Lok Sabha Question No. 1397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Ishan Vikas and Ishan Uday Schemes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  JULY, 2019

## Ishan Vikas and Ishan Uday Schemes

## †1397. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  objectives  of  Ishan  Vikas  and  Ishan  Uday Schemes for the students of the North Eastern States;

(b)  the  total  amount  of  funds  received  and  utilised  under  the  said  schemes  during  the  last  three years including the district-wise number and details of the beneficiary students; and

(c) the number of beneficiaries whom the Government has targeted to reach under the said schemes including the time by which the said target is likely to be achieved?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

(a) to (c): Ishan Vikas and Ishan Uday schemes are being implemented for the students of North Eastern region.

Under the Ishan Vikas programme, selected school children from the North-Eastern states are  brought  in  close  contact  with  the  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IITs),  Indian  Institutes  of Science  Education  and  Research  (IISERs)  and  National  Institute  of  Advanced  Studies  (NIAS) during  their  vacation  periods  to  motivate  them  to  pursue  science,  technology,  engineering  and mathematics and to facilitate internship opportunities for the engineering college students of the North-Eastern states in various institutes of national importance. Rs. 6.05 crore has been approved for the programme in financial year 2014-15 and Rs. 5.19 crore has been utilized during the last three  years.  1743  school  children  and  378  engineering  students  have  been  benefitted  from  the programme till date (District-wise data is not maintained).

The objective of Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme is to promote higher education and to encourage  children  belonging  to  economically  weaker  section  of  the  North  Eastern  Region  for pursuing  general  degree,  technical  and  professional  degree  courses  including  medical  and  paramedical courses. Rate of scholarship is, Rs. 5400/- per month for general degree course and Rs. 7800/- per month for technical/medical/professional/paramedical courses. It is targeted to provide 10,000 scholarships annually under the scheme. Allocation of funds for Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme is demand driven, state-wise and year wise details of funds disbursed during the last three years, alongwith number of beneficiaries are:

| Year              | 2016-17                        | 2016-17                     | 2017-18                        | 2017-18                     | 2018-19                        | 2018-19                     |
|-------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| *State            | No. of cumulative scholarships | Funds disbursed ( in crore) | No. of cumulative scholarships | Funds disbursed ( in crore) | No. of cumulative scholarships | Funds disbursed ( in crore) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 348                            | 2.02                        | 335                            | 1.24                        | 340                            | 1.62                        |
| Assam             | 11,234                         | 59.35                       | 12,443                         | 40.80                       | 15,108                         | 125.44                      |
| Manipur           | 4,471                          | 21.04                       | 3,925                          | 15.00                       | 2,948                          | 11.60                       |

| Meghalaya   | 143    |   1.00 | 154    |   0.57 | 175    |   1.33 |
|-------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Mizoram     | 149    |   0.76 | 151    |   0.4  | 276    |   2.66 |
| Nagaland    | 148    |   0.9  | 160    |   0.72 | 160    |   1.27 |
| Sikkim      | 315    |   1.72 | 300    |   0.85 | 318    |   1.98 |
| Tripura     | 292    |   1.73 | 375    |   1.21 | 578    |   5.41 |
| Total       | 17,100 |  88.51 | 17,843 |  60.8  | 19,903 | 151.32 |

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