Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR Pre Matric Scholarship for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs INCREASED TO Rs 394.61 CRORE IN 2022-23 AS COMPARED TO Rs 250 CRORE IN 2021-22
OBJECTIVE TO COVER APPROXIMATELY 5.67 CRORE STUDENTS UNDER THE PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR OBCs, EBCs and DNTs
Posted On:
22 MAR 2023 4:49PM by PIB Delhi
The budget provision for financial year 2021-22 under the Scheme of Pre Matric Scholarship for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) and De-Notified Tribes (DNTs) was Rs. 250.00 crore. Whereas in financial year 2022-23, the budget provision is Rs. 394.61 crore.
Pre Matric Scholarship scheme for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs has been revised in 2021-22 with an objective to cover approx 5.67 crore students under the scheme during the period of five year over the XV Finance Commission Cycle.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, today.
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