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Volume : III, Issue : VI, July - 2013

A study of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled castes: Achievements and Barriers

Lata Digambar Dhende

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

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The issue of educational development of Scheduled caste is a major issue. The low enrolment in higher education, higher stagnation and wastage are the problems of SC higher education in India. Overall educational status of SCs is not so impressive. Post Matric Scheme as a positive discrimination policy spending large amount on educational empowerment of SC students in India. This had resulted gradual increase in the numbers of beneficiaries i.e. the students taking higher education. As well as expenditure on the scheme shows increase. There are various barriers in the implementation of the scheme. Still scheme find very useful for the students from rural backgrounds and for those who are not able to enroll and pursue the education without the scheme.

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Lata Digambar Dhende, (2013). A study of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled castes: Achievements and Barriers. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. VI, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2586.pdf

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