Lok Sabha Question No. 2864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2864 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2018

## DR AMBEDKAR SCHEME FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION

## 2864. SHRI JOSE K MANI:

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

- (a) the details of proposals received, sanctioned, rejected and pending along with the financial assistance and incentives provided under the Dr: Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration in the year 2017, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the scheme has consistently failed to extend financial assistance for the set target of 500 couples every year since its inception;
- (c) whether the awareness about the scheme is very low and most of the proposals come from a few States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to address the issues?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details are at Annexure-I.
- (b) to (d): The "Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inte-Caste Marriages' was formulated/introduced during the year 2013-14 on basis for a of one year; with the target to incentivize 500 inter-caste marriages aS per details at Annexure-II: After the of one year; keeping in view the response of the scheme and its awareness among the masses, it was decided to continue the same on all India basis. The details regarding the achievements made under the above scheme from 2015-16 till date StatelUT wise is at Annxure-III: pilot period period

To popularize the scheme, steps have taken through various means such as sending letters from time to time to all the State Principal Secretaries, Secretaries of SC and ST Development Departments in the State  and District Collectors/Deputy Commissioners. The  scheme is also published on the website of Dr. Ambedkar Foundation:

## Applicants during the\_Year 2017

| S.No   | Statel UT          | No. of proposal Received   | Sanctioned   | Amt. (Rs.lakh_   | Pending                                   | Rejected         |     |
|--------|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------|-----|
|        | Assam              | 5                          |              |                  | 5 letters issued necessary documents      | for   furnishing | Nil |
|        | Andhra Pradesh     | 96                         | 30           | 75.00            | 66 letters issued necessary documents     | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 3      | Bihar              | 3                          | 2            | 5.00             | letter issued for necessary documents     | furnishing       | Nil |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh       | 15                         |              |                  | 15 letters issued necessary documents     | for  fumishing   | Nil |
| 5      | Delhi              | 37                         |              | 17.00            | 30 letters issued necessary documents     | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 6      | Gujarat            | 3                          |              |                  | letters issued necessary documents        | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 7      | Haryana            | 10                         |              | 10.00            | 6 letters issued necessary documents      | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 8_     | Himachal Pradesh   | 4                          |              | 30.00            | 2 letters issued necessary documents      | for   fumishing  | Nil |
| 9      | Jharkhand          |                            |              | 2.50             | Nil                                       |                  | Nil |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir    | 2                          | 2            | 5.00             | Nil                                       |                  | Nil |
|        | Kerala             | 10                         |              | 2.50             | 9 letters issued necessary documents      | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 12     | Karnataka          | 5                          |              | 2.50             | 4 letters issued for necessary documents  | furnishing       | Nil |
| 13     | Maharashtra        |                            | 15           | 37.50            | 58 letters issued necessary documents     | for   furnishing | Nil |
|        | 14] Madhya Pradesh | 5                          | 2            | 5.00             | 3 letters issued necessary documents      | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 15     | Odisha             | 5                          |              |                  | 5 letters issued necessary documents      | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 16     | Punjab             | 11                         |              |                  | 11 letters issued necessary documents     | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 17     | Puducherry         |                            |              | 2.50             | Nil                                       |                  | Nil |
| 18     | Rajasthan          | 10                         |              | 15.00            | 4 letters issued necessary documents      | for   furnishing | Nil |
| 19     | Sikkim             |                            |              |                  | letter issued for necessary documents     | furnishing       | Nil |
|        | 20] Telangana      | 98                         | 33           | 82.50            | 65 letters issued for necessary documents | fumishing        | Nil |
| 21     | Tamilnadu          | 156                        | 15           | 37.50            | 141 letters   issued necessary documents  | for  furnishing  | Nil |

| 22   | Uttar Pradesh   | 15   | 8   | 20.00   | 7 letters issued for furnishing necessary documents    | Nil   |
|------|-----------------|------|-----|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 23   | Uttrarakhand    | 12   |     |         | 12 letters issued for   furnishing necessary documents | Nil   |
| 24_  |                 |      | 2   | 5,00    | 2 letters issued for furnishing necessary documents    | Nil   |
|      | Total           | 582  | 136 | 354.50  |                                                        |       |

## ANNUAL STATE-WISE PHYSICAL TARGET : DR AMBEDKAR SCHEME FOR

| SL No.   | Name of the State    |   % Share of SC to Total SC Population in India | No. of Inter-Caste Marriages to be incentivized   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Punjab               |                                           4.4   | 22                                                |
| 2        | Himachal Pradesh     |                                           0.859 | 5                                                 |
|          | West Bengal          |                                          10.658 | 54                                                |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh        |                                          20.537 | 102                                               |
| 5_       | Haryana              |                                           2.539 | 13                                                |
| 6_       | Tamil Nadu           |                                           7.17  | 36                                                |
| 7        | Chandigarh           |                                           0.099 | 4                                                 |
| 8_       | Uttarkhand           |                                           0.94  |                                                   |
| 9_       | Rajasthan            |                                           6.069 | 30                                                |
| 10       | Tripura              |                                           0.325 | 2                                                 |
| 11_      | Karnataka            |                                           5.202 | 26                                                |
| 12       | Odisha               |                                           3.57  | 18                                                |
| 13_      | Delhi                |                                           1.397 | 7                                                 |
| 14       | Andhra Pradesh       |                                           4.196 | 21                                                |
| 15       | Telangana            |                                           2.697 | 13                                                |
| 16.      | Bihar                |                                           8.227 | 41                                                |
| 17.      | Puducherry           |                                           0.097 | 1                                                 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh       |                                           5.632 | 28                                                |
| 19       | Chattisgarh          |                                           1.626 | 8                                                 |
| 20.      | Jharkhand            |                                           1.979 | 10                                                |
| 21_      | Maharashtra          |                                           6.593 | 33                                                |
| 22       | Kerala               |                                           1.509 | 7                                                 |
| 23_      | Jammu and Kashmir    |                                           0.459 |                                                   |
| 24.      | Assam                |                                           1.108 |                                                   |
| 25 .     | Gujarat              |                                           2.023 |                                                   |
| 26.      | Sikkim               |                                           0.014 |                                                   |
| 27_      | Manipur              |                                           0.048 |                                                   |
| 28       | Daman & Diu          |                                           0.003 |                                                   |
| 29       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                           0.003 |                                                   |
| 30.      | Goa                  |                                           0.013 |                                                   |
| 31_      | Meghalaya            |                                           0.009 |                                                   |
| 32       | Mizoram              |                                           0.001 |                                                   |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                |                                         100     | 500                                               |

Arunachal Pradesh; Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & Lakshadweep do not have SC population.

## Financial Year 2015-16

| S.No   | Name of the State   | Proposals approved   | Grant released (in lakh   |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|        | Andhra Pradesh      | 05                   |                           |
| 2      | Delhi               | 03                   | 3.75                      |
| 3.     | Kerala              |                      | 1.25                      |
| 4      | Karnataka           |                      | 2.50                      |
| 5_     | Rajasthan           |                      |                           |
| 6      | Telangana           |                      | 42.50                     |
| 7      | Uttar Pradesh       |                      | 1.25                      |
|        | West Bengal         | 04                   | 5.00                      |
|        | Total               | 51                   | 63.75                     |

## Financial Year 2016-17

| SNo.   | Name of the State   |   Proposals approved |   Grant released (in lakh |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      |                   03 |                       7.5 |
| 2      | Delhi               |                   04 |                      10   |
| 3      | Rajasthan           |                   01 |                       2.5 |
| 4      | Telangana           |                   53 |                     132.5 |
| 5      | Uttar Pradesh       |                   05 |                      12.5 |
| 6      | Bihar               |                   01 |                       2.5 |
|        | Total               |                   67 |                     167.5 |

## Financial Year 2047-48

| S.No   | State/ UT        | Proposals approved   | Amt (Rs lakh)   |
|--------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   | 30                   |                 |
| 2.     | Bihar            | 2                    | 5.00            |
| 3.     | Delhi            |                      | 17.00           |
| 4.     | Haryana          |                      | 10.00           |
| 5 .    | Himachal Pradesh |                      | 30.00           |
| 6_     | Jharkhand        |                      | 2.50            |
| 7      | Jammu & Kashmir  |                      | 5.00            |
| 8_     | Kerala           |                      | 2.50            |
|        | Karnataka        |                      | 2.50            |
| 10     | Maharashtra      |                      | 37.50           |
| 11     | Madhya Pradesh   | 3                    | 5.00            |
|        | 12] Puducherry   |                      | 2.50            |
| 13     | Rajasthan        |                      | 15.00           |
|        | 14] Telangana    | 33                   | 82.50           |
| 15     | Tamilnadu        | 15                   | 37.50           |
| 16     | Uttar Pradesh    | 8                    | 20.00           |
| 17     | West_Bengal      | 2                    | 5.00            |
|        | Total            | 136                  | 354.50          |