are Central Sector Schemes, hence, state-wise details not available.
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