Lok Sabha Question No. 5908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Transparency in the Selection of Students for Scholarship
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5908 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2018

## TRANSPARENCY IN THE SELECTION OF STUDENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP

5908. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI BN. CHANDRAPPA: SHRI DK SURESH:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of students in each class from Ist standard to]2th standard receiving scholarship from the Government the last three years, State-wise; during
- whether the Government has any mechanism in to ensure transparency in the selection of students for scholarship; and put place
- (c) if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a): This Ministry releases Central Assistance to States/UTs under the following schemes to cover students pursuing study at pre-matric stage;
- (ii) Pre-matric Scholarship to children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards (class 1 to 10)
- (i) Pre-Matric Scholarship scheme to Scheduled Caste students studying in class IX and X.
- (iii) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme to Other Backward Classes students studying in class 1 to 10.

The state-wise details of beneficiaries covered under the Pre-matric schemes during last three years 201415 to 2016-17 are enclosed at Annexure I, II and III

- (iv) Dr. Ambedkar Pre-matric & Post-matric Scholarship for DNT students

Besides above, Post Matric Scholarship Schemes to Scheduled Castes/Other Backward Classes/Economically Backward Classes & De-Notified Tribes are provided to students studying in Post matriculation Or post secondary stage including class 11 and 12. Post-matriculation scholarship for classes 11t and beyond include courses upto PhD level and separate information for class 11th and 12th is not maintained,

- (6) to (c): The concerned State Governments and Union Territory Administrations down the detailed procedure for selection of students as per the respective scheme guidelines. States/UTs have been advised to ensure timely payment of scholarships directly to the accounts of the beneficiaries. Besides this, regular follow up through correspondence, meeting with State Government officials and regional conferences are done to ensure submission of requisite documents for expeditious release of Central Assistance under the scholarship Schemes. lay

Annexure as referred in part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 5908 to be answered on 03.04.2018.

Details of number of beneficiaries under Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme to SC students studying in class IX and X.

| S.N   | Statel UT      | 2014-15 No. of Beneficiaries   | 2015-16 No. of Beneficiaries   | 2016-17 No. of Beneficiaries   |
|-------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|       | Andhra Pradesh | 193188                         | 157736                         | 139710                         |
| 2     | Assam          | 62560                          |                                |                                |
| 3     | Bihar          | 1581                           | 453885                         |                                |
| 4     | Chandigarh     | 1432                           | 1888                           | 2078                           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh   | 105399                         | 246715                         | 119014                         |
| 6     | D&N Haveli     | 0                              | 58                             |                                |
| 7     | Daman & Diu    | 74                             | 118                            |                                |
| 8     | Delhi          | 0                              | 40                             |                                |
|       | Gujarat        | 46318                          | 69045                          | 90949                          |
| 10    | Haryana        | 0                              | 143537                         |                                |
| 11    |                |                                | 23572                          | 16146                          |
| 12    | Jammu &Kashmir | 7863                           |                                | 5770                           |
| 13    | Karnataka      | 210639                         |                                | 221674                         |
| 14    | Kerala         | 88783                          | 84250                          |                                |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh | 373866                         | 303397                         |                                |
| 16    | Maharashtra    | 64629                          | 0                              |                                |
| 17    | Manipur        | 880                            | 1217                           |                                |
| 18    | Meghalya       | 100                            | 0                              |                                |
| 19    | Odisha         | 276345                         | 230920                         | 139595                         |
| 20    | Punjab         | 189705                         | 222850                         | 125161                         |
| 21    | Rajasthan      | 264372                         | 15358                          | 19942                          |
| 22    | Sikkim         | 0                              | 236                            |                                |
| 23    | Tamilnadu      | 204620                         | 455420                         | 350251                         |
| 24    | Tripura        | 36853                          | 8799                           | 9133                           |
| 25    | Uttarakhand    | 82499                          | 25719                          | 0                              |
| 26    | West Bengal    | 302266                         | 0                              | 349674                         |
|       | Total          | 2513972                        | 2444760                        | 2020663                        |

Annexure as referred in (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 5908 to be answered on 03.04.2018. part

Details of number of beneficiaries under Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme to children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards

| S.No   | Name of StatelUT   | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 |
|--------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S.No   | Name of StatelUT   | Number of Beneficiaries | Number of Beneficiaries | Number of Beneficiaries |
|        | Assam              | 4049                    | 00                      | 0.00                    |
| 2      | Gujarat            | 00                      | 333629                  | 0.00                    |
| 3      | Himachal Pradesh   | 1929                    | 2124                    | 0.00                    |
| 4      | Kerala             | 1362                    | 00                      | 0.00                    |
| 5      | Maharashtra        | 00                      | 00                      | 94295                   |
| 5      | Mizoram            | 275                     | 355                     | 440                     |
|        | Odisha             | 1572                    | 1135                    | 0.00                    |
| 8      | Uttarakhand        | 00                      | 1450                    | 0.00                    |
|        | West Bengal        | 5086                    | 00                      | 00                      |
|        | Total              | 14273                   | 338693                  | 94735                   |

Annexure as referred in part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 5908 to be answered on 03.04.2018.

## State-wise details of number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students from 2014-15 to 2016-17

No. of beneficiaries in lakh**

| SNo:   | States/ UTs      | 2014-15             | 2015-16             | 2016-17             |
|--------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| SNo:   | States/ UTs      | No. of Benficiaries | No. of Benficiaries | No. of Benficiaries |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   | 0.46                | 0.72                | 0.49                |
| 2      | Bihar            | 40.39               |                     | 101,.44             |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh     |                     | 0                   |                     |
| 4      | Goa              | 0.08                | 0.07                | 0.10                |
| 5      | Gujarat          |                     | 1.09                | 1.09                |
| 6      | Haryana          |                     |                     | 0.38                |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh |                     |                     |                     |
| 8      | Jammu & Kashmir  |                     | 0.46                | 0.51                |
| 9      | Jharkhand        | 0.10                | 8.91                | 16.85               |
| 10     | Karnataka        | 5.70                | 10.86               | 16.24               |
| 11     | Kerala           | 3.81                | 1.68                | 3.06                |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh   | 0                   | 0                   |                     |
| 13     | Maharashtra      | 3.74                | 5.85                |                     |
| 14     | Odisha           | 1.02                | 0.87                | 1.00                |
| 15     | Punjab           |                     | 7.68                |                     |
| 16     | Rajasthan        | 4.24                | 4.56                | 4.27                |
| 17     | Tamil Nadu       | 3.17                | 0.49                | 1.27                |
| 18     | Telangana        |                     | 0                   | 0                   |
| 19     | Uttar Pradesh    | 1.31                | 0.58                | 0.93                |
| 20     | Uttarakhand      | 1.55                | 0.39                |                     |
| 21     | West Bengal      | 3.02                | 3.53                | 3.67                |
| 22     | Assam            | 0.36                | 0.12                |                     |
| 23     | Manipur          |                     |                     |                     |
|        | Sikkim           |                     | 0.02                | 0.03                |
| 25     | Tripura          | 0.70                | 0.71                | 0.68                |
| 26     | A & N Island     |                     | 0                   | 0                   |
| 27     | Chandigarh       |                     | 0.01                | 0.01                |
| 28     | D & N Haveli     |                     |                     | 0                   |
| 29     | Daman & Diu      | 0.01                |                     |                     |
| 30     | Delhi            | 0.06                | 0.07                |                     |
| 31     | Puducherry       |                     |                     | 0.03                |
|        | Total            | 70.92               | 48.67               | 152.05              |