Lok Sabha Question No. 1366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1366

TO BE REPLIED ON 01.07.2019

## RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

## 1366     SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)    the number of students admitted to classes IX and X under the Scheme of PreMatric Scholarship for Needy Scheduled Tribes so far, State-wise;
- (b)    the details of the funds released by the Government in Karnataka under the Pre-Matric scheme during the last two years; and
- (c)   the details of the institutions that have been covered under the umbrella of the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Award in Karnataka?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a): The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre MatricScholarship forScheduled Tribes (ST)  students  (for  Class  IX  &  X)is  implemented  through  States  Governments/UT Administrations.  The  details  of  students  admitted  to  classes  IX  and  X  under  the Scheme  are maintained by the concerned State Governments. The Statewisedetailsofbeneficiaries under the Scheme   on the basis of information given by the State Governments for the last two years are given at Annexure.I.

(b):   The details of the funds released by the Government in Karnataka under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students during the last two years are as under:-

|    | Year    |   Funds released (amount Rs. in lakhs) |
|----|---------|----------------------------------------|
|  1 | 2017-18 |                                 1282.5 |
|  2 | 2018-19 |                                 1004   |

(c):  During  the  year  2015-16,  the  two  Central  Sector  scholarship  schemes  for Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  students  viz.,(i)Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Fellowship  for  ST students and (ii)Top Class Education Scheme for ST students being implemented by the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs    were  merged  into  a  single  Central  Sector  Scheme called  'National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students'. As per para 3.1 of the  scheme guidelines, as amended on 12.11.2018, the coverage of institutions  in  the  country,  including  Karnataka,  under  the  'National  Fellowship' component of the scheme is as follows:-

- (i) Universities/institutions/Colleges included under section 2(f) or 12(B) or 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act.
- (ii) Deemed to be Universities included under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and eligible to receive grants-in-aid from UGC.
- (iii) Universities/ Institutions/ Colleges funded by Central/ State Government.
- (iv) Institutes of National Importance.

The Universities/Institutions in which students have been studying and are in receipt of Fellowship amount so far under the Scheme of National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students are as follows:-

1. Central University of Karnataka
2. Bangalore University
3. Gulbarga University
4. Karnataka University
5. Kuvempu University
6. Mangalore University
7. Tumkur University
8. University of Agricultural Sciences
9. University of Mysore
10. Kannada University
11. Manipal University
12. University of Horticulture Science
13. University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur
14. University Of Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga.
15. 15 College of Fisheries, Mangalore
16. 16 Sri Jayachamarajendra College Of Engineering
17. 17 Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Karnataka
18. 18 Karnataka Folklore University
19. 19 Sahyadri Science College Karnataka

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## Annexure I referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1366 for answer 01.07.2019 regarding Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship

## Details of State-wise beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST student s

| Sl.No.   | Name of the State/UT   | 2017-18       | 2018-19                     |
|----------|------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | Name of the State/UT   | Beneficiaries | Beneficiaries (provisional) |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar       | 353           | 222                         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh         | 34529         | 59146                       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 3794          | -                           |
| 4        | Assam                  | 2740          | 79526                       |
| 5        | Bihar                  | -             | 12419                       |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh           | 191864        | -                           |
| 7        | Dadar &Nagar Haveli    | 5226          | -                           |
| 8        | Daman &Diu             | 468           | -                           |
| 9        | Goa                    | 3640          | -                           |
| 10       | Gujarat                | 151113        | 139605                      |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh       | 1705          | -                           |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir         | 4979          | -                           |
| 13       | Jharkhand              | 104942        | -                           |
| 14       | Karnataka              | 59448         | -                           |
| 15       | Kerala                 | 14265         | 16245                       |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh         | 362120        | 359092                      |
| 17       | Maharasthra            | -             | -                           |
| 18       | Manipur                | 9189          | -                           |
| 19       | Meghalaya              | 966           | -                           |
| 20       | Mizoram                | 9783          | 14880                       |
| 21       | Nagaland               | 10715         | -                           |
| 22       | Odisha                 | 211425        | 204916                      |
| 23       | Rajasthan              | 101696        | -                           |
| 24       | Sikkim                 | 212           | -                           |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu             | 19651         | -                           |
| 26       | Telangana              | 6196          | -                           |
| 27       | Tripura                | 11662         | -                           |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | -             | -                           |
| 29       | Uttrakhand             | 6256          | -                           |
| 30       | West Bengal            | 79030         | 9030                        |
|          | Total                  | 1407967       | 895081                      |