Lok Sabha Question No. 2332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Allocation for Welfare of SCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2332 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2021

## ALLOCATION FOR WELFARE OF SCs

## 2332. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- a) whether the annual outlay for the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in the FY 2021-22 is 28% higher and if so, the details thereof; scheme-wise;
2. (b) the details of funds allocated to National Fellowship for SCs, National Fellowship for OBCs and EBCs, National Overseas Scholarship for SCs and OBCs in the Budget for 2021-22;
3. (c) whether the allocation for welfare of Scheduled Castes for all Ministries during the year 2021-22 has been increased and if So, the details thereof;
4. (d) whether the Dlo SJE has restructured the existing schemes based on principles of operational efficiency, synergy and   transparency into 19 schemes   only and SO, the names of the restructured schemes; and
5. the details of the new scheme Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday   Yojana (PMAJA Y), including the number of SC majority   villages developed, number of beneficiaries and the funds allocated? being

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a): Yes Madam. The proposed annual outlay for the year 2021-22 is Rs 10517.62 crore. It is 28.14% higher than the Revised Estimate for the year 2020-21 which is Rs. 8207.56 crore. The proposed annual outlay for the year 2021-22 has to be approved by the Parliament: The schemewise proposed annual outlay for 2021-22 is at annexure-I
- (b): The proposed allocation   for the FY 2021-22 under the schemes of National Fellowship for SCs, National Fellowship for OBCs and EBCs, National Overseas Scholarship for the SCs and OBCs is as under:-
- FY 2020-21 is Rs. 83256.62 crore. The proposed budget outlay for Welfare of Scheduled Caste for all Ministries for FY 2021-22 is Rs.126259.20 crore. The proposed allocation for Welfare of Scheduled Caste for all Ministries has increased by 51.65% in the FY 2021-22.
- (d): In pursuance of Mlo Finance instructions, the existing schemes of the Department have been reviewed, rationalized and restructured: The restructured/   rationalized scheme has to be recommended by Standing Finance Committee (SFCYExpenditure Finance Committee (EFC) and approved by Competent Authority viz. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment/Finance Minister/Cabinet for their continuation during 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Detail of the proposed restructured schemes is at annexure-I.
- (e): At present the proposal  for merger of the Scheme of Special Central Assistance to the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP), Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) and Babu   Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas   Yojana (BJRCY) is at EFC stage. proposed as Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday   Yojana   (PM-AJAY) The   merged scheme of PM-AJA Y has been allocated Rs. 1800 cr: for 2021-22. During 2021-22, 3500 new villages under infrastructure development component (PMAGY) and 06 Iakh beneficiaries under income generation/  skill  development  component are proposed for  interventions under the PM-AJAY.

|    | Name of Schemes                                        |   BE 2021-22 (Rs: in crore) |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|    | National Fellowship for SCs                            |                         300 |
| 2  | National Fellowship for OBCs and EBCs                  |                         100 |
| 3  | National Overseas Scholarship for SCs                  |                          30 |
|    | Interest Subsidy on Overseas Studies for OBCs and EBCs |                          30 |

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|                                                                                                                        | 2020-2021    | 2020-2021   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2021-22            |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| S.No (Name of the existing Scheme/Project/Programme                                                                    | BE           | RE          | Proposed schemes after rationalization                                                                                                                                                                                 | BE                 |
|                                                                                                                        | 2987.33      | 3815.87     | IPost Matric Scholarship for SCs                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3415.62            |
| Post Matric Scholarship for SCs                                                                                        | 300.00       | 125.00      | Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for SCs National Fellowship for SCs ii. National Overseas Scholarship for SCs iii. Top Class Education for SCs ivFree Coaching for SCs and OBCs | 300.00 30.00 70.00 |
| National Fellowship for SCs National Overseas Scholarship for SCs                                                      | 20.00        | 30.00       | Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for SCs National Fellowship for SCs ii. National Overseas Scholarship for SCs iii. Top Class Education for SCs ivFree Coaching for SCs and OBCs | 300.00 30.00 70.00 |
| Top Class Education for SCs                                                                                            | 40.00        | 50.00       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 50.00              |
| 5 Free Coaching_for SCs and OBCs                                                                                       | 30.00        | 30.00       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                    |
| Pradhan Mantri Adharsh Gram Yojana                                                                                     | 700.00       | 300.00      | Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM AJAY)                                                                                                                                                               | 1800.00            |
| Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana                                                                                    | 30.00        | 30.00       | Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM AJAY)                                                                                                                                                               | 1800.00            |
| Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan                                                                | 1200.00      | 300.00      | Strengthening of machinery for Enforcement of Protection of Civil Right Act 1955 ad                                                                                                                                    | 600.00             |
| Strengthening of machinery for Enforcement of Protection of Civil Right Act 1955 and Prevention of Atrocities Act,1989 | 550.00       | 600.00      | Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989                                                                                                                                                                                     |                    |
| Assistance to Vol. Orgns: for SCs 10                                                                                   | 100.00       | 125.00      | Scheme of Residential Education for Students in High School in Targeted Area (SRESHTA) for SC                                                                                                                          | 200.00             |
| 11 Pre-matric Scholarships for the children of those engaged in unclean occupation                                     | 25.00        | 27.00       | Pre Matric Scholarship for SCs and Others                                                                                                                                                                              | 725.00             |
| 12 Pre Matric Scholarship for SCs                                                                                      | 700.00 50.00 | 600.00      | Assistance to State Scheduled Castes Development Corporations                                                                                                                                                          | 25.00              |
| 13 State Sch. Castes Development Corporations_                                                                         | 110.00       | 20.00 30.00 | Self Employment Scheme of Liberation & Rehabilitation of Scavengers                                                                                                                                                    | 100.00             |
| 14 Self Employment Scheme of Liberation & Rehabilitation of Scavengers                                                 |              | 32.13       | VISVAS Yojana (SC)                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 100.00             |
| 15 VISVAS Yojana (SC)                                                                                                  | 0.00 65.00   | 40.00       | Venture Capital Fund for SCs                                                                                                                                                                                           | 100.00             |
| 16 Venture Capital Fund for SCs 17                                                                                     | 0.00         | 0.00        | Pradhan Mantri Dakshta aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM DAKSH Yojana SC                                                                                                                                               |                    |
| Pradhan Mantri Dakshta aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM DAKSH Yojana SC Component)                                    |              | 0.00        | Component)                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 60.00              |
| 18 Credit Gurantee fund for SCs                                                                                        | 1.00         |             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00               |
| Total SCD Division                                                                                                     | 6908.33      | 6155.00     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 7575.62            |
| Social Defence, Media and Research_                                                                                    |              |             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00               |
| 19 Scheme for prevention of Alcohalism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse                                                     | 0.00         | 0.00        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00               |
| 20 Research Studies & Publications                                                                                     | 0.00         | 0.00        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                    |
| 21 Assistance to VOs. for Providing Social Defence Services                                                            | 4,00         | 3.00        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00               |
| 22 Integrated_Programmes for Sr. Citizens                                                                              | 0.00         | 0.00        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00               |
| 23 (National Action Plan for Senior Citizens)                                                                          | 200.00       | 150.00      | Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY)                                                                                                                                                                                      | 300.00             |
| 24 Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana                                                                                           | 1.00         | 0.00        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00               |
| 25 National Survey_on Drug Abuse and Substance Abuse                                                                   | 0.00         | 0.00        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 260.00             |
| 26 National Action Plan on Drug_ Demand Reduction                                                                      | 260.00       | 180.00      | National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)                                                                                                                                                                |                    |
|                                                                                                                        | 100.00       |             | Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood & Enterprise (SMILE) Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Persons Engaged in the Act of Begging                                                                         | 50.00              |
| for Rehabilitation of 27 Integrated Programme Beggars                                                                  |              | 0.00        | ii. Comprehensive_Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons                                                                                                                                                    | 20.00              |
| 28 Scheme for Tansgender Persons                                                                                       | 10.00        | 0.00        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 630.00             |
| Total Social Defence                                                                                                   | 575.00       | 333.00      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                    |

|                                                                                                                                | S.No  Name of the existing Scheme/Project/Programme   | BE RE   |    | Proposed schemes after rationalization                                                   | BE       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| Backward Classes Division                                                                                                      |                                                       |         |    | PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM YASASVI) for OBCs,     |          |
| 29 Pre-matric Scholarship to OBCs                                                                                              | 250.00                                                | 175.00  |    | EBCs and DNTs Pre Matric Scholarship for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs                             | 250.00   |
| 30 Post-Matric Scholarshipfor QBCs                                                                                             | 1415.00                                               | 1100.00 | 15 | EBCs and DNTs Pre Matric Scholarship for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs                             | 250.00   |
| 31 Post Matric Scholarship for_Economically Backward Classes                                                                   | 25.00                                                 | 25.00   |    | Post Matric Scholarship for OBCs EBCs and DNTs                                           | 1300.00  |
| Scheme for Educational and Economical Development of De-notified and Nomadic Tribes 32                                         | 10.00                                                 | 10.00   |    | EBCs and DNTs Pre Matric Scholarship for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs                             | 250.00   |
| Assistance for Skill Development of OBCs, DNTs and EBCs 33                                                                     | 50.00                                                 | 50.00   |    | Pradhan Mantri Dakshta aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM DAKSH Yojana) for OBC Component | 40.00    |
| 34 Boys & Girls Hostels for OBCs                                                                                               | 50.00                                                 | 35.00   | 16 | Boys & Girls Hostels for OQBCs                                                           | 30.00    |
|                                                                                                                                |                                                       |         |    | Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for OBCs and      |          |
|                                                                                                                                | 35.00                                                 | 35.00   | 17 | EBCs i. Interest Subsidy on Overseas Studies of OBCs                                     | 30.00    |
| 35 IInterest Subsidy on Overseas Studies of OBCs National Fellowship for OBCs and EBCs                                         | 120.00                                                | 45.00   |    | EBCs i. Interest Subsidy on Overseas Studies of OBCs                                     | 100.00   |
| 36                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                  | 32.00   |    | ii, National Fellowship for OBCs VISVAS YojanalOBCs)                                     | 5o.00    |
| 37 VISVAS Yojana(OBCs)                                                                                                         | 60.00                                                 | 10.00   |    | Venture Capital Fund for QBCs                                                            | 20.00    |
| 38 Venture Capital Fund for OBCs                                                                                               |                                                       |         | 18 | Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNT [NT ISNTs(SEED)                                   | 50.00    |
| 39                                                                                                                             | 2015.00                                               | 1517.00 |    |                                                                                          | 1870.00  |
| Total Backward Classes Division 40 Information & Mass Education Cell                                                           | 20.00                                                 | 5.00    | 19 | Information MonitoringEvaluation and Social Audit                                        | 25.00    |
| Grand Total for all schemes of the Department                                                                                  | 9518.33                                               | 8010.00 |    |                                                                                          | 10100.62 |
| Non Schemes                                                                                                                    |                                                       |         |    | Non Schemes                                                                              |          |
| Establishment                                                                                                                  | 60.00                                                 | 55.54   |    | Establishment Secretariat                                                                | 67.00    |
| Secretariat NCSC                                                                                                               | 25.00                                                 | 25.00   |    | NCSC                                                                                     | 27.00    |
| NCSK                                                                                                                           | 10.00                                                 | 5.95    |    | NCSK                                                                                     | 10.00    |
| NCBC                                                                                                                           | 8.00                                                  | 10.00   |    | NCBC                                                                                     | 12.00    |
|                                                                                                                                | 1.24                                                  | 0.30    |    | DWBDNCs                                                                                  | 5.00     |
| DWBDNCs                                                                                                                        |                                                       |         |    | Total Establishment                                                                      | 121.00   |
| Total Establishment                                                                                                            | 104.24                                                | 96.79   |    | Autonomous Bodies                                                                        |          |
| Autonomous Bodies Dr . B.R. Ambedkar Foundation                                                                                | 1.00                                                  | 1.00    |    | Dr . B.R Ambedkar Foundation                                                             | 1.00     |
| National Institute of Social Defence                                                                                           | 35.00                                                 |         |    | National Institute of Social Defence                                                     | 20.00    |
| Dr . B.R. Ambedkar International Centre                                                                                        | 25.00                                                 | 25.00   |    | Dr _ B.R. Ambedkar International Centre                                                  | 25.00    |
| Total Autonomous Bodies                                                                                                        | 61.00                                                 | 30.70   |    | Total Autonomous Bodies                                                                  | 46.00    |
| Investments                                                                                                                    |                                                       |         |    | Investments                                                                              |          |
|                                                                                                                                | 180.00                                                | 0.00    |    | National SC Finance and Dev Corporation                                                  | 100.00   |
| National SC Finance and Dev Corporation                                                                                        | 40.00                                                 | 40.00   |    | National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation_                            | 50.00    |
| 10 National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation 11 National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation | 200.00                                                | 30.07   |    | National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation                              | 100.00   |
| Total Investments                                                                                                              | 420.00                                                | 70.07   |    | Total Investments                                                                        | 250.00   |
| Total Non Schemes                                                                                                              | 585.24                                                | 197.56  |    | Total Non Schemes                                                                        | 417.00   |
| Grand Total Schemes Non Schemes                                                                                                | 10103.57                                              | 8207.56 |    | Grand Total Schemes Non Schemes                                                          | 10517.62 |