Lok Sabha Question No. 3811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Funds for PMS Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## FUNDS FOR PMS SCHEME

3811. SHRI RANJEET SINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

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

(a) the amount by the Government under the Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) Seheme for Scheduled Castes (SCs) the last three vears and the current year: and State-wise. ineluding Maharashtra: during Vear in Madha Lok Sabha Constituency area:

- (c) if so. the details thereof: and

(d) the number of students who have availed the seholarship the said period. year and State-wise? during

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND) EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) t0 (d): The amount of funds released by the Government and number f students covered under the Post Matric Scholarship Seheme for Scheduled Castes students (PMS-SC) during the last three years and the current state-wise ineluding Maharashtra is attached at Annexure.

No Central Assistance is pending for release to Maharashtra under PMS-SC Seheme.

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3811 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

Central Assistance (CA) released and beneficiaries covered under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students (PMS-SC)during 2016-17 to 2019 20 (Rs: in Lakh)

*as reported by the States/UTs

| SI No_   | StatelUT         |             |                    | 2017-18     | 2017-18            | 2018-19     | 2018-19            | 2019-20 (as on 11.03.2020)   | 2019-20 (as on 11.03.2020)                                                                            |
|----------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|--------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                  | CA Released | No.of benficiaries | CA Released | No.of benficiaries | CA Released | No.of benficiaries | CA Released                  | No.of                                                                                                 |
|          | Andhra Pradesh   | 14398       | 685102             | 31742.54    | 658534             | 9000        | 660193             | 28767                        | benficiaries* Beneficiaries of the year 2019- 20 is   received with the proposal of the year 2020-21. |
| 2        | Assam            | 1690        | 38366              |             | 23874              | 1500        | 7606               |                              |                                                                                                       |
| 3        | Bihar            | 4081        |                    |             | 89213              | 0           | 96189              |                              |                                                                                                       |
| 5        | Chandigarh       | 0           | 3000               | 145.97      | 2203               | 797         | 1086               |                              |                                                                                                       |
|          | Chhattisgarh     | 190         | 90871              | 3902.02     | 95565              | 323         | 104900             | 327                          |                                                                                                       |
| 6        | Daman & Diu      | 0           | 170                |             |                    | 0           | 0                  | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
|          | Delhi            | 473.76      | 0                  |             | 20100              | 702         | 14057              | 197                          |                                                                                                       |
| 8        | Goa              |             | 108                | 14.99       | 280                | 0           | 280                | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
| 9        | Gujarat          | 5244        | 166582             | 14339.54    | 131169             | 18055       | 127102             |                              |                                                                                                       |
| 10       | Haryana          | 10735       | 94377              | 0           | 123062             | 5809        | 123062             |                              |                                                                                                       |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh | 2400        | 55213              | 7425        | 33057              | 5325        | 24949              | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 202         | 4094               | 1362.76     | 11040              | 0           | 7159               | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
| 13       | Jharkhand        | 2071        | 0                  | 892.95      | 20177              | 1723        | 22629              | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
| 14       | Karnataka        | 3300        | 297478             | 39546.98    | 322606             | 2918        | 302286             | 12147                        |                                                                                                       |
| 15       | Kerala           | 4267.2      | 131314             | 8391        | 132286             |             | 146998             | 120                          |                                                                                                       |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh   | 3308        | 323642             | 23042.54    | 361268             |             | 361268             | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
| 17       | Maharashtra      | 10669       | 404656             | 50497.96    | 540993             | 143392      | 426506             | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
|          | Manipur          | 583.31      | 7310               | 750.56      | 6566               | 754         | 5516               | 794                          |                                                                                                       |
| 19       | Meghalaya        |             | 146                | 0           | 0                  | 0           | 0                  | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
| 20       | Odisha           | 19879.8     | 106668             | 4747.56     | 202125             | 20891       | 202917             | 14071                        |                                                                                                       |
| 21       | Puducherry       | 0           | 0                  | 0           | 6241               | 0           | 6241               |                              |                                                                                                       |
| 22       | Punjab_          | 28008.4     | 309468             | 11573.21    | 274730             | 63131       | 200553             | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
| 23       | Rajasthan        | 20056       | 310639             | 32922.79    | 191184             | 7768        | 339157             | 31454                        |                                                                                                       |
| 24       | Sikkim           | 255.5       | 328                |             | 361                | 104         | 387                | 104                          |                                                                                                       |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu       | 74324       | 796206             | 43448.24    | 761114             | 140738      | 761114             | 89261                        |                                                                                                       |
| 26       | Telangana        | 33166       | 278363             | 14024.24    | 212706             | 0           | 272169             | 0                            |                                                                                                       |
| 27       | Tripura          | 1904.68     |                    | 1991.84     | 14652              |             | 16982              | 3542                         |                                                                                                       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh    | 27000       | 1095469            |             | 1238139            | 167288      | 1274740            | 65516                        |                                                                                                       |
| 29       | Uttarakhand      | 7301        | 39864              | 3969        | 69504              |             | 73920              |                              |                                                                                                       |
| 30       | West Bengal      | 4369        | 607744             | 21256.91    | 382795             | 0           | 450004             |                              |                                                                                                       |
|          | Total            |             | 5862121            | 341409.06   | 5925544            | 592815      | 6029970            | 246300                       |                                                                                                       |