Shiksha Samachar: Scholarship to ST Students

Scholarship to ST Students
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The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of ‘Top
Class Education for ST students’ from the academic year 2007-08.

Under the scheme, scholarships are provided to ST students who are pursuing
studies at degree and post degree level in institutions identified under the
scheme like IIT, IIM, NIT, National Law University etc. The scheme is
implemented through identified institutes and grant-in-aid is considered on
receipt of complete proposal of eligible ST students, under the provisions of
the scheme, from the identified institute and subject to availability of funds
under the scheme.
The Ministry has not received complaint regarding non-payment of scholarship by
the identified institutes to ST students against the grant-in-aid released by
this Ministry.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri
Mahadeo Singh Khandela in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ref Source (PKM ) Press Information Bureau,Government of India.Ministry of
Tribal Affairs
27-April-2012