Lok Sabha Question No. 4812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Scholarship for Differently Abled Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4812 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.7.2019

## Scholarship for Differently Abled Students

## 4812: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.

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

- (a) the details of the assistance provided by the Government to the States for disabled students so aS to enable them to go for higher studies during the last three years;
- (6) whether the number of disabled students getting   scholarshipslassistance for higher studies is low across the country; and
- (c) if So, the action taken by the Government to increase the number of beneficiaries?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is implementing the Central Sector umbrella Scheme of Scholarships for  Students with Disabilities (SwDs) for higher studies of disabled students with the following components:

- 1) Post-matric Scholarship for SwDs (For Class XI to Post-graduate Degree/Diploma)
- 2) Class Education Scholarship for SwDs For Graduate and Post-graduate Degree/Diploma in notified Institutes of excellence in Education). Top
- 3) National Overseas Scholarship (For Master's Degree/Ph.D. in Foreign Universities)
- 4) National Fellowship for PwDs (For MPhil. and Ph.D. in Indian Universities).
- 5) Free Coaching for SwDs (For recruitment examinations for Group A & B posts and entrance examinations for admission to technical and professional courses).

Under the above scheme there is no provision to release the funds to the States. The scholarship amount is released directly to students in their bank account through DBT mode.

The details of funds released to students with disabilities for higher studies during last three years are at Annexure:

- (b) Sir. The number of   students with disabilities   getting   scholarship has shown an increasing trend from a low of 306 students during 2014-15 to that of 23852 students in 2018-19. No,
- (c) Not applicable in view of answer to (b) above:

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART-A TO THE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4812

FOR ASNWER ON 23.07.2019

Scholarship for Differently Abled Students

ANNEXURE

Details of the beneficiaries covered and funds released under the scheme of "Scholarships for Students with Disabilities" during the last 5 years

| (Amount in Rs. lakh)   | (Amount in Rs. lakh)          | (Amount in Rs. lakh)   | (Amount in Rs. lakh)   | (Amount in Rs. lakh)   | (Amount in Rs. lakh)   | (Amount in Rs. lakh)   | (Amount in Rs. lakh)   |
|------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| S.No.                  | Name of Scholarship Scheme    | Year                   | 2014-15                | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                |
| 1.                     | Post-matric                   | No. of beneficiaries   |                        | 3565                   | 6281                   | 7657                   | 22953                  |
| 1.                     | Post-matric                   | Amount                 |                        | 321.39                 | 981.98                 | 1491.55                | 5638.62                |
| 2_                     | Class Education Top           | No. of beneficiaries   |                        | 14                     | 42                     | 37                     | 78                     |
| 2_                     | Class Education Top           | Amount                 |                        | 23.85                  | 86.07                  | 66.83                  | 106.09                 |
|                        | National Fellowship for SwDs  | No. of beneficiaries   | 306                    | 527                    | 589                    | 666                    | 566                    |
|                        | National Fellowship for SwDs  | Amount                 | 1324.52                | 1996.68                | 1925.63                | 3024.48                | 4269.94                |
| 4.                     | National Overseas Scholarship | No. of beneficiaries   |                        |                        | 2                      |                        | 5                      |
| 4.                     | National Overseas Scholarship | Amount                 |                        |                        | 37.98                  | 70.23                  | 107.83                 |
| 5_                     | Free Coaching for SwDs        | No. of beneficiaries   |                        |                        |                        | 250                    | 250                    |
| 5_                     | Free Coaching for SwDs        | Amount                 |                        |                        |                        | 87.22                  | 137.9                  |
| Total:                 | Total:                        | No. of beneficiaries   | 306                    | 4106                   | 6914                   | 8613                   | 23852                  |
|                        |                               | Amount                 | 1324.52                | 2341.92                | 3031.66                | 4740.31                | 10260.38               |