Pre-matric Scholarships for Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST) students can be availed by SC and ST students respectively, who are studying in classes IX and X in any recognized school with in the country and whose parental income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum. The scholarship amount under this scheme is Rs. 150/- per month for day scholars and Rs. 350/- per month for Hostellers and given for 10 months in a year.
Post Matric Scholarships for SC & ST Students can be availed by SC and ST students respectively, who are studying at post matriculation or post secondary stage in any recognized institute within the country and whose parental income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh per annum. Compulsory fees charged by the educational institutions are reimbursed and student beneficiaries get a scholarship amount varying between Rs. 230/- per month to Rs. 1200/- per month, depending upon the course of study is given.
Details of Central Assistance (CA) released & beneficiaries covered during 2014-15 & 2015-16 and CA released in current year 2016-17 (as on 14.03.2017)
| Name of the Scheme | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | ||
| CA released
(Rs. in crore) |
Beneficiaries covered | CA released
(Rs. in crore) |
Beneficiaries covered | CA released
(Rs. in crore) |
|
| (i) Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme to Scheduled Caste students studying in classes IX and X | 514.03 | 2513972 | 524.70 | 2444760 | 423.90 |
| (ii) Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme to Scheduled Tribe students studying in classes IX and X | 200.70 | 1234149 | 228.68 | 1262068 | 55.71 |
| (iii) Post matric Scholarship to Scheduled Caste students | 1963.37 | 5311595 | 2213.88 | 5377394 | 2729.69 |
| (iv) Post matric Scholarship to Scheduled Tribe students | 720.98 | 2107093 | 857.14 | 2033741 |
1515.00 |
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