Expansion of SC/ST Scholarships

• The Union government is considering revising the parental income limit for eligibility in post and pre-matric scholarships for students from marginalized castes and tribes.

• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is looking to raise the parental income limit to ₹4.5 lakh for post and pre-matric ST scholarships.

• Data shows a drop in the number of beneficiaries for pre-matric scholarships for SCs, OBCs, EBCs, and DNTs from 58.62 lakh in 2021-22 to over 20.25 lakh in 2023-24.

• The Social Justice Ministry is also discussing revising the limits for post and pre-matric scholarships for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Castes (OBCs), and Denotified Tribes (DNTs).

• The number of beneficiaries for these scholarships has been falling across socio-economic groups.

• The Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of OBCs recommended a “suitable rise” in the income limit from ₹2.5 lakh for scholarships for OBC students.

• A separate House panel recommended that the parental income limits be revised for post and pre-matric scholarships for ST students.

• The aim is to extend the coverage to as many beneficiaries as possible.

SC/ST Scholarship Expansion is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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