Lok Sabha Question No. 417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Free Coaching to SC and OBC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +417 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.11.2019

## FREE COACHING TO SC AND OBC STUDENTS

+417. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

a) whether the Government is providing free coaching facility to the students belonging to scheduled caste and OBC category;

coaching institutes   operating across   the country at  present; State/UT-wise and course-wise:

(c) whether the Government has allocated funds to the States for implementation of the said scheme; and

(d) if so. the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) &(b): Yes; Sir: Financial support for coaching is provided by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to eligible students   belonging to Scheduled Castes   (SCs) and Other Backward classes (OBCs) under the Scheme of Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students to enable them to appear in competitive examinations

Thirty one institutes with seven coaching centre have been empanelled across the country for providing coaching under the Scheme: State/UT-wise and course-wise numbers of institutes empanelled is at Annexure-A & B respectively. forty

(c) & (d): The Scheme does not have provision for State-wise fund allocation. The coaching fee and stipend amount are released directly to the concerned institutes and students, respectively.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts () & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 417 for 19.11.2019 by SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA, SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS & SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI  regarding 'Free  Coaching to SC and OBC

| State/UT-wise details of coaching centres empanelled under the Scheme of 'Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students'   | State/UT-wise details of coaching centres empanelled under the Scheme of 'Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students'   | State/UT-wise details of coaching centres empanelled under the Scheme of 'Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students'   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL No:                                                                                                             | State/UT                                                                                                           | No. of Centres empanelled*                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                 | Maharastra                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                 | UttarPradesh                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                  |

Annexure referred t0 in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 417 for 19.11.2019 SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA\_ SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS & SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI regarding 'Free Coaching to SC and OBC Students' by

Course-wise details of coaching centres empanelled under the Scheme of 'Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students' .

|    | Course                                        | No. of Centres empanelled   |
|----|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|    | UPSC                                          |                             |
| 2  | State PSC                                     | 6                           |
| 3  | SSC                                           | 9                           |
| 4  | RRB                                           | 4                           |
| 5  | Banking                                       | 12                          |
|    |                                               | 14                          |
|    | AIEEE                                         | 5                           |
| 8  | AIPMT, NEET                                   | 13                          |
| 9  | IES                                           |                             |
| 10 | CAT /MBA Entrance                             | 4                           |
| 11 | GREIGMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) | 3                           |
| 12 | CA-CPT                                        | 6                           |
| 13 | GATE                                          |                             |