Reimbursement of Fee under Scholarship Scheme.

   Under the Merit-Cum-Means based scholarship Scheme for students belonging to the notified minority communities full course fee is reimbursed in respect of the 85 Listed Institutions only. For students in other Institutions upto to Rs. 20,000/- is reimbursed.

   There is no separate Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship scheme for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Under the existing Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for OBCs, there is a provision for reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees in addition to maintenance allowance, reader charges for blind students, study tour charges, thesis typing/printing charges, book allowances for students pursuing correspondence course, etc for complete duration of the course.

   This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri P. Balram Naik in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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N Schemes for Upliftment of OBCs.

   The following Schemes are implemented by this Ministry for the upliftment of Other Backward Classes (OBCs):

(i)    Pre-Matric Scholarship to the students belonging to OBCs;
(ii)    Post-Matric Scholarship to the students belonging to OBCs;
(iii)    Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls; and
(iv)    Assistance to Voluntary Organisations for the welfare of OBCs.