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Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme

Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme

 

 

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has initiated “Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship” (RGNF) Scheme for the Scheduled Caste students. Under the Scheme fellowships are awarded to the SC students for pursuing research studies leading to M. Phil., Ph.D.  and equivalent research degrees in universities, research institutions and scientific institutions.

 

States/Union Territory wise number of SC students to whom fresh fellowships have been

 awarded under the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for SCs.

 

S.No.

State

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

1

Andhra Pradesh

97

188

 

200

2

Assam

36

24

24

3

Bihar

88

143

68

4

Chandigarh

0

2

3

5

Chhattisgarh

25

17

30

6

Delhi

25

30

37

7

Gujarat

29

46

43

8

Haryana

34

54

57

9

Himachal Pradesh

12

22

23

10

Jammu & Kashmir

11

10

10

11

Jharkhand

19

14

17

12

Karnataka

67

118

134

13

Kerala

26

40

46

14

Madhya Pradesh

74

117

127

15

Maharashtra

78

135

148

16

Manipur

36

3

8

17

Meghalaya

2

0

0

18

Mizoram

5

0

0

19

Odisha

47

75

74

20

Puducherry

1

5

3

21

Punjab

54

84

84

22

Rajasthan

78

120

118

23

Sikkim

2

1

0

24

Tamil Nadu

97

188

241

25

Tripura

3

4

5

26

Uttar Pradesh

297

436

371

27

Uttarakhand

13

19

20

28

West Bengal

119

105

109

TOTAL

 

 

1375*

2000

2000

 

*42 additional fellowship awards given during 2009-10 over and  above admissible 1333 slots were adjusted during 2010-11.

 

 

Funds under the Scheme are not released to State Govts but to the University Grants Commission (UGC). Details   of funds released   to UGC under the Scheme and utilized by it during the last three years are :-

            

            

                                                                              (Rupees in crore)

 

Sl. No.

Year

Amount released to UGC

Amount utilized by UGC

1.

2009-10

105.00

62.65

2.

2010-11

144.00

141.71

3.

2011-12

103.69

59.37

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