A report by the parliamentary standing committee tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday has revealed that the number of disabled students availing Free Coaching Scholarship from 2019 to 2022 was zero.
The committee has found out that the target set under the Free Coaching Scholarship Scheme for students with disabilities could not be achieved as empanelment of coaching institutes could not be done, in view f the guidelines for coaching institutions with regard to the special need of Divyangjan.
The committee also said that the allocation of funds under six schemes of scholarships for students with disabilities has remained inactive. Moreover, due to insufficient application from various states and Union territories owing to the Covid pandemic, the target set under each of these schemes was not achieved.
The parliamentary standing committee further added that it was saddening to note that just seven students were selected for 2019-20, six for 2020-21, and five for 2021-22, out of 20 scholarships granted under the National Overseas Scholarships.
