Lok Sabha Question No. 1341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Disbursement of Scholarship Amount to SC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2018

## DISBURSEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT TO SC STUDENTS

## 1341. SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

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

(a) whether the Government has not  disbursed the scholarship amount for SC and girl students regularly; boy

(b) if so, the details of the pending amount to be disbursed to the said students during each of the last three years; State and wise; and

(c) the time by which the scholarship amount is likely to be reimbursed to the accounts of SC and students? boy girl

## ANSWER

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

(a) (6): Under the Post Matric  Scholarship Scheme for SC students and Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students, States/UTs are the implementing agencies and the Department over and above the Committed Liability of the States/UTs. Under the scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes Students, about Rs. 3000 crore is pending for payment to States/UTs towards arrears upto the year 2016-17. The State wise details for the last 3 year including releases and arrears pending upto 2016-17 are enclosed at Annexure-I.

Under the   scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes Students, the Central Assistance has been  released against proposals and due Utilization Certificate. The State-wise releases during the last three years are enclosed at Annexure-II. complete

(c): The   State   Government is the   implementing   agency and the   funds are released to the States/UTs for implementation of the scheme. Depending on the budget availability, the funds would be released to the States/UTs.

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Statement referred to Part (b) (c) (d) of Unstarred Question no. 1341 for answer on 18/12/2018 regarding Disbursement of Scholarship amount to SC students

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

(Rs. In Lakh)

| S.NO.   | StatesIUTs       |   2015-16 |   2016-17 | 2017-18   | Arrears up to 2016-17   |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh   |  13341    |  14398    | 31742.54  |                         |
| 2       | Assam            |    810    |   1690    |           |                         |
| 3       | Bihar            |   7476    |   4081    |           |                         |
| 4       | Chandigarh       |      0    |      0    | 145.97    |                         |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     |    628    |    190    | 3902.02   |                         |
| 6       | Daman & Diu      |      0    |      0    |           |                         |
|         | Delhi            |      0    |    473.76 |           |                         |
| 8       | Goa              |     14    |      0    | 14.99     |                         |
| 9       | Gujarat          |   5964    |   5244    | 14339.54  |                         |
| 10      | Haryana          |   6867    |  10735    | 0         |                         |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh |   2700    |   2400    | 7425      | 5325.00                 |
| 12      | Jammu & Kashmir  |     91    |    202    | 1362.76   |                         |
| 13      | Jharkhand        |    911    |   2071    | 892.95    |                         |
| 14      | Karnataka        |   3840    |   3300    | 39546.98  |                         |
| 15      | Kerala           |   1647    |   4267.2  | 8391      |                         |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh   |  10300    |   3308    | 23042.54  |                         |
| 17      | Maharashtra      |  27988    |  10669    | 50497.96  | 64895.00                |
| 18      | Manipur          |    620.32 |    583.31 | 750.56    |                         |
| 19      | Meghalaya        |      0    |      0    | 0         |                         |
| 20.     | Odisha           |   8995    |  19879.8  | 4747.56   |                         |
| 21      | Puducherry_      |      0    |      0    |           |                         |
| 22      | Punjab           |   8930    |  28008.4  | 11573.21  | 72000.00                |
| 23      | Rajasthan        |   8252    |  20056    | 32922.79  |                         |
| 24      | Sikkim           |    164.53 |    255.5  |           |                         |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu       |  46064    |  74324    | 43448.24  | 82291.00                |
| 26      | Telangana        |  12454    |  33166    | 14024.24  |                         |
| 27      | Tripura          |   1625.15 |   1904.68 | 1991.84   |                         |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh    |  46903    |  27000    | 25420.46  | 83700.00                |
| 29      | Uttarakhand      |   2519    |   7301    | 3969.00   |                         |
| 30      | West Bengal      |   2284    |   4369    | 21256.91  |                         |
|         | TOTAL            | 221388    | 279877    | 341409.06 | 308211.00               |

Annexure-II Central Assistance released under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC studentsas

(Rs. In Lakh)

## on 12/12/2018.

| S.NO;   | StatesIUTs       | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh   | 4335.37   | 1798.74   |      0    |
|         | Assam            | 0         | 0.00      |      0    |
|         | Bihar            | 10223.33  | 0.00      |      0    |
|         | Chandigarh       | 42        | 46.75     |     18.98 |
|         | Chhattisgarh     | 4662.14   | 2496.29   |      0    |
| 6       | D&N Haveli       | 0.65      | 0.00      |      0    |
|         | Daman & Diu      | 2.65      | 0.00      |      2.68 |
| 8       | Delhi            | 0.9       | 0.00      |      2.36 |
|         | Goa              | 0         | 0.00      |      0    |
| 10      | Gujarat          | 1600.00   | 2100.12   |      0    |
| 11      | Haryana          | 3279.66   | 0.00      |   1500    |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh | 531.13    |           |    143.01 |
| 13      | Jammu &Kashmir   |           | 129.83    |      0    |
| 14      | Jharkhand        |           | 0.00      |      0    |
| 15      | Karnataka        | 0         | 5819.59   |      0    |
| 16      | Kerala           | 1731.06   | 1654.25   |      0    |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh   | 4300.00   | 13352.88  |      0    |
| 18      | Maharashtra      | 0         | 0.00      |      0    |
| 19      | Manipur          | 32.49     | 0.00      |     38.92 |
| 20      | Meghalya         | 0         | 0.00      |      0    |
| 21      | Odisha           | 5440.43   | 3140.88   |   1849.79 |
| 22      | Punjab           | 4862.00   | 2821.02   |   1843    |
| 23      | Rajasthan        | 345.55    | 2101.16   |      0    |
| 24      | Sikkim           | 5.22      | 0.00      |      5.74 |
| 25      | Tamilnadu        | 10297.44  | 7382.39   |      0    |
| 26      | Tripura          | 199.10    | 205.48    |     55.34 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh    | 0         | 0.00      |      0    |
| 28      | Uttrakhand       | 579.19    | 0.00      |    325.53 |
| 29      | West Bengal      |           | 7201.58   |    300.12 |
| 30      | Puducherry       |           | 0         |    196.53 |
|         | Total            | 52470.31  | 50614.76  |   6282    |