Lok Sabha Question No. 1368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Expenditure on Education of SCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2018

## EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION OF SCs

## 1368. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

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

- (a) the budgetary allocation for education of Scheduled Caste students during the last five years;

(b) whether the budgetary allocations have been fully utilized by the States during each financial year and if the details thereof; SO,

(c) whether there was any shortfall in the disbursement of budgetary allocation of funds for the education of Scheduled Castes during the said period; and

(d) whether the Government is wise to the delay, if any; in the disbursement of scholarships to Scheduled Caste students and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Department is implementing following Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector Schemes for the educational upliftment of the Scheduled Castes Students.

- 1 . Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes Students
- 2 Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes Students
- 4\_ National Fellowship for  Scheduled Castes Students
- 3 . National Overseas Scholarship for Scheduled Castes Students etc.
- 5 \_ Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Class Education for SC Students Top
- 6\_ Free Coaching Scheme for SC and OBC Students

at Annexure-1 \_

(b), (c) & (d): Of the schemes mentioned in response to (a) above, Central Assistance is released to the States/UTs under the Schemes of Post Matric Scholarship for SC students and Pre Matric Scholarship for SC students. The due Central Assistance is the requirement that is over and above the Committed Liability of the States/UTs under the scheme. The due central assistance is released to the States/UTs depending upon submission of complete proposals which inter-alia includes Audit Statement of the   expenditure incurred, Utilization Certificates, details of beneficiaries/demand etc. The details of the Central Assistance released during the last five years under both the Schemes are enclosed at Annexure 2 Under the Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste Students, arrears have accumulated over the 12th Plan period due to higher than anticipated demand from States/UTs.

Statement referred to Part (a) of Unstarred Q No. 1368 for answer on 18/12/2018 regarding expenditure on Education of SCs

| Years   |   Post Matric Scholars hip for SC | Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC   |   National Fellowship for providing fellowship for SC students |   National Overseas Scholarship |   Class Education for SC students_ Top |   Fee Coaching of SC and OBC students |
|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                           1500    | 900.00                          |                                                         100    |                            6    |                                  21    |                                 12    |
|         |                           1500    | 834.00                          |                                                         200    |                            6    |                                  21    |                                  9    |
| 2015-16 |                           1599    |                                 |                                                         209.55 |                            6.12 |                                  31.42 |                                 12.24 |
| 2016-17 |                           2791    | 550.00                          |                                                         200    |                           15    |                                  31    |                                  1.5  |
| 2017-18 |                           3347.99 | 50.00                           |                                                         230    |                           15    |                                  35    |                                 25    |

Scheme-Wise and Year-Wise Budgetary Allocation on Education Schemes of SCs(Rs in Crore)

Statement referred to Part (b) (c) (d) of Unstarred Question no. 1368 for answer on 18/12/2018 regarding Expenditure on Education of SCs

Central Assistance released under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students as on 12/12/2018.

(Rs. In Lakh)

| S.NO:   |                  | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17   |           |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh   | 19410.50  |   9300    |  13341    | 14398.00  | 31742.54  |
| 2       | Assam            | 1216.00   |    683.28 |    810    | 1690.00   | 0         |
| 3       | Bihar            | 4462.87   |   3000    |   7476    | 4081,00   |           |
| 4       | Chandigarh       | 50.00     |    275    |      0    | 0.00      | 145.97    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     | 1535.00   |   1100    |    628    | 190.00    | 3902.02   |
| 6       | Daman & Diu      | 0.00*     |     20.31 |      0    | 0.00      |           |
| 7       | Delhi            | 0.00*     |   1700    |      0    | 473.76    |           |
| 8       | Goa              | 14.49     |      7    |     14    | 0.00      | 14.99     |
| 9       | Gujarat          | 5283.36   |   3900    |   5964    | 5244.00   | 14339.54  |
| 10      | Haryana          | 3669.05   |   2700    |   6867    | 10735.00  |           |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh | 926.00    |   1600    |   2700    | 2400.00   | 7425      |
| 12      | Jammu & Kashmir  | 897.01    |    298    |     91    | 202.00    | 1362.76   |
| 13      | Jharkhand        | 1334.10   |    900    |    911    | 2071.00   | 892.95    |
| 14      | Karnataka        | 4270.82   |   2400    |   3840    | 3300.00   | 39546.98  |
| 15      | Kerala           | 11765.30  |   4200    |   1647    | 4267.20   | 8391      |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh   | 12198.89  |   6350    |  10300    | 3308.00   | 23042.54  |
| 17      | Maharashtra      | 3311.00   |  17635    |  27988    | 10669.00  | 50497.96  |
| 18      | Manipur          | 0.00*     |   1193.5  |    620.32 | 583.31    | 750.56    |
| 19      | Meghalaya        | 06.00     |      0    |      0    | 0.00      |           |
| 20.     | Odisha           | 3121.72   |   4222.83 |   8995    | 19879.80  | 4747.56   |
| 21      | Puducherry       | 0.00*     |      0    |      0    | 0.00      | 0         |
| 22      | Punjab           | 28081.00  |  37687.6  |   8930    | 28008.40  | 11573.21  |
| 23      | Rajasthan        | 10592.00  |   5500    |   8252    | 20056.00  | 32922.79  |
| 24      | Sikkim           | 66.64     |     46.95 |    164.53 | 255.50    | 0         |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu       | 32173.06  |  25400    |  46064    | 74324.00  | 43448.24  |
| 26      | Telangana        | 0.00      |   8800    |  12454    | 33166.00  | 14024.24  |
| 27      | Tripura          | 1086.90   |   1768.59 |   1625.15 | 1904.68   | 1991.84   |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh    | 55666.00  |  47249.6  |  46903    | 27000.00  | 25420.46  |
| 29      | Uttarakhand      | 3623.83   |   1800    |   2519    | 7301.00   | 3969.00   |
| 30      | West Bengal      | 10588.00  |   6600    |   2284    | 4369.00   | 21256.91  |
|         | TOTAL            | 215349.54 | 196338    | 221388    | 279876.65 | 341409.06 |

Central Assistance released under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students as on 12/12/2018.

(Rs: In Lakh)

| S.NO   | StatesIUTs       |          | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|--------|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        | Andhra Pradesh   | 0        | 1554.35   | 4335.37   | 1798.74   |           |
| 2      | Assam            | 1346.02  | 673.01    |           | 0.00      |           |
| 3      | Bihar            | 6184.72  | 3127.82   | 10223.33  | 0.00      |           |
|        | Chandigarh       |          | 32.22     | 42        | 46.75     | 18.98     |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh     | 2475.25  | 1237.62   | 4662.14   | 2496.29   |           |
| 6      | D&N Haveli       | 0        |           | 0.65      | 0.00      |           |
| 7      | Daman & Diu      |          |           | 2.65      | 0.00      | 2.68      |
|        | Delhi            |          | 0         | 0.9       | 0.00      | 2.36      |
| 9      | Goa              |          | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |
| 10     | Gujarat          |          | 1200      | 1600.00   | 2100.12   |           |
| 11     | Haryana          |          |           | 3279.66   | 0.00      | 1500.00   |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh | 0        |           | 531.13    | 363.8q    | 143.01    |
| 13     | Jammu &Kashmir   | 172.5    | 86.25     |           | 129.83    |           |
| 14     | Jharkhand        | 0        | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |
| 15     | Karnataka        | 3057.84  | 3826.44   |           | 5819.59   |           |
| 16     | Kerala           | 2318.65  | 1159.33   | 1731.06   | 1654.25   |           |
| 17     | Madhya Pradesh   |          | 8022.55   | 4300.00   | 13352.88  |           |
| 18     | Maharashtra      | 11954.74 | 5977.37   | 0         | 0.00      |           |
| 19     | Manipur          | 56.27    | 28.13     | 32.49     | 0.00      | 38.92     |
| 20.    | Meghalya         | 0        | 3.62      |           | 0.00      |           |
| 21     | Odisha           | 5126.06  | 5135.24   | 5440.43   | 3140.88   | 1849.79   |
| 22     | Punjab           | 6020.47  | 2869.66   | 4862.00   | 2821.02   | 1843.00   |
| 23     | Rajasthan        | 4262.15  | 4922.9    | 345.55    | 2101.16   |           |
| 24     | Sikkim           | 0        |           | 5.22      | 0.00      | 5.74      |
| 25     | Tamilnadu        | 4647.37  | 2323.68   | 10297.44  | 7382.39   | 0         |
| 26     | Tripura          | 507.84   | 302.13    | 199.10    | 205.48    | 55.34     |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh    |          |           |           | 0.00      |           |
| 28     | Uttrakhand       | 1170.2   | 1626.69   | 579.19    | 0.00      | 325.53    |
| 29     | West Bengal      | 5310.58  |           |           | 7201.58   | 300.12    |
| 30     | Puducherry       | 0        |           |           |           | 196.53    |
|        | Total            | 54653.11 | 51403.34  | 52470.31  | 50614.76  | 6282      |