Lok Sabha Question No. 1099 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Post Matric Scholarships
Ministry: Education
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

- (a): No Sir.
- (b): The Post-Matric scholarship schemes for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe students are being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal Affairs respectively. The details of amount disbursed by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students to State Governments during the last three years are attached at Annexure-I and amount disbursed by Ministry of Tribal Affairs for ST students to State Governments during the last three years are attached at Annexure-II.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1099

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th FEBRUARY, 2021

## Post Matric Scholarships

## 1099. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to scrap the Post Matric Scholarship scheme to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe students and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the details of amount disbursed under Post Matric Scholarship to State Governments during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

| Annexure I Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MP Shri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric   | Annexure I Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MP Shri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric   | Annexure I Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MP Shri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric   | Annexure I Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MP Shri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric   | Annexure I Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MP Shri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric   |
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| Sl No.                                                                                                                                                               | State/UT                                                                                                                                                             | 2017-18 CA Released                                                                                                                                                  | 2018-19 CA Released                                                                                                                                                  | (Rs. in Lakh) 2019-20 CA Released                                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 31742.54                                                                                                                                                             | 9000                                                                                                                                                                 | 28767                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 1500                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                           | 145.97                                                                                                                                                               | 797                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                         | 3902.02                                                                                                                                                              | 323                                                                                                                                                                  | 327                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                    | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 702                                                                                                                                                                  | 197                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                                                                  | 14.99                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                              | 14339.54                                                                                                                                                             | 18055                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 5809                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     | 7425                                                                                                                                                                 | 5325                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                   | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                       | 1362.76                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                            | 892.95                                                                                                                                                               | 1723                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                            | 39546.98                                                                                                                                                             | 2918                                                                                                                                                                 | 12147                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                                                               | 8391                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 980                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 23042.54                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                          | 50497.96                                                                                                                                                             | 143392                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                                                              | 750.56                                                                                                                                                               | 754                                                                                                                                                                  | 794                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                                                               | 4747.56                                                                                                                                                              | 20891                                                                                                                                                                | 14071                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                   | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                                                               | 11573.21                                                                                                                                                             | 63131                                                                                                                                                                | 20647                                                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                            | 32922.79                                                                                                                                                             | 7768                                                                                                                                                                 | 31454                                                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 104                                                                                                                                                                  | 104                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                           | 43448.24                                                                                                                                                             | 140738                                                                                                                                                               | 92584                                                                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                                                            | 14024.24                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                                                              | 1991.84                                                                                                                                                              | 2597                                                                                                                                                                 | 3542                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                        | 25420.46                                                                                                                                                             | 167288                                                                                                                                                               | 65516                                                                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                      | 3969                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand West Bengal                                                                                                                                              | 21256.91                                                                                                                                                             | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                | 341409                                                                                                                                                               | 592815                                                                                                                                                               | 271130                                                                                                                                                               |

| Annexure II Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MPShri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric Scholarships   | Annexure II Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MPShri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric Scholarships   | Annexure II Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MPShri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric Scholarships   | Annexure II Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MPShri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric Scholarships   | Annexure II Annexure referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1099 for 08.02.2021 asked by Hon'ble MPShri Ravikumar D regarding Post Matric Scholarships   |
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| Sl.No.                                                                                                                                                                            | Name of the State/UT                                                                                                                                                              | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                           | 2018-19 Fund Released                                                                                                                                                             | (Rs. in lakh) 2019-20                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                 | A.& N. Islands                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              | 10.09                                                                                                                                                                             | 11.34                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                    | 8269.11                                                                                                                                                                           | 13945.02                                                                                                                                                                          | 7797.07                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 5803.65                                                                                                                                                                           | 1883.82                                                                                                                                                                           | 6113.41                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                                                                             | 2516.48                                                                                                                                                                           | 3248.03                                                                                                                                                                           | 4867.20                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                             | 71.25                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              | 1525.43                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                      | 3811.26                                                                                                                                                                           | 4609.57                                                                                                                                                                           | 7022.69                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                 | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              | 88.66                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                 | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                                        | 26.19                                                                                                                                                                             | 3.41                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                                                               | 364.80                                                                                                                                                                            | 536.26                                                                                                                                                                            | 732.79                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                           | 14609.74                                                                                                                                                                          | 32429.12                                                                                                                                                                          | 14004.48                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 3123.36                                                                                                                                                                           | 278.15                                                                                                                                                                            | 2468.81                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                    | 2322.56                                                                                                                                                                           | 637.93                                                                                                                                                                            | 1048.29                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                         | 2716.50                                                                                                                                                                           | 5281.32                                                                                                                                                                           | 7862.86                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                         | 8873.31                                                                                                                                                                           | 7341.33                                                                                                                                                                           | 15003.43                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                            | 2745.46                                                                                                                                                                           | 2674.37                                                                                                                                                                           | 1641.52                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                    | 10320.50                                                                                                                                                                          | 13405.24                                                                                                                                                                          | 12198.58                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                       | 10884.91                                                                                                                                                                          | 15238.15                                                                                                                                                                          | 15575.38                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                           | 6382.55                                                                                                                                                                           | 2026.76                                                                                                                                                                           | 6235.55                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                         | 770.50                                                                                                                                                                            | 2457.52                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                           | 2434.73                                                                                                                                                                           | 3528.21                                                                                                                                                                           | 4415.78                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                          | 2515.00                                                                                                                                                                           | 4716.66                                                                                                                                                                           | 3268.73                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                            | 8784.18                                                                                                                                                                           | 14801.92                                                                                                                                                                          | 16640.15                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                         | 19912.49                                                                                                                                                                          | 13598.95                                                                                                                                                                          | 25950.52                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                            | 1247.32                                                                                                                                                                           | 1134.36                                                                                                                                                                           | 566.80                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                        | 2440.39                                                                                                                                                                           | 3933.65                                                                                                                                                                           | 5025.19                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                         | 18031.25                                                                                                                                                                          | 9921.68                                                                                                                                                                           | 19610.60                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                           | 2756.25                                                                                                                                                                           | 3626.55                                                                                                                                                                           | 2355.78                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                     | 1244.91                                                                                                                                                                           | 1210.54                                                                                                                                                                           | 1822.71                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                        | 600.25                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                       | 2807.89                                                                                                                                                                           | 2219.39                                                                                                                                                                           | 2411.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                                                             | 146386.79                                                                                                                                                                         | 164698.00                                                                                                                                                                         | 186264.75                                                                                                                                                                         |