http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Pre-matric-fellowship-for-SC/ST-students-hailed/articleshow/7597526.cms
Pre-matric fellowship for SC/ST students hailed
Sanjay Ojha, TNN, Feb 28, 2011, 10.41pm IST
RANCHI: The proposal of Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to
increase the allocation of funds for schedule caste (SC) sub-plan and
tribal sub-plan and launch of pre-matric scholarship has been lauded.
Tribal welfare experts and economists feel that the proposal to
increase the fund from Rs 185 crore to Rs 244 crore in 2011-12 budget
and the scholarship for SC/ ST students will change the face of rural
Jharkhand.
Prabal Sen of XLRI School of Business and Human Resources said: "The
scholarship will help transform rural areas of the state. More
students will be able to continue high school education because of the
scholarship. Till now, scholarship was for only college students."
However, he was a bit sceptical about the benefit of increase in funds
under tribal sub-plan as the delivery mechanism is not very effective
at the grassroots level. "Unless the delivery system is improved, the
benefit of any scheme will not be as desired. I feel the need is to
improve it for desired result and then review the benefit among the
target population," said Sen.
Rajya Sabha MP and tribal expert Ram Dayal Munda also welcomed the
decision, as it will help bring about the desired change in the state.
"Details of funds allotted under various departments are yet to be
made clear from the budget speech of the finance minister but feel
that the distribution will be balanced and lead to overall growth," he
said.
He feels that the new pre-matric scholarship scheme that will be
introduced in 2011-12 for needy students belonging to SC and ST
studying in Classes IX and X will be of more use as the state has a
huge population of such people. "I have seen tribal boys and girls
dropping out at an early age due to lack of resources even if they had
merit. Now when they will get scholarship for pre-matric study may
will continue their studies," he added.
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