Lok Sabha Question No. 1646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Schemes for Differently Abled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1646 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Schemes for Differently Abled

## 1646 \_ SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA

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

- (a whether the Government has formulated the Scheme of Class Education and National Overseas Scholarships for Person with Disabilities (PWDs); Top
- the measures taken to popularise the said schemes amongst the persons with disabilities in the country?
- (b) each of the last three years and the current year; State-wise; and during

## ANSWER

## MINSTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) & (b) The schemes of Scholarship for Class Education and National Overseas Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities are being implemented by this Ministry. The scholarship for Class Education is meant for pursuing Post Graduate Degree/Diploma courses in the notified institutes of 160 scholarships can be given every year under this scheme. This year 60 applications have been received on National e-Scholarship Portal. Top Top

The National Overseas Scholarship scheme is meant for pursuing Masters Degree and PhD Level courses at Universities/institutes abroad. This scheme is effective from 2014-15. 20 scholarships can be given every year under this scheme. The parental income ceiling for both the above schemes is Rs. 6.0 lakhs per annum. During the year 2014-15 no candidate was found eligible. current   financial  year 2015-16, 17 applications were received out  of  which seven candidates have been selected, State-wise list of applications received under both the scheme is at Annexure-L

- (c) The following steps have been taken to popularize the schemes amongst the persons with disabilities in the country: -
- ii. Re-advertisement was published to extend the last  date of receipt of applications in case of National Overseas Scholarship scheme.
- Applications are called for through advertisement published in leading newspapers all over the country.
- Notifications are issued through the website of the Department (Www.disabilityaffairsgov.in):
- V Class  Education Scheme is available in the National eScholarship portal, Top
- iv. As a of the Digital India Campaign, the National e-scholarship portal has been launched to implement the scholarship schemes provided by various Departments of the Government of India; The scholarship for Class Education scheme is implemented through the said scholarship portal. part being Top being

## Annexure referred to in Lok Sabha\_Unstarred QNo.1646 for 8.3.2016

## (A) No. of applications received for Scholarship for Top Class Education during 2015-16

| S.No.   | State/UT          | No. of applications received   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 5                              |
| 2_      | ASSAM             | 2                              |
| 3_      | BIHAR             |                                |
| 4       | DELHI             |                                |
| 5       | GUJARAT           |                                |
| 6       | HARYANA           |                                |
| 7       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |                                |
| 8       | JHARKHAND         |                                |
| 9       | KARNATAKA         | ;                              |
| 10.     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 3                              |
| 11.     | MAHARASHTRA       | 6                              |
| 12.     | ODISHA            | 3                              |
| 13      | RAJASTHAN         | 5                              |
| 14.     | TELANGANA         | 1                              |
| 15.     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 10                             |
| 16.     | WEST BENGAL       | 3                              |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL             | 60                             |

## (B) No. of applications received for National Overseas Scholarship during 2015-16

| S.No.   | State/UT       | No. of applications received   |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.      | BIHAR          | 3                              |
| 2       | DELHI          | 2                              |
| 3.      | GUJARAT        |                                |
| 4_      | HARYANA        | 3                              |
| 5       | JHARKHAND      |                                |
| 6.      | KERALA         |                                |
|         | MADHYA PRADESH |                                |
| 8       | RAJASTHAN      |                                |
| 9       | TELANGANA      |                                |
| 10.     | UTTAR PRADESH  | 1                              |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL          | 17                             |

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