Lok Sabha Question No. 1112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Transparency in the Selection of Students for Scholarship
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1112 TO BE ANSWERED) ON 24.07.2018

## TRANSFARENCY IN THE SELECTION OF STUDENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP

## 1112. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI BN. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI DK SURESH:

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

- education by providing scholarship:
- (b) if the details Lhereof;
- the total number ol students in cach class from Ist standard t0 [Zth standard receiving scholarship from the Government the last thrce years, State-wisc; during
- calegory-wise; and
- (c) whelher the Government has any mechanism to ensure transparency in the selection of students

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND) EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

and (b): Madam, The Department of Soeial Justice and Empowerment is implementing the following scholarship schemes for welfare of Scheduled Castc (SC) students to encourage them to continue education by providing Scholarship: Yes;

- Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in classes TX-X
- (ii) Post Matric Scholarship for SC students
- (iii) Pre-Matric Scholarship to the Children of thosc egaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards;

including premier edueation institutions

Semi-Nomadic to   conlinue   education by providing Scholarship:

- (j Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC sludents
- (ii) Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC students
- (iii) Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Class (EBC) students:
- (iv) Dr Ambedkar Pre-Malric and Post-Matric Scholarship for DNT students:
- 2 Thc Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) is implementing umbrella scheme *Scholarships for Students with Disabilities' to cmpower disabled  students t0 themselves in the society. The Schemes implemented by this Department are: being
- i) Pre-matric (For Class IX & X)
- iii) Class Education (For Graduale  degree/Post-graduate   Degree/ Diploma in   nolilied institutes of cxccllence) Top
- ii) Post-matric (For Class XI to Post-graduatc Degree/Diploma)
- iv) National
- National Overseas Scholarship (For Master"$ [egrec/Doctorale in Universities abroad)
- vi) Free Coaching (For  appearing in  compelilive   examinations Jobs   and admission |o technical and professional courses)
- 3 The Minislry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following Scholarship schemes for Scheduled Tribe   sludents by providing linancial assistancc with 4 view t0 encouragc them complete their education:-
- ii) Post-Malric Seholarship for ST students (Class Hth onwards)
- iv) Nalional Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST candidates
- iii) Vational Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students
- The DepartmenL of School Education and [.iteracy is implernenting a Central Sector Scheme selected  meritorious Students of cconomically weaker sections studying in State   Government; Govcrnment aided and local body schools (except Kendriya Vidayala Sangthan; Navodaya Vidayala Sangthan and boarding schools) to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study a1 secondary stage:
- 5 The Deparlment of Higher Education is administering Central  Sector Scheme of Post Malric Scholarship for College and University Students with the objective of providing financial assistance to meritorious students belonging to the economically backward sections to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses whilc pursuing higher studics
- 6\_ The Ministry of Minorily A ffairs is implementing the   following three schemes for educational empowerment of' six notified minority communities namely Muslim, Christian, Sikh; Budhist; Jain and Parsi:
- Pre-Malric Scholarship Scheme (Class to X)
- (iii) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme (For Professional and Technical courses
- (ii) Post-Matrie Scholarship Scheme (Class XIto Ph: D.)
- Statc wise  details of beneliciaries the   last  three ycars under each  Scheme are at Annexure-] , during
- (d): The scheme-wise annual income limit of parents of the students; to be eligible for scholarship

| 5 Vo   | Scheme name                                                                                                                                                                  | Parental annual income limit (Rs, in lakh)   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        | Pre-Matric Scholarship for QBC students                                                                                                                                      | 2.50                                         |
| 2      | Post-Malric Scholarship for OBC students                                                                                                                                     |                                              |
|        | Dr Ambedkar Post-Malric Scholarship for EBC students                                                                                                                         |                                              |
|        | Dr Ambedkar Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for DNT students                                                                                                          | 2.00                                         |
| 5      | Pre-Matric Scholarshipfor SC sludents studying in classes IX-X                                                                                                               | 2.50                                         |
| 6      | Post Matric_Scholarship for SC students                                                                                                                                      | 250                                          |
| 7      | Pre-Matric Scholarship to Ihe Children of those engaged in occupations involving clcaning and prone to health hazards                                                        | Vo Limit                                     |
| 8      | National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for higher education (NQS)                                                                                                              | 6.00                                         |
| 9      | Pre-Matric (class IX and X) for students with disabilities                                                                                                                   |                                              |
| 10     | Post-Matric (class XI to post graduate Degrec/ Diploma) for students with disabilities                                                                                       | 2.5                                          |
|        | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students 10" Standard) (97h                                                                                                                    | 2.00                                         |
| 12     | Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class 1Ith onwards)                                                                                                                 | 2.50                                         |
| 13     | National Fellowship and   Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students (a) 'Fellowship" for Higher Education (b) -Scholarship for Higher Education (Top Class Edlucation) | No ceiling specified 6,00                    |
| 14     | National Qverseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST candidales                                                                                                                        | 6,00                                         |
| 15     |                                                                                                                                                                              |                                              |

|    | X)                                                                                                                                                                             |      |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| 16 | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities (Class XI to Ph: D)                                                                                                    | 2.0Q |
| 17 | National Weans-cum-Merit Scholarship schemne (NMMSS) for economically weaker sections (implemented by Department of School Educalion & Literacy)                               |      |
| 18 | Central Sector Schere of Post Matric Scholarship for and University Students belonging 10 economically weaker sections (implemented by Dcpartment of Higher_Education) Collcge | 6,00 |
| 19 | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities (For Prolessional and Technical courses)                                                                     | 2.50 |

(c): The State Governments and Union Territory Adminislralions down the detailed procedure for selection of students for the schemes implemented by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment are advised Lo migrate to 0n line portal wherever in operation, for calling of applications/  selection of bencficiaries/ releasc of scholarship  dlirectly t0 thc bank account of bencficiary and use Aadhaar Number for authentication to achieve greatcr transparency. Iay being They

The   Scholarship Schemes of other   Ministrics/ Departments are   implemented   through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) NSP is Students, verification, generation of final merit list seleetion of eligible candidates and disbursement of scholarship directly into the bank accOUnt 0f the beneficiaries, thereby cnsuring lransparency: being

Annexure referred in   part (c) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question be answered 0n 24.07.2018

OBC Students from 20[5-16 to 2017-18

No. ol" heneficiaries in lakh**

| SNo.   | States} UTs     | 2015-16 Benficiaries   | 2016-[7 Vo. of Benliciaries   | 2017-18 No, of Benficiaries   |
|--------|-----------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        | Andhra Pradesh  | 0.72                   | 0.49                          |                               |
| 2      | Bihar           |                        | 101.44                        |                               |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh    |                        | 0                             |                               |
| 4      | Goa             | 0.07                   |                               | 0.10                          |
| 5      | Gujarat         | 1.09                   |                               | 0.68                          |
| 6      | Haryana         |                        | 0.38                          |                               |
| 7      |                 |                        | 0                             |                               |
| 8      | Jammu & Kashmir | 0.46                   | 0.51                          |                               |
| 9      | Jharkhand       |                        | 16.85                         |                               |
| 10     | Karnataka       | 10.86                  | 16.24                         | 18,92                         |
| [      | Kerala          | 1,68                   | 3.06                          | #                             |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh  |                        |                               |                               |
| 13     | Maharashtra     | 5.85                   |                               |                               |
| 14     | Odisha          | 0,87                   |                               |                               |
| 15     | Punjab          | 7.68                   |                               |                               |
| 16     | Rajaslhan       | 4.56                   | 1.27                          |                               |
| 17     | Tamil Nadu      | 0.49                   | 1,27                          | #                             |
| 18     | Telangana       | 0                      | 0                             | 0                             |
| [9     | Uttar Pradesh   | 058                    | 0.93                          | 1,03                          |
| 20     | Uttarakhand     | 0,39                   | 0                             | 0                             |
| 21     | WesL Bengal     |                        | 3,67                          | 2.95                          |
| 22     | Assam           | 0.12                   |                               |                               |
| 23     | Manipur         | 0                      |                               |                               |
| 24     | Sikkim          | 00Z                    | 0.03                          |                               |
| 25     | Tripura         | 0.71                   | 0.68                          | 0.59                          |
| 26     | 4 & N Island    | 0                      | 0                             |                               |
| 27     | Chandigarh      |                        | 0.01                          | 0,0[                          |
| 28     | D & N Havcli    |                        | 0                             |                               |
| 29     | Daman & Diu     |                        | 0                             |                               |
| 30     | Delhi           | 0.07                   |                               |                               |
|        | Total           | 48.67                  | 152,05                        |                               |

## State-wise number of beneficiaries unider lhe Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students from 2015-16to 2017-18

Vo of' beneficiaries in lakhss

| SVo   | States} UTs      | 2015-16             | 2016-17             | 2017-18             |
|-------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| SVo   | States} UTs      | No, of Benficiaries | No. of Bcnficiaries | No, of Benficiaries |
|       | Andhra Pradesh   | 6.22                | 7.34                |                     |
|       | Bihar            | $                   | 5                   |                     |
|       | Chhattisgarh     | 0                   |                     |                     |
|       | (joa             | 0.03                | 0.03                |                     |
|       | Gujarat          | 2.43                | 0.93                |                     |
|       | Haryana          | 0.50                |                     |                     |
|       | Himachal Pradesh |                     | 0.12                |                     |
|       | Jammu & Kashmit  | 0.13                | 0.09                |                     |
|       | Jharkhand        | 0.69                | 1,21                |                     |
| 10    |                  |                     |                     |                     |
| 12    | Machya Pradesh   | 2.25                | 0.90                |                     |
| 13    | Maharashtra      | 3.30                | 0.83                |                     |
|       | Odisha           | 1,64                | 1,58                |                     |
| 15    | Puniab           | 0.7 [               |                     |                     |
| 16    | Rajasthan        | 0.53                | 0.46                |                     |
| 17    | Taril Vadu       | 142                 | 136                 |                     |
| 18    | Telangana        | 6.,94               | S                   |                     |
| 19    | Uttar Pradcsh    | 6,01                | 2.09                | 6.10                |
| 20    | Uttarakhand      | 0.11                | 0.04                |                     |
| 21    | WesL Bengal      | 2.08                | 2.33                |                     |
| 22    | Assam            |                     | 0.41                |                     |
| 23    | Manipur          | 0.05                | 0.09                |                     |
| 24    | Sikkim           | 0.01                | 0.0]                |                     |
| 25    | Tripura          | 0.19                | 0.16                | 0.5                 |
| 26    | A & V [sland     |                     |                     |                     |
| 27    | Chandigarh       | 0.0]                | 0.0]                |                     |
| 28    | D & V Haveli     |                     | 0.00                |                     |
| 29    | Daman & Diu      | 5                   | $                   |                     |
| 30    | Delhi            |                     | 0.01                |                     |
| 31    | Puducherry       | 0.03                | 0.01                |                     |
|       | Total            | 40.99               | 38,07               | 6.25                |

## State-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Dr: Ambedar Post-Matric Scholarship for FBC Studlents from 2015-16 to 2017-18

| SNo.   | States} UTs      | 2015-[6              | 2016-17               | 2017-18              |
|--------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
| SNo.   | States} UTs      | No. of Beneliciaries | No. ol' Reneficiaries | No. of Beneficiarics |
|        | Andhra Pradesh   | 267889               | 181287                |                      |
|        | Bihar            |                      |                       | 0                    |
|        | Guiarat          |                      |                       | 4819                 |
|        | [imachal Pradesh | 3577                 | 290                   |                      |
| 5      | Jammu & Kashmir  |                      | $                     |                      |
|        | Kcrala           |                      | $                     |                      |
|        | Odisha           |                      |                       |                      |
| 8      | Rajasthan        |                      |                       |                      |
|        | Ullarakhand      |                      |                       | 0                    |
| 10     | Manipur          |                      | 0                     | S                    |
| 11     | Sikkim           | 588                  | 272                   | 938                  |
| 12     | Tripura          |                      | 5                     | 0                    |
| 13     | Chandigarh       |                      | 158                   | 5                    |
|        | Total            | 272054               | 182007                | 5757                 |

| S.Vo,   |                   | 2015-16   | Vo. of' Beneficiaries in lakh 2017-18   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------|
|         | Gujarat           |           |                                         |
|         | Hitnachal Pradesh |           |                                         |
| 3       | Jammu & Kashmir   |           |                                         |
|         | Maharakhtra       | 2.56      |                                         |
|         | Rajasthan         | 5         |                                         |
|         | Total             | 256       | ()                                      |

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State-wise number ofbeneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in Class-[X and X

| S, No   | State            | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh   | 157736    | 139710    |           |
|         | Assam            |           |           |           |
|         | Rihar            | 453885    |           |           |
| 4       | Chandi; garh     | 1888      | 2078      | 2569      |
| 5       | Chhatlisgarh     | 246715    | 19014     |           |
| 6       | DeN Haveli       | 58        |           |           |
| 7       | Daman & Diu      | M8        |           | 119       |
| 8       | Delhi            | 40        |           | 104       |
|         | (joa             |           |           |           |
| 10      | Gujarat          | 69045     | 90949     |           |
|         | Haryana          | 143537    |           | 147104    |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh | 23572     | 16146     | 27079     |
| 13      | Jammu &Kashmir   |           | 5770      |           |
| 14      | Jharkhand        |           |           |           |
| 15      | Karnataka        |           | 221674    |           |
| 16      | Kerala           | 84250     | 84210     |           |
|         | Madhya Pradesh   | 303397    | 347356    |           |
| 18      | Maharashtra      |           |           |           |
| 19      | Manipur          | 1217      |           | 1367      |
| 20      | Meghalya         |           |           |           |
| 21      | Odisha           | 230920    | 139595    | 209642    |
| 22      | Punjab           | 222850    | 12516]    | 20579[    |
| 23      | Rajasthan        | 15358     | 19942     |           |
| 24      | Sikkim           | 236       |           | 230       |
| 25      | Tami] Nadu       | 455420    | 350251    |           |
| 26      | Tripura          | 8799      | 9133      | 14385     |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh    |           |           |           |
| 28      | (ttarakhand      | 25719     |           | [4468     |
| 29      | West Bengal      |           | 349674    | 315979    |
| 30      | Puducherry       |           |           | 8735      |
|         | Total            | 2444760   | 2020663   | 947572    |

State-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship to in cleaning and prone to hcalth hazards ving

| SL: No.   | NAME OF STATLUT   | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|           |                   | Bencficiaries | Beneficiaries | Beneficiaries |
|           | Gujaral           | 333629        |               |               |
|           | Himachal Pradesh  | 2124          | O.QQ          | 2265          |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |               | 94295         |               |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 355           | 440           |               |
| 20        | Odisha            | [35           | 0.00          | Q.QQ          |
| 27        | Uttrakhand        | 1450          | 0,00          |               |
|           | Total             | 338693        | 94735         | 2265          |

State-wise number of beneficiaries under thc Scheme of Pre-Matrie and Post Matric Scholarship Tor students with Disabilitics

|       |                      | PRE-MATRIC No. ofbeneficiary   | PRE-MATRIC No. ofbeneficiary   | PRE-MATRIC No. ofbeneficiary   | Posl-matric No. of bencficiary   | Posl-matric No. of bencficiary   | Posl-matric No. of bencficiary   |
|-------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       |                      | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                        | 2017-18                        | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          |
|       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  |                                |                                |                                |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| 2     | ANDIIRA PRADESH      | 16                             | 49                             |                                | 15                               |                                  | 91                               |
| 3     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0                              | 3                              |                                |                                  | 18                               | 2                                |
| 4     | ASSAM                |                                | 21                             | 0                              | 25                               | 84                               | 0                                |
| 5     | BMHAR                |                                | 51                             | 12                             | 9                                |                                  | 366                              |
| 6     | CHANDIGARH           |                                | 2                              | 0                              | 14                               |                                  |                                  |
|       | CHHATTISGARH         |                                | 82                             | 226                            | 4                                | 36                               | 44                               |
| 8     | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |                                |                                |                                |                                  | 4                                |                                  |
| 9     | DAMAN & DIU          |                                |                                | 3                              | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |
| 10    | DELHI                |                                |                                | 33                             | 128                              |                                  | 196                              |
| 11    | GOA                  |                                |                                | 0                              | 0                                |                                  | 3                                |
| 12    | GUJARAT              |                                | 3                              | 226                            | 32                               | 24                               | 433                              |
| 13    | HARYANA              |                                | 2                              | 77                             | 38                               | 55                               | 46                               |
| 14    | HIMACHAL. PRADESH    |                                | 38                             | 79                             | 0                                | 64                               | 6]                               |
| 15    | JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 0                              | 37                             | 176                            |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| 16    | JHARKHAND)           |                                | 2                              | 1                              |                                  | 106                              | 42                               |
| 17    | KARNATAKA            | 38                             | 1299                           | 734                            | 40                               | 1232                             | 238                              |
| 18    | KERALA               | 1067                           |                                | 2187                           | 130                              | 376                              | 214                              |
| 19    | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                                |                                  |                                  |
| 20    | MADHYA PRADESH       | 74                             | 4426                           | 4619                           | 219                              | 2129                             | 1779                             |
| 21    | MAHARASHTRA          |                                | 14                             | 0                              | 44                               | 267                              | 40                               |
| 22    | MANIPUR              |                                |                                | 3                              | 27                               | 2                                | 27                               |
| 23    | MEGHALAYA            |                                |                                | 2                              | 3                                | 49                               | 25                               |
| 24    | MIZORAM              |                                | 14                             | 20                             |                                  | 19                               | 15                               |
| 25    | NAGALAND             |                                |                                | 4                              | 0                                | 14                               |                                  |
| 26    | ODISHA               | 792                            | 572                            | 1240                           | 1098                             |                                  | 1038                             |
| 27    | PUDUCHERRY           | 0                              | 0                              | 14                             | 2                                | 0                                | 3                                |
| 28    | PUNJAB               | 0                              | 43                             | 6                              | 45                               | 20                               | 88                               |
| 29    | RAJASTHAN            | 3                              | 29                             | 243                            | 60                               | 78                               | 455                              |
| 30    | Sikkim               |                                | 40                             | 6                              | 12                               | 15                               | 7                                |
| 31    | TAMIL NADU           |                                | 23                             | 668                            | 0                                | 136                              | 580                              |
| 32    | TELANGANA            |                                | 23                             |                                | 10                               | 57                               | 97                               |
| 33    | TRTPURA              | 0                              | 117                            | 64                             | 0                                | 143                              | 126                              |
| 34    | UTTARAKHAND          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 42                               |                                  |                                  |
| 35    | UTTAR PRADESH        | 270                            | 298                            | 1554                           | 1545                             | 251                              | 1032                             |
| 56    | WEST BENGAL          | 37                             | 186                            | 363                            | 22                               | 535                              | 479                              |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                | 2368                           | 7927                           | 12593                          | 3565                             | 6281                             | 7657                             |

| Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students sludying in classes IX & X   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students sludying in classes IX & X   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students sludying in classes IX & X   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students sludying in classes IX & X   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students sludying in classes IX & X   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students sludying in classes IX & X   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SLNo                                                                                                                       | Statc/UT'                                                                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                                    | 2017-18 (updated on 19.7.18)                                                                                               |
| SLNo                                                                                                                       | Statc/UT'                                                                                                                  | Beneficiaries                                                                                                              | Beneficiaries                                                                                                              | Bencliciaries                                                                                                              | Bencficiaries                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                             | 75812                                                                                                                      | 79602                                                                                                                      | 39466                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 2594                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                          | 2740                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                                      | 40700                                                                                                                      | 37095                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                               | 228626                                                                                                                     | 225705                                                                                                                     | 207956                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                            | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                          | 356                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 3721                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                                                    | 179169                                                                                                                     | 138465                                                                                                                     | 188593                                                                                                                     | 15[[[3                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                           | 3996                                                                                                                       | 5798                                                                                                                       | 1972                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                          | 37813                                                                                                                      | 6131                                                                                                                       | 1023 [                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                                  | 93533                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            | 91464                                                                                                                      | 104942                                                                                                                     |
| [2                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 52096                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            |
| [3                                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                            | 300]0                                                                                                                      | [4464                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                            | 364[67                                                                                                                     | 15161]                                                                                                                     | 362120                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                         | Maharasthra                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                    | 40126                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            | 2240]                                                                                                                      | 2676                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                            | 3273                                                                                                                       | 3273                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 9843                                                                                                                       | 9783                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                            | 42048                                                                                                                      | 18780                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                                     | 203301                                                                                                                     | 221243                                                                                                                     | 222837                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                  | 187508                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                                     | 408                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                            | 297                                                                                                                        | 270                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                            | 15750                                                                                                                      | 6602                                                                                                                       | 11659                                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                  | 105672                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                            | 28966                                                                                                                      | 995 [                                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                                    | 14598                                                                                                                      | 53516                                                                                                                      | 16723                                                                                                                      | 11662                                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                              | 9869                                                                                                                       | 10856                                                                                                                      | 8760                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                          | 5687                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                            |
| 27 28                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand West Bengal                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                            | 29249                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                      | 1213318                                                                                                                    | 1262068                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                            | 680420                                                                                                                     |

| Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Stale-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No                                                                                               | NAME OF STATEUT                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                          | 2017-18 (as 0n 18.7.18)*                                                                         |
|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | Bencticiaries                                                                                    | Bencficiaries                                                                                    | Beneficiarics                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 49239                                                                                            | 65173                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                |                                                                                                  | 22564                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                | Assar                                                                                            | 16693                                                                                            | 29423                                                                                            | 15050                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 148660                                                                                           | 135586                                                                                           |                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                | Danan & Diu                                                                                      |                                                                                                  | 328                                                                                              | 196                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                              | 4270                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                          | 163989                                                                                           |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 8079                                                                                             | 3739                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 13854                                                                                            | 16905                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                        |                                                                                                  | 63029                                                                                            | 73385                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                        | 140891                                                                                           | 109943                                                                                           |                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                | 15834                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 197176                                                                                           | 265176                                                                                           | 27528]                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 175000                                                                                           | 163321                                                                                           | 147262                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                          | 66928                                                                                            | 59993                                                                                            | 10846                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                        | 74608                                                                                            | 54900                                                                                            | 54898                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                          | 57330                                                                                            | 42072                                                                                            | 51983                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                         | 45140                                                                                            | 44404                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                           | 165100                                                                                           | 176579                                                                                           | 185888                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 275669                                                                                           | [26965                                                                                           |                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                           | 3053                                                                                             | 2605                                                                                             | 2605                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                               | Tamil Vadu                                                                                       | 20060                                                                                            | 23574                                                                                            | 18023                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                        | 171329                                                                                           | 12236                                                                                            | 65532                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                          | 28574                                                                                            | 2100]                                                                                            | 21405                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                               | Uttar Pradcsh                                                                                    |                                                                                                  | 5322                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                      | 27796                                                                                            | 15401                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                      | 73357                                                                                            | 85901                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                  | Tolal                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | 185117[                                                                                          | 939259                                                                                           |

State-wise number of Scholarships sanctioned under the National Means-cum-Werit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) for Economically Weaker Seclion

|      | Name of State UTs      | No.of Scholarships   | No.of Scholarships   | No.of Scholarships   |
|------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|      |                        | FY.2015-[6           | F,Y.2016-17          | F,Y,2017-18          |
|      | Andman& Nicobar [sland |                      | 133                  | 138                  |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh         | 15309                | 4961                 | 9485                 |
| 3    | Telangana              | 7832                 | 163                  | 1094]                |
| 4    | Arunachal Pradesh      |                      |                      | 14                   |
| 5    | Assan                  | 4067                 | 687                  | 1354                 |
| 6    | Bihar                  | 1945                 | 340                  | 29540                |
| 7    | Chandigarh             | 77                   | 266                  | 178                  |
| 8    | Chhattisgarh           |                      |                      | 7                    |
|      | Dadra& Nagar Haveli    |                      |                      | 117                  |
| 10,  | Daman & Diu            |                      |                      | 25                   |
| 1.   | Delhi                  | 4133                 | 41                   | 9556                 |
| 12.  |                        |                      |                      | 736                  |
| [3   | Gujarat                | 17                   |                      | 39470                |
| 14   | Haryana                | 2149                 | 3054                 | 12724                |
| [5.  | Himachal Pradesh       | 1877                 | 613                  | 4722                 |
| 16.  | Jammu Kashmir          | 121                  |                      | 1030                 |
| 17.  | Jharkhand              | 236                  |                      | 2225                 |
| 18.  | Karnataka              | 10813                | 7979                 | 29427                |
| 19,  | Kerala                 | 14741                | 14044                | 21430                |
| 20.  | Madhya Pradesh         | 1724                 |                      | 31663                |
| 21_  | Maharashtra            | 63526                | 13845                | 66355                |
| 22   | Manipur                | 3                    | 240                  | 409                  |
| 23.  | Meghalaya              | 466                  | 495                  | 755                  |
| 24_  | Mizoram                | 412                  | 412                  | 120                  |
| 25.  | Nagaland               | 334                  | 109                  | 421                  |
| 26.  | Odisha                 | 10469                | 2765                 | 19571                |
| 27 , | Puducherry             | 105                  | 385                  | 191                  |
| 28,  | Funjab                 | 9331                 | 3485                 | S158                 |
| 29,  | Rajasthan              | 5615                 | 1                    | 9806                 |
| 30.  | Sikkim                 | 311                  | 175                  | 330                  |
| 31   | Tamil Vadu             | 21857                | 5710                 | 53278                |
| 32   | Tripura                | 360                  | 745                  | 756                  |
| 33   | Uttar Pradesh          | 6405                 | 1230                 | 14141                |
| 34   | Uttarakhand            | 2242                 | 5                    | 4853                 |
|      | West Bengal            | 22435                | 2543                 | 49329                |
|      | Total                  | 210012               | 64426                | 429955               |

Provisional Data,

students during the Jast three years and the current year

| S,No,   |                    | 2015-16    | 2015-16     | 2016-17*   | 2016-17*    | 12.07.2018)   | 12.07.2018)   |
|---------|--------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
| S,No,   |                    | Pre-matric | Posl-malric | Pre-matric | Post-matric | Pre-malric    | Posl-matric   |
|         | Anlhra Pradcsh     | 1S5058     | 10743       | 126764     | 12002       | 119570        | 13626         |
| 2       | Telangana          | 214661     | 15421       | 159023     | 15017       | 146538        | 15465         |
|         | Arunachal Pradesh  |            | 0           |            |             | 0             |               |
|         |                    | 61325      | 29600       | 137516     | 28330       | 169325        | 29200         |
|         | Bihar              | 23210      | 44162       | 60399      | 46630       | 112342        | 47105         |
|         | Chhattisgarh       | 15363      | 2204        | 7329       | 2001        | 7660          | 2137          |
|         | Goa                | 2127       | 177         | 1414       | 239         |               |               |
| 8       | Gujarat            | 208176     | 24017       | 113690     | 18257       | 123638        | 18823         |
|         |                    | [174       | 2739        | 2419       | 3413        | 4592          | 5217          |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh   | 2477       | 510         | 1665       | 503         | 1600          | 529           |
|         | Jammu & Kashrmir'  |            | 201602      | 54137      | 23676       | 101080        | 22439         |
| 12      | Jherkhard          | 25797      | 12173       | 18976      | 12946       | 42965         |               |
| 13      | Karnataka          | 467890     | 51775       | 418552     | 41720       | 321073        | 32220         |
| 14      | Kerala             | 521109     | 46703       | 498400     | 54613       | 516303        | 55941         |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh     | 77054      | 14309       | 71286      | 15296       | 95344         | 17273         |
| 16      | Vaharashtra        | 511996     | 49766       |            | 44085       | 579795        | 45604         |
| 17      | Manipur            | 2120       | 2647        | 3382       | 2852        | 5047          | 3330          |
| 18      | Meghalaya          | 1879       | 4498        | 8170       | 4954        | 4988          | 6034          |
| 19      | Mizoram            | 52149      | 586         | 47427      | 1351        | 29721         | [331          |
| 20      | Nagaland           | 34507      | 797         | 16718      | 3676        | 23459         | 5520          |
| 21      | Odisha             | 2976       | 3430        | 14771      | 3179        | 9574          | 3019          |
| 22      | Funjab             | 428583     | 6380]       | 379737     | 58822       | 407784        | 51292         |
| 23      | Rajasthan          | 145135     | 28437       | 117789     | 24608       | [32479        | 21973         |
|         | Sikkim             | 2291       | 539         | 1026       | 207         | 739           | 97            |
| 25      | Tamnil Vadu        | 406136     | 41880       | 330731     | 38444       | 308277        | 32690         |
| 26      |                    | 6478       | 1050        |            | 909         | 4892          | 1021          |
| 27      | Utar Pradesh       | 515410     | 98134       | 422293     | 74833       | 531289        | 86762         |
| 28      | Uutarakhand        | 6666       | 2221        | 14480      | 2920        | 20292         | 4045          |
| 29      | West Bengal        | 1285719    | 92122       | 675373     | 83387       | 987562        | 78171         |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar  |            |             | 16         | 5           | 0             |               |
| 3[      | Chandigarh         | 1715       | 257         | 2394       | 259         | 2045          | 167           |
| 32      | Dadra Haveli Nagar | 78         | 19          | 63         | 26          |               |               |
| 33      | Daman & Diu        | 0          | 34          | 0          | 39          | 0             |               |
| 34      | Delhi              | 78         | 1226        |            | 531         | 7229          | 4794          |
| 35      | Lakshadweep        | 0          | 0           | 0          | 0           | 0             |               |
| 36      | Puducherry         | 1442       | 211         | 1645       | 280         | 1919          | 382           |
| Total   | Total              | 5178779    | 666840      | 4153524    | 624990      | 481912[       | 620973        |