Lok Sabha Question No. 860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Financial Assistance to Tribal Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No- †860

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07/02/2022

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBAL STUDENTS

†860. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government  provides  any  financial  assistance  to  tribal  students  for  acquiring  higher education in engineering, medical technology and science spheres;
- (b)  if so, the number of the beneficiaries covered under it every year during the last three years and the current year along with the State/UT-wise number thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government provides proper guidance to the tribal students to seek admission in foreign recognized universities;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a): Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides financial assistance to the Tribal students to pursue higher education inter-alia in Engineering, technology and science under the following schemes:
- (i)  Post Matric Scholarship for ST Students.
- (ii)  National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education for ST Students.
- (iii)  National Overseas Scholarship for ST students for studying abroad.
- (b): Under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarship for ST students for studying abroad and National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education, there is no state-wise release of funds. Hence, year-wise number of beneficiaries covered under the two schemes along with State-wise beneficiaries covered during the last three years and current year under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme is furnished as per Annexure.
- (c) & (d): Under the scheme of 'National Overseas Scholarships to STs for higher studies abroad', this Ministry provides financial assistance to students for pursuing higher studies abroad in the Institutes and the courses of their choice. This Ministry provides assistance for applying and verification of documents. Students can also register their difficulties in the grievance portal provided for the purpose for resolution of such grievances/difficulties.
- (e): Does not arise in view of (c) & (d) above.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  †860  for 07.02.2022 raised by SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ), MP regarding Financial Assistance to Tribal Students.

| State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries covered during the last three years and current year under the scheme Post Matric Scholarship to ST Students   | State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries covered during the last three years and current year under the scheme Post Matric Scholarship to ST Students   | State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries covered during the last three years and current year under the scheme Post Matric Scholarship to ST Students   | State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries covered during the last three years and current year under the scheme Post Matric Scholarship to ST Students   | State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries covered during the last three years and current year under the scheme Post Matric Scholarship to ST Students   | State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries covered during the last three years and current year under the scheme Post Matric Scholarship to ST Students   |
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| Sl.No                                                                                                                                                           | State Name                                                                                                                                                      | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                         |
| Sl.No                                                                                                                                                           | State Name                                                                                                                                                      | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                   | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                   | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                   | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                                               | A.& N. Islands                                                                                                                                                  | 439                                                                                                                                                             | 447                                                                                                                                                             | 312                                                                                                                                                             | 550                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 59146                                                                                                                                                           | 158195                                                                                                                                                          | 71820                                                                                                                                                           | 67903                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                               | 26000                                                                                                                                                           | 20500                                                                                                                                                           | 31916                                                                                                                                                           | 38301                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                                                                           | 79526                                                                                                                                                           | 55507                                                                                                                                                           | 54846                                                                                                                                                           | 85716                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                                                                           | 12544                                                                                                                                                           | 13938                                                                                                                                                           | 19513                                                                                                                                                           | *                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                    | 154656                                                                                                                                                          | 144453                                                                                                                                                          | 140163                                                                                                                                                          | 151682                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                                                               | Dadar Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                | _                                                                                                                                                               | _                                                                                                                                                               | 6180                                                                                                                                                            | *                                                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                                               | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                             | 2115                                                                                                                                                            | 5618                                                                                                                                                            | _                                                                                                                                                               | _                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                               | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                     | 192                                                                                                                                                             | 351                                                                                                                                                             | _                                                                                                                                                               | _                                                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                                                                             | 5847                                                                                                                                                            | 5870                                                                                                                                                            | 6412                                                                                                                                                            | 6035                                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                         | 198557                                                                                                                                                          | 202667                                                                                                                                                          | 202413                                                                                                                                                          | 200397                                                                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 4729                                                                                                                                                            | 3009                                                                                                                                                            | 5121                                                                                                                                                            | *                                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                 | 27900                                                                                                                                                           | 10685                                                                                                                                                           | 4940                                                                                                                                                            | 12147                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                       | 76782                                                                                                                                                           | 79823                                                                                                                                                           | 78755                                                                                                                                                           | 94506                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                       | 111614                                                                                                                                                          | 118083                                                                                                                                                          | 129094                                                                                                                                                          | 118042                                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                                                                                          | 16245                                                                                                                                                           | 16583                                                                                                                                                           | 15820                                                                                                                                                           | 16385                                                                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                                                                              | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                          | _                                                                                                                                                               | _                                                                                                                                                               | 8200                                                                                                                                                            | 8500                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 289095                                                                                                                                                          | 244126                                                                                                                                                          | 279722                                                                                                                                                          | 322678                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                     | 131000                                                                                                                                                          | 139550                                                                                                                                                          | 157503                                                                                                                                                          | 140644                                                                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                                                                         | 22644                                                                                                                                                           | 30969                                                                                                                                                           | 37258                                                                                                                                                           | *                                                                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                       | 634                                                                                                                                                             | 6159                                                                                                                                                            | 17315                                                                                                                                                           | *                                                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                         | 47948                                                                                                                                                           | 38174                                                                                                                                                           | 33798                                                                                                                                                           | 39442                                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                        | 38380                                                                                                                                                           | 40164                                                                                                                                                           | 37183                                                                                                                                                           | 43424                                                                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                                                                          | 196667                                                                                                                                                          | 171532                                                                                                                                                          | 155309                                                                                                                                                          | 163074                                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                      | _                                                                                                                                                               | 23                                                                                                                                                              | 38                                                                                                                                                              | *                                                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                       | 269659                                                                                                                                                          | 286652                                                                                                                                                          | 315315                                                                                                                                                          | *                                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                          | 4299                                                                                                                                                            | 4431                                                                                                                                                            | 3488                                                                                                                                                            | 4535                                                                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                      | 29622                                                                                                                                                           | 29478                                                                                                                                                           | 20324                                                                                                                                                           | 24387                                                                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                                                                       | 58253                                                                                                                                                           | 129243                                                                                                                                                          | 118347                                                                                                                                                          | 130179                                                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                                                                         | 22896                                                                                                                                                           | 23720                                                                                                                                                           | 26092                                                                                                                                                           | 28703                                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                   | 15086                                                                                                                                                           | 17984                                                                                                                                                           | 19782                                                                                                                                                           | *                                                                                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                     | 6133                                                                                                                                                            | 6499                                                                                                                                                            | 3528                                                                                                                                                            | 9235                                                                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                     | 58421                                                                                                                                                           | 62234                                                                                                                                                           | 58156                                                                                                                                                           | 70946                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                                           | 1967029                                                                                                                                                         | 2066667                                                                                                                                                         | 2058663                                                                                                                                                         | 1777411                                                                                                                                                         |

*Proposal yet to be received from States.

| Number of Beneficiaries covered under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Fellowship)   | Number of Beneficiaries covered under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Fellowship)   | Number of Beneficiaries covered under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Fellowship)   | Number of Beneficiaries covered under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Fellowship)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                                                                                                                       | 2019-20                                                                                                                       | 2020-21                                                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                                                       |
| 2519                                                                                                                          | 2552                                                                                                                          | 2625                                                                                                                          | 2631                                                                                                                          |

| Number of Beneficiaries covered under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Top Class)   | Number of Beneficiaries covered under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Top Class)   | Number of Beneficiaries covered under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Top Class)   | Number of Beneficiaries covered under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Top Class)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                                                                                                                      | 2019-20                                                                                                                      | 2020-21                                                                                                                      | 2021-22                                                                                                                      |
| 1990                                                                                                                         | 1914                                                                                                                         | 2449                                                                                                                         | 2148                                                                                                                         |

| Number of Beneficiaries awarded under National Overseas   | Number of Beneficiaries awarded under National Overseas   | Number of Beneficiaries awarded under National Overseas   | Scholarship for ST students   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2018-19                                                   | 2019-20                                                   | 2020-21                                                   | 2021-22                       |
| 21                                                        | 29                                                        | 30                                                        | 37                            |

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