Lok Sabha Question No. 489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: PM Scholarship Scheme
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.489

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  February, 2020

## PM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

489. SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  to  change  the  rate  of  scholarship  under Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  beneficiaries  those  are  entitled  to  get  benefits  through  the  scheme during the last year, State-wise; and
- (d) whether the scheme would help the youth in their career education and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b)    The  rate  of  scholarship  under  Prime  Minister's  Scholarship  Scheme  has  been revised from Rs. 2000/-p.m. to Rs. 2500/- p.m.for boys and Rs. 2250/-pm to Rs.3000/pm for girls w.e.f. Academic Year 2019-20.
- (c)    The  details  of  the  number  of  beneficiaries  last  year,  State-wise  are  enclosed  as ANNEXURE.
- (d)    Yes,  Sir.  The  scheme  helps  the  youth  in  their  career  education  as  it  provides financial  support  for  various  Professional  Degree  Courses  like  BE,  B.  Tech,  BDS, MBBS, B.Ed, BBA, BCA, B. Pharma, etc. which are covered under the scheme and are  duly  recognized  by  the  respective  Government  Regulatory  Bodies,  such  as  All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India(MCI) and University Grants Commission (UGC).

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## ANNEXURE  IN  RESPECT  OF  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  489    FOR  ANSWER  ON  05.02.2020  REGARDING  'PM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME'

A total number of 9923 of beneficiaries have been given scholarship under Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme during the last Academic Year 2018-19, State wise and Ministry-wise breakup is as under: -

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Ministry of Defence |   Ministry of Home | Ministry of Railways                                                             |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                   579 |                535 | Railways function on Zonal Railway Pattern and State wise data is not maintained |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                     0 |                  0 |                                                                                  |
| 3         | Assam             |                    69 |                 35 |                                                                                  |
| 4         | Bihar             |                    74 |                330 |                                                                                  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                    36 |                 22 |                                                                                  |
| 6         | Delhi             |                    79 |                204 |                                                                                  |
| 7         | Goa               |                    11 |                  3 |                                                                                  |
| 8         | Gujarat           |                    30 |                 57 |                                                                                  |
| 9         | Haryana           |                   163 |                157 |                                                                                  |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  |                   174 |                161 |                                                                                  |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                    42 |                 64 |                                                                                  |
| 12        | Jharkhand         |                    23 |                 62 |                                                                                  |
| 13        | Karnataka         |                   531 |                320 |                                                                                  |
| 14        | Kerala            |                   931 |                403 |                                                                                  |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    |                    40 |                183 |                                                                                  |
| 16        | Maharashtra       |                   535 |                132 |                                                                                  |
| 17        | Manipur           |                     0 |                  9 |                                                                                  |
| 18        | Meghalaya         |                     0 |                  3 |                                                                                  |
| 19        | Mizoram           |                     0 |                  0 |                                                                                  |
| 20        | Nagaland          |                     0 |                  1 |                                                                                  |
| 21        | Orissa            |                   202 |                 94 |                                                                                  |
| 22        | Punjab            |                    44 |                 83 |                                                                                  |
| 23        | Rajasthan         |                   159 |                147 |                                                                                  |
| 24        | Sikkim            |                     0 |                  0 |                                                                                  |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        |                   671 |                372 |                                                                                  |
| 26        | Tripura           |                     9 |                  5 |                                                                                  |
| 27        | Telangana         |                   185 |                323 |                                                                                  |
| 28        | Uttrakhand        |                    57 |                328 |                                                                                  |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh     |                   213 |                520 |                                                                                  |
| 30        | West Bengal       |                   135 |                186 |                                                                                  |
| 31        | Andman& Nicobar   |                     0 |                  2 |                                                                                  |
| 32        | Chandigarh        |                    15 |                 40 |                                                                                  |
| 33        | Puducherry        |                    21 |                 10 |                                                                                  |
| Total     | Total             |                  5028 |               4791 | 104                                                                              |