Lok Sabha Question No. 5463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: PMS Scheme for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## PMS SCHEME FOR MINORITIES

## 5463.  SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the amount disbursed for GoI Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) scheme for minorities for different States in the past five years, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the amount released for GoI PMS scheme for minorities by different States in the past five years;
- (c) whether amount per student distributed under scheme for minorities by different States is adequate and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government would revise the scholarship amount in accordance with the rising fee in universities and increase in living cost and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) &  (b):  The  details  of  the  amount  disbursed/released  under  the  Scheme  of  Post  Matric Scholarship Scheme during the last five years, State-wise is annexed.
- (c): The Scholarship is disbursed as per the stipulated guidelines of the Scheme and is given as 'admission fees/tuition fees' and 'maintenance allowance', considering the fact that most of the beneficiaries  are  from  the  economically  weaker  sections  amongst  the  six  notified  minority communities  namely  -  Buddhist,  Christian,  Jain,  Muslim,  Parsi  and  studying  in  government schools/institutions.
- (d): Therevision and streamlining of scheme is a continuous process in the Ministry.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5463 FOR ANSWER ON 28.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA  REGARDING "PMS SCHEME FOR MINORITIES "

| State- wise Financal Achievements under the Post-matric Scholarship Scheme in the last five years   | State- wise Financal Achievements under the Post-matric Scholarship Scheme in the last five years   | State- wise Financal Achievements under the Post-matric Scholarship Scheme in the last five years   | State- wise Financal Achievements under the Post-matric Scholarship Scheme in the last five years   | State- wise Financal Achievements under the Post-matric Scholarship Scheme in the last five years   | State- wise Financal Achievements under the Post-matric Scholarship Scheme in the last five years   | State- wise Financal Achievements under the Post-matric Scholarship Scheme in the last five years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                              | States/UTs                                                                                          | 2012-13 Amount Released (Rs. In crore)                                                              | 2013-14 Amount Released (Rs. In crore)                                                              | 2014-15 Amount Released (Rs. In crore)                                                              | 2015-16 Amount Released (Rs. In crore)                                                              | 2016-17 Amount Released (Rs. In crore)                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                      | 16.65                                                                                               | 12.36                                                                                               | 3.52                                                                                                | 9.05                                                                                                | 10.05                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 6.98                                                                                                | 11.94                                                                                               | 12.04                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                               | 12.06                                                                                               | 19.17                                                                                               | 21.70                                                                                               | 20.49                                                                                               | 18.61                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                               | 7.90                                                                                                | 18.20                                                                                               | 19.49                                                                                               | 22.34                                                                                               | 24.86                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                        | 2.30                                                                                                | 1.52                                                                                                | 1.49                                                                                                | 1.19                                                                                                | 1.08                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                 | 0.61                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.05                                                                                                | 0.11                                                                                                | 0.17                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                             | 11.19                                                                                               | 17.75                                                                                               | 21.13                                                                                               | 12.91                                                                                               | 9.97                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.30                                                                                                | 0.52                                                                                                | 1.84                                                                                                | *                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                    | 0.31                                                                                                | 0.06                                                                                                | 0.18                                                                                                | 0.26                                                                                                | 0.26                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                  | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                      | 6.10                                                                                                | 15.74                                                                                               | 10.00                                                                                               | 11.42                                                                                               | 14.43                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                           | 5.86                                                                                                | 6.71                                                                                                | 6.81                                                                                                | 6.78                                                                                                | 8.24                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                           | 18.07                                                                                               | 29.39                                                                                               | 53.77                                                                                               | 32.68                                                                                               | 24.96                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                              | 27.13                                                                                               | 21.68                                                                                               | 32.80                                                                                               | 21.04                                                                                               | 24.96                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                      | 6.95                                                                                                | 7.34                                                                                                | 6.68                                                                                                | 8.50                                                                                                | 9.61                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                         | 26.20                                                                                               | 38.72                                                                                               | 35.24                                                                                               | 23.98                                                                                               | 20.22                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                             | 2.82                                                                                                | 5.79                                                                                                | 5.38                                                                                                | 2.07                                                                                                | 2.19                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                           | 0.19                                                                                                | 0.10                                                                                                | 0.26                                                                                                | 3.27                                                                                                | 3.33                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                             | 4.32                                                                                                | 1.52                                                                                                | 0.33                                                                                                | 0.44                                                                                                | 0.12                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                | 0.20                                                                                                | 0.20                                                                                                | 0.66                                                                                                | 0.19                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                              | 1.23                                                                                                | 2.42                                                                                                | 2.59                                                                                                | 2.19                                                                                                | 2.09                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                              | 43.55                                                                                               | 41.38                                                                                               | 46.88                                                                                               | 31.84                                                                                               | *                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                           | 15.35                                                                                               | 22.97                                                                                               | 26.91                                                                                               | 19.41                                                                                               | 17.50                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                              | 0.40                                                                                                | 0.21                                                                                                | 0.14                                                                                                | 0.24                                                                                                | 0.10                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                          | 21.14                                                                                               | 30.19                                                                                               | 39.81                                                                                               | 24.78                                                                                               | 21.24                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                             | 0.44                                                                                                | 0.42                                                                                                | 0.36                                                                                                | 0.51                                                                                                | 0.44                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                       | 36.72                                                                                               | 129.90                                                                                              | 65.03                                                                                               | 66.69                                                                                               | 54.24                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                         | 1.64                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.70                                                                                                | 1.42                                                                                                | 2.12                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                         | 56.95                                                                                               | 90.87                                                                                               | 91.63                                                                                               | 46.63                                                                                               | 43.41                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                  | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                    | 0.01                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                          | 0.18                                                                                                | 0.07                                                                                                | 0.11                                                                                                | 0.11                                                                                                | 27.35                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                  | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                |
| 33                                                                                                  | Daman &Diu                                                                                          | 0.05                                                                                                | 0.02                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                               | 0.17                                                                                                | 0.41                                                                                                | 0.34                                                                                                | 0.79                                                                                                | 2.09                                                                                                |
| 35                                                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |                                                                                                     |
| 36                                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.12                                                                                                | 0.08                                                                                                | 0.15                                                                                                | 0.18                                                                                                |