Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: OVERSEAS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES
Posted On:
26 MAR 2025 2:49PM by PIB Delhi
Number of students who have received scholarship under the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) being run by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for study abroad during the last five years is as under:
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S.No.
|
Selection Year
|
Number of SC, ST and NT/DNT students who have received scholarships under NOS for studying abroad during last five years
|
|
SC
|
NT/DNT
|
ST
|
|
1.
|
2019-20
|
39
|
01
|
11
|
|
2.
|
2020-21
|
63
|
05
|
12
|
|
3.
|
2021-22
|
95
|
02
|
17
|
|
4.
|
2022-23
|
93
|
03
|
18
|
|
5.
|
2023-24
|
107
|
03
|
16
|
|
Total
|
397
|
14
|
74
|
As per the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme (NOS) for Scheduled Tribes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs was approved for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The total budgetary outlay for this period was ₹20 crore. However, total expenditure incurred by the Ministry is ₹21.95 crore up to current Financial Year 2024-25. Thus, the Ministry has spent five-year budget within four years resulting in provision of less amount in the budget under the Scheme for Financial Year 2025-26. To address the funding shortfall and to sustain the Scheme in Financial Year 2025-26, the Ministry has initiated the process of obtaining EFC approval for additional funds.
Under the NOS Scheme, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment slots have been increased from 30 to 60 in the year 2013-14, 60 to 100 in 2014-15 and 100 to 125 in 2021-22 and under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs slots have been increased from 15 to 20 in 2012-13.
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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