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Will the Minister of

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether there are income ceiling in extending the assistance under the Pre and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes for Scheduled Castes, Minority and Other Backward Classes students ;

(b) if so, the details of the ceiling fixed;

(c) whether there is any proposal to review the ceiling and if so, the details and the reasons therefor; and

(d) the time by which the decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT(SHRI D. NAPOLEON)

(a) & (b) The present income ceiling is as under :-

Category	Pre Matric Scholarship Scheme		Post Matric Scholarship Scheme



Scheduled	-					Parents/guardians income from all sources Castes							does not exceed Rs.1.00 Lakhs per annum.



Minorities	Not exceeding Rs.1.00 lakhs 		Not exceeding Rs.2.00 lakhs per annum.
		per annum.



OBCs		Parents/guardians income from 		Parents/guardians income from all
		all sources does not exceed 		sources does not exceed Rs.44,500/- per 
		Rs.44,500/- per annum.	 		annum.

(c) & (d) The income ceiling under Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes and OBCs is under revision. Efforts are made to do so at the earliest.