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22/04/22 20:06 PM IST

Dr. Ambedkar Centres of Excellence (DACE) Scheme

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  • Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment and Chairman of Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF) Dr. Virendra Kumar will launch the  Dr. Ambedkar Centres of Excellence (DACE) SchemePan India from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Features of the Scheme
  • Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, is starting Dr. Ambedkar Centres of Excellence (DACE) in 31 Central Universities across the country.
  • The DACEs are being set up to provide high qualityfree coaching facilitiesto the Scheduled Caste students forthe Civil Services examinations, conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
  • Under the DACEScheme, a total of 100 seats will be sanctioned for coaching per centre.
  • Of the total sanctioned seats for coaching, 33% seats will preferably be given to the eligible female candidates of Scheduled Castes.
  • If eligible female candidatesare not available in sufficient numbers for the coaching, the concerned University will allocate the vacant seats to the male/transgender candidates (SC Candidates only).
Funds 
  • Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF) shall fund the entire expenditure incurred on the establishment of Dr. Ambedkar Centre for Excellence.  Rs. 75,000/- per annum / per student will be provided to the University for 100 students.
  • Total amount of Rs. 75.00 lakh per year would be provided to the University for running the Scheme.

Dr. Ambedkar Chairs
  • AIM- to provide advanced Centres of learning in the premier universities and educational institutes, where academicians, scholars and students would enrich and advance studies and research to understand, assess, disseminate and implement the ideas and thoughts of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
  • To conduct research and higher studies vis-à-vis the socio-economic and cultural life as well as the biological aspects of the marginalized/oppressed groups or backward classes or weaker sections of the society.
  • To conduct advanced research and teaching on the present and past of the deprived sections of Indian society to provide justice and empower them.
  • The DAF has revised the amount of grant-in-aid to Dr. Ambedkar Chairs from the present Rs. 35.00 Lakh to Rs. 75.00 Lakh.
  • To facilitate the establishment of the Chairs, a one-time grant of Rs. 10.00 lakh is released to each Chair at the time of the ‘Initial Establishment’ of each Chair.
Source-PIB 

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