Lok Sabha Question No. 1445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: PMS for OBC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +1445 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2019

## PMS FOR OBC STUDENTS

## +1445. DR BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

(a) whether Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for the students of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is being implemented in various States of the country;

(b) if so, the details of the amount allocated, released and utilised under the scheme across the country including Chhattisgarh during the last three years and the current year; State-wise;

whether the funds allocated by the Government under the said scheme has not been fully utilized;

- (d) if the details thereof; and

(e the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes, 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 Chhattisgarh during the last three years and current year state-wise may be may be seen at Annexure.

(c) and (d): Yes, the following states have not utilized the fund fully released to them:

Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Delhi, Assam, Manipur

(e): Monitoring of the funds is done through seeking physical and financial progress report along with Utilisation Certificate from the concerned States/UTs as well as review meeting with the concerned State/UTs.

Amounts in lakh)

## Annexure

| S   | StatelUTs                 | 2014-15         | 2014-15                     | 2014-15              | 2015-16         | 2015-16                     | 2015-16              | 2016-17         | 2016-17                     | 2016-17              | 2017-18         | 2017-18                     | 2017-18              | 2018-19 as on 07.02.2019   | 2018-19 as on 07.02.2019    | 2018-19 as on 07.02.2019   |
|-----|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S   | 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 | Utilized by State/UT | Fund Allocation            | Central Assistance Released | Utilized by State/UT       |
|     | Andhra Pradesh            | 3022.00         | 3322.00                     |                      | 3408.00         | 3545.05                     | 3545.05              | 3404.00         | 3709.10                     | 3709.10              | 3404.00         | 4399.11                     | 4337.92              | 4183.00                    | 3137.25                     |                            |
|     | Bihar                     | 6385.00         | 6581.90                     | 6581.90              | 7205.00         | 7485.00                     | 7485.00              | 7196.00         | 5397.00                     | 5397.00              | 7196.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 8843.00                    | 8842.71                     |                            |
|     | Chattisgarh               | 1569.00         | 2623.35                     | 2623.35              | 1770.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 1766.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 1766.00         | 2282.26                     | 2282.26              | 2172.00                    | 2172.00                     |                            |
|     | Goa                       | 92.00           | 442.00                      | 442.00               | 104.00          | 114.00                      | 114.00               | 104.00          | 113.32                      | 113.32               | 104.00          | 132.53                      | 132.53               | 128.00                     | 128.00                      |                            |
|     | Gujarat                   | 3715.00         | 3142.87                     | 3142.87              | 4192.00         | 4351.05                     | 4351.05              | 4187.00         | 4562.28                     | 4562.28              | 4187.00         | 5335.74                     | 5335.74              | 5145.00                    | 5145.00                     |                            |
|     | Haryana                   | 1562.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 1763.00         | 1494.29                     | 594.36               | 1761.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 1761.00         | 0,00                        | 300.00               | 2164.00                    | 1235.46                     |                            |
|     | Himachal Pradesh          | 425.00          | 425.00                      | 425.00               | 479.00          | 499.00                      | 499.00               | 478.00          | 520.84                      | 520.84               | 478.00          | 609.15                      | 609.15               | 588.00                     | 588.00                      |                            |
| 8   | Jammu & Kashmir           | 769.00          | 769.00                      | 769.00               | 868.00          | 777.74                      | 777.74               | 867.00          | 944.71                      | 718.23               | 867.00          | 650.25                      | 612.82               | 1065.00                    | 801.10                      |                            |
|     | Jharkhand                 | 2030.00         | 2222.90                     | 2222.90              | 2291.00         | 2376.00                     | 2376.00              | 2288.00         | 2493.08                     | 2493.08              | 2288.00         | 2956.86                     | 2956.86              | 2811.00                    | 2811.00                     |                            |
| 10  | Karnataka                 | 3758.00         | 4115.30                     | 4115.30              | 4241.00         | 4419.00                     | 4419.00              | 4236.00         | 4615.67                     | 4615.67              | 4236.00         | 5474.32                     | 5474.32              | 5205.00                    | 5205.00                     |                            |
|     | Kerala                    | 2054.00         | 2117.30                     | 2117.30              | 2318.00         | 2223.70                     | 2223.70              | 2315,00         | 2327.19                     | 2327.19              | 2315.00         | 2950.14                     | 2950.14              | 2845.00                    | 2845.00                     |                            |
| 12  | Madhya Pradesh            | 4466.00         | 5620.00                     | 5620.00              | 5039.00         | 5224.00                     | 5224.00              | 5033.00         | 5484.11                     | 5484.1[              | 5033.00         | 6504.32                     | 6504.32              | 6185.00                    | 6185.00                     |                            |
| 13  | Maharashtra               | 6914.00         | 8014.00                     | 8014.00              | 7802.00         | 8106.95                     | 8106.95              | 7792.00         | 8490.40                     | 7792.00              | 7792.00         | 5844.00                     | 5844.00              | 9575.00                    | 8876.60                     | Utilizatio                 |
| 14  | Odisha                    | 2577.00         | 1289.00                     | 1289.00              | 2908.00         | 2383.39                     | 2383.39              | 2905.00         | 2855.75                     | 2855.75              | 2905.00         | 2178.75                     | 2143.56              | 3570.00                    | 3534.81                     |                            |
| 15  | Punjab                    | 1704.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 1923.00         | 2003.01                     | 2003.01              | 1920.00         | 2092.10                     | 2092.10              | 1920.00         | 1440.00                     | 0.00                 | 2360.00                    | 0.00                        | Certifical                 |
| 16  | Rajasthan                 | 4220.00         | 4546.02                     | 4546.02              | 4762.00         | 4950.99                     | 4950.99              | 4756.00         | 5182.28                     | 5051.58              | 4756.00         | 5663.47                     | 5732.66              | 5844.00                    |                             | e iS not                   |
| 17  | Tamil Nadu                | 4435.00         | 4571,50                     | 4571.50              | 5004.00         | 5184.00                     | 5184.00              | 4998.00         | 5445.97                     | 5445.97              | 4998.00         | 4550.00                     | 4550.00              | 6142.00                    | 6142.00                     | received                   |
|     | Telangana                 | 2188.00         | 1094.10                     | 1094.10              | 2471.00         | 2566.00                     | 2566.00              | 2468.00         | 2689.21                     | 2689.21              | 2468.00         | 1851.00                     | 0.00                 | 3033.00                    | 0.00                        | any from                   |
| 19  | Uttar Pradesh             | 12278.00        | 13445.00                    | 13445.00             | 13854.00        | 14471.97                    | 14471.97             | 13837.00        | 15077.22                    | 15077.22             | 13837.00        | 17882.03                    | 17882.03             | 17004.00                   | 17004.00                    | State/UT                   |
| 20  | Uttrakhand                | 621.00          | 680.10                      | 680.10               | 701.00          | 726.00                      | 701,00               | 700.00          | 737.74                      | 45.38                | 700.00          | 525.00                      | 651.82               | 860.00                     | 269.46                      |                            |
|     | West Bengal               | 5616.00         | 528055                      | 6026.00              | 6337.00         | 6582.86                     | 6312.81              | 6329.00         | 6602.03                     | 6871.97              | 6329.00         | 8179.08                     | 4827.12              | 7778.00                    | 5833.50                     |                            |
| 22  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 11,00           |                             | 11.00                | 11.00           | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 17.00           | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 11.00           | 14.66 0.00                  | 14.66                | 11.00 17.00                | 11.00                       |                            |
| 23  | Dadra & Nagar Havali      | 17.00           | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 17.00           | 0.00                        | 0.00                 |                 | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 17.00           |                             | 0.00                 |                            | 0.00                        |                            |
| 24  | Daman & Diu               | 1.00            | 7.13                        | 7.13                 | 11.00           | 15.29                       | 15.29                | 1,00            | 7.13                        | 7.13                 | 11.00           | 0.00                        | 0.00                 |                            | 28.00                       |                            |
| 25  | Chandigarh                | 61.00           | 61.00                       | 61.00                | 61.00           | 84.71                       | 84.71                | 61.00           | 92.87                       | 92.87                | 61.00           | 85.34                       | 85.34                | 61.00                      | 61.00                       |                            |
| 26  | Delhi                     | 93.00           | 92.98                       | 92.98                | 93.00           | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 187.00          | 187.00                      | 100.00               | 187.00          | 100.00                      | 1.42                 | 187.00                     | 0.00                        |                            |
| 27  | Puducherry                | 7.00            | 7.00                        | 7.00                 | 7.00            | 56.00                       | 56.00                | 13.00           | 12.99                       | 12.99                | 13.00           | 31.99                       | 31.99                | 13.00                      | 32.00                       |                            |
| 28  | Assam                     | 6469.00         | 5454,96                     | 867.92               | 7255.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 7255.00         | 5026.84                     | 2646.84              | 7255.00         | 0.00                        | 0.00                 | 9991.00                    | 3634.92                     |                            |
| 29  |                           | 560.00 746.00   | 598.00                      | 598.00 1430.00       | 628.00          | 602.62                      | 602.62               | 628.00          | 471.00                      | 471.00               | 628.00          | 622.37                      | 411.68               | 864.00                     | 653.3[                      |                            |
| 30  | Manipur                   |                 | 1430.00                     |                      |                 |                             | 1532.65              | 837.00          | 1950.00                     |                      | 837.00          | 2150.00                     | 2150.00              | 1153.00                    | 2450.00                     |                            |
|     | Tripura                   |                 |                             |                      | 837.00          | 1532.65                     |                      | 140.00          |                             | 1950.00              |                 |                             | 549.98               | 192.00                     | 316.10                      |                            |
| 3[  | Sikkim Total:             | 124.00 78499.00 | 150.00 78113.96             | 150.00               | 140.00 88500.00 | 500.00 82275.27             | 500.00 81080.29      | 88500.00        | 500.00 87587.83             | 500.00 83642.83      | 140.00 88500.00 | 549.98 82962.35             | 76372.32             |                            | 93724.71                    |                            |