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Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Survey of Tribal Communities
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †79 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## SURVEY OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

## †79     SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether any study/survey has been conducted/proposed to be conducted to find out  the  population  of  various  tribal  communities  living  in  forest  areas  of  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the base/criteria adopted by the Government for introducing welfare measures for the tribal people?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA )

(a) to (b): No such study/survey has been conducted during last five years to find out the population of various tribal people living in forest areas of the country. There is no proposal under consideration of the Ministry for conducting new study for the same.

In  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.2487  answered  on  31.07.2019,  the information regarding total number of tribals and other traditional dwellers living in forest  villages  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  has  been  given  as  at  Annexure. http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/annex/12/AU2487.pdf

- (c) The basic criteria for adopting welfare measures for tribal people is to bring the tribal population at par with  other social groups in the country by reducing existing gaps in various sector of development as well as raising the level of administration in the tribal dominated areas, as enshrined in the Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Inclusion of new Tribes under ST List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 78

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## INCLUSION OF NEW TRIBES UNDER ST LIST

78. SHRI RAJU BISTA: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a)  the  specific  mandate  and  role  of  the  Registrar  General  of  India  (RGI)  with  respect  to identifying left-out tribes for inclusion as the Scheduled Tribes of India; (b)  the constitutional and legal parameters under which RGI can accept or reject requests for inclusion as ST by the left-out tribes; and (c)  the details of the progress made with relation to revision of criteria and procedure for including new tribes under ST list, as recommended by the Special Task Force formed by the

Ministry of Tribal Affairs under the 16th Lok Sabha?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA) (a)&(b):  The  Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002), has laid down the modalities for determining the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications  in the Orders  specifying list of Scheduled  Tribes.  According  to  these modalities,  only  those  proposals  which  have  been  recommended  and  justified  by  the concerned  State  Government/  Union  Territory  Administration  and  concurred  with  by  the Registrar General of India (RGI) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes are to be considered for amendment of legislation. All actions are taken with respect to proposals of State/UT Governments for the communities demanding Scheduled Tribes status as per the modalities. (c) These modalities are being followed for inclusion/exclusion of communities under ST list.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Placement of Graduates
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## Placement of Graduates

## 77.MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that there is absolute communication gap with regard to placement of graduate candidates for employment among this Ministry and other Ministries;
- (b) if  not,  the  reasons  due  to  which  Government  is  not  able  to  provide  employment  to graduates/undergraduates candidates from different streams; and
- (c)  the  reasons  for  absence  of  mechanism  to  accommodate  the  job  seekers  from  various colleges?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): No, Madam.

(b)& (c): Employment of graduates/under graduates is dependent on opportunities generated by economic growth. However, under the purview of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) the following steps have been taken to enhance job orientation and employability of graduates/undergraduates students:

- (i) University Grants Commission (UGC) is providing skill based courses (through 188 Community  Colleges,  289  Institutes  offering  B.Voc  programmes  and  68  DDU KaushalKendras) to 68,663 students and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is running vocational degree/diploma courses through 473 institutions with approved  intake  strength  of  35,450  students.  Also,  Ministry  is  working  along  with Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) under National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

to  undertake  Apprenticeship/Internship  degree  programmes  with  core  focus  on development of knowledge, skills, aptitude and on-job training. Some of the sectors like  Logistics  &  Retail  have commenced Degree Apprenticeship programmes in 15 institutions.

- (ii) New  and  updated  vocational  curricula  are  being  developed  in  line  with  industry demand in B.VoC programmes.
- (iii) AICTE has launched an Internship portal to facilitate industry internship to students. Internship has been made mandatory for students of engineering colleges.
- (iv) Wheebox Employability Skill Test (WEST) being held for all pre-final and final year graduates of  AICTE approved  institutions to identify the core strengths of  students and certify the same.
- (v) Technical  Education  Quality  Improvement  Programme  (TEQIP)  Phase-III  is  under implementation to enhance quality, equity and employability in selected engineering education institutions.
- (vi) National Career Service (NCS) portal has been launched as a common platform to bring together stakeholders like job seekers, employers, counsellors, local service providers  and  trainer  etc.  to  facilitate  convergence  of  information  and  link  job seekers with job providers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Nurse and Paramedical Staff
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## NURSE AND PARAMEDICAL STAFF

## 76.   PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  implement  Hon'ble Supreme Court's direction regarding salary and welfare measures to nurses and paramedical staff in the country;
- (b)the  details  of  the  States  which  have  implemented  the  Supreme  Court direction; and

(c)the reasons for not implementing the court order?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): As  per  information  received  from  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family Welfare, Hon'ble Supreme Court vide judgement dated 29th January, 2016 in Writ Petition (C) No. 527/2011 directed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to look into the grievances of nurses working in private hospitals/ institutions by forming a committee.  Accordingly, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare constituted a committee in February, 2016. The recommendations of the committee have been sent on 20.09.2016 to all States/ Union Territories for making legislation/guidelines in this regard.  Health being a state subject, it is for the concerned State Governments to make legislation/ guidelines for the purpose. All the State Governments have been requested from time to time for improvement of service conditions of nurses including those working in the private sector.

As per information available, four States namely, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab and Delhi have issued notification in this regard.

In so far as nurses and paramedical staff working in the Employees' State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  hospitals  under  the  Ministry  of  Labour  & Employment  are  concerned,  no  specific  direction  has  been  received  from  the Hon'ble Supreme Court.    Moreover, salary and welfare measures for the nurses and paramedical staff working in ESIC hospitals are provided as per equivalent pay scales and service conditions of the Central Government. In the State run ESI hospitals, salary and service conditions equivalent to the State Government norms are paid.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Employment in Informal Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 75

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## EMPLOYMENT IN INFORMAL SECTOR

75. MS. MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the people employed in the informal sector during the previous three financial years; and
- (b) the effect of demonetization on jobs in the informal sector?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) &  (b):  As per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during 2017-18, the percentage of workers engaged in proprietary and partnership enterprises in usual status basis (principal status+subsidiary) in non-agriculture and AGEGC sectors(The coverage of AGEGC Sector is [Ag]riculture sector [E]xcluding [G]rowing of [C]rops, market gardening, horticulture and growing of crops combined with farming of animals)was 68.4% in the country which is a major part of informal sector.

Further,  as  per  the  results  of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  and  annual employment-unemployment  surveys  conducted  by  Labour  Bureau,  Ministry  of Labour and Employment, the estimated Worker Population Ratio  on Usual status (principal  status+subsidiary)  basis  for  persons  aged  15years  and  above    to  the extent available is  given below:

| State     | PLFS    | Survey by Labour Bureau   | Survey by Labour Bureau   |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|           | 2017-18 | 2015-16                   | 2013-14                   |
| All India | 46.8%   | 50.5%                     | 53.7%                     |

(Note: Survey methodology and sample selection are different in PLFS and Labour Bureau survey).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Students-Teachers Ratio in EMRS
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.74

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## STUDENT-TEACHERS RATIO IN EMRS

## 74. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of functional Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) for the year 201819;
- (b) the details of the student-teacher ratio in these schools;
- (c) the details of the drop out ratio in EMRS;
- (d) whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  number  of functional EMRS; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken to increase the enrollment ratio in such schools?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a) The number of functional Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) for the year 201819 is 219.

- (b)  &  (c)  As  per  the  extant  guidelines  of  Eklavya  Model  Residential  School  (EMRS),  the schools have to be run as per norms of CBSE and in compliance with Right to Education Act.

(d)  &  (e)The  matter  of  making  the  schools  functional  and  ensuring  utilization  of  seats  are pursued regularly with the State Governments. States have been advised to start facilities in suitable alternate building till the school buildings are completed. States have also advised to start admissions in new schools at the entry level of class VIth to ensure better enrolment and utilization of the infrastructure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 73 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Social Security
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 73 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## SOCIAL SECURITY

## 73. SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  labour  reforms  for regulating  the  market,  protecting  employment and ensuring social security of workers;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the labour reforms will really be going to achieve the longdelayed Indian industrial revolution, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)the time by which the labour reforms are likely to take place for the
- benefit of employee and employer in fair manner? ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d):  Reforms in labour laws are an on-going process to update the legislative as well as governance system to address the need of the hour so as to make them more effective, flexible and in sync with emerging economic and industrial scenario. Accordingly, in line with the recommendations of the Second National Commission on Labour, the  Ministry  has  taken  steps  for  drafting  four  Labour  Codes  i.e.  the Code  on  Wages;  the  Code  on  Industrial  Relations,  the  Code  on Occupational  Safety,  Health  &  Working  Conditions  &  the  Code  on Social  Security  by  simplifying,  amalgamating  and  rationalizing  the relevant provisions of the existing Central Labour Laws.  Out of these 4  Labour  Codes, the  Code  on  Wages,  2019,  has  been  notified  on 8 th  August,  2019  in  the  Gazette  of  India.   The  Occupational  Safety, Health  and  Working  Conditions  Code,  2019  was  introduced  in  Lok the Parliamentary  Standing  Committee  on  Labour  for  examination.  The

- Sabha on 23 rd July, 2019 and subsequently, referred to rest of the 2 Codes are at pre-legislative stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Global Exchange of Cultural Delegates
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 71

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF CULTURAL DELEGATES

## 71.SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to organize global exchange of cultural delegates with different countries in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  details  of  plan  outlay  and  selection  criteria  for  any  such  delegates  for  the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (I/C) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d)Exchange of visits of artists, writers and experts in cultural field take place from time  to  time  between  India  and  other  countries  under  Cultural  Exchange  Programmes signed  between  India  and  other  countries.  However,  there  is  no  specific  proposal  to organize global exchange of cultural delegates with different countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 67 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Impact of Demonetisation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. Subbarayan, M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 67

TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 18, 2019

## IMPACT OF DEMONETISATION

67. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K: SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of a research paper published in National Bureau of Economic Research, USA authored by the Chief Economist at IMF and others wherein it is stated that the demonetization caused a 2-3 percentage point reduction in jobs and economic activity in India; and
- (b) if so, the details of their findings along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  &  (b)  From  time  to  time,  independent  economists,  research  agencies,  international organizations and other experts bring out their own assessment of the economy, which the

Government of India is aware of and takes note of, for appropriate policy actions.

The  economic  growth  of  a  country  depends  on  a  number  of  factors  including  structural, external, fiscal and monetary factors. As such, no direct data is available to measure the effect of demonetisation .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: DST
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 66 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## DST

## 66. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  consider  research  talent  DST  INSPIRE  Faculty Fellowship completed & Awardee candidates equivalent to Assistant Professor at UGC;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to utilize this large number of unemployed research talent awardees for upliftment of the institutes having poor/ less score in the NIRF, NBA and NAAC Assessment ranking;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  or  has  came  across  any  evidence  regarding discrimination cases for the DST INSPIRE Faculty Awardees absorbed in institutions across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps proposed to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

- a)    No Sir. The aim of INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Scheme of Department of Science and Technology (DST) is to enable talented young post-doctoral (post-Ph.D.) scientists, through an attractive fellowship (recently increased from Rs. 80,000/- to Rs. 1,25,000/- p.m.) and a research grant (Rs.7 lakhs per year) to establish themselves as independent researchers so that they could become more competitive for finding academic and/or research positions in various institutions of the country.
- b) No  Sir.  The  regular  academic/research  jobs  fall  under  the  domain  of  various academic/research  institutions  and  appointment  against  such  posts  are  governed  by

various  institution-specific  criteria.  To  highlight  the  availability  of  such  talented  young scientists for openings in academic/research institutions, DST has already written to heads of all academic and research institutions, where INSPIRE Faculty Fellows are availing their fellowships to consider them for possible regular appointment in  their institutions subject to their fulfilling the institutional criteria. DST has also written to Chief Secretaries of all States  to  consider  them  for  absorption  in  their  respective  State  academic/research institutions. c)    Department of Science and Technology has informed that INSPIRE Faculty awardees, once absorbed, become regular employees of the institutions, and no discrimination cases have been reported to DST so far after their absorption as regular employees. d)          Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 65 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: IIM
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 65 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## IIM

## †65. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that students of IIM Lucknow and Rohtak are being served poor quality and cold breakfast/lunch/dinner in their mess (Canteen);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has made or proposes to make any plan to carry out surprise check of the food being served in the canteens keeping in view health of the students of said institutes; and
- (d) if  so, the  number of surprise checks made for checking the food quality of Mess  (Canteen)  of  IIM  Rohtak  and  Lucknow  during  last  three  years  and  as  on date?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) & (b): No Sir. No such complaint has been received in the Ministry.
- (c) & (d): No Sir.  Stringent  protocols  are  followed  for  checking  the  quality  of food and hygiene in the mess (Canteen) of IIM Lucknow and IIM Rohtak. These canteens are maintained and inspected jointly by the students and the administration of these institutes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: NAAC
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 63 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  NOVEMBER, 2019

## NAAC

## 63. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  new  guidelines  which  indicate  that  students  studying  only  in NAAC accredited  universities,  colleges,  leading  institutions  and  Government  aided  are  eligible  to  get education loan;
- (b) whether there are only 59 NAAC accredited universities and 997 colleges;
- (c) if so, is it not discrimination towards other students;
- (d) whether the subsidy on education loan would be given only to those students whose parent's income is less than Rs. 4.5 lakhs per annum; and
- (e) whether the Government justifies these moves which are detrimental to poor and meritorious students and if so, the concrete steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

- (a): No Sir.
- (b) and  (c):No  Sir.  As  per  the  information  furnished  by  the  National  Assessment  Accreditation Council (NAAC), NAAC has  accredited 359 universities and 8073 colleges across India.
- (d):  Yes  sir.  The  Department  of  Higher  Education  is implementing  the  Central  Sector  Interest  Subsidy Scheme.  Under the scheme, parental income ceiling is Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum. The scheme is operational since 2009.
- (e): The  scheme  benefits  all  categories  of  Economically  Weaker  Students  for  pursuing  professional/ technical courses in India and intends to provide affordable higher education. So far 27,32,169  students have got  benefitted  under  the  Scheme  and  subsidy  amount  of  Rs.11876.25  crores  was  disbursed  to  the  student beneficiaries by the Ministry since inception of the Scheme (FY 2009-10),  which is substantial.

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