A provision of Rs. 7,70,000 has been made in the budget for 1959- 60 for this purpose.
Research -Scholarships in Humanities.-The Scheme provides for the award of 100 scholarships each year to students who have already
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taken a Master's or an equivalent degree and desire to pursue advanced research in any branch of the Humanities. The 27 candidates of the 1957-58 batch, who availed themselves of the scholarships, are scholarships are expected to be finalised shortly.
A provision of Rs. 3,00,000 has been made in the budget for 1959- 60 for the Scheme.
Scholarships for the Blind.-Scholarships are awarded to blind persons over 16 years of age for Higher academic education and vocational or, professional training. The scholarships of the 79 scholars of the earlier batches, namely, 1956-57 and 1957-58, have been renewed for 1958-59. No selections for 1958-59 have been made It is proposed to award approximately 25 scholarships during 1959-60.
For this scheme a provision of Rs. 75,000 has been made in the budget for 1959-60.
Scholarships for the Deaf.-Scholarships under this scheme are awarded to deaf persons over 16 years of age, for education higher than the Primary or Middle standard, vocational or technical training. Scholarships of 70 scholars of the earlier batches, namely, 1956-57 and 1957-58 have been renewed for 1958-59. No selections for 1958-59 have been made. It is proposed to award approximately 25 fresh scholarships during 1959-60.
A provision of Rs. 55,000 has been made in the budget for 1959-60 for this scheme.
Scholarships for the Orthopaedically Handicapped.-Scholarships are awarded to orthopaedically handicapped persons between six and 25 years of age for general education, professional or technical training. Scholarships of 109 scholars of the earlier batches, namely 1956-57 and 1957-58, have been renewed for 1958-59. No selections for 1958-59 were, however, made. No fresh scholarships are proposed to be awarded during 1959-60.
A provision of Rs. 50,000 has been made in the budget for 1959-60 for expenditure on the continuing scholarships.
Scholarships for Higher Studies in Hindi to Students from the non-Hindi Speaking States.-110 scholarships are awarded each year to students of non-Hindi speaking States for University education in Hindi. A scholarship once awarded is renewable up to the postGraduate stage, subject to the scholar's satisfactory progress. Selections for 84 scholarships, of the total of 110 for 1958-59, have been finalised. Of these, 58 scholars are studying in their institutions
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Applications for 110 scholarships for 1959-60 will be invited at the close of the current academic year.
A provision of Rs. 3,00,000 has been made in the budget for 1959- 60 for this scheme.
Scholarships/Other Educational Facilities for the Children of Political Sufferers.-A scheme for the award of scholarships or provision of other educational facilities to the children of political sufferers has been instituted to come into effect from 1959-60. The Scheme will provide, inter alia, the following concession :-(a) special consideration in the matter of admissions and awards of free- ships and half-freeships in all recognised institutions; (b) free seats in hostels attached to recognised institutions; and (c) a limited number of stipends and book grants to scholars from Primary to post-Graduate, levels. The State Governments/Union Territories will administer their own schemes. The Central Government will give grants to the State Governments on a 50 : 50 basis, while in the case of the Union Territories the entire expenditure will be met by the Central Government. 'the State Governments/Union Territories have been asked to, formulate their schemes.
A provision of Rs. 6,00,000 has been made in the budget for 1959- 60 to meet the expenditure on this account,
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Scholarships Scheme.-To meet the increasing demand for scholarships from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes candidates for post-Matric education, additional funds each year over and above the funds originally allotted for the award of scholarships were being made regularly up to 1957-58. In 1957 the expenditure on these scholarships was stabilised at a ceiling of Rs. 200 lakhs per year for the remaining period of the Second Five-Year Plan, namely for 1958-59 to 1960-61. A budget provision of Rs. 200 lakhs was accordingly made for 1958-59 and during 1958-59 this sum was allocated in the ratio of 50 :12 1/2 : 37 1/4 to the three categories, viz., Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes respectively.
Eventually, however, the ceiling of expenditure on these scholar- ships has been raised from Rs. 200 lakhs to Rs. 225 lakhs for 1958-59 and for the remaining years of the Second Five-Year Plan. Besides this a sum of Rs. 2 lakhs has been made available from the unutilised balance of the 1957-58 scholarships to be spent on the 1957-58 scholars during 1958-59.
The number of scholarships expected to be awarded to the eligible Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
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candidates during 1958-59 and the expenditure on these three groups separately are as under :-
Number of Estimated
Community scholarships expenditure
expected to be
to be incurred
awarded
(Rs. in lakhs)
Scheduled Castes 31,250 125.0
Scheduled Tribes 5,000 25.0
Other Backward Classes 12,500 75.0
TOTAL 48,750 225.0
Ad hoc grants of scholarships for four months from the commence- ment of the 1958-59 academic session, amounting to Rs. 45,07,368 were placed at the disposal of 1,893 institutions for disbursement to the eligible Scheduled Castes students, both 'Fresh' and 'Renewal', and the Scheduled Castes and Other Back-ward Classes candidates who were in receipt of Government of India scholarships for 1957-58 and were pursuing higher courses of study at the same stage of education during 1958-59, and also those Scheduled Castes scholars who had obtained 50 per cent or more marks in their last annual examinations and joined their studies, so as to enable them to continue their studies without being put to any financial difficulties.
A provision of Rs. 225 lakhs for these scholarships (including overseas scholarships and passage grants) has been made in the budget for 1959-60
Grants to Hostels, Organisations and Institutions Abroad.-The Government of India made an annual recurring grant of $ 1,665 to the Guilford Street Indian Students' Hostel, London. A sum of $ 1,425 has been provided in the budget for 1959-60 of the High Commissioner in the United Kingdom to meet a part of the expenditure on this account; the remaining expenditure will be met out of the savings from the catering services of the hostel.
During 1958-59 a grant of $ 975 was given to the School of Ori- ental and African Studies, London which provides educational faci- lities for Indian students in the U.K. A sum of $ 750 has been pro- vided in the bud-get for 1959-60 for the purpose.
A sum of Rs. 7,500 was granted to the Ceylon Estate Workers Education Trust, Ceylon, which provides educational facilities for the children of Indians domiciled. in that country, during 1958-59. An equal amount has been provided for 1959-60 for the purpose.
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A sum of Rs. 18,000 is being sanctioned during 1958-59 to edu- cational institutions in Nepal, inter alia by way of presentation of books. An equal amount has been provided in the budget for 1959-60 for the purpose.
During the year under report a grant of $ 200 was given to the Royal Asiatic Society, London that also provides educational faci- lities for Indian students in the U.K. An equal amount has/ been provided in the budget for 1959-60 to meet expenditure on this account.
A grant of $ 250 was given to the Indian Students' Union and Hostel (Y.M.C.A.), London during 1958-59. A sum of $ 300 has been provided in the budget for 1959-60 to meet expenditure on this account.
A grant of $ 150 was sanctioned for the Indian Students' Organi- sation. in the United Kingdom during 1958-59. $ 200 have been provided for 1959-60, for the purpose.
Partial Financial Assistance (Loan) Scheme.-During 1958-59, out of the provision of Rs. 75,000, loans amounting to Rs. 2,700 have been sanctioned for two students towards meeting the cost of one-way passage, equipment, etc. Rs. 25,846.53 have been sanctioned for 44 students out of the Emergency Fund allotments placed at the disposal of the Indian Missions abroad.
A provision of Rs. 75,000 has been made in the budget for 1959-60 for this scheme.