Lok Sabha Question No. 3834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: National Overseas Scholarship
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAGIRATH PRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3834

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP

## 3834.  DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the financial allocation during the last three years in the budget to implement the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for higher studies abroad, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  scheduled  tribe  candidates  and  the  candidates  belonging  to  Particularly Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  was  awarded  the  scholarship  annually  for  persuing  post  graduate, doctoral  and  post  doctoral  level  courses  abroad  and  if  so,  the  details  during  the  said  period, State/UTwise; and
- (c) any expenditure under this scheme and the achievements during the last three years thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  allocation  of  funds  under  the  National  Overseas  Scholarship  for  ST  candidates  is schemewise, not State/UT-wise, and the allocation under the Scheme for the last three years is as under: -

(Rs.in lakhs)

| 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| BE        | RE        | BE        | RE        | BE        | RE        |
| 100.00    | 100.00    | 100.00    | 72.00     | 100.00    | 39.00     |

BE : Budget Estimates,  RE: Revised Estimates

- (b): The  Scheme  of  National  Overseas  Scholarship  for  ST    candidates  provides  financial assistance to selected students to pursue Post Graduation, Ph.D. 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 statewise details of beneficiaries, for the last three years are given in Annexure.I.
- (c):  The details of expenditure during the last three years under the NOS scheme for ST candidates is as follows:

|       |   2015-16 |   (Rs. in lakhs) |
|-------|-----------|------------------|
| 99.13 |     39.04 |               39 |

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Annexure referred to in part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3834 for 19.3.2018 regarding National Overseas Scholarship

| Sl No.   | State             | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | -         | 2         | -         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1         | -         | -         |
| 3        | Assam             | 3         | -         | 2         |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | -         | 1         | -         |
| 5        | Gujarat           | -         | -         | 1         |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh  | 2         | -         | 1         |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2         | 1         | 1         |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | -         | -         | 2         |
| 9        | Kerala            | 1         | -         | -         |
| 10       | Karnataka         | -         | 1         | 1         |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1         | -         | -         |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | 1         | 1         | -         |
| 13       | Manipur           | -         | 2         | 2         |
| 14       | Meghalaya         | -         | 1         | -         |
| 15       | Mizoram           | -         | -         | 2         |
| 16       | Nagaland          | 3         | 1         | 2         |
| 17       | Odisha            | -         | 1         | -         |
| 18       | Rajasthan         | 1         | 1         | -         |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu        | -         | -         | 1         |
| 20       | Telangana         | 3         | 3         | 1         |
| 21       | West Bengal       | 2         | -         | -         |
|          | Total             | 20        | 15        | 16        |