Lok Sabha Question No. 5450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Increase in National Overseas Scholarships
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5450 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## INCREASE IN NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS

5450. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

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

- (a) the details of students who have been awarded the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) during the last five years, year/categorylsubject-wise;
- (b) whether the mandatory 30 percent reservation for women candidates under NOS has been complied with every year during the said period, if the details thereof; SO,
- (c) whether the Government has plans to increase the number of the NOS as recommended by certain committees; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

(a): of Social Justice & Empowerment   implements   two National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) schemes: One is   implemented by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment under which financial assistance is provided to selected students from Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and  Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural  Labourers and Traditional Artisans for   pursuing Masters and PhD level courses abroad: The other is implemented by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DoEPwD) under which scholarship is provided to the selected students with disabilities for pursuing Masters and Ph. D level courses abroad. Similarly, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is also implementing NOS Scheme for students belonging to ST communities.

The details of students who have been awarded the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) during the last five years; yearlcategory/subject-wise is placed at Annexure- I.

(b): There is 30% reservation for women candidates under NOS. The details for the last five years are as under:-

| Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Details of women candidates selected under NOS Scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Min/Dept                                                                        | 2016-17                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                         | 2017-18                                                                         | 2017-18                                                                         | 2018-19                                                                         | 2018-19                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                         |
|                                                                                 | Total lates                                                                     | Women tes                                                                       | Total                                                                           | Women tes                                                                       | Total ltes                                                                      | Women tes                                                                       | Total ltes                                                                      | Women tes                                                                       | Total Ites                                                                      | Women tes                                                                       |
| [Department of So kial Justice & Em lpowerment                                  | 108*                                                                            | 36                                                                              | 183*                                                                            | 47                                                                              | 100                                                                             | 35                                                                              | 100                                                                             | 30                                                                              | 100                                                                             | 31                                                                              |
| Department of EEmpowerment of Persons with Disa                                 | 14                                                                              | 4                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 5                                                                               |                                                                                 | 8                                                                               | 2                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |
| lbilities (DoEPwD) Ministry of Tribal Affairs                                   | 16                                                                              |                                                                                 | 20                                                                              |                                                                                 | 20                                                                              |                                                                                 | 20                                                                              | 8                                                                               | 20                                                                              |                                                                                 |

(c) & (d): Consequent  upon   approval, the number of slots   under NOS have   recently been increased from 100 to 125 w.e.f the Selection Year 2021-22 by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment However; no proposal, slots under the NOS DoEPWD and Ministry of Tribal Affairs have not been increased.

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Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 5450 for answer on 05/04/2022 regarding Increase in National Overseas Scholarships:

The details of students who have been awarded the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) during the last five years, yearlcategorylsubject-wise is as under:

## Department of Social Justice & Empowerment

|     |         |                         |                     | Category wise   | Category wise   | Category wise   | Field wlse                 | Field wlse                       | Field wlse           | Field wlse                   | Field wlse       |
|-----|---------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
| SNO | Year    | Stipulated No. of Slots | Candidates Selected | SC              | DNT             | Landless Labour | Engineering and Management | Pure Science and Applied Science | Science and Medicine | Commerce, Accounting Finance | & Social Science |
|     | 2016-17 | 100                     | 108*                | 108             |                 |                 | 51                         | 18                               | 11                   | 08                           | 20               |
|     | 2017-18 | 100                     | 183*                | 178             |                 |                 | 106                        | 25                               | 07                   | 03                           | 42               |
|     | 2018-19 | 100                     | 100                 | 97              |                 |                 | 52                         | 10                               | 05                   | 11                           | 22               |
|     | 2019-20 | 100                     | 100                 | 97              |                 | 2               | 70                         | 13                               | 07                   | 02                           | 08               |
|     | 2020-21 | 100                     | 100                 | 90              |                 |                 | 61                         | 24                               | 07                   | 01                           | 07#              |

## (ii Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DoEPwD)

|         | Ficld wise                  | Ficld wise                       | Ficld wise                        | Ficld wise                                 | Ficld wise                  |          | Category wise   | Category wise   | Category wise   | Category wise   | Category wise   |    |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
| Year    | Engineering and Management] | Pure Science and Applied Science | Agricultural Science and Medicine | International Commerce, Accounting Finance | Humanities & Social Science |          | General         | OBC             | SC              | ST              | NOT MENTION     |    |
| 2016-17 |                             |                                  |                                   |                                            |                             | 14       |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 | 14 |
| 2017-18 |                             |                                  |                                   |                                            |                             | 7 | |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |    |
| 2018-19 |                             |                                  |                                   |                                            |                             | 5        | 2               |                 |                 |                 |                 |    |
| 2019-20 |                             |                                  |                                   |                                            |                             | 8        |                 | 2               |                 |                 |                 |    |
| 2020-21 |                             |                                  |                                   |                                            |                             | 6|  | 3               |                 |                 |                 |                 |    |

## (iii) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

|    | Field /Discipline of study                      | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----|-------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|    | Humanities                                      |           |           |           |           | 5         |
|    | Engineering                                     |           |           |           |           | 5         |
|    | Science/ Applied Science/ Agriculture/ Medicine |           |           |           | 8         | 8         |
|    | Management                                      |           |           |           |           |           |
| 5_ | Total                                           | 16        | 20        | 20        | 20        | 20        |