Lok Sabha Question No. 1948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Imporvement of Scholarship Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1948 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## Improvement of Scholarship Scheme

†1948. SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided scholarships to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe student to encourage interest in pursuance of higher education in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government has any proposal to further improve the scholarship system so that the beneficiaries are inclined towards high education; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) & (b):   Yes, Madam. University Grants Commission (UGC) provides financial assistance to selected  candidates  belonging  to  Scheduled  Caste  (SC)/Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  categories under various scholarships/fellowships schemes  to encourage  their interest in Higher Education.  Scholarship/fellowship-wise  number  of  SC/ST  beneficiaries  assisted  by  the  UGC during the financial year 2015-16 are as under:
- (c)  &  (d):  UGC  has  informed  that  it  has  undertaken  the  following  measures  with  a  view  to  facilitate smooth disbursement of fellowships/scholarships to the students under the various schemes:
1. all fellowship schemes have been brought under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
2. disbursal of grants to awardees is being routed through PFMS.
3. a  dedicated  web  portal  (https://scholarship.canarabank.in/AdminLogin.aspx)  has  been  created for migration of legacy cases on DBT platform.
4. a fellowship tracking portal has been developed https://scholarship.canarabank.in/scholar/Login.aspx where the students can check the status of payment, date of upload of documents etc.
5. a  dedicated  email-id  ugcfellowships.ugc@gmail.com  is  created  to  facilitate  the  redressal  of student grievances especially relating to disbursal of fellowship/ scholarships.
6. a  dedicated  telephone  number  (011-23235640)  has  been  provided  to  attend  to  calls  from students  relating  to  grievances/complaints/  problems  on  disbursal  of  grants  under  various fellowship/ scholarship schemes.

|   S.No | Name of Scheme                                                                       | Number of beneficiaries during FY 2015-16   | Nodal Ministry                           |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST                                                   | 766                                         | Ministry of Human Resource Development   |
|      2 | PG Scholarship for Professional Courses for SC/ST                                    | 904                                         | Ministry of Human Resource Development   |
|      3 | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC candidate                                    | 19,623                                      | Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment |
|      4 | National fellowship Higher Education for ST Students since 2015 [Formerly RGNF - ST] | 4,929                                       | Ministry of Tribal Affairs               |

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