Replying to an un-starred question of Dr. Anil SukhdeoraoBonde & Shri Mithlesh Kumar, the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey stated in a written reply in Rajya Sabha that Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following Scholarship Schemes to promote and encourage basic and higher education amongst ST population and to ensure that tribal communities have greater access to quality education:-

i) Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class IX and X)

ii) Post Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class XI and above)

iii) National Fellowship for Higher Education for ST students

iv) National Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students(Top Class)

v) National Overseas Scholarship for ST students.

(b) Total amount released by Ministry of Tribal Affairs under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric scholarship scheme for ST in FY 2024-25 is as below:-

Name of Scheme	Funds released (FY 2024-25)
Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students	Rs. 163.69 Crore
Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students	Rs. 2598.34 Crore

 

(c) & (d) Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the National Overseas Scholarship for ST students, for providing overseas scholarships to ST students. The details of National Overseas Scholarship is available at https://tribal.nic.in/ScholarshiP.aspx and https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/guidelines/NOS/RevisedGuidelinesNOS07102022.pdf.

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