Lok Sabha Question No. 134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: PMS for OBCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Hemant Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 134 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2021

## PMS FOR OBCs

134. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR. HEENA GAVIT:

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

- whether Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for the students of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is (a) implemented in various States of the country; being
- if s0, the details of the amount allocated, released and utilised under the scheme across the (b) country including Maharashtra during the last three years and the current State-wise; year;
- whether the funds allocated by the Government under the said scheme has not been fully C utilized;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this 2 regard

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Yes; Sir.

PMS-OBC scheme is being implemented through States/UTs in the country: The details of The and released under the scheme across the country including Maharashtra during amount allocated last three is given in Annexure years

- The Scheme is a fund limited scheme and funds are released to States/UTs on the basis (c) (d): Moreover; The  subsequent grant is released to the of notional allocation made States/UTs on receipt of Utilization Certificate for the previous release:

2017-18 2018-19 and 2019-20, 93.74%, 90.95% and 95.54% funds were released During respectively. In been released upto 27.01.2021.

- (e): The corrective steps taken by the Government:-
- the OBC welfare schemes have been requested to on board on The States/UTs implementing NSP portal of MSJAE
- scheme Implementing Agencies have been impressed upon that the central release should (ii) The treasuries and that release of funds should be made on need basis. not remain in State parked
- Furnishing of previous year UCs for further release of central assistance has been made (iii) compulsory.
- At the end of financial balance  fund, if any, is distributed to scheme implementing (iv) agencies having more demand of central assistance than notional allocation year;

*****

## POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR OBC (as on 27.01.2021)

(Amount in lakhs)

|     |                      |                     |                 | 2018-19             | 2018-19         | 2019-20             | 2019-20         | 2020-21             | 2020-21          |
|-----|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
| No. | State_ [UTs          | 2017-18             | 2017-18         | Notional Allocation | Amount released | Notional Allocation | Amount released | Notional Allocation | Amount released  |
| No. | State_ [UTs          | Notional Allocation | Amount released | Notional Allocation | Amount released | Notional Allocation | Amount released | Notional Allocation | Amount released  |
|     | Pradesh Andhra       | 3404.00             | 4399.11         | 4183.00             | 4121.81         | 5159.00 10906.00    | 7553.00 0.00    | 5391.00 11398.00    | 5391.00 5699.00  |
| 2   | Bihar                | 7196.00             | 0.00            | 8843.00             | 8842.71 2172.00 | 2679.00             | 0.00            | 2800.00             | 2800.00          |
| 3   | Chhattisgarh         | 1766.00             | 2282.26         | 2172.00             | 297.05          | 158.00              | 236.00          | 165.00              | 165.00           |
| 4   | Goa                  | 104.00              | 132.53          | 128.00_             | 5145.00         | 6346.00             | 9315.00         | 6632.00             | 6632.00          |
| 5   | Gujarat              | 4187.00             | 5335.74         | 5145.00             | 1235.46         | 2669.00             | 0.00            | 2789.00             | 0.00             |
| 6   | Haryana              | 1761.00             | 0.00            | 2164.00             | 588.00          | 725.00              | 543.75          | 758.00              | 0.00             |
| 7   | Himachal Pradesh     | 478.00              | 609.15          | 588.00              | 801.10          | 1313.00             | 0.00            | 410.00              | 0.00             |
| 8   | & Kashmir Jammu      | 867.00_             | 650.25          | 1065.00             |                 |                     | 5046.00         | 3624.00             | 1000.00          |
| 9   | Jharkhand            | 2288.00             | 2956.86         | 2811.00             | 2811.00         | 3467.00             | 9426.00         | 6709.00             | 6709.00          |
| 10  | Karnataka            | 4236.00             | 5474.32         | 5205.00             | 5205.00         | 6420.00             | 5166.00         | 3668.00             | 3668.00          |
| 11  | Kerala               | 2315.00             | 2950.14         | 2845.00             | 2845.00         | 3509.00 7628.00     | 11211.00        | 7972.00             | 7972.00          |
| 12  | Madhya Pradesh       | 5033.00             | 6504.32         | 6185.00             | 6185.00         | 11810.00            | 17410.00        | 12342.00            | 6171.00          |
| 13  | Maharashtra          | 7792.00             | 5844.00         | 9575.00             | 9575.00 3534.81 | 4402.00             | 6429.00         | 4600.00             | 1200.00          |
| 14  | Odisha               | 2905.00             | 2178.75         | 3570.00             | 0.00            | 2910.00             | 0.00            | 3042.00             | 0.00             |
| 15  | Punjab               | 1920.00             | 1440.00         | 2360.00             | 5782.49         | 7208.00             | 6813.04         | 7533.00             | 1900.00          |
| 16  | Rajasthan            | 4756.00             | 5663.47         | 5844.00             | 6142.00         | 7575.00             | 11139.00        | 7917.00             | 7917.00          |
| 17  | Tamil Nadu           | 4998.00             | 4550.00         | 6142.00             |                 | 3740.00             | 5444.00         | 3909.00             | 3909.00          |
| 18  | Telangana            | 2468.00             | 1851.00         | 3033.00             | 0.00            | 20972.00            | 20972.00        | 21917.00            | 18221.62         |
| 19  | Uttar                | 13837.00            | 17882.03        | 17004.00            | 20450.66        | 1061.00             | 0.00            | 1109.00             | 1106.38          |
| 20  | Uttarakhand          | 700.00              | 525.00          | 860.00              | 269.46 6702.51  | 9593.00             | 7638.89         | 10025.00            | 472.22           |
| 21  | West Bengal          | 6329.00             | 8179.08         | 7778.00 11.00       | 11.00           | 33.50               | 13.54           | 33.00               | 13.53            |
| 22  | Andaman & Nicobar    | 11.00               | 14.66           | 17.00               | 0.00            | 50.00               | 0.00            | 50.00               | 0.00             |
| 23  | Dadra & Nagar Havali | 17.00               | 0.00            |                     | 28.00           | 33.50               | 29.73           | 34.00               | 0.00             |
| 24  | Daman & Diu          | 11.00               | 0.00            | 11.00               | 61.00           | 183.00              | 137.25          | 183.00              | 137.25           |
| 25  | Chandigarh           | 61.00               | 85.34           | 61.00               | 154.00          | 933.00              | 289.53          | 550.00              | 99.50            |
| 26  | Delhi                | 187.00              | 100.00          | 187.00              | 32.00           | 67.00               | 138.27          | 40.00               | 30.00            |
| 27  | Puducherry           | 13.00               | 31.99           | 13.00               |                 | 11833.00            | 0.00            | 12857.00            | 573.07           |
| 28  | Assam                | 7255.00             | 0.00            | 9991.00             | 3634.92         |                     | 1467.88         | 1113.00             | 1113.00          |
|     | Manipur              | 628.00              | 622.37          | 864.00              |                 | 1024.00             |                 |                     | 185.25           |
| 29  | Sikkim               | 140.00              | 549.98          | 192.00              | 316.10          | 228.00              | 514.00          | 247.00              |                  |
| 30  | Tripura              | 837.00              | 2150.00         | 1153.00             | 2450.00         | 1365.00             | 3000.00         | 1483.00 141300.00   | 1112.25 84197.07 |
| 31  | Total:               | 88500.00            | 82962.35        | 110000.00           | 100046.39       | 136000.00           | 129932.88       |                     |                  |