Lok Sabha Question No. 1419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: PMS for SC and OBC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2019

## PMS FOR SC AND OBC STUDENTS

## 1419. SHRI PK BIJU:

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

(a) the details of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Class students;

(b) the details of students who applied for the scholarship but despite being eligible could not the same the last three years, State-wise; get during whether the  Government is conducting any inquiry into alleged multi-crore scam in Post   Matric Scholarships for such students;

(d) if' so. the details thereof: and

(e) the corrective measures taken by the Government to check frauds in the scholarship scheme, if any?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Post Matric   Scholarship Schemes for Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Class students are objective of these  Schemes is to   eligible SCIOBC students studying in recognized institutions at Post Matric levels. The scholarships are awarded to the students by the State Governments/UT Administrations to which the applicant belongs.

(b): The Schemes provide for scholarships for all the eligible students whose Parental/Guardian s income students. As per the Schemes guidelines, Central Assistance is released to States/UTs who after adding their share of funds, disburse the scholarship to eligible students. The detailed records of' students who for scholarship are maintained by the concerned State Government UT Administration; The StateSCs and OBCs respectively. applied

(c) to (e): As the Schemes are Centrally sponsored, these are implemented by the States/UTs. As and when any complaints are received, same are forwarded to the States/UTs for further   action. No investigation of any multi-crore scam is conducted by the Government. However in order to make the Scheme more effective for the welfare of the target population, & performance audit of 5 States has been undertaken through the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The Report has been laid in the Parliament in August 2018 by CAG\_ being being

The Scheme for Post Matric Scholarships for SC students has been revised in April 2018 and provisions have been   incorporated to more   transparent and effective. These   include, inter-alia. payment of scholarship directly to the Bank/Post Office accounts of the beneficiaries, checks to reduce drop-outs, minimum attendance criteria, income certificates to be issued by Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar; online processing of applications etc.

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State Wise Beneficiaries covered under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students during last three years

| SLNo.   | States/UTs       | 2015-16   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh   | 6.00      |      6.85 |      6.59 |
| 2       | Assam            | 0.40      |      0.38 |      0.24 |
| 3       | Bihar            | 1.55      |      0.37 |      0.89 |
| 4       | Chandigarh       | 0.03      |      0.03 |      0.02 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     | 0.86      |      0.91 |      0.96 |
| 6       | Daman & Diu      | 0.00      |      0    |      0    |
|         | Delhi            | 0.27      |      0.21 |      0.2  |
| 8       | Goa              | 0.00      |      0    |      0    |
|         | Gujarat          | 1.59      |      1.67 |      1.31 |
| 10      | Haryana          | 0.76      |      0.94 |      1.23 |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh | 0.49      |      0.55 |      0.33 |
| 12      |                  | 0.12      |      0.04 |      0.11 |
| 13      | Jharkhand        | 0.34      |      0.22 |      0.2  |
| 14      | Karnataka        | 3.18      |      2.97 |      3.23 |
| 15      | Kerala           | 1.21      |      1.31 |      1.32 |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh   | 2.88      |      3.24 |      3.61 |
| 17      | Maharashtra      | 5.24      |      4.05 |      5.41 |
| 18      | Manipur          | 0.04      |      0.07 |      0.07 |
| 19      | Meghalaya        | 0.00      |      0    |      0    |
| 20      | Odisha           | 1.79      |      1.07 |      2.02 |
| 21      | Puducherry       | 0.05      |      0.05 |      0.06 |
| 22      | Punjab           | 3.06      |      3.09 |      2.75 |
| 23      | Rajasthan        | 1,.44     |      3.11 |      1.91 |
| 24      | Sikkim           | 0.00      |      0    |      0    |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu       | 7.58      |      7.96 |      7.61 |
| 26      | Telangana        | 2.65      |      2.78 |      2.13 |
| 27      | Tripura          | 0.17      |      0.15 |      0.15 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh    | 9.48      |     10.95 |     12.38 |
| 29      | Uttarakhand      | 0.20      |      0.4  |      0.7  |
| 30      | West Bengal      | 5.41      |      6.08 |      3.83 |
|         | TOTAL            | 56.79     |     58.62 |     59.26 |

Annexure referred in part (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1419 for 12.02.2019 State Wise Beneficiaries covered under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for OBC students last three years during

(in lakhs)

|       | State/UTs                 | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|-------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       | Andhra Pradesh            | 6.22      | 7.34      | 8.64      |
| 2     | Bihar                     | 3.45      | 1.74      | 2.56      |
|       | Chhattisgarh              |           |           | 2.85      |
| 4     | Goa                       | 0.03      | 0.03      | 0.06      |
| 5     | Gujarat                   | 2.43      | 0.93      | 1.59      |
|       | Haryana                   | 0.5       |           | 0.27      |
|       | Himachal Pradesh          | 0.08      | 0.12      | 0.1       |
|       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 0.13      | 0.09      | 0.07      |
|       | Jharkhand                 | 0.69      | 1.21      | 1.35      |
| 10    | Karnataka                 | 4.11      | 16.4      | 5.99      |
| 11    | Kerala                    | 1.52      | 1.66      | 1.55      |
| 12    | Pradesh Madhya            | 2.25      | 0.9       | 0.13      |
| 13    | Maharashtra               | 3.3       | 0.83      | 0.6       |
| 14    | Odisha                    | 1.64      | 1.58      | 1.8       |
| 15    | Punjab                    | 0.71      |           |           |
| 16    | Rajasthan                 | 0.53      | 0.46      | 0.67      |
| 17    | Tamil Nadu                | 1.42      | 1.36      | 1.36      |
| 18    | Telangana                 | 6.94      |           |           |
| 19    | Uttar Pradesh             | 6.01      | 2.09      | 6.1       |
| 20    | Uttarakhand               | 0.11      | 0.04      | 0.14      |
| 21    | West Bengal               | 2.08      | 2.33      | 3.06      |
| 22    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |           |           | 0.01      |
| 23    | Dadra & Nagar Havali      |           |           |           |
| 24    | Daman & Diu               |           |           | 0.02      |
| 25    | Chandigarh                |           |           |           |
| 26    | Delhi                     |           |           |           |
| 27    | Puducherry                | 0.03      | 0.01      | 0.02      |
| 28    | Assam                     |           | 0.41      | 0.48      |
| 29    | Manipur                   | 0.05      | 0.09      | 0.1       |
| 30    | Tripura                   | 0.19      | 0.16      | 0.15      |
| 31    | Sikkim                    | 0.01      | 0.01      | 0.01      |
| Total | Total                     | 44.43     | 39.79     | 39.68     |