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(ix) All administrative matters like study leave, salary etc. will be directly resolved by the
candidate with his/her employer and as per rules of the serving organization. The
DEPwD will not take any responsibility or render any assistance in this regard.
(x) In case of exigency of home where the awardee is required to return to India for time to
attend to it, the awardee is permitted to return to India for the specific purpose, after
having informed the Indian Mission and the educational institution where one is
pursuing studies about it. The awardee will, however, be required to bear to and fro

journey expenses for the visit and shall also not be entitled to receive maintenance
allowance under the scheme, for the period of being away from the place of his/her
educational institution abroad and the maintenance allowance shall be paid by this
Department only from the date of his/her resuming the same course at the same
institution. The awardee after having dealt with the situation at home, is required to
return to the place of his/her educational institution, as early as possible, failing which,
he/ she shall be liable to be declared a defaulter and the recovery proceeding will be
initiated against him/her.
(xi) All candidates after having availed of the award under the National Overseas
Scholarship are required to return to India and under no circumstances they will be

issued No Obligation to Return to India Certificate by any concerned authority in
Government of India. The awardee after having returned to India is also required to
immediately intimate to this Department in writing about having returned to India.
(xii) The awardee on return to India is also required to serve the Government for at least five
years, if he/she continues to be in Government service after return to India, as one was
before going abroad with award under the Scheme.
(xiii) It will be for the candidate to obtain the appropriate visa for a country wherein one
intends to study further under award from the Scheme and the Visa issuing authorities

may kindly see that only such type of visa be issued which only permits the candidate to
pursue specified course abroad and thereafter the candidate returns to India.
Government of India will render no assistance to a candidate for obtaining Visa.
(xiv) Selected candidates are required to furnish all such documents and enter into such
agreements before their departure as shall be decided by the Government of India from
time to time.
(xv) In case the awardee has received overpayment from the Department of Empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities or through any other agency acting on its behalf, he/she is
liable to refund the same to Government of India and his/her employer (if any) is
authorized to recover the excess amount from his/her dues, on request from

Government of India, and refund the same to Government of India.
(xvi) The decisions of Government of India will be final in all such issues, as may come up
during the course of time.
(xvii) The university/institution where the awardee is studying shall furnish a six monthly
progress report through the Indian Missions abroad. The Missions will inform to this
Ministry such serious adverse developments in case of the awardee which requires
decision towards further continuation of the award or· otherwise. The Missions will,
however, keep on advising such awardees to put serious efforts in improving their

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