APPENDIX A (e)- SCHEDULED CASTES AND OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME
The Government of India approved in 1943 a grant of Rs. 3 lakhs a year for a period of 5 years with effect from 1944-45 for scholarships to students belonging to the Scheduled Castes in British India pursuing courses of study in scientific and technological subject beyond the Matriculation stage. The statement of the number of scholarships and expenditure year-wise is given at Appendix I.
For the year 1948-49 in addition to the usual grant for Scheduled Castes, a further grant of Rs. 50,000 as an experimental measure was sanctioned for scholarships to students belonging to the Aboriginal and Hill Tribes on lines similar to those of the Scheduled Castes Scholarships Scheme.
In the year 1949-50, the Government of India approved a revised Scheme for scholarships to include students of Scheduled Castes, Aboriginal & Hill Tribes and Other Backward Classes. A sum of Rs. 10 lakhs was sanctioned for the Scheme, of which Rs. 6 lakhs were set apart for scholarships to Scheduled Caste students and Rs. 4 lakhs for those belonging to the Aboriginal and Hill Tribes and Other Backward Classes, with provision to transfer funds from one head to the other, if necessary. Candidates belonging to Indian States and States Unions were eligible for scholarships under this revised Scheme.
2. For administering the Scheme, Government of India appointed a Scheduled Castes & Other Backward Classes Scholarships Board, consisting of the following personnel :-
1. Dr. Tara Chand, M.A., D.Phil (Oxon), Secretary and Educational Adviser to the Government of India.- Chairman.
2. Shri A. V. Thakkar, M.C.A., General Secretary, Harijan Sewak Sangh.
3. Dr. Panjab Rao Deshmukh, M.C.A.
4. Shri Sunder Lal, M.C.A.
5. Shri V. C. Kesva Rao, M.C.A.
6. Shri Chandrika Ram, M.C.A.
7. Diwan Anand Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, East Punjab University.
8. Dr. S. R. Sen Gupta, Principal, Bengal Engineering College, Sibpur, Howrah.
9. Mr. Brij Narain, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance.
10. Dr. C. V, Ramchandani, Assistant Director General of Health Services.
11. Shri Ramananda Das, Secretary, Depressed Classes League, Calcutta.
Mr. K. L. Joshi, M.A. (London), Assistant Educational Adviser, to the Government of India. (Secretary).
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3. The scholarships are tenable in India and have been awarded on merit to students pursuing studies in the following courses mentioned in order of preference :-
(i) Medicine and Allied Subjects including Nursing.
(ii) Engineering and Architecture.
(iii) Agriculture, including Forestry and Veterinary Science.
(iv) Technology.
(v) Science.
(vi) Education and Social Service.
(vii) Commerce.
(viii) Law.
(ix) Arts, Social Science, Fine Arts and Library
Science.
The value of scholarships varies from Rs. 360 to Rs. 760 per annum, depending upon the subject of study. Fees are paid in addition. The amount of any financial assistance to a student already received either from local Government or private source is deducted from the scholarship. The payment of the scholarship is made in two half-yearly instalments subject to receipt of satisfactory progress from the institution.
4. About 6,000 applications were received for the award of fresh scholarships during 1949-50. The Board selected 1,178 candidates for scholarships as under :-
Scheduled Castes-647.
Aboriginal & Hill Tribes-148.
Other Backward Classes-383.
In addition to these, the scholarships of 318 old scholars were renewed and a few more are likely to be renewed when the requisite information is received from the scholars concerned. Four statements showing the Provincial and subjects-wise distribution of the scholarships are given in Appendix II-V.
5. It is proposed to continue this Scheme for a further period of 5 years with effect from 1950-51, with progressive rise. in the grant for two years following the next year where it could be stabilized. The budget provisions proposed for 1950-51 and subsequent years are as under
1950-51-Rs. 10,00,000.
1951-52-Rs. 12,00,000.
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1953-54 } Rs. 15,00,000 a year.
1954-55
6. It is necessary to continue the Scheme over a number of years in order to enable the Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Classes to take a full share in the life of the community. The Government of India Scheme covers only post-Matriculation Education since the Government of various administrative units are concentrating their attention on Primary and Secondary Education. Information collected in this behalf shows that the Provincial Governments spend in all about Rs. 15 lakhs for higher education and about Rs. 1 crore for Primary and Secondary Education of Backward Classes. (Copy of statement enclosed for information (Appendix VI).
It may also be stated for information that this scheme works in complete co-ordination with Schemes of the various administrative units for a similar purpose.
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APPENDIX I
Statement of the Scholarship awarded under the Scheduled Caste Scholarships Scheme 1944-49
and the Aboriginal and Hill Tribes Scholarships Scheme 1948-49.
Year No. of Fresh Scholarships Total No. Expenditure
Scholarships Renewed of Awards
SCHEDULED CASTES
1944-45 .. .. .. .. 114 114 47,697
1945-46 .. .. .. .. 216 76 292 2,11,962 Includes
(*excluding expendi-
22 overseas ture on
Scholarship) overseas
scholars-
hips san-
1946-47 .. .. .. .. 311 216 527 4,70,397 ctioned
during
1945-46.
1947-48 .. .. .. .. 412 243 655 5,39,307
1948-49 .. .. .. .. 295 350 645 4,52,317
Total .. 17,21,680
No overseas Scholarship was awarded after the year 1945-46 since it was decided to
confine the scheme to inland scholarships; all overseas scholarships being awarded under
the general Overseas Scholarships Scheme.
ABORIGINAL & HILL TRIBES
1948-49 84 84 50,000
APPENDIX II List of Scheduled Castes & Aboriginal & Hill Tribes and other Backward Classes candidates selected for scholarships during 1949-50.
PROVINCES Scheduled A. & H. Backward
Castes Tribes Classes
Assam 8 37 31
West Bengal 77 11 19
Bombay 38 15 44
C. P. & Berar 52 11 27
Orissa 41 9 ..
Centrally Administered 8 .. 10
Areas
Bihar 46 39 72
Madras 139 14 119
U. P. 169 3 24
F. Punjab 33 .. 9
Total 584 139 355
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APPENDIX II-contd.
Scheduled A.& H. Backward
Castes. Tribes Classes
STATES
Pepsu 4
Madhya Bharat 8
Mysore 31 13
Hyderabad 4 1
Rajasthan 2 63 3 8
Saurashtra 4 1 9 28
Jammu & Kashmir 1 1
Cochin & Travancore 4 3
Sikkim .. 2
Tripura 5 5
647 148 383
GRAND TOTAL = 1,178
APPENDIX III
Schedule Castes Scholarships 1949-50.
Provinces Medi- Engi- Agri- Tech- Scien- Edu- Comm. Law. Arts. Lad- Total
cine neer- cul- nolo- ce ca- ies
ing ture gy tion
Assam.. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. 3 8
W. Bengal 44 11 .. .. 9 .. .. 1 .. 12 77
Bombay 2 8 4 1 12 3 2 .. 2 4 38
Bihar 4 4 1 .. 16 .. 5 2 13 1 46
C.P. & Berar 2 10 2 .. 21 3 .. 1 8 5 52
Orissa .. .. 1 .. 4 .. 1 .. 8 .. 14
C.A. Area .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 .. 8
E. Punjab .. 4 .. 1 24 2 .. 1 1 .. 33
Madras 9 36 5 .. 86 1 .. 2 .. .. 139
U.P. 2 1 17 .. 78 2 14 11 44 .. 169
States 6 14 2 .. 20 1 1 1 10 8 63
Total 70 88 33 2 275 12 24 20 90 33 647
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APPENDIX IV
Aboriginal & Hill Tribes Scholarships 1949-50.
Province Medi- Engi- Agri- Tech- Scien- Edu- Comm. Law. Arts. Lad- Total
cine neer- cul- nolo- ce ca- ies
ing ture gy tion
Assam .. 2 4 2 1 14 .. .. 1 7 6 37
W. Bengal 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 2 4 11
Bombay .. .. 2 4 .. 33 .. .. 1 5 .. 15
Bihar .. 1 2 .. .. 12 .. .. .. 21 3 39
C.P. & Berar .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 1 4 1 11
Orissa .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 5 1 9
C.A. Areas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
E. Punjab .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Madras .. 1 1 1 .. 3 .. 2 .. 6 .. 14
U. P. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
States .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. 9
Total .. 6 11 9 1 38 1 7 4 56 15 148
APPENDIX V
Backward Classes Scholarships 1949-50.
Province Medi- Engi- Agri- Tech- Scien- Edu- Comm. Law. Arts. Lad- Total
cine neer- cul- nolo- ce ca- ies
ing ture gy tion
Assam .. 3 6 3 1 14 .. 1 .. .. 3 31
W. Bengal 6 2 1 .. 6 .. 1 .. .. 3 19
Bombay .. 6 10 4 .. 10 .. 3 3 5 3 44
Bihar .. 35 18 2 1 4 .. 5 .. 3 4 72
C.P.& Berar 5 1 4 .. 12 .. 5 .. .. .. 27
Orissa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C.A. Areas .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 2 10
E. Punjab .. 1 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 5 .. 9
Madras .. 12 53 4 1 7 .. 3 .. 3 36 119
U. P. .. 1 3 6 1 10 .. .. .. .. 3 24
States .. 14 3 .. 1 3 .. .. .. 3 4 28
Total .. 85 97 25 5 73 .. 18 3 21 56 383
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APPENDIX VI
Statement showing the expenditure incurred by the Provincial Governments of the education of Scheduled Castes
and other Backward Classes.
Scheduled Castes Backward Classes Total Ex- Contribution, Remarks.
pdr. incur- if any, made
Name of Primary Post- Total Primary Post- Total red on the by the Central
Province & Matric & Matric education Govt.
Secondary Education Secondary Education of S. Castes
Education Education & B. Classes
Assam Details not available. Only some
Scholarsh-
Bihar .. 64,896 67,320 1,32,216 2,40,396 96,840 3,37,236 4,69,452 1,52,646 ips are
reserved.
W. Bengal 4,66,300 2,29,380 6,95,680 68,194 64,520 1,32,714 8,28,394 Nil
Bombay .. 8,70,943 1,99,825 10,70,768 (Expdr. shown under Schd. 10,70,768 Nil
Castes includes expdr. on
Backward Classes)
C. P. & 55,500 5,796 61,296 14,220 .. 14,220 75,516 Nil
Berar.
E. Punjab .. 30,050* 30,050* * Details not given. .. 30,050 Nil
Madras .. 47,83,564 2,32,995 50,16,559 22,24,504 3,66,377 25,90,881 76,07,440 Nil
Orissa .. 1,17,197 9,486 1,80,683 95,430 3,313 97,743 2,78,426 Nil
U. P. .. 11,37,875 1,15,440 12,53,315 3,13,896 54,848 3,68,744 16,22,059 11,800
Andamans 84,700* .. 84,700* *Details not given. .. 84,700 84,700
& Nicobar
Islands.
Ajmer & Details not available. .. ..
Merwara.
Delhi 1,296* .. 1,296* *Details not given. .. 1,296 1,296
Total 76,36,271 8,90,292 85,26,563 29,56,640 5,84,898 35,41,538 1,20,68,101 2,50,442