Lok Sabha Question No. 1505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Facilities to SC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI, BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1505

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.05.2016

## †1505.  FACILITIES TO SC STUDENTS

## SHRI VIKRAM USENDI: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a)  the  facilities  being  provided  to  the  students  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  ( addition to scholarship and hostel facilities to study abroad; and
- (b) the number of stude nts to whom the said facilities were provided during each of the three years and the current year, State - wise, including Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA )

- (a) The National Overseas Scholarship Scheme provides facilities to students belonging to Sche Castes etc for studying abroad. The details are  as under :
- i) Annual maintenance and contingency allowances as detailed below
- ii) Incidental journey allowance of US $ 20/ -(twenty) or its equivalent in Indian Rupees and equipment allowance of US $ 20/ -(twenty).
- iii) Actual visa fees in Indian Rupees.
- iv) Air passage from India to the nearest place to the educational institution and back to Ind economy class and shortest route in arrangement with the national carrier.
- v) Fees and Medic al Insurance Premium -actual as charged.

| Annual Allowances     | For United Kingdom   | For United states of America and countries   |
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Maintenance allowance | GBP 9900             | US$15400                                     |
| Contingency Allowance | GBP 1100             | US$1500                                      |

Financial assistance under the Scheme is provided for a maximum period of 4 years for Ph.D. an years for Master's programme.

No  Hostel  facility  is  provided  under  the  scheme.  However  maintenance  allowance  for  mee ting expenses of boarding & lodging as mentioned above is paid to the awardees studying abroad

- (b) The details of the number of Scheduled Caste students selected for scholarship abroad in Chhattisgarh for higher studies are given in Annexure.

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Annexure referred to Para (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1505 for answer 03.05.2016 regarding Facilities to SC Students.

## State - wise details of number of Scheduled Caste candidates selected for scholarship under the scheme of Na tional Overseas Scholarship for SC etc candidates

under

| S.No.   | State/UTs        |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 | 2015-16           |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
| 1       | Himachal Pradesh |        02 |        01 |        02 | Selection Process |
| 2       | Tamil Nadu       |        02 |        01 |        02 |                   |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh   |        04 |        02 |        04 |                   |
| 4       | Manipur          |        01 |        01 |        00 |                   |
| 5       | Kerala           |        01 |        00 |        01 |                   |
| 6       | Delhi            |        02 |        02 |        05 |                   |
| 7       | Rajasthan        |        02 |        01 |        00 |                   |
| 8       | Haryana          |        02 |        01 |        00 |                   |
| 9       | Maharashtra      |        02 |        19 |        13 |                   |
| 10      | West Bengal      |        01 |        02 |        06 |                   |
| 11      | Uttar Pradesh    |        02 |        03 |        05 |                   |
| 12      | Punjab           |        01 |        01 |        00 |                   |
| 13      | Karnataka        |        00 |        02 |        03 |                   |
| 14      | Andhra Pradesh   |        01 |        01 |        01 |                   |
| 15      | Odisha           |        00 |        02 |        01 |                   |
| 16      | Assam            |        00 |        00 |        01 |                   |
| 17      | Bihar            |        00 |        00 |        02 |                   |
| 18      | Chhattisgarh     |        00 |        00 |        01 |                   |
| 19      | Gujarat          |        00 |        00 |        03 |                   |
| 20      | Telangana        |        00 |        00 |        02 |                   |
| 21      | Uttrakhand       |        00 |        00 |        02 |                   |
| 22      | Tripura          |        00 |        00 |        02 |                   |
|         | Total            |        23 |        39 |        56 |                   |