Lok Sabha Question No. 2478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Scholarship Scheme For Vocational Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2478

ANSWERED ON 18/12/2023

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

## † 2478.    SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to extend the scholarship scheme for the vocational education  and  training  of  meritorious  students  belonging  to  Scheduled  Caste  and Scheduled Tribe communities; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) to (b): The Government is implementing various scholarship schemes for providing financial assistance  to  all  categories  of  students  includingScheduled  Caste  (SC)  and  Scheduled  Tribe (ST).The details of these schemes including the number of slots, assistance offered and eligibility criteria are available in the following websites:

|   Sl. No. | Ministry/ Department           | Website links                                                    |
|-----------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Department of Higher Education | https://www.education.gov.in/pm-usp-scholarships- education-loan |
|         2 | University Grants Commission   | https://www.ugc.ac.in/page/scholarships-and- fellowships.aspx    |
|         3 | All India Council for          | https://www.aicte-india.org/bureaus/rifd/Scholarship-            |

|    | Technical Education                     | Schemes                                                                               |
|----|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4 | Ministry of Social Justice &Empowerment | https://socialjustice.gov.in/scheme-cat                                               |
|  5 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs              | https://tribal.nic.in/ScholarshiP.aspx                                                |
|  6 | Ministry of Minority Affairs            | https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/show_content.php?l ang=1&level=2&ls_id=669&lid=825 |

Further,  as  per  information  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA),  the  MoTA provides  post  matric  scholarship  to  eligible  Scheduled  Tribe  students  for  pursuing  vocational courses like ITI and 3-year Diploma courses in Polytechnic institutes. Further, under the Pradhan Mantri  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Protsahan  (PM-USP)  Special  Scholarship  Scheme  for  Jammu  & Kashmir  and  Ladakh  of  the  Ministry  of  Education,  scholarship  is  provided  to  the  students including SC and ST, having domicile of UT of J&K and Ladakh and pursuing Graduation after completion of 12 th class  or  Diploma in  Engineering  from Polytechnic  Institutes recognized by Directorate of Technical Education, J&K and Ladakh. Moreover, as per information provided by the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  in  order  to  increase  and encourage women participation in vocational skilling, the Directorate General of Training (DGT) has  waived  off  tuition  and  exam  fee  for  women  candidates  who  undergo  training  under  Craft Instructor  Training  Scheme  (CITS)  /  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  in  National  Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) from session 2023-24 onwards.