Lok Sabha Question No. 3201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Pre-Matric/Post-Matric Scholarship
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3201

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## PRE-MATRIC/POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP

## †3201. SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE:

SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned/  released  and  utilized  under  Pre-Matric  Scholarship/Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for ST students during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UTwise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to enhance these scholarship amounts being provided under the scheme;
- (c) whether from the years 2014-15 to 2017-18, no funds have been released to the States of Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal under the Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the funds have not been released to States of Karnataka, Meghalaya and UT of Daman and Diu during the years 2014-15 to 2016-17 and even the grants for North- Eastern States have not been released for two consecutive years;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the details of the amount was distributed to how many students during that academic year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

- (a) The  details  of  funds  sanctioned/released  and  utilised  under  Pre  and  Post-Matric  Scholarship Schemes for Scheduled Tribe students during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise and year-wise are as per Annexure-I & II respectively.
- (b) Proposal to increase the scholarship amount under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students from the existing Rs.150/- to Rs.225/- per month for Day Scholars, and from Rs.350/- to Rs.525/- per month for Hostellers has been submitted for approval of the Competent Authority.
- (c) to (e): Funds could not be released to certain States/UTs during the previous years since detailed proposal along with required documents such as utilisation certificate, statement of expenditure were not furnished by these States/UTs.  Details as per Annexure-I & II.
- (f) As per the data received from respective State  Governments/ UT Administration the year-wise details of beneficiaries from 2014-15 to 2016-17 are at Annexure-III.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) and (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question. No.3201 due for answer on 06.08.2018 regarding "Pre-Matric/Post-Matric Scholarship".

## Details of Fund released  to State Governments/UT Administrations and utilization thereof under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classes IX & X

(₹ in lakh)

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UT   | 2015-16       | 2015-16   | 2016-17       | 2016-17   | 2017-18       | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (As on 01.08.2018)   |
|----------|------------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UT   | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 1983.00       | 1983.00   | 0.00          | 0.00      | 5282.94       | 5282.94   | 0.00                         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 3        | Assam                  | 0.00          | 0.00      | 321.33        | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 375.00        | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 3607.00       | 3607.00   | 2534.15       | 2534.15   | 1805.30       | 1805.30   | 3760.58                      |
| 6        | Dadar &Nagar Haveli    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 7        | Daman &Diu             | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 8.04          | 8.04      | 0.00                         |
| 8        | Goa                    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 52.64         | 52.64     | 3.75          | 3.75      | 63.95                        |
| 9        | Gujarat                | 3745.76       | 3745.76   | 80.81         | 80.81     | 3650.84       | 3650.84   | 3451.06                      |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh       | 96.12         | 96.12     | 51.21         | 44.52     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir         | 700.00        | 68.02     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 12       | Jharkhand              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 1704.53       | 1704.53   | 1804.61                      |
| 13       | Karnataka              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 1364.59       | 1364.59   | 1003.18                      |
| 14       | Kerala                 | 300.00        | 300.00    | 796.40        | 771.40    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 236.93                       |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh         | 4300.00       | 4300.00   | 0.00          | 0.00      | 5539.17       | 5539.17   | 2519.33                      |
| 16       | Maharashtra            | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 17       | Manipur                | 0.00          | 0.00      | 867.38        | 867.38    | 619.09        | 71.74     | 0.00                         |
| 18       | Meghalaya              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 156.69        | 122.94    | 0.00                         |
| 19       | Mizoram                | 0.00          | 0.00      | 336.36        | 0.00      | 132.25        | 132.25    | 234.99                       |
| 20       | Nagaland               | 851.47        | 422.55    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 21       | Odisha                 | 4900.00       | 4900.00   | 3376.36       | 3376.36   | 5134.98       | 5134.98   | 5217.33                      |
| 22       | Rajasthan              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 3284.79       | 3284.79   | 0.00                         |
| 23       | Sikkim                 | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 25.72         | 25.72     | 1.11                         |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu             | 600.00        | 600.00    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 25       | Telangana              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 358.02        | 358.02    | 0.00                         |
| 26       | Tripura                | 1303.60       | 861.49    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 232.89        | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh          | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 28       | Uttrakhand             | 107.00        | 107.00    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 104.44        | 104.44    | 0.00                         |
| 29       | West Bengal            | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
|          | Total                  | 22868.95      | 20990.94  | 8416.64       | 7727.26   | 29408.03      | 28594.04  | 18293.07                     |

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) and (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question. No.3201 due for answer on 06.08.2018 regarding "PreMatric/Post-Matric Scholarship".

## Details of funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations and utilization thereof under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students

(₹ in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | NAMEOF STATE/UT   | 2015-16       | 2015-16   | 2016-17       | 2016-17   | 2017-18       | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (As on 01.08.2018)   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | NAMEOF STATE/UT   | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released                |
| 1         | A.& N. Islands    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1986.82       | 1986.82   | 9777.62       | 9777.62   | 8269.11       | 8269.11   | 5524.25                      |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 1137.61       | 1137.61   | 1136.32       | 1136.32   | 5803.65       | 4030.42   | 0.00                         |
| 4         | Assam             | 6748.28       | 4481.68   | 266.65        | 0.00      | 2516.48       | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 5         | Bihar             | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 71.25         | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      | 4764.83       | 4764.83   | 2674.82       | 2674.00   | 3811.26       | 3811.26   | 3236.61                      |
| 7         | Daman &Diu        | 0.00          | 0.00      | 53.63         | 53.63     | 26.19         | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 8         | Goa               | 356.00        | 356.00    | 645.00        | 645.00    | 364.80        | 228.80    | 0.00                         |
| 9         | Gujarat           | 5520.40       | 5520.40   | 22040.27      | 22040.27  | 14609.74      | 14609.74  | 11725.74                     |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1350.00       | 1350.00   | 931.36        | 931.36    | 3123.36       | 3123.36   | 0.00                         |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2494.17       | 2494.17   | 2587.84       | 1565.65   | 2322.56       | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 0.00          | 0.00      | 8148.39       | 6600.00   | 2716.50       | 1418.81   | 0.00                         |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 5839.00       | 5839.00   | 8540.00       | 8540.00   | 8873.31       | 8873.31   | 5136.58                      |
| 14        | Kerala            | 0.00          | 0.00      | 3122.00       | 3122.00   | 2745.46       | 2745.46   | 1998.73                      |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 3065.00       | 3065.00   | 13054.00      | 13054.00  | 10320.50      | 10320.50  | 0.00                         |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 5209.83       | 5209.83   | 22092.28      | 22083.48  | 10884.91      | 5328.16   | 0.00                         |
| 17        | Manipur           | 3588.00       | 3588.00   | 3385.20       | 3385.20   | 6382.55       | 2079.20   | 654.56                       |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 3274.61       | 3274.61   | 3189.00       | 3189.00   | 770.50        | 770.50    | 0.00                         |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 4927.91       | 4927.91   | 4267.52       | 4267.52   | 2434.73       | 2434.73   | 2269.44                      |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 2646.34       | 2646.34   | 1344.00       | 0.00      | 2515.00       | 2515.00   | 0.00                         |
| 21        | Odisha            | 4050.00       | 4050.00   | 15556.48      | 15556.48  | 8784.18       | 8784.18   | 10882.94                     |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 10890.43      | 10890.43  | 9800.00       | 8381.44   | 19912.49      | 19912.49  | 0.00                         |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 400.00        | 400.00    | 938.16        | 938.16    | 1247.32       | 1247.32   | 163.36                       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 2266.86       | 2266.86   | 3061.85       | 3054.40   | 2440.39       | 1467.89   | 0.00                         |
| 25        | Telangana         | 9650.00       | 9650.00   | 11483.00      | 11483.00  | 18031.25      | 11415.00  | 0.00                         |
| 26        | Tripura           | 1700.00       | 1700.00   | 1323.90       | 1323.90   | 2756.25       | 886.50    | 0.00                         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 1057.50       | 930.00    | 1244.91       | 907.16    | 0.00                         |
| 28        | Uttrakhand        | 900.00        | 900.00    | 5090.57       | 3814.57   | 600.25        | 0.00      | 0.00                         |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 2948.46       | 2948.46   | 0.00          | 0.00      | 2807.89       | 1978.14   | 0.00                         |
|           | Total             | 85714.55      | 83447.95  | 155567.36     | 148547.00 | 146386.79     | 117157.04 | 41592.21                     |

## ANNEXURE-III

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3201 due for answer on 06.08.2018 regarding "Pre-Matric/Post-Matric Scholarship".

| Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classesIX&X   | Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classesIX&X   | Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classesIX&X   | Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classesIX&X   | Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classesIX&X   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                 | Name of the State/UT                                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                                                 | 2 s015-16                                                                                                               | 2016-17                                                                                                                 |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                 | Name of the State/UT                                                                                                    | Beneficiaries                                                                                                           | Beneficiaries                                                                                                           | Beneficiaries                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                          | 75812                                                                                                                   | 79602                                                                                                                   | 39466                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 2594                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                   | 40700                                                                                                                   | 37095                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | 228626                                                                                                                  | 225705                                                                                                                  | 207956                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Daman &Diu                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 356                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 3721                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                 | 179169                                                                                                                  | 138465                                                                                                                  | 188593                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                        | 3996                                                                                                                    | 5798                                                                                                                    | 1972                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                      | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                       | 37813                                                                                                                   | 6131                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                               | 93533                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                       | 91464                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 52096                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                       | 30010                                                                                                                   | 14464                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                       | 364167                                                                                                                  | 151611                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                      | Maharasthra                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                 | 40126                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                       | 22401                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 3273                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 9843                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                       | 42048                                                                                                                   | 18780                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                  | 203301                                                                                                                  | 221243                                                                                                                  | 222837                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                               | 187508                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                  | 408                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 297                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                       | 15750                                                                                                                   | 6602                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                               | 105672                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                       | 28966                                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                 | 44598                                                                                                                   | 53516                                                                                                                   | 16723                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                           | 9869                                                                                                                    | 10856                                                                                                                   | 8760                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                      | Uttrakhand                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 5687                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 29249                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                                   | 1213318                                                                                                                 | 1262068                                                                                                                 | 1133842                                                                                                                 |

| Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Statewise details of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                          |
| Sl. No.                                                                                          | NAME OF STATE/UT                                                                                 | Beneficiaries                                                                                    | Beneficiaries                                                                                    | Beneficiaries                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 82091                                                                                            | 49239                                                                                            | 65173                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                | 630                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                | 22564                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                            | 102800                                                                                           | 116693                                                                                           | 29423                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                            | 6463                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 139447                                                                                           | 148660                                                                                           | 135586                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                | Daman &Diu                                                                                       | 320                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                | 328                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                              | 1332                                                                                             | 4270                                                                                             | 1924                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                          | 218570                                                                                           | 163989                                                                                           | 192322                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 5189                                                                                             | 8079                                                                                             | 3739                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                               | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                   | 21000                                                                                            | 21000                                                                                            | 13854                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 81768                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                | 63029                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                        | 134988                                                                                           | 140891                                                                                           | 109943                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                           | 13225                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                | 15834                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 188145                                                                                           | 197176                                                                                           | 263176                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 175000                                                                                           | 175000                                                                                           | 163321                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                          | 57828                                                                                            | 66928                                                                                            | 59995                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                        | 79011                                                                                            | 74608                                                                                            | 54900                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                          | 62410                                                                                            | 57330                                                                                            | 42072                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                         | 40133                                                                                            | 45140                                                                                            | 44404                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                           | 130960                                                                                           | 165100                                                                                           | 176579                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 246249                                                                                           | 275669                                                                                           | 126965                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                           | 2705                                                                                             | 3053                                                                                             | 2605                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 11092                                                                                            | 20060                                                                                            | 23574                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                        | 171329                                                                                           | 171329                                                                                           | 112236                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                          | 22261                                                                                            | 28374                                                                                            | 21001                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 7500                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 5322                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                               | Uttrakhand                                                                                       | 25269                                                                                            | 27796                                                                                            | 15401                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                      | 79230                                                                                            | 73357                                                                                            | 85901                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                            | 2106945                                                                                          | 2033741                                                                                          | 1851171                                                                                          |

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