Lok Sabha Question No. 391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: PMS for OBC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.09.2020

## PMS FOR OBC STUDENTS

391. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: DR: SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

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

- (a) whether Post Matrie  Scholarship (PMS) for the students belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is being implemented in various States of the country;
- 6) if so the details of the amount allocated  released and utilised under the scheme across the country including Maharashtra the last three years and the current year; State-wise; during
- (c) whether the funds allocated by the Government under the said scheme has not been fully utilized:
- (d) if the details thereof: and SO.
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- Yes Sir; Post-Matric Scholarship for the students of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is implemented in 31 States/UTs OBC population. being having
- (b). The details of the amount allocated. released and utilised under the scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for OBC students across the country including  Maharashtra last three years and current year state-wise may be seen at Annexure. during
- to (e): The states/UTs are utilizing Central Assistance and are utilizing funds out of their state budget over and above the Central Assistance. Few of the states are yet to submit UC for the year 2019-20. Monitoring of the funds and implementation of the Scheme is done through seek physical and finaneial progress report with Utilization Certificate as well as by review meeting from time to time with the Scheme implementing States/UTs they ing along

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## Details of Post Matric Scholarship scheme for OBC students during last three years and current year

|     |                  | 2017-18         | 2017-18                     | 2017-18              | 2018-19         | 2018-19                     | 2018-19              | 2019-20         | 2019-20                     | 2019-20              | 2020-21         | 2020-21                     | 2020-21               |
|-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
| S.N | StatelUTs        | Fund Allocation | Central Assistance Released | Utilized by State/UT | Fund Allocation | Central Assistance Released | Utilized by State/UT | Fund Allocation | Central Assistance Released | Utilized by State/UT | Fund Allocation | Central Assistance Released | Utiliz ed by State UT |
|     | Andhra Pradesh   | 3404.00         | 4399.11                     | 4399.11              | 4183.00         | 4121.81                     | 4121.81              | 5159.00         | 7553.00                     | 7553.00              | 5391.00         | 2695.50                     |                       |
| 2   | Bihar            | 7196.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 8843.00         | 8842.71                     | 8842.71              | 10906.00        | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 11398.00        | 0.00                        |                       |
| 3   | Chhattisgarh     | 1766.00         | 2282.26                     | 2282.26              | 2172.00         | 2172.00                     | 2172.00              | 2679.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 2800.00         | 1400.00                     |                       |
| 4   | Goa              | 104.00          | 132.53                      | 132.53               | 128.00          | 297.05                      | 297.05               | 158.00          | 236.00                      | 236.00               | 165.00          | 82.50                       |                       |
| 5   | Gujarat          | 4187.00         | 5335.74                     | 5335.74              | 5145.00         | 5145.00                     | 5145.00              | 6346.00         | 9315.00                     | 8999.91              | 6632.00         | 3000.91                     |                       |
|     | Haryana          | 1761.00         | 0.00                        | 300.00               | 2164.00         | 1235.46                     | 0.00                 | 2669.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 2789.00         | 0.00                        |                       |
|     | Himachal Pradesh | 478.00          | 609.15                      | 609.15               | 588.00          | 588.00                      | 119.21               | 725.00          | 543.75                      | 0.00                 | 758.00          | 0.00                        |                       |
| 8   | Jammu & Kashmir  | 867.00          | 650.25                      | 650.25               | 1065.00         | 801.10                      | 146.10               | 1313.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 410.00          | 0.00                        | Utiliz ation          |
|     | Jharkhand        | 2288.00         | 2956.86                     | 2956.86              | 2811.00         | 2811.00                     | 2811.00              | 3467.00         | 5046.00                     | 1418.70              | 3624.00         | 1000.00                     | Certif                |
| 10  | Karnataka        | 4236.00         | 5474.32                     | 5474.32              | 5205.00         | 5205.00                     | 5205.00              | 6420.00         | 9426.00                     | 9426.00              | 6709.00         | 3354.50                     | icate                 |
| 11  | Kerala           | 2315.00         | 2950.14                     | 2950.14              | 2845.00         | 2845.00                     | 2845.00              | 3509.00         | 5166.00                     | 5166.00              | 3668.00         | 1834.00                     | is not sent           |
| 12  | Pradesh Madhya   | 5033.00         | 6504.32                     | 6504.32              | 6185.00         | 6185.00                     | 6185.00              | 7628.00         | 11211.00                    | 1211.00              | 7972.00         | 2000.00                     | by                    |
| 13  | Maharashtra      | 7792.00         | 5844.00                     | 5844.00              | 9575.00         | 9575.00                     | 9575.00              | 11810.00        | 17410.00                    | 10000.00             | 12342.00        | 3200.00                     | any State/            |
| 14  | Odisha           | 2905.00         | 2178.75                     | 2178.75              | 3570.00         | 3534.81                     | 3534.81              | 4402.00         | 6429.00                     | 4402.00              | 4600.00         | 1200.00                     | UT.                   |
| 15  | Punjab           | 1920.00         | 1440.00                     | 0.00                 | 2360.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 2910.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 3042.00         | 0.00                        |                       |
| 16  | Rajasthan        | 4756.00         | 5663.47                     | 5663.47              | 5844.00         | 5782.49                     | 5782.49              | 7208.00         | 6813.04                     | 1710.76              | 7533.00         | 1900.00                     |                       |
| 17  | Tamil Nadu       | 4998.00         | 4550.00                     | 4550.00              | 6142.00         |                             | 6142.00              | 7575.00         | 1139.00                     | 11139.00             | 7917.00         | 3958.50                     |                       |
| 18  | Telangana        | 2468.00         | 1851.00                     | 1851.00              | 3033.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 3740.00         | 5444.00                     | 5444.00              | 3909.00         | 1954.50                     |                       |
| 19  | Uttar Pradesh    | 13837.00        | 17882.03                    | 17882.03             | 17004.00        | 20450.66                    | 20450.66             | 20972.00        | 20972.00                    | 17276.62             | 21917.00        | 7263.12                     |                       |
| 20  | Uttarakhand      | 700.00          | 525.00                      | 525.00               | 860.00          | 269.46                      | 266.84               | 1061.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 1109.00         | 551.88                      |                       |
| 21  | West Bengal      | 6329.00         | 8179.08                     | 8179.08              | 7778.00         | 6702.51                     | 6702.51              | 9593.00         | 7638.89                     | 3098.61              | 10025.00        | 472.22                      |                       |

(Amounts in Iakh

| 22   | Andaman & Nicobar   |   11.00 |    14.66 | 14.66    |   11.00 |     11.00 |    11.00 |    33.50 |     13.54 |      0.00 |   33.00 |    13.53 |
|------|---------------------|---------|----------|----------|---------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------|
| 23   | Dadra &Nagar Havali |      17 |     0    | 0.00     |      17 |      0    |     0    |     50   |      0    |      0    |      50 |     0    |
| 24   | Daman & Diu         |      11 |     0    | 0.00     |      11 |     28    |    28    |     33.5 |     29.73 |      0    |      34 |     0    |
| 25   | Chandigarh          |      61 |    85.34 | 85.34    |      61 |     61    |    60.15 |    183   |    137.25 |      0    |     183 |   137.25 |
| 26   | Delhi               |     187 |   100    | 100.00   |     187 |    154    |   154    |    933   |    289.53 |    114.03 |     550 |    99.5  |
| 27   | Puducherry          |      13 |    31.99 |          |      13 |     32    |    32    |     67   |    138.27 |      0    |      40 |    30    |
| 28   | Assam               |    7255 |     0    | 0.00     |    9991 |   3634.92 |     0    |  11833   |      0    |      0    |   12857 |   573.07 |
| 29   | Manipur             |     628 |   622.37 | 622.37   |     864 |    653.31 |   653.31 |   1024   |   1467.88 |   1467.88 |    1113 |   834.75 |
| 30   | Tripura             |     837 |  2150    | 2150.00  |    1153 |   2450    |  2450    |   1365   |   3000    |   2570.13 |    1483 |  1112.25 |
| 31   | Sikkim              |     140 |   549.98 | 549.98   |     192 |    316.1  |   316.1  |    228   |    514    |      0    |     247 |   185.25 |
|      | Total:              |   88500 | 82962.4  | 81822.35 |  110000 | 100046    | 94048.8  | 136000   | 129933    | 101234    |  141300 | 38853.2  |