Lok Sabha Question No. 4199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2017

## RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

## 4199. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme;
- (b) the number of students benefited under this scheme during each of the last three years, - wise;
- (c) the funds allocated, released and actually utilised during the said period, State and ag - wise; and
- (d) the extent to which the said scheme has been able to achieve its objectives?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): This Ministry provides Fellowship under the Central Sector Scheme of National Fellows called as Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme, to the students belonging to Scheduled for pursuing M.Phil and Ph.D. Co urses. The salient features of the scheme.
- (i) 2000 fresh fellowships are awarded every year with effect from 2010 - 11.
- (ii) there is no restriction as regards to the minimum marks in Post - Graduat on Examination for being eligible for fellowship.
- (iii) Univ ersity Grants Commission is the nodal agency for implementation of this scheme.
- (iv) The rates of Fellowship is Rs. 25,000/ -per month for initial two years of Junior Research Fello (JRF) and Rs. 28,000/ - per  month  for  remaining  tenure  of  three  years of Senior Research Fellowship (SRF).
- (v) There is no income criteria for eligibility
- (b) to (c): The details of number of students benefitted under the National Fellowship S State - wise for 2014 - 15, 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 are at Annexure. Since Nat ional Fellowship Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme allocation of funds is not done state -wise. As per University Grant Commission, the implementing agency, the details of fund released and utilized during the last 3 years a

(Rs. In crores)

| 2014- 15         | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16         | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17         | 2016- 17   |
|------------------|------------|------------------|------------|------------------|------------|
| Budget allocated | Utilized   | Budget allocated | Utilized   | Budget allocated | Utilized   |
| 149.01           | 149.09     | 200.55           | 178.1      | 196.00           | 226.22     |

Annexure referred to reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4199 for answer on 28.03.2017

| Statement showing State-wise list of selected candidate so far under the scheme of National Fellowship for SC candidate   | Statement showing State-wise list of selected candidate so far under the scheme of National Fellowship for SC candidate   | Statement showing State-wise list of selected candidate so far under the scheme of National Fellowship for SC candidate   | Statement showing State-wise list of selected candidate so far under the scheme of National Fellowship for SC candidate   | Statement showing State-wise list of selected candidate so far under the scheme of National Fellowship for SC candidate   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No .                                                                                                                    | States/UTs                                                                                                                | 2014-15                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                            | 90                                                                                                                        | 103                                                                                                                       | 214                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                                        | 22                                                                                                                        | 19                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                     | 157                                                                                                                       | 60                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                              | 29                                                                                                                        | 29                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                                     | 28                                                                                                                        | 28                                                                                                                        | 19                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                   | 43                                                                                                                        | 43                                                                                                                        | 43                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                   | 49                                                                                                                        | 62                                                                                                                        | 104                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                          | 18                                                                                                                        | 18                                                                                                                        | 18                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                         | 12                                                                                                                        | 24                                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                                        | 15                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                 | 103                                                                                                                       | 116                                                                                                                       | 226                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                                    | 38                                                                                                                        | 38                                                                                                                        | 38                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                            | 110                                                                                                                       | 110                                                                                                                       | 110                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                               | 119                                                                                                                       | 132                                                                                                                       | 243                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                         | 22                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                        | Orissa                                                                                                                    | 73                                                                                                                        | 73                                                                                                                        | 68                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                                    | 84                                                                                                                        | 84                                                                                                                        | 84                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                 | 117                                                                                                                       | 117                                                                                                                       | 76                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                | 142                                                                                                                       | 155                                                                                                                       | 265                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                                 | 58                                                                                                                        | 70                                                                                                                        | 182                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                             | 422                                                                                                                       | 422                                                                                                                       | 139                                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                                                               | 18                                                                                                                        | 18                                                                                                                        | 18                                                                                                                        |
| 30 West                                                                                                                   | Bengal                                                                                                                    | 220                                                                                                                       | 220                                                                                                                       | 118                                                                                                                       |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                     | TOTAL                                                                                                                     | 2000                                                                                                                      | 2000                                                                                                                      | 2000                                                                                                                      |