Lok Sabha Question No. 2182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.

## †2182

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## PRE-MATRIC AND POST- MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP

## †2182.      SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE: SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS   be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is allocating budget to the States on the basis of the formula of committed liability under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Tribes at present;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the amount of the fund released by the Ministry across the country under the Pre-Matric and PostMatric Scholarship Scheme during the last three years along with the number of students getting benefited under the said scheme, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been implementing the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship  for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students'   through State Governments/UT Administrations.   It is  a demand  driven scheme and funds are released to States/UTs based on complete proposals received from them.   Funds are shared in the ratio of 75:25 between the Centre and the State Governments/ UT Administrations, and 90:10 for North Eastern and Hilly States (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) from the year 2014-15 onwards.
- (c):   The details of  funds released during the last three years and  beneficiaries thereof, State/UT-wise, under the schemes (i)Pre-Matric and (ii)Post-Matric Scholarship  for ST students  are  given in Annexure.I and Anneuxre.II.

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha U.S.Q. No.2182 for answer on 24.12.2018 regarding "Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship"

Details of Fund Released to State Governments/UT Administrations and beneficiaries thereof under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students

(₹ in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | 2015-16       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2017-18                     |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | Fund Released | Beneficiaries | Fund Released | Beneficiaries | Fund Released | Beneficiaries (Provisional) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         | 1983.00       | 79602         | 0.00          | 39466         | 5282.94       | 34529                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 2594          | 0.00          |                             |
| 3         | Assam                  | 0.00          | 0             | 321.33        | 0             | 0.00          | 2740                        |
| 4         | Bihar                  | 375.00        | 37095         | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          |                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh           | 3607.00       | 225705        | 2534.15       | 207956        | 1805.30       | 191864                      |
| 6         | Daman &Diu             | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 356           | 8.04          | Not reported                |
| 7         | Goa                    | 0.00          | 0             | 52.64         | 3721          | 3.75          | 3790                        |
| 8         | Gujarat                | 3745.76       | 138465        | 80.81         | 188593        | 3650.84       | 151113                      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh       | 96.12         | 5798          | 51.21         | 1972          | 0.00          | 1705                        |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir         | 700.00        | 37813         | 0.00          | 6131          | 0.00          | 4979                        |
| 11        | Jharkhand              | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 91464         | 1704.53       | 104942                      |
| 12        | Karnataka              | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 52096         | 1364.59       | 59448                       |
| 13        | Kerala                 | 300.00        | 30010         | 796.40        | 14464         | 0.00          | 14265                       |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh         | 4300.00       | 364167        | 0.00          | 151611        | 5539.17       | 362120                      |
| 15        | Maharasthra            | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          |                             |
| 16        | Manipur                | 0.00          | 0             | 867.38        | 22401         | 619.09        | 8402                        |
| 17        | Meghalaya              | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 3273          | 156.69        | 3273                        |
| 18        | Mizoram                | 0.00          | 0             | 336.36        | 9843          | 132.25        | 9783                        |
| 19        | Nagaland               | 851.47        | 42048         | 0.00          | 18780         | 0.00          |                             |
| 20        | Odisha                 | 4900.00       | 221243        | 3376.36       | 222837        | 5134.98       | 218109                      |
| 21        | Rajasthan              | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 0             | 3284.79       | 133497                      |
| 22        | Sikkim                 | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 297           | 25.72         | 270                         |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu             | 600.00        | 15750         | 0.00          | 6602          | 0.00          | 11659                       |
| 24        | Telangana              | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 28966         | 358.02        | 9951                        |
| 25        | Tripura                | 1303.60       | 53516         | 0.00          | 16723         | 232.89        | 11662                       |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh          | 0.00          | 10856         | 0.00          | 8760          | 0.00          |                             |
| 27        | Uttrakhand             | 107.00        | 0             | 0.00          | 5687          | 104.44        | 6256                        |
| 28        | West Bengal            | 0.00          | 0             | 0.00          | 29249         | 0.00          | 247533                      |
|           | Total                  | 22868.95      | 1262068       | 8416.64       | 1133842       | 29408.03      | 1591890                     |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  U.S.Q.  No.2182  for  answer  on  24.12.2018 regarding "Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship"

## Details of Fund Released to State Governments/UT Administrations and beneficiaries thereof under the Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students

(₹ in lakh)

| Sl.No.   | Name of the State/UT   | 2015-16       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       | 2017-18                     |
|----------|------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | Name of the State/UT   | Fund Released | Beneficiaries | Fund Released | Beneficiaries | Fund Released | Beneficiaries (Provisional) |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 1986.82       | 49239         | 9777.62       | 65173         | 8269.11       | 71687                       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 1137.61       | 0             | 1136.32       | 22564         | 5803.65       | 18863                       |
| 3        | Assam                  | 6748.28       | 116693        | 266.65        | 29423         | 2516.48       | 26867                       |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 0.00          | 2051          | 0.00          | 9670          | 71.25         | 9950                        |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 4764.83       | 148660        | 2674.82       | 135586        | 3811.26       | 143320                      |
| 6        | Daman& Diu             | 0.00          | 0             | 53.63         | 328           | 26.19         | 196                         |
| 7        | Goa                    | 356.00        | 4270          | 645.00        | 1924          | 364.80        | 4442                        |
| 8        | Gujarat                | 5520.40       | 163989        | 22040.27      | 192322        | 14609.74      | 179818                      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh       | 1350.00       | 8079          | 931.36        | 3739          | 3123.36       | 10747                       |
| 10       | Jammu& Kashmir         | 2494.17       | 39960         | 2587.84       | 13854         | 2322.56       | 16905                       |
| 11       | Jharkhand              | 0.00          | 0             | 8148.39       | 63029         | 2716.50       | 73385                       |
| 12       | Karnataka              | 5839.00       | 140891        | 8540.00       | 109943        | 8873.31       | 101061                      |
| 13       | Kerala                 | 0.00          | 0             | 3122.00       | 15834         | 2745.46       | 16111                       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh         | 3065.00       | 197176        | 13054.00      | 263176        | 10320.50      | 272714                      |
| 15       | Maharashtra            | 5209.83       | 147262        | 22092.28      | 181000        | 10884.91      | 147262                      |
| 16       | Manipur                | 3588.00       | 66928         | 3385.20       | 59995         | 6382.55       | 10846                       |
| 17       | Meghalaya              | 3274.61       | 74608         | 3189.00       | 54900         | 770.50        | 54898                       |
| 18       | Mizoram                | 4927.91       | 57330         | 4267.52       | 42072         | 2434.73       | 51983                       |
| 19       | Nagaland               | 2646.34       | 45140         | 1344.00       | 44404         | 2515.00       | 28949                       |
| 20       | Odisha                 | 4050.00       | 165100        | 15556.48      | 176579        | 8784.18       | 185888                      |
| 21       | Rajasthan              | 10890.43      | 275669        | 9800.00       | 126965        | 19912.49      | 211001                      |
| 22       | Sikkim                 | 400.00        | 3053          | 938.16        | 2605          | 1247.32       | 2962                        |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu             | 2266.86       | 20060         | 3061.85       | 23574         | 2440.39       | 23815                       |
| 24       | Telangana              | 9650.00       | 171329        | 11483.00      | 112236        | 18031.25      | 65532                       |
| 25       | Tripura                | 1700.00       | 28374         | 1323.90       | 21001         | 2756.25       | 23020                       |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh          | 0.00          | 0             | 1057.50       | 5322          | 1244.91       | 15150                       |
| 27       | Uttrakhand             | 900.00        | 27796         | 5090.57       | 15401         | 600.25        | 8335                        |
| 28       | West Bengal            | 2948.46       | 73357         | 0.00          | 85901         | 2807.89       | 90395                       |
|          | Total                  | 85714.55      | 2027014       | 155567.36     | 1878520       | 146386.79     | 1866102                     |

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