Lok Sabha Question No. 4300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Expenditure on Pre/Post-Matric and NOS scholarships
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4300 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

## EXPENDITURE ON PREPPOST-MATRIC AND NOS SCHOLARSHIPS

4300. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D::

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

- (a) the total expenditure incurred on Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and National Overseas Scholarships for SC students during the last five years, year/State-wise; and
- (b) the reasons   behind the new guidelines   imposed by the Government on the overseas scholarship of SC students?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

(a)= The State-wise and   year-wise details of total   expenditure incurred on Post-Matric Scholarship and Pre-Matric   Scholarship  schemes  for SC students in the last  five years  are attached as Annexure:

Under the Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) scheme, there is no state-wise distribution of funds Expenditure details of NOS during the last completed 5 years are attached as Annexure:

- (6): This Department reviews the NOS scheme guidelines from time to time and has carried out many  significant  changes   for  simplifying the procedures & proper  implementation of NOS scheme. This year also Revisions were carried out after due consideration within the Ministry. The number of seats have been increased from 100 to 125 from FY 2021-22. The Budget outlay has also increased to Rs 35.00 cr. and in the recent years, unlike earlier, a larger percentage of awardees have traveled abroad under the scheme.

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## Annexure

## 1 Central assistance released under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students (PMSSC) during 2016-17 to 2020-21 (Rs: in lakh)

| Sl no_   | StatelUT         | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |        | 2020-21   |
|----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh   | 14398     | 31742.5   | 9000      | 28767  | 45001     |
| 2        | Assam            | 1690      |           | 1500      |        | 1800      |
| 3        | Bihar            | 4081      |           |           |        | 4783      |
| 4        | Chandigarh       |           | 145.97    | 797       |        |           |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh     | 190       | 3902.02   | 323       | 327    | 3854      |
| 6        | Daman & Diu      | 17.35     |           | 0         | 0      |           |
| 7        | Delhi            | 473.76    |           | 702       | 197    |           |
| 8        | Goa              |           | 14.99     |           |        |           |
| 9        | Gujarat          | 5244      | 14339.5   | 18055     |        | 17032     |
| 10       | Haryana          | 10735     |           | 5809      |        | 0         |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh | 2400      | 7425      | 5325      |        | 1135      |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 202       | 1362.76   |           |        |           |
| 13       | Jharkhand        | 2071      | 892.95    | 1723      |        | 1342      |
| 14       | Karnataka        | 3300      | 39547     | 2918      | 12147  | 25279     |
| 15       | Kerala           | 4267.2    | 8391      |           | 980    | 8685      |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh   | 3308      | 23042.5   |           |        | 31940     |
| 17       | Maharashtra      | 10669     | 50498     | 143392    |        | 55800     |
| 18       | Manipur          | 583.31    | 750.56    | 754       | 794    | 689       |
| 19       | Odisha           | 19879.8   | 4747.56   | 20891     | 14071  | 13067     |
| 20       | Puducherry       |           |           |           |        | 221       |
| 21       | Punjab           | 28008.4   | 11573.2   | 63131     | 20647  | 19158     |
| 22       | Rajasthan        | 20056     | 32922.8   | 7768      | 31454  | 28401     |
| 23       | Sikkim           | 255.5     |           | 104       | 104    | 81.35     |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu       | 74324     |           | 140738    | 92584  | 12023     |
| 25       | Telangana        | 33166     | 14024.2   |           |        | 24503     |
| 26       | Tripura          | 1904.68   | 1991.84   | 2597      | 3542   | 3037      |
|          | Uttar Pradesh    | 27000     | 25420.5   | 167288    | 65516  | 89236     |
| 28       | Uttarakhand      | 7301      | 3969      |           |        | 976       |
| 29       | West Bengal      | 4369      | 21256.9   |           |        | 12817     |
|          | Total            | 279877    | 341409    | 592815    | 271130 | 400860    |

## Central assistance released Classes IXand\_X during the years 2016-17 to 2020-21(Rs. in Lakh)

|    | Statel UT        | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|    | Andhra Pradesh   | 1798.74   |           |           |           | 4944      |
| 2  | Assam            |           |           |           |           |           |
| 3  | Bihar            |           |           |           | 5550      |           |
| 4  | Chandigarh       | 46.75     | 18.98     |           | 27        |           |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh     | 2496.29   |           |           |           | 0         |
| 6  | Daman & Diu      | 0         | 2.68      |           | 0         | 0.83      |
| 7  | Delhi            |           | 2.36      |           | 268       | 291       |
| 8  | Goa              |           |           |           |           | 3.6       |
| 9  | Gujarat          | 2100.12   |           | 0         | 1440      | 1044      |
| 10 | Haryana          | 0         | 1500      | 0         | 368       |           |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 363.8     | 143.01    |           |           | 408       |
| 12 | Jammu &Kashmir   | 129.83    |           |           | 70        | 260       |
| 13 | Jharkhand        |           |           | 1634      | 676       | 659       |
| 14 | Karnataka        | 5819.59   |           |           | 3691      | 6230      |
| 15 | Kerala           | 1654.25   |           |           | 19        | 1368      |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh   | 13352.9   | 0         |           | 406       | 7784      |
| 17 | Maharashtra      |           |           | 0         | 0         |           |
|    | Manipur          |           | 38.92     |           | 45        |           |
| 19 | Odisha           | 3140.88   | 1849.79   | 996       | 2590      | 3512      |
| 20 | Puducherry       |           | 196.53    |           | 0         | 27        |
| 21 | Punjab           | 2821.02   | 1843      |           | 3029      | 2743      |
| 22 | Rajasthan        | 2101.16   |           | 3075      | 3323      | 3827      |
| 23 | Sikkim           |           | 5.74      | 0         | 4         | 5         |
| 24 | Tamilnadu        | 7382.39   |           |           |           | 5018      |
| 25 | Telangana        |           |           |           |           | 0         |
| 26 | Tripura          | 205.48    | 55.34     | 259       | 469       |           |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh    |           |           | 2706      | 9075      | 12096     |
| 28 | Uttrakhand       |           | 325.53    |           | 344       | 143       |
| 29 | West Bengal      | 7201.58   | 300.12    | 2870      | 2854      | 6540      |
|    | Total            | 50614.8   | 6282      | 11540     | 35289     | 56903.4   |

## 3. National Overseas Scholarship

| IFinancial Year   |   Expenditure (in Rs Cr) |
|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 2016-17           |                    14.02 |
|                   |                     4.59 |
| /2018-19          |                     5.97 |
| 2019-20           |                    28.56 |
| /2020-21          |                    32.92 |
| Total             |                    75.5  |