Lok Sabha Question No. 988 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Scholarship for Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 988 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## Scholarship for Higher Education

## 988. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## मानव संसाधन िवकास मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number of students obtained scholarship for higher education during the last three years, Statewise;
- (b) whether the number of scholarships and beneficiaries have come down during the last three years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  effective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the  complaints  of  inordinate  delay  in processing and irregular delivery of scholarships?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  to  (d)  The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  is  implementing  the  following  schemes  for higher education:

- (i) Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students (CSSS) and

(ii) Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir (SSS for J&K).

The number of students who have been disbursed fresh and renewal scholarship during the last three years, State-wise in respect of both the schemes is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. The reason for decrease in the number of scholarship under the Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K is because, prior to 2014-15, students were taking admission on their own in any of the colleges/institutes/universities  and  post  2014-15  students  are  being  allotted  seats  through  centralised counselling in quality educational institutions, thereby increasing the employability of the beneficiaries.

To address the complaints of inordinate delay in processing and irregular delivery of scholarships, the  Ministry  with  the  help  of  technology  has  introduced  a  transparent  system,  which  has  resulted  in streamlining the process of scholarship application and disbursement.  The scholarship amount is being disbursed directly into the student's bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

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| NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE &UNIVERSITY STUDENTS   | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE &UNIVERSITY STUDENTS   | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE &UNIVERSITY STUDENTS   | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE &UNIVERSITY STUDENTS   | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE &UNIVERSITY STUDENTS   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                | State / Board                                                                                                                                          | 2015-16 (Fresh + Renewals) No. of Scholarships                                                                                                         | 2016-17 (Fresh + Renewals) No. of Scholarships                                                                                                         | 2017-18 (Fresh + Renewals) No. of Scholarships                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 13700                                                                                                                                                  | 5920                                                                                                                                                   | 10648                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                                  | 1046                                                                                                                                                   | 341                                                                                                                                                    | 591                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                                                                  | 398                                                                                                                                                    | 140                                                                                                                                                    | 133                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                      | CBSE                                                                                                                                                   | 9694                                                                                                                                                   | 9344                                                                                                                                                   | 12898                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                           | 1634                                                                                                                                                   | 1370                                                                                                                                                   | 2188                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                      | CISCE                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                                                                      | 108                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                                                                    | 390                                                                                                                                                    | 152                                                                                                                                                    | 224                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                | 6420                                                                                                                                                   | 2764                                                                                                                                                   | 5173                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                                                                | 3202                                                                                                                                                   | 3574                                                                                                                                                   | 4642                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                       | 317                                                                                                                                                    | 2163                                                                                                                                                   | 381                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                     | J&K                                                                                                                                                    | 862                                                                                                                                                    | 354                                                                                                                                                    | 1390                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                              | 397                                                                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                                                              | 14261                                                                                                                                                  | 16309                                                                                                                                                  | 12060                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                                                                 | 3054                                                                                                                                                   | 1935                                                                                                                                                   | 4927                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 9688                                                                                                                                                   | 7530                                                                                                                                                   | 14443                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                            | 13666                                                                                                                                                  | 7166                                                                                                                                                   | 12287                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                                                                | 118                                                                                                                                                    | 54                                                                                                                                                     | 269                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                                                                                               | 339                                                                                                                                                    | 57                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                                                                 | 2449                                                                                                                                                   | 1973                                                                                                                                                   | 3326                                                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                                     | Puducherry                                                                                                                                             | 53                                                                                                                                                     | 366                                                                                                                                                    | 263                                                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                                                                 | 2808                                                                                                                                                   | 5623                                                                                                                                                   | 3165                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                              | 8240                                                                                                                                                   | 3042                                                                                                                                                   | 8372                                                                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                             | 14409                                                                                                                                                  | 4933                                                                                                                                                   | 5559                                                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                                                                                              | 10639                                                                                                                                                  | 5862                                                                                                                                                   | 11085                                                                                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                                                                                | 264                                                                                                                                                    | 274                                                                                                                                                    | 346                                                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 9461                                                                                                                                                   | 955                                                                                                                                                    | 9290                                                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                            | 795                                                                                                                                                    | 250                                                                                                                                                    | 320                                                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                                                                                            | 3106                                                                                                                                                   | 3749                                                                                                                                                   | 4438                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                                        | Total:                                                                                                                                                 | 131415                                                                                                                                                 | 86223                                                                                                                                                  | 128527                                                                                                                                                 |

| NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR JAMMUANDKASHMIR   | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR JAMMUANDKASHMIR   | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR JAMMUANDKASHMIR   | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR JAMMUANDKASHMIR   | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHOHAVEBEENDISBURSED SCHOLARSHIPS (FRESH/RENEWAL) UNDER THE SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR JAMMUANDKASHMIR   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                         | State                                                                                                                           | 2015-16 (Fresh + Renewals)                                                                                                      | 2016-17 (Fresh + Renewals)                                                                                                      | 2017-18 (Fresh + Renewals) No. of Scholarships                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                               | Jammu and Kashmir*                                                                                                              | of Scholarships 8109                                                                                                            | No. of Scholarships 7098                                                                                                        | 6417                                                                                                                            |
| * The Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir is implemented exclusively for the students of Jammu and Kashmir         | * The Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir is implemented exclusively for the students of Jammu and Kashmir         | * The Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir is implemented exclusively for the students of Jammu and Kashmir         | * The Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir is implemented exclusively for the students of Jammu and Kashmir         | * The Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir is implemented exclusively for the students of Jammu and Kashmir         |