India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S. No.
State/UTs
Students benefitted
Amount disbursed
1
Andaman And Nicobar Islands
02
0.06
2
Andhra Pradesh
1059
14.82
3
Assam
1043
23.66
4
Bihar
3136
48.39
5
Chandigarh
1290
13.91
6
Chhattisgarh
2531
53.13
7
Delhi
670
28.71
8
Goa
37
0.97
9
Gujarat
1045
24.23
10
Haryana
2044
42.34
11
Himachal Pradesh
2219
42.16
12
Jammu And Kashmir
251
6.03
13
Jharkhand
451
9.83
14
Karnataka
26164
157.37
15
Kerala
5393
108.22
16
Madhya Pradesh
7795
133.75
17
Maharashtra
5487
103.22
18
Manipur
1452
21.62
19
Meghalaya
319
5.38
20
Mizoram
39
0.59
21
Nagaland
156
2.86
22
Odisha
2385
35.35
23
Punjab
859
20.17
24
Puducherry
13
0.25
25
Rajasthan
23467
472.57
26
Sikkim
1
0.018
27
Tamil Nadu
384
6.51
28
Telangana
269
6.32
29
The Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu
2
0.02
30
Tripura
18
0.74
31
Uttar Pradesh
60263
916.64
32
Uttarakhand
6554
131.31
33
West Bengal
15958
353.00
Total
136298
2784.15
(Rs.in Cr.)
The Government has not shelved its flagship INSPIRE-SHE (Scholarship for Higher Education) Scheme. The scheme is presently under redesign to further strengthen its objectives, improve its implementation framework, and align it with emerging priorities in science education and research.
The state-wise details of the total scholarship amount disbursed and the number of students benefited under the scheme since its inception are given below:
The Government supports Indian students pursuing scientific research abroad through several scholarship schemes. Under the INSPIRE-SHE Mentorship Grant of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), 271 scholars have successfully completed summer research mentorship project abroad so far. The Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship, implemented by DST in collaboration with the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), enables young researchers to undertake advanced water research at leading U.S. institutions, with 63 participants (43 interns and 20 fellows) supported across two phases. Additionally, the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment provide financial assistance to eligible persons with benchmark disabilities to pursue Master's and Ph.D. programmes, including scientific research, at foreign universities, under which 55 beneficiaries have pursued Ph.D. studies abroad during the last five years.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Ind. Charge) Science & Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
