Lok Sabha Question No. 2050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Scholarships in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2050 ANSWERED ON - 19.12.2022

## Scholarships in Schools

## 2050.  DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  of  the  various  scholarships  given  to  school  children  till  2019  been  cancelled  or modified;
- (b) if  so,  details  of  such  scholarships  including  the  situation  and  year  in  which  they  were discontinued;
- (c) whether  any  other  scholarships  have  been  awarded  in  lieu  of  these  scholarships,  if  so,  details thereof,
- (d) details of scholarships not reinstated till now; and
- (e) whether any children including SC/ST, OBC, Girls and Differently abled students lost chances for availing scholarships due to non-reinstatement and if so, details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a): Ministry  of  Education:-    The  Central  Sector  Scheme  'National  Means-cum-Merit Scholarship  Scheme'  was  launched  in  2008,  with  the  objective  to  award  scholarships  to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue their education at secondary stage. The amount of scholarship has been  enhanced  from  Rs.  6000/-  to  Rs.  12000/-  per  annum  from  1 st April  2017.    This  is  a continuing scheme.

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) Department of Empowerment of Persons with  Disabilities  (Divyangjan):-    Department  of  Empowerment  of  Persons  with  Disabilities

(Divayagjan)  is  implementing   Pre-matric  scholarship  for  Students  with  Disabilities  (School Children) since, 2014-15. Since, inception in year 2014-15, the revision made under Pre matric are  given below:

Revision of Pre Matric Scholarship Schemes from 1 st  April, 2016 :

- Book Allowance for day scholars from Rs.750 per annum to Rs.1000 per annum

Modifications  made  in  the  Pre  Matric  Scholarship  Scheme  from 1 st   April,  2018 are  given below:-

- Parental  Income  ceiling :  The  parental  annual  income  ceiling  has  been  enhanced  to Rs.2.50 lakh per annum from the existing ceiling of Rs.2.00 lakh per annum.
- Maintenance  Allowance :  The  maintenance  allowance  has  been  enhanced  from Rs.600/- to Rs.800/- per month for hosteller and from Rs.350/- to Rs.500/- per month for  day  scholars.  The  maintenance  allowance  is  being  paid  for  12  months  in  a  year instead of 10 months.
- Disability related allowances: Disability allowance in the range of Rs.2000/- per annum to Rs.4000/- per annum depending upon kind of disability introduced.

Department  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  (DoSJE)  Schedule  Caste  (SC)  Division  and Backward  Class  (BC)  Division:    The  scholarship  schemes  for  SC  and  BC  are  continuing schemes.

Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA):  The  scholarship  schemes  for  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  are continuing schemes.

Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA): The scholarship schemes for Pre -Matric are continuing schemes.

(b) to (e): The question does not arise.

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