Lok Sabha Question No. 5149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Funds for PMS
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5149 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2018

## FUNDS FOR PMS

## 5149. SHRI R DHRUVA NARAYANA:

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

- (a) the amount disbursed by the Government under Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) during each of the last three years and the current year; State-wise;
- b) the amount released for PMS by the States during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) the amount disbursed per student as PMS by the States, State-wise; and
- d whether the Government has any proposal to revise the scholarship amount in accordance with the fee in universities and increase in living cost and if so, the details thereof? rising

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a): This Ministry releases the Central Assistance to States/UTs under the following Centrally sponsored Post Matric Scholarship Schemes;

- Post Matric Scholarship Scheme to Scheduled Caste (SC) students
- (ii) Post Matric Scholarship Scheme to Other Backward Class (OBC) students

The state-wise detail of Central Assistance released to States/UTs during each of the last three years and the current year is attached at Annexure-I & II.

- (b): States   Government amount  received from Central   Government as Central Assistance alongwith their committed liability. In case, if any amount remains unspent at the end of year; the same is adjusted during the subsequent release of funds.
- (c): Post Matric Scholarship includes maintenance allowance, reimbursement of non refundable study tour charges etc. Hence students are not disbursed a fixed amount as scholarship and the amount varies depending 0n the course of study being pursued: fee;
- (d): At present there is no proposal to revise the scholarship amount.

## Annexure-I

## Central assistance (CA) released under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students (PMS-SC) from 201415 to 2017-18 (as on 22.3.2018)

(Rs: in lakh)

| S.No   | States/ UTs      | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2017-18     |
|--------|------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| S.No   | States/ UTs      | CA Released | CA Released | CA Released | CA released |
|        | Andhra Pradesh   | 9300.00     | 13341.00    | 14398.00    | 31742.54    |
| 2      | Assam            | 683.28      | 810.00      | 1690.00     |             |
|        | Bihar            | 3000.00     | 7476.00     | 4081.00     |             |
|        | Chandigarh       | 275.00      | 0.00        | 0.00        | 145.97      |
|        | Chhattisgarh     | 1100.00     | 628.00      | 190.00      | 3902.02     |
|        | Daman & Diu      | 20.31       | 0.00        | 0.00        |             |
|        | Delhi            | 1700.00     | 0.00        | 473.76      |             |
|        | Goa              | 07.00       | 14.00       | 0.00        | 14.99       |
|        | Gujarat          |             | 5964.00     | 5244.00     | 14339.54    |
| 10     | Haryana          | 2700.00     | 6867.00     | 10735.00    |             |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh | 1600.00     | 2700.00     | 2400.00     | 7425.00     |
| 12     | Jammu & Kashmir  | 298.00      | 91.00       | 202.00      | 290.76      |
| 13     | Jharkhand        | 900.00      | 911.00      | 2071.00     | 892.95      |
| 14     | Karnataka        | 2400.00     | 3840.00     | 3300.00     | 39546.98    |
| 15     | Kerala           | 4200.00     | 1647.00     | 4267.20     | 1608.40     |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh   | 6350.00     | 10300.00    | 3308.00     | 21242.54    |
| 17     | Maharashtra      | 17635.00    | 27988.00    | 10669.00    | 50497.96    |
| 18     | Manipur          | 1193.50     | 620.32      | 583.31      | 750.56      |
| 19     | Odisha           | 4222.83     | 8995.00     | 19879.80    | 4747.76     |
| 20     | Punjab           | 37687.61    | 8930.00     | 28008.40    | 11573.21    |
| 21     | Rajasthan        | 5500.00     | 8252.00     | 20056.00    | 32922.79    |
| 22     | Sikkim           | 46.95       | 164,53      | 255.50      |             |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu       | 25400.00    | 46064.00    | 74324.00    | 43448.24    |
| 24     | Telangana        | 8800.00     | 12454.00    | 33166.00    | 10091.24    |
| 25     | Tripura          | 1768.59     |             | 1904.68     | 1991.84     |
|        | Uttar Pradesh    | 47249.56    | 46903.00    | 27000.00    | 25420.46    |
| 27     | Uttarakhand      | 1800.00     | 2519.00     | 7301.00     |             |
| 28     | West Bengal      | 6600.00     | 2284.00     | 4369.00     | 21256.91    |
|        | Total            | 196337.63   | 221388.00   | 279876.65   | 323852.66   |

Annexure-II Central assistance (CA) released under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for OBC Students (PMS-OBC) from 2014-15 to 2017-18 (as on 22.3.2018)

(Rs: in lakh)

|        |                           |             | 12015-16    | 2016-17     | 2017-18     |
|--------|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| S1 No_ | State / UTs               | CA released | CA released | CA released | CA released |
|        | Andhra Pradesh            | 13322.00    | 13545.05    | 13709.10    | 14399.11    |
|        | Bihar                     | 16581.90    | 7485.00     | 5397.00     |             |
|        | Chhattisgarh              | 12623.35    | 0.00        | lo.00       |             |
|        | Goa                       | 1442.00     | 14.00       | 113.32      | 132.53      |
|        | Gujarat                   | 13142.87    | 4351.05     | 4562.28     | 5335.74     |
|        | HHaryana                  | 0.00        | 1494.29     | 0.00        |             |
|        | Himachal Pradesh          | 425.00      | 499.00      | 520.84      | 609.15      |
|        | UJammu & Kashmir          | 769.00      | 777.74      | 1944.71     | 650.25      |
|        | UJharkhand                | 12222.90    | 12376.00    | 12493.08    | 12956.86    |
| 10     |                           | 14115.30    |             | 4615.67     | 15474.32    |
|        | Kerala                    | 12117.30    | 2223.70     | 12327.19    | 2950.14     |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh            |             | 5224,00     | 15484.11    | 16504.32    |
| 13     | MMaharashtra              | 18014.00    | /8106.95    |             | 15844.00    |
| 14     | Odisha                    | 1289.00     | 12383.39    | 12855.75    | 12178.75    |
| 15     | Punjab                    | Io.00       | /2003.01    | 12092.10    | 1440.00     |
| 16     | Rajasthan                 | 14546.02    | 14950.99    | 5182.28     |             |
| 17     | Tamil Nadu                | 14571.50    | 65184.00    | 5445.97     | 14550.00    |
| 18     | Telangana                 | 1094.10     | 12566.00    |             | 1851.00     |
| 19     | Uttar Pradesh             | 13445.00    | 14471.97    | 15077.22    | 17882.03    |
| 20     | Uttarakhand               | 680.10      | 726.00      | 737.74      | 525.00      |
| 121    | West Bengal               |             | 6582.86     | 16602.03    | 18179.08    |
| 122    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 11.00       | Jo.00       |             | 14.66       |
| 23     | Dadra & Havali Nagar      |             | lo.00       | Io.00       | Jo.00       |
| 124    | Daman & Diu               | 7.13        | 15.29       | 7.13        |             |
| 125    | (Chandigarh               |             | 184.71      |             | 185.34      |
| 26     | IDelhi                    | 92.98       |             | 187.00      | 100.00      |
| 127    | Puducherry                | 7.00        | 656.00      | 12.99       | 131.99      |
| 28     | Assam                     |             | lo.00       | 5026.84     | lo.00       |
| 29     | Manipur                   | 598.00      | 1602.62     | 1471.00     | 1622.37     |
| 130    | Tripura                   | 1430.00     | 1532.65     | 1950.00     | 12150.00    |
| 31     | Sikkim                    | 150.00      |             | 500.00      | 1549.98     |
|        | Total:                    | 78113.96    |             | 87587.83    | 182962.35   |