Lok Sabha Question No. 1124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Scholarship for Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RITI PATHAK, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17   DECEMBER, 2018

## Scholarship for Students

## †1124 . SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) the details of Scholarship provided to the students in all the States including Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh at present;
- (b) the details of the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir students along with the number of students benefitted by the said scheme till date; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to monitor and improve the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) to (c) The Ministry of Human Resource Development is implementing the following Schemes:
- (i) National Means-Cum Merit Scholarship Scheme: Under the scheme, scholarship is awarded to the eligible meritorious students,  having parental income up to  Rs.1.5 lakh per annum,  with the objective  to arrest their dropping out in class VIII and encourage them to continue education at secondary and higher secondary  stage  up  to  class  XII.   1,00,000  fresh  scholarships  are  provided  per  annum.  The  rate  of scholarship is Rs.12,000/- per annum.
- (ii)  Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students: Under the scheme , financial  assistance  is  provided  to  those  eligible  meritorious  students  who  are  above  80 th percentile  of successful  candidates  in  the  relevant  stream  from  a  particular  Board  of  Examination,  in  class  XII  and having family income of less than Rs. 8 Lakhs per annum.   82000 fresh scholarships are provided   per year (41000 for boys and 41000 for girls) and have been divided amongst the State Education Boards based on the State's population in the age group of 18-25 years.  The   rate of scholarship is Rs. 10,000/per annum for the first three years and Rs. 20,000/- per annum for the fourth and fifth year.
- (iii) Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir: The scheme aims to encourage the youth from Jammu & Kashmir to take advantage of the educational institutions outside the state, which would provide them an opportunity, to interact with their counterpart from the rest of the country, thereby be

part of the mainstream. 5000 fresh scholarships are provided per annum. Scholarship is provided towards Tuition fee and Maintenance allowance. The rate of scholarship towards tuition fee for General Degree course  is  Rs.30,000  per  annum,  for  Engineering  course  is  Rs.1.25  Lakhs  per  annum  and  for  Medical studies is Rs.3.0 Lakhs per annum. Fixed Maintenance allowance of Rs. 1.0 Lakhs per annum is provided to all students.

The number of students who have been disbursed fresh and renewal scholarships is:

| Year                    |   No. of Beneficiaries (Fresh/Renewals) |
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2012-13                 |                                    3687 |
| 2013-14                 |                                    7335 |
| 2014-15                 |                                    8249 |
| 2015-16                 |                                    8109 |
| 2016-17                 |                                    7098 |
| 2017-18                 |                                    6417 |
| 2018-19 (November 2018) |                                    4756 |
| Total                   |                                   45651 |

The Government has taken several  steps/initiatives  to  ensure  that  the  benefit  of  the  scheme  is availed  by  all  the  deserving  students.  As  a  result  of  various  initiatives  including  inviting  of  online application,  online  counseling  &  online  allotment  of  seats,  creation  of  supernumerary  quota  seats  in Engineering,  Architecture,  Nursing,  Pharmacy  and  Agriculture  colleges,  more  number  of  students  are taking admission in professional courses and thereby improving their employability.

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