Centrally
Sponsored Schemes of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment for
educational development of students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and
Other Backward Classes (OBCs) are as under:
1.
Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) Scheme for SC students;
2.
Pre-Matric Scholarship for Children of those engaged in ‘unclean’ occupations (both
for SCs & non-SCs);
3.
Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) Scheme for OBC students;and
4.
Pre-Matric
Scholarship Scheme for OBC students.
The allocation concurred by Planning Comssion under Centrally Sponsored
Scholarship Schemes of the Ministry during 2009-10 and 2010-11
(Rs
in Crore)
|
Sno.
|
Name of the
Scholarship Scheme
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
|
1
|
Post Matric
Scholarship Scheme to students
Belonging to Sheduled Caste
|
750.00
|
1700.00
|
|
2
|
Pre-Matric
Scholarship for childeren of those
Engaged in
‘Unclean’occupations(both for SCs
&non-SCs)
|
80.00
|
80.00
|
|
3
|
Post Matric
Scholarship to OBC students
|
135.00
|
350.00
|
|
4
|
Pre Matric Scholarship
for OBC students
|
30.00
|
50.00
|
Planning
Commission approved a Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs.2500.00 crore and
Rs.4500.00 crore in the Annual Plan of Ministry for year 2009-10 and 2010-11
respectively.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri D.
Napoleon in a written reply to a question in
Rajya Sabha today.
SKS
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