Lok Sabha Question No. 1392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1392 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship

## 1392.  SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

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

- (a) the details of funds allotment under the National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMS)  to  the  students  during  the  last  three  years,  year/State-wise  including Kerala;
- (b) the details of outstanding dues, if any in respect of Kerala; and
- (c) whether  any  complaint/suggestions/requests  have  been  received  regarding hindrances on uploading application for benefits for the scheme in the National scholarship  portal,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a): A  statement  showing  the  State-wise  scholarship  amount  sanctioned  under National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS), including the State of Kerala during last three years is annexed .  The funds for scholarships under the scheme are released to the State Bank of India, Main Branch, New Delhi, which disburses the scholarship amount directly into the bank accounts of the students.
- (b): The  details  of  the  pending  proposals  received  from  the  State  of  Kerala  are indicated hereunder:

| Projected Year   | Class   | Category   | Category   | Category   | Total No. of Students   |
|------------------|---------|------------|------------|------------|-------------------------|
| Projected Year   | Class   | General    | SC         | ST         | Total No. of Students   |
| 2014-15          | XII     | 2779       | 545        | 149        | 3473                    |
| 2015-16          | XI      | 2668       | 625        | 180        | 3473                    |
| 2016-17          | X       | 2649       | 624        | 200        | 3473                    |
| 2017-18          | IX      | 2647       | 607        | 219        | 3473                    |

These proposals could not be processed during the current financial year due to paucity of funds.

- (c): National Informatics Centre  (NIC), Ministry of Electronics and  Information Technology, which administer the National Scholarship Portal (NSP)  has informed  that  they  have  not  received  any  specific  query/  request  /  grievance regarding hindrances on uploading application for benefits for the Scheme in the National Scholarship Portal, NIC has, however, put in place three mechanisms namely,  (i)  Helpdesk;  (ii)  Call  Centre;  &  (iii)  Email  based  support  to  handled query / grievances related to NSP.

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Statement refered to in part (a) of the reply to Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 1392 aske P.K. Sreemathi Teacher regarding National Means-Cum- Scholarship for answer on 05.

| Statement showing Statewise and year-wise number of scholarships sanctioned under the National Mea Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) during last three years 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17   | Statement showing Statewise and year-wise number of scholarships sanctioned under the National Mea Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) during last three years 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17   | Statement showing Statewise and year-wise number of scholarships sanctioned under the National Mea Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) during last three years 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17   | Statement showing Statewise and year-wise number of scholarships sanctioned under the National Mea Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) during last three years 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17   | Statement showing Statewise and year-wise number of scholarships sanctioned under the National Mea Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) during last three years 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17   | Statement showing Statewise and year-wise number of scholarships sanctioned under the National Mea Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) during last three years 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17   | Statement showing Statewise and year-wise number of scholarships sanctioned under the National Mea Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) during last three years 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                              | Name of State                                                                                                                                                                      | F.Y. 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                       | F.Y. 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                       | F.Y. 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                       | F.Y. 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                       | F.Y.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                              | Name of State                                                                                                                                                                      | No. of Scholarships                                                                                                                                                                | Amount Sanctioned (Rs in lakh)                                                                                                                                                     | No. of Scholarships                                                                                                                                                                | Amount Sanctioned (Rs in lakh)                                                                                                                                                     | No. of Scholarship                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                  | Andman & Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                   | 116                                                                                                                                                                                | 6.96                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | 133                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                     | 3061                                                                                                                                                                               | 183.66                                                                                                                                                                             | 15309                                                                                                                                                                              | 918.54                                                                                                                                                                             | 4961                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 7832                                                                                                                                                                               | 469.92                                                                                                                                                                             | 163                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 105                                                                                                                                                                                | 6.30                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                                                              | 1987                                                                                                                                                                               | 119.22                                                                                                                                                                             | 4067                                                                                                                                                                               | 244.02                                                                                                                                                                             | 687                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                              | 7143                                                                                                                                                                               | 428.59                                                                                                                                                                             | 1945                                                                                                                                                                               | 116.72                                                                                                                                                                             | 340                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                         | 238                                                                                                                                                                                | 14.28                                                                                                                                                                              | 77                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4.62                                                                                                                                                                               | 266                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                 | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                        | 49                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2.94                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                              | 1497                                                                                                                                                                               | 89.82                                                                                                                                                                              | 4133                                                                                                                                                                               | 247.98                                                                                                                                                                             | 41                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                | 453                                                                                                                                                                                | 27.18                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                            | 2064                                                                                                                                                                               | 123.84                                                                                                                                                                             | 1117                                                                                                                                                                               | 67.02                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                            | 1814                                                                                                                                                                               | 108.84                                                                                                                                                                             | 2149                                                                                                                                                                               | 128.94                                                                                                                                                                             | 3054                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1877                                                                                                                                                                               | 112.62                                                                                                                                                                             | 613                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                 | J& K                                                                                                                                                                               | 537                                                                                                                                                                                | 32.22                                                                                                                                                                              | 121                                                                                                                                                                                | 7.26                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                          | 2160                                                                                                                                                                               | 129.62                                                                                                                                                                             | 236                                                                                                                                                                                | 14.16                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                          | 10803                                                                                                                                                                              | 648.18                                                                                                                                                                             | 10813                                                                                                                                                                              | 648.78                                                                                                                                                                             | 7979                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                             | 13891                                                                                                                                                                              | 833.46                                                                                                                                                                             | 14741                                                                                                                                                                              | 884.46                                                                                                                                                                             | 14044                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                                  |

| 21    | Madhya Pradesh   |    478 |   28.68 |   1724 |   103.47 |     - |
|-------|------------------|--------|---------|--------|----------|-------|
| 22    | Maharashtra      |  31123 | 1866.63 |  63526 |  3811.56 | 13845 |
| 23    | Manipur          |    430 |   25.8  |      3 |     0.18 |   240 |
| 24    | Meghalaya        |    384 |   23.04 |    466 |    27.96 |   495 |
| 25    | Mizoram          |    137 |    8.22 |    412 |    24.72 |   412 |
| 26    | Nagaland         |    225 |   13.5  |    334 |    20.04 |   109 |
| 27    | Orissa           |   7564 |  453.84 |  10469 |   628.14 |  2765 |
| 28    | Pudducherry      |    320 |   19.2  |    105 |     6.3  |   385 |
| 29    | Punjab           |   4966 |  297.96 |   9331 |   559.86 |  3485 |
| 30    | Rajasthan        |    663 |   39.78 |   5615 |   336.9  |     1 |
| 31    | Sikkim           |      3 |    0.18 |    311 |    18.66 |   175 |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu       |   9760 |  585.6  |  21857 |  1311.42 |  5710 |
| 33    | Tripura          |    392 |   23.52 |    360 |    21.6  |   745 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh    |   3185 |  191.1  |   6405 |   384.3  |  1230 |
| 35    | Uttrakhand       |     26 |    1.56 |   2242 |   134.52 |     5 |
| 36    | West Bengal      |   1196 |   71.76 |  22435 |  1346.1  |  2543 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL            | 106770 | 6405.48 | 210012 | 12600.8  | 64426 |