Lok Sabha Question No. 4447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: National Overseas Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4447 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHEME

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: -

whether it is a fact that only about 50-70 students from  Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and landless agricultural labour families which have been granted final National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) award letters under the National Overseas Scholarship schemes against the set target of 100 such students during the last six years and if the details thereof? SO,

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

Sir. The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment implements the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for students from Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless  Agricultural Labourers and  Traditional Artisans to pursue Masters' or Ph.D courses by studying abroad. Similarly, Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements NOS Scheme for students belonging to ST community: No,

The number of students selected under National Overseas Scholarship annually for the past six years is as under;

| Details of candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2021-22   | Details of candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2021-22   | Details of candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2021-22   | Details of candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2021-22   | Details of candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2021-22   | Details of candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2021-22   | Details of candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2021-22   |
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| Min/Dept                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                   | 2018-19                                                                   | 2019-20                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                   |
| Department of Social Justice & Empowerment _                              | 108*                                                                      | 183*                                                                      | 100                                                                       | 100                                                                       | 100                                                                       | 125                                                                       |
| Ministry of Tribal Affairs**                                              | 16                                                                        | 20                                                                        | 20                                                                        | 20                                                                        | 20                                                                        | 20                                                                        |

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