Lok Sabha Question No. 2448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Fellowships and Scholarships for Tribal Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2448 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS

## 2448.   SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARSWATI SHRI JITENDRACHAUDHURY DR. A. SAMPATH SHRIMATI SANTOSHAHLAWAT

Will the Minister of TRIBALAFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government hasprepared any data of ST students who  gotbenefited under National OverseasScholarship,  National  Fellowship  andScholarship  for  Higher  Education  toScheduled  Tribes    (STs) students schemesduring the last three years;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe expenditure incurred in this regard,State/UT-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  hasreceived  any  complaints  with  regard  toanarchy  in  the  National  Overseas NationalFellowship and Scholarship to STs studentschemes during the said period;

(d) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Government againstthe offenders;

(e) whether the Government has anyproposal to increase the number ofmeritorious students under the'National Overseas Scholarship' forScheduled Tribe students from 15 to 30students; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which it is likely to be implementedand if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a)&(b):  This Ministry is implementing the schemes  (i) National Overseas Scholarship for  Scheduled Tribes (ST)  students  and  (ii)  National  Fellowship  and  Scholarship  for  Higher  Education  of  STs  students.Under  these schemes, funds are not released to States/UTs. Financial assistance under these schemes are provided directly to beneficiaries  and  concerned  institutions.  The  details  of  funds  releasedand  beneficiaries  covered  during  the  last three years are as per Annexure.

(c)&(d): No such complaint has been received in the  Ministry.

(e)&(f): Under the scheme National Overseas Scholarship for Scheduled Tribe  students, there are 17 awards for ST students and  3 awards for students belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).  At present there is no proposal under consideration for increasing the number of awards from the present limit of 20.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a)& (b) of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2448    for answer on    31.07.2017    tabled  by    Shri  SumedhanandSarswati,  Shri  JitendraChaudhury,  Dr.  A.  Sampath, Shrimati Santosh  Ahlawat regarding 'Fellowships and Scholarships for Tribal Students'.

| Details of Funds released and covered thereof under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released and covered thereof under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released and covered thereof under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released and covered thereof under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released and covered thereof under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released and covered thereof under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   |
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| 2014-15                                                                                                                              | 2014-15                                                                                                                              | 2015-16                                                                                                                              | 2015-16                                                                                                                              | 2016-17                                                                                                                              | 2016-17                                                                                                                              |
| Fund Released                                                                                                                        | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                        | Fund Released                                                                                                                        | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                        | Fund Released                                                                                                                        | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                        |
| 99.13                                                                                                                                | 21                                                                                                                                   | 39.04                                                                                                                                | 15                                                                                                                                   | 39.00                                                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                                    |

| Details of Funds Released to University Grants Commission (UGC)and beneficiaries covered under the scheme of National Fellowship Scheme for ST students (NFS)   | Details of Funds Released to University Grants Commission (UGC)and beneficiaries covered under the scheme of National Fellowship Scheme for ST students (NFS)   | Details of Funds Released to University Grants Commission (UGC)and beneficiaries covered under the scheme of National Fellowship Scheme for ST students (NFS)   | Details of Funds Released to University Grants Commission (UGC)and beneficiaries covered under the scheme of National Fellowship Scheme for ST students (NFS)   | Details of Funds Released to University Grants Commission (UGC)and beneficiaries covered under the scheme of National Fellowship Scheme for ST students (NFS)   | Details of Funds Released to University Grants Commission (UGC)and beneficiaries covered under the scheme of National Fellowship Scheme for ST students (NFS)   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                 | (₹ in lakhs)                                                                                                                                                    | (₹ in lakhs)                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2014-15                                                                                                                                                         | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                         |
| Fund Released                                                                                                                                                   | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                   | Fund Released                                                                                                                                                   | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                   | Fund Released                                                                                                                                                   | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                   |
| 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 3335                                                                                                                                                            | 3138.76                                                                                                                                                         | 1408                                                                                                                                                            | 7312.25                                                                                                                                                         | 2197                                                                                                                                                            |

| Details of Funds released to institutions under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released to institutions under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released to institutions under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released to institutions under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released to institutions under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   | Details of Funds released to institutions under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (₹ in lakhs)   |
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| 2014-15                                                                                                                                 | 2014-15                                                                                                                                 | 2015-16                                                                                                                                 | 2015-16                                                                                                                                 | 2016-17                                                                                                                                 | 2016-17                                                                                                                                 |
| Fund released                                                                                                                           | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                           | Fund released                                                                                                                           | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                           | Fund released                                                                                                                           | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                           |
| 1849.85                                                                                                                                 | 1850                                                                                                                                    | 1552.32                                                                                                                                 | 1017                                                                                                                                    | 687.75                                                                                                                                  | 490                                                                                                                                     |