Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS
Beneficiaries for the fellowship are selected through National Eligibility Test-Junior Research Fellowship  of University Grants Commission  or University Grants Commission-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research  NET-JRF joint test
The details of students who availed ‘National Fellowship for SC students’, State-wise and year-wise for the last five years is given in Annexure-I.
The details of the annual amount spent upon the ‘National Fellowship for SC students’, State-wise year-wise expenditure for the last five years is given in Annexure-II.
The beneficiaries for the fellowship are selected through National Eligibility Test-Junior Research Fellowship  of University Grants Commission  or University Grants Commission-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research  NET-JRF joint test. Presently, both the eligibility test are being held by National Testing Agency  twice in a year for 2000 new Fellowships  per year for such Scheduled Caste students who undertake advanced studies and research leading to M.Phil/Ph.D Degrees. These  slots are over and above the number of SC students selected under the normal reservation policy of the Government for UGC & CSIR Fellowships.
Annexure-I
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DETAILS OF TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS AVAILED NFSC FELLOWSHIP LAST FIVE YEAR 
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YEAR
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2018-2019
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2019-2020
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2020-2021
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2021-2022
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2022-2023
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Total No. of beneficiaries
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STATE
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No. of beneficiaries
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No. of beneficiaries
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No. of beneficiaries
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No. of beneficiaries
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No. of beneficiaries
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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
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61
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34
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22
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9
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1
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127
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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528
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429
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330
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244
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136
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1667
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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81
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36
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|
18
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10
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6
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151
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ASSAM
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101
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84
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62
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65
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67
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379
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BIHAR
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342
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189
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102
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83
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90
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806
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CHANDIGARH
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4
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4
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3
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3
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5
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19
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CHHATTISGARH
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81
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36
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31
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33
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40
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221
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DELHI
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102
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75
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77
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131
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173
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558
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GOA
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8
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4
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4
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2
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1
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19
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GUJARAT
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159
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116
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82
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83
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70
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510
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HARYANA
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213
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147
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111
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160
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212
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843
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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40
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39
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55
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99
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134
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367
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JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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108
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79
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67
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66
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72
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392
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JHARKHAND
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374
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226
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119
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69
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40
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828
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KARNATAKA
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766
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578
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447
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344
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217
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2352
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KERALA
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207
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160
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118
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97
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110
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692
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LAKSHADWEEP
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4
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3
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2
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2
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0
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11
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MADHYA PRADESH
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215
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149
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91
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91
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85
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631
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MAHARASHTRA
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330
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250
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199
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184
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136
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1099
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MANIPUR
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8
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10
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14
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19
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24
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75
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MEGHALAYA
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
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7
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MIZORAM
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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2
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NAGALAND
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53
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38
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21
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5
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1
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118
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ODISHA
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158
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113
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104
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104
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106
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585
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PUDUCHERRY
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17
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9
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3
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2
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4
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35
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PUNJAB
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234
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202
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193
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221
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235
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1085
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RAJASTHAN
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471
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325
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224
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165
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179
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1364
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SIKKIM
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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3
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TAMIL NADU
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604
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463
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332
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236
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132
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1767
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TELANGANA
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150
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142
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137
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128
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119
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676
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TRIPURA
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6
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5
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4
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6
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7
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28
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UTTAR PRADESH
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906
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648
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587
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544
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591
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3276
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UTTARAKHAND
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192
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136
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120
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80
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82
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610
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WEST BENGAL
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298
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260
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302
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429
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534
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1823
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Grand Total
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6824
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4991
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3982
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3716
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3613
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23126
Annexure-II
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DETAILS OF THE FUNDS DISBURSED UNDER NFSC FOR LAST FIVE YEAR  
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2018-2019
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2019-2020
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2020-2021
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2021-2022
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2022-2023
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TOTAL AMOUNT PAID
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STATE NAME
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AMOUNT PAID
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AMOUNT PAID
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AMOUNT PAID
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AMOUNT PAID
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AMOUNT PAID
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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
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200.34
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173.68
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66.85
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9.21
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1.26
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451.35
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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2106.46
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1987.23
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1160.99
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687.86
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445.80
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6388.36
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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164.53
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125.20
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27.73
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45.67
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7.66
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370.79
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ASSAM
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406.87
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337.29
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207.93
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196.72
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249.18
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1397.99
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BIHAR
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1052.10
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630.84
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272.17
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350.22
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311.35
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2616.68
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CHANDIGARH
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16.65
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14.02
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5.84
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13.56
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21.68
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71.74
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CHHATTISGARH
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227.05
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135.34
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91.36
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127.63
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137.89
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719.28
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DELHI
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347.44
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277.98
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293.78
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503.63
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712.49
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2135.32
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GOA
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21.38
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20.01
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19.59
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7.85
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0.81
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69.65
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GUJARAT
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557.03
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472.37
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263.79
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321.86
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216.16
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1831.22
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HARYANA
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682.13
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516.73
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362.99
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549.74
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863.93
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2975.53
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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136.93
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120.26
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149.18
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349.99
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533.09
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1289.44
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JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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332.99
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314.61
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214.62
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240.87
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257.96
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1361.06
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JHARKHAND
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1278.51
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807.22
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367.02
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228.83
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143.65
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2825.22
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KARNATAKA
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2989.19
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2526.73
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1630.36
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988.06
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748.32
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8882.66
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KERALA
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811.95
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621.70
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401.04
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339.25
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423.84
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2597.77
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LAKSHADWEEP
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14.05
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13.62
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7.93
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2.32
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0.00
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37.91
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MADHYA PRADESH
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743.52
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558.50
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312.36
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325.19
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306.34
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2245.90
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MAHARASHTRA
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1255.14
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1144.88
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720.00
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531.64
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488.32
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4139.97
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MANIPUR
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35.40
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36.42
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25.25
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80.61
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85.76
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263.43
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MEGHALAYA
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5.79
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4.49
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2.51
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3.56
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5.49
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21.83
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MIZORAM
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2.25
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2.61
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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4.86
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NAGALAND
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201.03
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176.90
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60.34
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17.50
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4.07
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459.84
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ODISHA
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549.66
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452.89
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354.03
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348.30
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350.32
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2055.20
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PUDUCHERRY
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54.62
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21.37
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5.01
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7.19
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19.35
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107.54
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PUNJAB
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796.35
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|
693.25
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|
597.59
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|
736.59
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|
893.35
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3717.12
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RAJASTHAN
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|
1649.64
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|
1198.19
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|
637.10
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|
612.78
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661.47
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4759.18
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SIKKIM
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|
0.00
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|
0.00
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0.00
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|
4.47
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|
6.57
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|
11.05
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TAMIL NADU
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2213.48
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2012.48
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1217.55
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680.62
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401.20
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6525.33
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TELANGANA
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|
640.28
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|
671.83
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|
509.93
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|
450.81
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|
453.77
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|
2726.62
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TRIPURA
|
|
25.60
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|
22.77
|
|
18.91
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|
14.99
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|
23.91
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|
106.17
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UTTAR PRADESH
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3152.60
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2639.07
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1930.36
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2116.69
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|
2177.10
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|
12015.82
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UTTARAKHAND
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|
662.50
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|
570.19
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|
319.84
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|
263.19
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|
303.93
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2119.65
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WEST BENGAL
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|
1186.42
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1104.28
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|
1056.60
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1627.97
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|
2151.12
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|
7126.40
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Grand Total
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24519.88
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20404.91
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13310.54
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12785.39
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13407.14
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84427.86
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.