Multiple choice

According to revised guidelines of “Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls”, which of the following agencies are eligible for assistance from the Centre to set up hostels?

  1. UT Administration
    2. Autonomous institutions under a statute
    3. Institutions set up as Societies under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860.
  2. NGOs

  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. 1, 2, 3 and 4

  4. 1, 3 and 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Centrally-sponsored Scheme for Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls is being implemented since 1998-99 to address the problem of educational backwardness of OBCs.

Agencies eligible for financial assistance under the revised Scheme will be as follows:-

(i) State Governments and UT Administrations;
(ii) Institutions or organizations set up by the Central Government as autonomous bodies under a statute (e.g. Central Universities, IIT, NIT, etc.) or as Societies under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860, or otherwise; (iii) Well-established NGOs with a good track record in implementation of development schemes for OBCs, especially in the education sector. These organizations should have been registered for at least two years at the time of applying for grant under the Scheme.

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