16-July-2019 16:57 IST
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Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
16-July-2019 16:57 IST
Income limit of
Parents of OBC Students
The Government has fixed the income limit of parents of OBC students for
availing scholarships from Government under the welfare schemes of OBCs as
under:
Name of the schemes
|
Income limit (per annum)
|
Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
|
2.50 lakh
|
Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
|
1.50 lakh
|
National Fellowship for OBC Students
|
No income limit
|
Dr. Ambedkar Pre and Post Matric scholarship Scheme for Denotified,
Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes (DNTs).
|
2.00 lakh
|
Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for EBC Students
|
1.00 lakh
|
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment after careful
consideration and in consultation with various Ministries and Stake-holders has
fixed the income limit of parents of OBC Students
The schemes for welfare of OBC, EBC & DNT's are up to financial year
2019-20. Any change in income limit of the parents of OBC and other students is
considered at the time of continuation & revision of the scheme.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and
Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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NB/SK/jk/SJ&E-5/16-07-2019
