Lok Sabha Question No. 3211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Applications under Scholarship Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO. 3211 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

## APPLICATIONS UNDER SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

## 3211.   SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  applicants  under  scholarship  schemes  for  Minority  students  of pre,  post  matric,  higher  studies,  merit-cum-means  and  number  of  applications granted during the last three years in the country, scheme and year-wise;
- (b)  the amount of scholarships and aid granted to minorities under all schemes, year and State-wise including Uttar Pradesh during the last three years; and
- (c)  the  number  of  students  of  minority  communities  who  are  studying  in  Premier institutes  of  the  country,  including  total  number  of  students  studying  in  those institutes?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a): The total number of applications received and number of applications/scholarships granted  under  Pre-Matric,  Post-Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  Schemes during the last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19) is as below:

| Scheme   | Pre-Matric, Post-Matric, & Merit-cum-Means   | Pre-Matric, Post-Matric, & Merit-cum-Means   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Year     | No. of Applications                          | Scholarships granted                         |
| 2016-17  | 89,80,975                                    | 49,00,451                                    |
| 2017-18  | 1,01,58,909                                  | 56,11,993                                    |
| 2018-19* | 1,01,49,886                                  | 64,93,890                                    |

* - Provisional Data. Disbursement of Scholarship continues for 2018-19.

(b): The  number  and  amount  of  Scholarship  and  aid  granted  to  minorities  under  PreMatric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship schemes, State-wise, including Uttar Pradesh, during the last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19) is annexed.

(c): The number of students of minority communities, studying in 85 premier institutes, as listed under Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for Minorities, who have applied under Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme during the years 2018-19 and 2019-20 is 2,974 and 1,940 respectively.

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| Annexure as refered to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3211 for 12.03.2020 asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav regarding 'Applications under Scholarship Schemes'.   | Annexure as refered to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3211 for 12.03.2020 asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav regarding 'Applications under Scholarship Schemes'.   | Annexure as refered to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3211 for 12.03.2020 asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav regarding 'Applications under Scholarship Schemes'.   | Annexure as refered to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3211 for 12.03.2020 asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav regarding 'Applications under Scholarship Schemes'.   | Annexure as refered to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3211 for 12.03.2020 asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav regarding 'Applications under Scholarship Schemes'.   | Annexure as refered to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3211 for 12.03.2020 asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav regarding 'Applications under Scholarship Schemes'.   | Annexure as refered to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3211 for 12.03.2020 asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav regarding 'Applications under Scholarship Schemes'.   | Annexure as refered to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3211 for 12.03.2020 asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav regarding 'Applications under Scholarship Schemes'.   |
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| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years                                            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years                                            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years                                            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years                                            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years                                            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years                                            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years                                            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                           | States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                                | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2018-19*                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2018-19*                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                           | Scholarship awarded                                                                                                                                                                       | Fund released (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                                                              | Scholarship awarded                                                                                                                                                                       | Fund released (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                                                              | Scholarship Sanctioned                                                                                                                                                                    | Fund to be Credited (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                            | 126764                                                                                                                                                                                    | 25.80                                                                                                                                                                                     | 120350                                                                                                                                                                                    | 29.99                                                                                                                                                                                     | 129589                                                                                                                                                                                    | 35.68                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                 | 159023                                                                                                                                                                                    | 45.97                                                                                                                                                                                     | 157736                                                                                                                                                                                    | 50.51                                                                                                                                                                                     | 169146                                                                                                                                                                                    | 58.54                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                     | 137516                                                                                                                                                                                    | 33.34                                                                                                                                                                                     | 169325                                                                                                                                                                                    | 88.95                                                                                                                                                                                     | 116564                                                                                                                                                                                    | 60.91                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                     | 60399                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12.46                                                                                                                                                                                     | 112488                                                                                                                                                                                    | 28.92                                                                                                                                                                                     | 222209                                                                                                                                                                                    | 97.45                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                              | 7329                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1.60                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7673                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.06                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5595                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1.73                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1414                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.16                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 349                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.04                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                   | 113690                                                                                                                                                                                    | 25.65                                                                                                                                                                                     | 123638                                                                                                                                                                                    | 31.80                                                                                                                                                                                     | 128432                                                                                                                                                                                    | 35.48                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2419                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.62                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4596                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1.79                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6259                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.50                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                          | 1665                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.28                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1600                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.29                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1541                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.28                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                           | 54137                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12.28                                                                                                                                                                                     | 117679                                                                                                                                                                                    | 25.82                                                                                                                                                                                     | 155312                                                                                                                                                                                    | 44.13                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                 | 18976                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8.94                                                                                                                                                                                      | 46124                                                                                                                                                                                     | 26.61                                                                                                                                                                                     | 50466                                                                                                                                                                                     | 34.61                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                 | 418552                                                                                                                                                                                    | 71.53                                                                                                                                                                                     | 321073                                                                                                                                                                                    | 60.65                                                                                                                                                                                     | 433314                                                                                                                                                                                    | 84.27                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                    | 498400                                                                                                                                                                                    | 56.80                                                                                                                                                                                     | 516560                                                                                                                                                                                    | 61.75                                                                                                                                                                                     | 573776                                                                                                                                                                                    | 70.99                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                            | 71286                                                                                                                                                                                     | 18.60                                                                                                                                                                                     | 95428                                                                                                                                                                                     | 25.79                                                                                                                                                                                     | 108841                                                                                                                                                                                    | 31.84                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                               | 445635                                                                                                                                                                                    | 47.24                                                                                                                                                                                     | 586128                                                                                                                                                                                    | 64.37                                                                                                                                                                                     | 688310                                                                                                                                                                                    | 77.11                                                                                                                                                                                     |

| 17                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                            | 3382                                                                                               | 1.92                                                                                               | 5453                                                                                               | 3.46                                                                                               | 14882                                                                                              | 9.47                                                                                               |
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| 18                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                          | 8470                                                                                               | 1.90                                                                                               | 4988                                                                                               | 1.24                                                                                               | 5392                                                                                               | 1.69                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                            | 47427                                                                                              | 8.93                                                                                               | 29732                                                                                              | 7.01                                                                                               | 42696                                                                                              | 11.03                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                           | 16718                                                                                              | 4.76                                                                                               | 23459                                                                                              | 8.31                                                                                               | 28156                                                                                              | 10.87                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                             | 14771                                                                                              | 2.11                                                                                               | 9574                                                                                               | 1.83                                                                                               | 10611                                                                                              | 1.98                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                             | 379737                                                                                             | 56.50                                                                                              | 408251                                                                                             | 64.66                                                                                              | 409392                                                                                             | 68.64                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                          | 117789                                                                                             | 30.00                                                                                              | 132479                                                                                             | 37.27                                                                                              | 135980                                                                                             | 43.36                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                             | 1026                                                                                               | 0.23                                                                                               | 740                                                                                                | 0.23                                                                                               | 392                                                                                                | 0.13                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                         | 330731                                                                                             | 60.39                                                                                              | 309645                                                                                             | 60.61                                                                                              | 325580                                                                                             | 66.94                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               | 4895                                                                                               | 0.99                                                                                               | 3283                                                                                               | 0.81                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      | 422293                                                                                             | 135.99                                                                                             | 541116                                                                                             | 165.40                                                                                             | 691804                                                                                             | 243.51                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                        | 14480                                                                                              | 3.69                                                                                               | 20292                                                                                              | 6.42                                                                                               | 21275                                                                                              | 8.37                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                        | 675373                                                                                             | 81.10                                                                                              | 991851                                                                                             | 125.43                                                                                             | 1206629                                                                                            | 160.80                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               | 56                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                         | 2394                                                                                               | 0.25                                                                                               | 2139                                                                                               | 0.22                                                                                               | 1342                                                                                               | 0.14                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                               | 63                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                               | 54                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                               | 134                                                                                                | 0.02                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                 | Daman & Diu                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               | 7232                                                                                               | 0.92                                                                                               | 2216                                                                                               | 0.30                                                                                               |
| 35                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               |
| 36                                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                                         | 1645                                                                                               | 0.37                                                                                               | 1922                                                                                               | 0.56                                                                                               | 2331                                                                                               | 0.66                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                              |                                                                                                    | 4153524                                                                                            | 749.43                                                                                             | 4874220                                                                                            | 983.85                                                                                             | 5691854                                                                                            | 1264.29                                                                                            |
| * Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | * Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | * Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | * Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | * Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | * Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | * Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | * Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. |

| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned and aid granted during the last three years   |
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|                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                           | 2016-17                                                                                                                                           | 2017-18                                                                                                                                           | 2017-18                                                                                                                                           | 2018-19*                                                                                                                                          | 2018-19*                                                                                                                                          |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                             | States/UTs                                                                                                                                        | Scholarship awarded                                                                                                                               | Fund released (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                      | Scholarship awarded                                                                                                                               | Fund released (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                      | Scholarship Sanctioned                                                                                                                            | Fund to be Credited (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 12002                                                                                                                                             | 10.06                                                                                                                                             | 13626                                                                                                                                             | 10.69                                                                                                                                             | 13292                                                                                                                                             | 11.41                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                                         | 15017                                                                                                                                             | 12.08                                                                                                                                             | 15465                                                                                                                                             | 10.64                                                                                                                                             | 15597                                                                                                                                             | 12.11                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                                             | 28330                                                                                                                                             | 18.65                                                                                                                                             | 29200                                                                                                                                             | 20.70                                                                                                                                             | 27856                                                                                                                                             | 19.67                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                             | 46630                                                                                                                                             | 25.30                                                                                                                                             | 47105                                                                                                                                             | 31.22                                                                                                                                             | 49333                                                                                                                                             | 32.40                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                      | 2001                                                                                                                                              | 1.08                                                                                                                                              | 2137                                                                                                                                              | 1.17                                                                                                                                              | 2114                                                                                                                                              | 1.30                                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                               | 239                                                                                                                                               | 0.17                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                              | 140                                                                                                                                               | 0.10                                                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                           | 18257                                                                                                                                             | 10.60                                                                                                                                             | 18823                                                                                                                                             | 11.17                                                                                                                                             | 20652                                                                                                                                             | 12.11                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                           | 3413                                                                                                                                              | 2.37                                                                                                                                              | 5218                                                                                                                                              | 3.64                                                                                                                                              | 3792                                                                                                                                              | 2.71                                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 503                                                                                                                                               | 0.26                                                                                                                                              | 529                                                                                                                                               | 0.30                                                                                                                                              | 430                                                                                                                                               | 0.21                                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                   | 23676                                                                                                                                             | 14.46                                                                                                                                             | 22480                                                                                                                                             | 14.15                                                                                                                                             | 28536                                                                                                                                             | 20.24                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                         | 12946                                                                                                                                             | 8.27                                                                                                                                              | 14751                                                                                                                                             | 9.78                                                                                                                                              | 12616                                                                                                                                             | 8.61                                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                                                         | 41720                                                                                                                                             | 26.68                                                                                                                                             | 32220                                                                                                                                             | 20.12                                                                                                                                             | 48924                                                                                                                                             | 32.87                                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                                                            | 54613                                                                                                                                             | 24.97                                                                                                                                             | 55941                                                                                                                                             | 26.68                                                                                                                                             | 65875                                                                                                                                             | 30.36                                                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 15296                                                                                                                                             | 9.61                                                                                                                                              | 17538                                                                                                                                             | 10.65                                                                                                                                             | 18536                                                                                                                                             | 12.02                                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                       | 44085                                                                                                                                             | 20.24                                                                                                                                             | 45604                                                                                                                                             | 22.65                                                                                                                                             | 48332                                                                                                                                             | 23.62                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                                                           | 2852                                                                                                                                              | 2.21                                                                                                                                              | 3346                                                                                                                                              | 2.54                                                                                                                                              | 3860                                                                                                                                              | 3.13                                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                         | 4954                                                                                                                                              | 3.33                                                                                                                                              | 6034                                                                                                                                              | 3.90                                                                                                                                              | 6563                                                                                                                                              | 4.41                                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                                                           | 1331                                                                                                                                              | 0.93                                                                                                                                              | 1331                                                                                                                                              | 0.97                                                                                                                                              | 1300                                                                                                                                              | 1.04                                                                                                                                              |

| 20                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                         | 3676                                                                                             | 2.71                                                                                             | 5520                                                                                             | 3.63                                                                                             | 4360                                                                                             | 3.58                                                                                             |
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| 21                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                           | 3179                                                                                             | 2.09                                                                                             | 3019                                                                                             | 2.24                                                                                             | 2134                                                                                             | 1.63                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                           | 58822                                                                                            | 24.89                                                                                            | 51292                                                                                            | 22.39                                                                                            | 55829                                                                                            | 27.46                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 24608                                                                                            | 17.52                                                                                            | 21973                                                                                            | 14.49                                                                                            | 24437                                                                                            | 18.27                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                           | 207                                                                                              | 0.10                                                                                             | 97                                                                                               | 0.06                                                                                             | 104                                                                                              | 0.05                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 38444                                                                                            | 21.31                                                                                            | 32690                                                                                            | 18.12                                                                                            | 36628                                                                                            | 21.72                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                          | 909                                                                                              | 0.44                                                                                             | 1021                                                                                             | 0.66                                                                                             | 1164                                                                                             | 0.89                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 74833                                                                                            | 54.41                                                                                            | 86787                                                                                            | 56.68                                                                                            | 86303                                                                                            | 62.22                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                      | 2920                                                                                             | 2.11                                                                                             | 4045                                                                                             | 3.08                                                                                             | 2830                                                                                             | 2.30                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                      | 88387                                                                                            | 43.90                                                                                            | 78171                                                                                            | 44.45                                                                                            | 99957                                                                                            | 55.40                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                               | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                | 5                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             | 18                                                                                               | 0.01                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                               | Chandigarh                                                                                       | 259                                                                                              | 0.12                                                                                             | 167                                                                                              | 0.08                                                                                             | 115                                                                                              | 0.05                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                               | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                             | 26                                                                                               | 0.01                                                                                             | 11                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                             | 13                                                                                               | 0.01                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                               | Daman & Diu                                                                                      | 39                                                                                               | 0.01                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             | 46                                                                                               | 0.04                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                            | 531                                                                                              | 0.34                                                                                             | 4794                                                                                             | 1.94                                                                                             | 2063                                                                                             | 0.90                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                       | 280                                                                                              | 0.18                                                                                             | 382                                                                                              | 0.22                                                                                             | 516                                                                                              | 0.31                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                            | Total                                                                                            | 624990                                                                                           | 361.43                                                                                           | 621321                                                                                           | 369.01                                                                                           | 684265                                                                                           | 423.18                                                                                           |
| Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. | Provisional Data as on 06.03.2020. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 continues in 2019-20. |

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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                       | States/UTs                                                                                                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                     | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                     | 2018-19*                                                                                                                                                    | 2018-19*                                                                                                                                                    |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                       | States/UTs                                                                                                                                                  | Scholarship awarded                                                                                                                                         | Fund released (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                                | Scholarship awarded                                                                                                                                         | Fund released (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                                | Scholarship Sanctioned                                                                                                                                      | Fund to be Credited (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 1950                                                                                                                                                        | 5.27                                                                                                                                                        | 2568                                                                                                                                                        | 7.12                                                                                                                                                        | 2599                                                                                                                                                        | 6.91                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                                                                   | 2447                                                                                                                                                        | 6.42                                                                                                                                                        | 2908                                                                                                                                                        | 8.07                                                                                                                                                        | 2854                                                                                                                                                        | 8.00                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                                                       | 4309                                                                                                                                                        | 11.17                                                                                                                                                       | 4938                                                                                                                                                        | 13.77                                                                                                                                                       | 4437                                                                                                                                                        | 12.05                                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                                                                       | 11357                                                                                                                                                       | 32.25                                                                                                                                                       | 11028                                                                                                                                                       | 31.68                                                                                                                                                       | 11144                                                                                                                                                       | 31.13                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                | 566                                                                                                                                                         | 1.50                                                                                                                                                        | 497                                                                                                                                                         | 1.30                                                                                                                                                        | 421                                                                                                                                                         | 1.14                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                                                                         | 114                                                                                                                                                         | 0.30                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                        | 76                                                                                                                                                          | 0.20                                                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                     | 4007                                                                                                                                                        | 9.35                                                                                                                                                        | 4012                                                                                                                                                        | 9.87                                                                                                                                                        | 3437                                                                                                                                                        | 8.25                                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                                                                     | 1230                                                                                                                                                        | 3.37                                                                                                                                                        | 1112                                                                                                                                                        | 3.03                                                                                                                                                        | 821                                                                                                                                                         | 2.27                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                            | 79                                                                                                                                                          | 0.20                                                                                                                                                        | 66                                                                                                                                                          | 0.18                                                                                                                                                        | 48                                                                                                                                                          | 0.13                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                             | 5237                                                                                                                                                        | 14.25                                                                                                                                                       | 6103                                                                                                                                                        | 17.01                                                                                                                                                       | 5794                                                                                                                                                        | 15.53                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                   | 2246                                                                                                                                                        | 6.44                                                                                                                                                        | 2424                                                                                                                                                        | 7.20                                                                                                                                                        | 1264                                                                                                                                                        | 3.70                                                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                   | 12918                                                                                                                                                       | 32.91                                                                                                                                                       | 9779                                                                                                                                                        | 25.12                                                                                                                                                       | 15979                                                                                                                                                       | 40.91                                                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                                                                      | 20908                                                                                                                                                       | 57.23                                                                                                                                                       | 19194                                                                                                                                                       | 53.63                                                                                                                                                       | 22038                                                                                                                                                       | 60.48                                                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 2804                                                                                                                                                        | 7.90                                                                                                                                                        | 2112                                                                                                                                                        | 6.37                                                                                                                                                        | 2154                                                                                                                                                        | 6.64                                                                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                 | 5183                                                                                                                                                        | 13.61                                                                                                                                                       | 6379                                                                                                                                                        | 17.95                                                                                                                                                       | 4336                                                                                                                                                        | 12.45                                                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                                                                     | 375                                                                                                                                                         | 1.01                                                                                                                                                        | 296                                                                                                                                                         | 0.70                                                                                                                                                        | 364                                                                                                                                                         | 0.95                                                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                   | 1162                                                                                                                                                        | 2.95                                                                                                                                                        | 1209                                                                                                                                                        | 3.20                                                                                                                                                        | 1182                                                                                                                                                        | 2.98                                                                                                                                                        |

| 19    | Mizoram              |    254 |   0.57 |    398 |   1.10 |    543 |   1.58 |
|-------|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 20    | Nagaland             |   1267 |   3.29 |   1228 |   3.18 |   1186 |   3.17 |
| 21    | Odisha               |    606 |   1.63 |    749 |   2.2  |    537 |   1.62 |
| 22    | Punjab               |   6981 |  18.38 |   5319 |  14.51 |   3273 |   8.84 |
| 23    | Rajasthan            |   3988 |  10.8  |   3833 |  10.49 |   3555 |  10.04 |
| 24    | Sikkim               |     55 |   0.16 |     13 |   0.04 |     21 |   0.05 |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu           |   5493 |  13.88 |   6063 |  15.59 |   5475 |  14.29 |
| 26    | Tripura              |    162 |   0.49 |    167 |   0.45 |    125 |   0.34 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh        |  12657 |  33.68 |  10530 |  28.16 |   9901 |  26.19 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand          |    652 |   1.92 |    574 |   1.67 |    526 |   1.4  |
| 29    | West Bengal          |  12311 |  31.38 |  12393 |  31.63 |  13154 |  33.39 |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar    |      2 |   0    |      0 |   0    |      2 |   0.01 |
| 31    | Chandigarh           |     25 |   0.06 |     11 |   0.07 |      8 |   0.02 |
| 32    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |      7 |   0.01 |      5 |   0.01 |      1 |   0    |
| 33    | Daman & Diu          |     10 |   0.03 |      1 |   0    |      0 |   0    |
| 34    | Delhi                |    518 |   1.23 |    484 |   1.17 |    459 |   1.16 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep          |      0 |   0    |      0 |   0    |      0 |   0    |
| 36    | Puducherry           |     57 |   0.12 |     59 |   0.12 |     57 |   0.12 |
| Total | Total                | 121937 | 323.79 | 116452 | 316.57 | 117771 | 315.93 |