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26 Oct, 9 tweets, 5 min read
6% more scheduled castes (SC) students of govt schools got pre-matric scholarships (for grades 9 & 10) last year than in the previous year, per govt data submitted in #Parliament. ~2.8 mn students benefited. Follow this thread for details:
pqars.nic.in/annex/252/AU47…
From Apr to Sept 11, 2020, over 1.4 mn students from the scheduled tribes (ST) benefited from the scholarship, up 11% from 1.2 mn in 2019-20. The scholarship provides Rs 225 per month for day scholars and Rs 525 per month for hostellers #affirmativeaction
pqars.nic.in/annex/252/AU62…
Scholarships aim to increase SC, ST & OBC school/college enrollment & completion. In 2019-20, the govt spent Rs 352 cr on school scholarships for #SCs, up 200% from 2018-19 (Rs 115 cr) and Rs 201 cr for #OBCs, up 66% from Rs 121 cr #affirmativeaction
bit.ly/3kwLXA1
This increase comes after a 58% decline in the SC scholarship budget from Rs 843 cr in 2015-16 to Rs 355 cr in 2019-20, we had reported in Jan 2020. The govt budget for #OBC school #scholarships stayed stagnant or increased marginally
educationcheck.indiaspend.com/shrinking-educ…
The govt spent Rs 2,711 crore on post-school #scholarships for SCs in 2019-20, a drop of 54% from Rs 5,928 cr in 2018-19. Post-school scholarships for OBCs increased by 30%, from Rs 1,000 cr in 2018-19 to Rs 1,299 cr in 2019-20, data show
The govt has set aside lesser money for scholarships for students from marginalised communities as the #education #budget has diminished over 5 years to 2019-20, making it difficult for them to continue their education, we had reported in January 2020
educationcheck.indiaspend.com/shrinking-educ…
In 2016-17, the latest year for which school-level data is available publicly, more children belonging to SC (22.5%), ST (26.9%) & OBC (20%) categories dropped out of secondary school, compared to students from the general category (15.6%) udise.in/Downloads/Publ…
In 2016-17, more students from the general category (76%) transitioned to higher secondary school (Grades 11 & 12) than from SCs (63%) & STs (47%), per the latest govt data. socialjustice.nic.in/SchemeList/Sen…
Despite affirmative action, the proportion of disadvantaged communities in Indian institutions of higher education is smaller than their population shares, we reported in July 2016
archive.indiaspend.com/cover-story/ho…

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