Lok Sabha Question No. 1703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: PM Scholarship Scheme
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1703

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  December, 2022

## PM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

## 1703.SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCEbe pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of candidates from Andhra Pradeshgranted PM Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) during the last four years, district-wise, gender-wise and degree level-wise;
- (b)    whether  an  evaluative  framework  has beenestablished to  monitor  the utilisation  of  the funds disbursed under the scheme post sanction;
- (c)  if so the details thereof, if not, the reasonstherefor;
- (d)  the number of widows and wards of deceasedservice personnel who have been roped in as beneficiaries under the scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (e)  the amount of scholarship along with thenumber of widows/wards of deceased service personnel from the State  who  have been benefitted under the PMSS scheme, district-wise; and
- (f) the details of the persons in each categorywho have been provided scholarship along with the date of disbursements of funds to the beneficiaries?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a):    The  data  of  PM  Scholarship  is  maintained  ZilaSainik  Board  -wise.  Grant  of  PM Scholarship Scheme from Andhra Pradesh for last four years, ZilaSainik Board-wise, genderwise degree level-wise is placed at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c):  Yes, Sir. The PM Scholarships is merit based grant to the selected students.  The initial payment is made on the basis of proof of admission and subsequent payment are subject to  successful  passing  of  each  semester  in  the first  attempt  with  minimum  50% aggregate  of marks.
- (d):  The details are placed at Annexure-II.
- (e):  The details are placed at Annexure-III.
- (f):  The details are placed at Annexure-IV.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1703 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022 REGARDING 'PM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME'.

Details of PM Scholarship - Andhra Pradesh - ZilaSainik Board wise/Gender wise/Degree-

| Sl. No.   | ZilaSainik Board        | Districts covered                               |   Male |   Female |   Graduation/Post Graduation |   Graduation/Post Graduation |   Total |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------|
| 1         | Anantapuram             | Ananthapuramu, Sri Satya Sai                    |     21 |       33 |                           49 |                            5 |      54 |
| 2         | Chittoor                | Chittoor, Tirupati                              |    137 |      134 |                          245 |                           26 |     271 |
| 3         | East Godavari@ Kakinada | Kakinada, Konaseema, East Godavari              |     25 |       31 |                           48 |                            8 |      56 |
| 4         | Guntur                  | Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu                        |    152 |      138 |                          253 |                           37 |     290 |
| 5         | Kadapa                  | YSR Kadapa, Annamayya                           |     54 |       54 |                           98 |                           10 |     108 |
| 6         | Krishna@ Vijayawada     | Krishna, NTR                                    |     44 |       44 |                           82 |                            6 |      88 |
| 7         | Kurnool                 | Kurnool, Nandyal                                |     75 |       73 |                          131 |                           17 |     148 |
| 8         | PrakasamOngole          | Prakasam                                        |    214 |      211 |                          404 |                           21 |     425 |
| 9         | SPS Nellore             | SPS Nellore                                     |     19 |       20 |                           38 |                            1 |      39 |
| 10        | Srikakulam              | Srikakulam                                      |    238 |      216 |                          434 |                           20 |     454 |
| 11        | Visakhapatnam           | Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Alluri Sitarama Raju |    156 |      170 |                          306 |                           20 |     326 |
| 12        | Vizianagaram            | Vizianagaram, ParvathipuramManyam               |     53 |       76 |                          124 |                            5 |     129 |
| 13        | West Godavari@ Eluru    | West Godavari, Eluru                            |     58 |       41 |                           92 |                            7 |      99 |
|           | Total                   |                                                 |   1246 |     1241 |                         2304 |                          183 |    2487 |

wise during LAST FOUR YEARS (From AY 2018-19 to AY 2021-22)

* AY- Academic Year

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ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1703 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022 REGARDING 'PM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME'.

PMSS BENEFICIARIES - STATE / UT-WISE DETAIL OF NUMBERS OF WIDOWS/WARD OF DECEASED SERVICE PERSONNEL DURING LAST FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS (AY)

| Sl No.   | State             |   AY 2018 -19 |   AY 2019 -20 |   AY 2020- 21 |   AY 2021- 22 |
|----------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1        | A&N               |             0 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    |             2 |             6 |             1 |             9 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |             0 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 4        | ASSAM             |             0 |             1 |             0 |             2 |
| 5        | BIHAR             |             0 |             1 |             2 |             2 |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH (UT)   |             0 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH      |             1 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 8        | DELHI             |             4 |             0 |             2 |             3 |
| 9        | GOA               |             0 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 10       | GUJARAT           |             1 |             0 |             1 |             0 |
| 11       | HARYANA           |             8 |             0 |             5 |             3 |
| 12       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |             2 |             7 |             3 |             2 |
| 13       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |             4 |             3 |             1 |             2 |
| 14       | JHARKHAND         |             0 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 15       | KARNATAKA         |             6 |             0 |             4 |             2 |
| 16       | KERALA            |             2 |             2 |             4 |             0 |
| 17       | MADHYA PRADESH    |             0 |             2 |             0 |             0 |
| 18       | MAHARASHTRA       |             7 |             6 |             2 |             7 |
| 19       | MEGHALAYA         |             0 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 20       | ODISHA            |             5 |             2 |             1 |             2 |
| 21       | PUDUCHERRY (UT)   |             0 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 22       | PUNJAB            |             1 |             0 |             1 |             0 |
| 23       | RAJASTHAN         |             9 |             5 |             5 |             4 |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU        |             6 |             5 |             1 |             3 |
| 25       | TELANGANA         |             1 |             2 |             1 |             1 |
| 26       | TRIPURA           |             0 |             0 |             0 |             0 |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH     |             1 |             2 |             4 |             4 |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND       |             1 |             4 |             0 |             2 |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL       |             1 |             0 |             1 |             0 |
| 30       | Leh UT            |             0 |             0 |             1 |             0 |
|          | Total             |            62 |            48 |            40 |            48 |

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## ANNEXURE-III  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1703 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022 REGARDING 'PM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME'.

## PMSS BENEFICIARIES - AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP ALONGWITH NUMBERS OF WIDOW, WARD OF DECEASED SERVICE PERSONNEL DURING LAST FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS (AY)

| Sr. No.   | ZilaSainik Board        | Districts Covered                               | AY 2018 - 19        | AY 2018 - 19    | AY 2019 -20         | AY 2019 -20     | AY 2020 21          | AY 2020 21      | AY 2021 22          | AY 2021 22      |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
| Sr. No.   | ZilaSainik Board        | Districts Covered                               | No. of Widow/ wards | Amount (in Rs.) | No. of Widow/ wards | Amount (in Rs.) | No. of Widow/ wards | Amount (in Rs.) | No. of Widow /wards | Amount (in Rs.) |
| 1         | Anantapuram             | Ananthapuramu, Sri Satya Sai                    | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               |
| 2         | Chittoor                | Chittoor, Tirupati                              | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 1                   | 36000           |
| 3         | East Godavari @Kakinada | Kakinada, Konaseema, East Godavari              | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               |
| 4         | Guntur                  | Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu                        | 0                   | 0               | 2                   | 66000           | 0                   | 0               | 1                   | 30000           |
| 5         | Kadapa                  | YSR Kadapa, Annamayya                           | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               |
| 6         | Krishna@ Vijayawada     | Krishna, NTR                                    | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               |
| 7         | Kurnool                 | Kurnool, Nandyal                                | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               |
| 8         | PrakasamOngole          | Prakasam                                        | 1                   | 27000           | 2                   | 66000           | 0                   | 0               | 4                   | 144000          |
| 9         | SPS Nellore             | SPS Nellore                                     | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               |
| 10        | Srikakulam              | Srikakulam                                      | 0                   | 0               | 2                   | 66000           | 1                   | 36000           | 1                   | 36000           |
| 11        | Visakhapatnam           | Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Alluri Sitarama Raju | 1                   | 27000           | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 2                   | 72000           |
| 12        | Vizianagaram            | Vizianagaram, ParvathipuramManyam               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               |
| 13        | West Godavari@ Eluru    | West Godavari, Eluru                            | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               | 0                   | 0               |
|           | Total                   |                                                 | 2                   | 54000           | 6                   | 198000          | 1                   | 36000           | 9                   | 318000          |

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## ANNEXURE-IV  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1703 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022 REGARDING 'PM SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME'.

## DETAILS OF PERSONS (PAN INDIA) IN EACH CATEGORY WHO HAVE BEEN PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIP DURING LAST FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS (AY)

| Sl No.   | Category                                                                                                                                                            |   AY 2018 - 19 (Date of Payment 24 July, 2019) |   AY 2019- 20 (Date of Payment 20 Aug, 2020) |   AY 2020- 21 (Date of Payment 03 Sep, 2021) |   AY 2021- 22 (Date of Payment 16 Aug, 2022) |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Category 1- Wards/Widows of ESM/Ex Coast Guard personnel killed in Action                                                                                           |                                             18 |                                           16 |                                            9 |                                           12 |
| 2        | Category 2- Wards/Widows of ESM/Ex Coast Guard personnel disabled in action and boarded out of service with disability attributable to Military/Coast Guard Service |                                              9 |                                           10 |                                            4 |                                            9 |
| 3        | Category 3- Wards/Widows of ESM/Ex Coast Guard personnel who died while in service for casues attributable to Military/Coast Guard Service                          |                                             44 |                                           32 |                                           31 |                                           36 |
| 4        | Category 4- Wards/Widows of ESM/Ex Coast Guard personnel disabled in service with disability attributable to Military/Coast Guard Service                           |                                             85 |                                          109 |                                          106 |                                          149 |
| 5        | Category 5- Wards/Widows of ESM/Ex Coast Guard personnel in receipt of Gallantry awards                                                                             |                                              4 |                                            3 |                                            6 |                                            8 |
| 6        | Category 6- Wards/Widows of ESM/Ex Coast Guard personnel (PBOR Only)                                                                                                |                                           4868 |                                         5330 |                                         5333 |                                         5286 |
|          |                                                                                                                                                                     |                                           5028 |                                         5500 |                                         5489 |                                         5500 |

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