Lok Sabha Question No. 2812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO.2812 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

## 2812.  SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  post-matric  scholarship  scheme  to the  students  of  medical  and  engineering  courses  belonging  to  Minority Community;
- (b) if so, the status of the implementation of the scheme, State-wise;and
- (c) the amount of the said post-matric scholarship to be granted, class-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Scholarship,  under  the  Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme  is  awarded  for studies  in  India  in  a  government  or  private  higher  secondary  school,  college, universityincluding such residential institutes of the Government and eligible private institutes selected and notified in a transparent manner by the State Government/Union Territory Administration concerned. It also covers technical and vocational  courses  in  Industrial  Training  Institutes/  Industrial  Training  Centres affiliated with the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) of classes XI and XII level including Polytechnics and other courses. Any course of less than one year duration  and  certificate  courses  are  not  covered  under  Post-Matric  Scholarship Scheme.
- (b): The status of state wise implementation of the Scheme, in terms of number of Scholarships awarded so far is given the annexure.
- (c): The rate of Scholarship under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme is given in the table below:

|   S. No. | Item                                                                                                                                       | Hosteller                                                  | Day scholar                                                |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Admission and Tuition fee for classes XI and XII.                                                                                          | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.7,000 per annum  | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.7,000 per annum  |
|        2 | Admission and course/tuition fee for technical and vocational courses of XI and XII level. (Includes fees/charges for raw materials, etc.) | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.10,000 per annum | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.10,000 per annum |
|        3 | Admission and tuition fee for under- graduate, post graduate.                                                                              | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.3,000 per annum  | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.3,000 per annum  |
|        4 | Maintenance allowance for 10 months only in an academic year (Includes expenses for study material, etc.)                                  | Rs. 380 per month                                          | Rs. 230 per month                                          |
|        4 | (i) Classes XI and XII including technical and vocational courses of this level.                                                           | Rs. 380 per month                                          | Rs. 230 per month                                          |
|        4 | (ii) Courses other than technical and professional courses at under- graduate and post graduate level                                      | Rs. 570 per month                                          | Rs. 300 per month                                          |
|        4 | (iii) M. Phil and Ph.D. (For those researchers who are not awarded any fellowship by university or any other authority)                    | Rs. 1200 per month                                         | Rs. 550 per month                                          |

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## Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: No. of Scholarship Schemes awarded since Inception

| S.No.   | States/UTs           |   Scholarship Awarded since Inception |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       |                                200986 |
| 2       | Telangana            |                                 73890 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    |                                     0 |
| 4       | Assam                |                                225194 |
| 5       | Bihar                |                                393191 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh         |                                 21235 |
| 7       | Goa                  |                                  2254 |
| 8       | Gujarat              |                                218923 |
| 9       | Haryana              |                                 26020 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     |                                  4569 |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                198490 |
| 12      | Jharkhand            |                                122671 |
| 13      | Karnataka            |                                506879 |
| 14      | Kerala               |                                695959 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       |                                127649 |
| 16      | Maharashtra          |                                475033 |
| 17      | Manipur              |                                 37639 |
| 18      | Meghalaya            |                                 23463 |
| 19      | Mizoram              |                                 21896 |
| 20      | Nagaland             |                                 15818 |
| 21      | Odisha               |                                 25860 |
| 22      | Punjab               |                                554872 |
| 23      | Rajasthan            |                                241806 |
| 24      | Sikkim               |                                  3429 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           |                                429002 |
| 26      | Tripura              |                                  7188 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh        |                               1127281 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          |                                 15487 |
| 29      | West Bengal          |                               1196418 |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar    |                                   193 |
| 31      | Chandigarh           |                                  2080 |
| 32      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                   229 |
| 33      | Daman & Diu          |                                   317 |
| 34      | Delhi                |                                 14470 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep          |                                     0 |
| 36      | Puducherry           |                                  2625 |
| Total   | Total                |                               7013016 |

Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19  continues in 2019-20.