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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