Lok Sabha Question No. 857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Scholarships for School Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARVATAGOUDA CHANDANAGOUDA GADDIGOUDAR, HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 857 TO BE ANSWERED ON  21.11.2016

## Scholarships for School Students

857.   SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR: SHRI HARISH MEENA :

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  has  introduced  various  scholarships  for  the students in the country and if so, the details thereof during the last three years, year and scholarship-wise;

- (b) the number of students applied for scholarship and amount released by the Government during the last three years, State/UT-wise and year-wise;

- (c) whether the Government is aware that several students are not receiving scholarships in time particularly the students from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

- (d) the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure timely action in this regard; and

- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  transfer  scholarship  amount  directly  into  the beneficiary account and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a)  Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education & Literacy is  administering  two  scholarship  schemes  viz.  National  Means-cum-Merit  Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) and National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE).

- (b)  The sanctioned amount for NMMSS and NSIGSE along with number of beneficiaries during last three years is given at Annexure I and II respectively.

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- (c)  Sanctioning  of  pending  scholarships  pertaining  to  previous  academic  years  under NMMSS and NSIGSE, belonging to General Category as well as from Schedule Castes/ Schedule Tribes, is under process.
- (d)  The requisition for additional funds for payment of pending scholarships has been made in Second Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants 2016-17.
- (e)  Since inception of these schemes, the scholarship amount is being transferred directly into the beneficiary students'bank accounts.

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## Annexure- I

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  ofLokSabhaUnstarred  Question  No.  857  to  be  answered  on 21.11.2016 asked by Shri P.C. Gaddigoudar and Shri Harish Meena  regarding 'Scholarships for School Students'

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT     | F.Y. 2013-14        | F.Y. 2013-14        | F.Y. 2014-15        | F.Y. 2014-15        | F.Y. 2015-16        | F.Y. 2015-16        |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of State/UT     | No. of Scholarships | Amount (Rs in lakh) | No. of Scholarships | Amount (Rs in lakh) | No. of Scholarships | Amount (Rs in lakh) |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar    | 123                 | 7.38                | 116                 | 6.96                | -                   | -                   |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh       | 16603               | 996.18              | 3061                | 183.66              | 15309               | 918.54              |
| 2       | Telangana            | 16603               | 996.18              | 3061                | 183.66              | 7832                | 469.92              |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 72                  | 4.32                | 105                 | 6.3                 | -                   | -                   |
| 4       | Assam                | 1135                | 68.10               | 1987                | 119.22              | 4067                | 244.02              |
| 5       | Bihar                | 6170                | 370.20              | 7143                | 428.59              | 1945                | 116.72              |
| 6       | Chandigarh           | 208                 | 12.48               | 238                 | 14.28               | 77                  | 4.62                |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh         | 651                 | 39.06               | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 15                  | 0.90                | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   |
| 9       | Daman & Diu          | 67                  | 4.02                | 49                  | 2.94                | -                   | -                   |
| 10      | Delhi                | 1591                | 95.46               | 1497                | 89.82               | 4133                | 247.98              |
| 11      | Goa                  | 462                 | 27.72               | 453                 | 27.18               | -                   | -                   |
| 12      | Gujarat              | 2216                | 132.96              | 2064                | 123.84              | 1117                | 67.02               |
| 13      | Haryana              | 2095                | 125.70              | 1814                | 108.84              | 2149                | 128.94              |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh     | 2211                | 132.66              | -                   | -                   | 1877                | 112.62              |
| 15      | J&K                  | 131                 | 7.86                | 537                 | 32.22               | 121                 | 7.26                |
| 16      | Jharkhand            | 1951                | 117.10              | 2160                | 129.62              | 236                 | 14.16               |
| 17      | Karnataka            | 14018               | 841.08              | 10803               | 648.18              | 10813               | 648.78              |
| 18      | Kerala               | 6094                | 365.64              | 13891               | 833.46              | 14741               | 884.46              |
| 19      | Lakshadweep          | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh       | 1363                | 81.78               | 478                 | 28.68               | 1724                | 103.47              |
| 21      | Maharashtra          | 35797               | 2147.82             | 31123               | 1866.63             | 63526               | 3811.56             |
| 22      | Manipur              | 254                 | 15.24               | 430                 | 25.8                | 3                   | 0.18                |
| 23      | Meghalaya            | 38                  | 2.28                | 384                 | 23.04               | 466                 | 27.96               |
| 24      | Mizoram              | 103                 | 6.18                | 137                 | 8.22                | 412                 | 24.72               |
| 25      | Nagaland             | 150                 | 9.00                | 225                 | 13.5                | 334                 | 20.04               |
| 26      | Orissa               | 9579                | 574.74              | 7564                | 453.84              | 10469               | 628.14              |
| 27      | Pudducherry          | 345                 | 20.70               | 320                 | 19.2                | 105                 | 6.3                 |
| 28      | Punjab               | 517                 | 31.02               | 4966                | 297.96              | 9331                | 559.86              |
| 29      | Rajasthan            | 1042                | 62.52               | 663                 | 39.78               | 5615                | 336.9               |
| 30      | Sikkim               | 92                  | 5.52                | 3                   | 0.18                | 311                 | 18.66               |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu           | 21736               | 1304.16             | 9760                | 585.6               | 21857               | 1311.42             |
| 32      | Tripura              | 140                 | 8.40                | 392                 | 23.52               | 360                 | 21.6                |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh        | 9872                | 592.32              | 3185                | 191.1               | 6405                | 384.3               |
| 34      | Uttrakhand           | 3605                | 216.30              | 26                  | 1.56                | 2242                | 134.52              |
| 35      | West Bengal          | 4930                | 295.80              | 1196                | 71.76               | 22435               | 1346.1              |
|         | TOTAL                | 145376              | 8722.6              | 106770              | 6405.48             | 210012              | 12600.77            |

## Annexure-II

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)    ofLokSabhaUnstarred  Question  No.  857  to  be  answered  on 21.11.2016 asked by Shri P.C. Gaddigoudar and Shri Harish Meena  regarding 'Scholarships for School Students'

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2013-14      | 2013-14               | 2014-15      | 2014-15               | 2015-16      | 2015-16               |
|---------|--------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   | No. of Girls | Amount (Rs. in Crore) | No. of Girls | Amount (Rs. in Crore) | No. of Girls | Amount (Rs. in Crore) |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 5059         | 1.51                  | 2918         | 0.88                  | 1373         | 0.41                  |
| 2       | Bihar              | -            | -                     | 13027        | 3.91                  | 34292        | 10.29                 |
| 3       | Chhattigarh        | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | 8236         | 2.47                  |
| 4       | Goa                | 763          | 0.23                  | -            | -                     | 1682         | 0.50                  |
| 5       | Gujarat            | 34626        | 10.39                 | 39074        | 11.72                 | 75114        | 22.53                 |
| 6       | Haryana            | 53246        | 15.97                 | -            | -                     | 32277        | 9.68                  |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh   | 5991         | 1.80                  | 5563         | 1.67                  | 6133         | 1.84                  |
| 8       | Jammu & Kashmir    | 12373        | 3.71                  | 5738         | 1.72                  | -            | -                     |
| 9       | Jharkhand          | 25492        | 7.65                  | -            | -                     | 20127        | 6.04                  |
| 10      | Kerala             | -            | -                     | 1891         | 0.57                  | 21874        | 6.56                  |
| 11      | Maharashtra        | 55704        | 16.71                 | 50935        | 15.28                 | 34100        | 10.23                 |
| 12      | Mizoram            | -            | -                     | 5696         | 1.71                  | 3375         | 1.02                  |
| 13      | Nagaland           | 410          | 0.12                  | -            | -                     | 411          | 0.12                  |
| 14      | Odisha             | -            | -                     | 35985        | 10.80                 | 60607        | 18.18                 |
| 15      | Punjab             | 41629        | 12.49                 | -            | -                     | 44736        | 13.42                 |
| 16      | Rajasthan          | -            | -                     | 37464        | 11.24                 | -            | -                     |
| 17      | Sikkim             | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | 305          | 0.09                  |
| 18      | Tamil Nadu         | -            | -                     | 86414        | 25.92                 | 90725        | 27.22                 |
| 19      | Tripura            | 8500         | 2.55                  | 5477         | 1.64                  | -            | -                     |
| 20      | UttaraKhand        | 15893        | 4.77                  | 727          | 0.22                  | 14123        | 4.24                  |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh      | 38090        | 11.43                 | -            | -                     | 39977        | 12.00                 |
| 22      | West Bengal        | 12503        | 3.75                  | 19449        | 5.83                  | 19797        | 5.94                  |
| 23      | Andaman & Nicobar  | 84           | 0.03                  | -            | -                     | 130          | 0.04                  |
| 24      | Chandigarh         | 707          | 0.21                  | 616          | 0.18                  | -            | -                     |
| 25      | Daman & Diu        | 173          | 0.05                  | 220          | 0.07                  | -            | -                     |
| 26      | Puducherry         | 1450         | 0.44                  | 1542         | 0.46                  | 1370         | 0.41                  |
|         | Total              | 312693       | 93.79                 | 312736       | 93.82                 | 510764       | 153.23                |