Scholarship to ST Students
Scholarship to ST Students
Replying to the un-starred questions of Smt. Sanjna Jatav & others, the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed lok sabha today that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following Scholarship Schemes to promote and encourage basic and higher education amongst ST population in the country, including Maharashtra:
i) Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class IX and X)
ii) Post Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class XI and above)
iii) National Fellowship for Higher Education for ST students.
iv) National Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students(Top Class)
v) National Overseas Scholarship for ST students.
Out of the schemes mentioned above, the scholarship schemes at Sl.No (i) to (ii) are Centrally Sponsored Schemes and implemented through respective State/UT. Both Pre & Post Matric Scholarship Schemes are open ended Schemes wherein scholarships are given to all eligible students for pursuing studies from class 9th to Post-Graduation courses whose parental income is not more than Rs. 2.5 lakh per annum. The inviting of applications, verification, selection of beneficiaries and disbursement of scholarship amount is the responsibility of the respective State/UT. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, releases central share funds to States/UTs based on proposals submitted by them and after examining financial and physical progress. State Governments/Union Territory Administrations disburse the scholarship amount to all the eligible ST Student’s bank account through DBT mode.
Maharashtra is implementing scholarship scheme at Pre-Matric level from their own State funds.
The Schemes at Sl. No. (iii) to (v) are Central Sector Schemes implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. There are no state-wise allocation of slots and funds under these Central Sector Schemes. Under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students, funds are directly released to the Students/Institutions through DBT mode, whereas Schemes at Sl.No. (v) National Overseas Scholarship for ST students is implemented through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the funds are released to ST students studying abroad through Embassies, further Ministry of Tribal Affairs reimburses the funds to MEA.
The State-wise fund released and beneficiaries under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship during the last three years is given at Annexure-I.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the Central Sector Scheme of “National Overseas Scholarship for ST students” to provide overseas scholarship to meritorious ST students for pursuing higher education abroad.
The number of beneficiaries under National Overseas Scholarship Scheme, State-wise, during the last three years is given at Annexure-II.
The National Overseas Scholarship Scheme supports higher studies abroad in Master’s Degree, Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Research. There is no restriction on specific countries, provided the applicant is admitted to a reputed foreign institute/university. Scholarship is given to 20 ST students each year for pursuing studies in the top 1,000 ranked institutions as per the latest QS World University Rankings.
The Ministry is advertising the schemes through News paprer advertisements, portals, Universities and Institutions. The State/UT administrations also give pubilicity in their respective states/UTs.
The data on retention rate of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in schools is not maintained.
Annexure- I
Details of Fund Released and Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students
(₹ in crore)
Sl.No.
Name of the State/UT
F.Y. 2022-23
F.Y. 2023-24
F.Y. 2024-25
Fund Released
Beneficiaries
Fund Released
Beneficiaries
Fund Released
Beneficiaries
1
Andaman & Nicobar
260
173
0.10
281
2
Andhra Pradesh
40465
57.00
*
30.77
*
3
Arunachal Pradesh
2.67
5178
2852
2831
4
Assam
1.07
5688
1.88
4353
1.00
8075
5
Bihar
26450
8451
15139
6
Chhattisgarh
28642
52.50
44837
27171
7
DNH & DD
2017
1273
1162
8
Goa
1.08
2108
0.53
1670
0.36
1698
9
Gujarat
54.52
157553
62.00
121083
9.23
124886
10
Himachal Pradesh
0.79
2479
1.10
2616
3260
11
Jammu & Kashmir
4689
2548
8371
12
Jharkhand
129269
57.00
114519
129142
13
Karnataka
23.70
98705
34.00
97191
7.00
104211
14
Kerala
9457
4.36
8331
1.00
10980
15
Ladakh
760
2228
0.40
2029
16
Madhya Pradesh
127.44
255944
259997
53.05
212347
17
Manipur
1836
3470
3916
18
Meghalaya
1.15
1588
5590
0.70
6149
19
Mizoram
10312
3.07
8911
8807
20
Nagaland
*
*
*
21
Odisha
93.97
79252
106691
29.50
122029
22
Puducherry
21
11
14
23
Rajasthan
35.31
73816
76272
22.36
57037
24
Sikkim
0.18
49
62
377
25
Tamil Nadu
4.04
15325
3.62
17557
0.60
19178
26
Telangana
9255
1.50
2460
0.00
*
27
Tripura
11.37
15017
11601
6.92
12597
28
Uttar Pradesh
1579
2329
3211
29
Uttarakhand
1464
0.15
902
0.70
812
30
West Bengal
23979
29.89
21789
24333
Total
357.29
1003157
308.60
929767
163.69
910043
*- beneficiary data not reported by State/UT
Details of Fund Released and Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations under the Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students
(₹ in Crore)
Sl.No.
Name of the State/UT
F.Y. 2022-23
F.Y. 2023-24
F.Y. 2024-25
Fund Released
Beneficiaries
Fund Released
Beneficiaries
Fund Released
Beneficiaries
1
A.& N. Islands
386
193
0.10
311
2
Andhra Pradesh
133.57
129032
114.71
79780
120.00
67888
3
Arunachal Pradesh
96.16
46330
80.00
42417
100.00
45125
4
Assam
68.45
62140
35.00
58774
79.71
77350
5
Bihar
3768
1444
4.43
3428
6
Chhattisgarh
93.30
34184
71.25
40552
70.00
34022
7
DNH DD
2208
4.04
1053
4.90
1627
8
Goa
11.87
4439
5.27
3274
5.00
3163
9
Gujarat
244.26
262538
350.00
226456
231.22
233161
10
Himachal Pradesh
4303
4390
5.00
4937
11
Jammu & Kashmir
6.84
10430
7.46
7319
9.95
15309
12
Jharkhand
147633
53.11
148676
200.00
65104
13
Karnataka
131968
225.56
123707
125.00
125823
14
Kerala
14863
46.89
13731
29.00
13034
15
Ladakh
18.91
8619
5.96
9413
35.00
8969
16
Madhya Pradesh
270.49
391317
350.00
353486
250.00
326410
17
Maharashtra
90.27
135915
570.36
139165
117.81
144785
18
Manipur
41.38
42572
30.00
33542
25.00
32275
19
Meghalaya
146.20
61360
85.00
76755
145.08
73902
20
Mizoram
25.90
38784
25.00
31685
24.00
28471
21
Nagaland
36.08
40638
35.00
42485
62.00
41793
22
Odisha
171.33
204172
135.64
213957
294.00
230366
23
Puducherry
18
11
0.00
10
24
Rajasthan
188.10
236628
220.00
168516
350.00
*
25
Sikkim
9.25
2650
1849
6.00
2411
26
Tamil Nadu
28.54
23529
20.00
25216
25.00
28273
27
Telangana
238.51
114911
112.50
131505
152.50
131032
28
Tripura
45.22
37380
40.00
33678
74.94
33506
29
Uttar Pradesh
9655
10.00
9676
15.00
10427
30
Uttarakhand
3534
1.88
3972
2.70
3853
31
West Bengal
63208
34.06
37760
35.00
29528
Total
1964.63
2269112
2668.69
2064437
2598.34
1816293
*- beneficiary data not reported by State/UT
Annexure-II
Name of State/UT
F.Y 2022-23
F.Y 2023-24
F.Y 2024-25
Andhra Pradesh
1
1
Arunachal Pradesh
1
1
ASSAM
4
4
2
Chhattisgarh
1
Goa
Himachal Pradesh
1
Jammu and Kashmir
3
4
3
Jharkhand
1
4
5
Karnataka
1
Madhya Pradesh
1
1
1
Maharashtra
1
3
3
Manipur
13
20
18
Meghalaya
2
2
3
Mizoram
3
2
Nagaland
6
6
4
Odisha
1
2
2
Rajasthan
2
2
2
Telangana
6
5
8
Tripura
1
Uttarakhand
1
1
1
West Bengal
1
2
2
Total
44
65
58
Note:- based on payment reimbursement to MEA by MoTA during the respective financial year.