The Scheduled Castes (SC) are notified under the provisions of Article 341 of the Constitution of India, under which there is no provision of exclusion of creamy layer.
30% of the National Overseas Scholarship awards for each year are earmarked for women candidates. Gender-wise data of selected candidates under National Overseas Scholarship for SC etc. for last five years is as follows:
|
Year
|
2018-19
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
|
Male
|
65
|
70
|
69
|
86
|
89
|
|
Female
|
35
|
30
|
31
|
39
|
36
|
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
125
|
125
|
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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