Greater than 1.7 crore ST college students granted pre-matric, post-matric scholarships in 5 years: Govt

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More than 1.7 crore ST students granted pre-matric, post-matric scholarships in five years: Govt

NEW DELHI: The Centre awarded pre-matric scholarships to 1,03,34,708 (1.03 crore) Scheduled Tribe college students throughout the previous 5 years, the Rajya Sabha was knowledgeable on Wednesday. Publish-matric scholarships have been granted to 68,74,363 (68.74 lakh) Scheduled Tribe (ST) college students throughout this era.
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Bishweswar Tudu advised the Higher Home that 11,925 Scheduled Tribe college students acquired the nationwide scholarship for increased training whereas 13,326 obtained the nationwide fellowship for increased training previously 5 years.
The Nationwide Abroad Scholarship Scheme was prolonged to 170 college students, he mentioned.
Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST College students covers these in courses 9-10 with an annual parental earnings under Rs 2.5 lakh. The contributions are 75 per cent from the Centre and 25 per cent from the state (90 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, for northeast and hill states).
Publish-Matric Scholarship for ST College students consists of these in Class 11 and above and with an annual parental earnings under Rs 2.5 lakh.
The Nationwide Scholarship Scheme for Larger Schooling of ST College students helps graduate/postgraduate programs in varied skilled fields for ST college students with an annual parental earnings under Rs 6 lakh.
The Nationwide Fellowship Scheme for Larger Schooling of ST College students aids meritorious college students pursuing MPhil or PhD in India, providing 750 recent fellowships yearly.
The Nationwide Abroad Scholarship sponsors 20 college students yearly for pursuing grasp’s levels, PhD and post-doctoral analysis within the prime 1,000 world-ranking universities overseas. It’s accessible for ST college students with an annual household earnings not exceeding Rs 6 lakh.