Lok Sabha Question No. 2951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2951 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21-03-2022

## National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme

## 2951.  SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to extend National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship scheme (NMMSS);
- (b) if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) the details of the criteria fixed for selection of students for this scheme in the country;
- (d) the details of funds allocated for extended period of NMMSS along with the details of funds released and utilized during the term of the scheme, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra; and
- (e)  the  number  of  scholarships  given  under  the  scheme  till  2020-21  along  with  the expenditure  incurred  thereon  in  various  States  particularly  in  Maharashtra  and Odisha?

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

(a) & (b): The Central Sector Scheme  'National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme(NMMSS)' 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 studies at secondary stage. It is an on-going scheme.  Scholarship amount is @ ₹ 12,000/- per annum per eligible student from class IX  to  XII.    The  scheme  has  been  approved  for  continuation  for  a  further  period  of  5 years  from  2021-22  to  2025-26  with  the  approval  of  Cabinet  at  a  total  outlay  of ₹1827.00 crores.

(c):    The  details  of  the  criteria  fixed  for  selection  of  students  under  the  NMMSS  are enclosed at Annexure-I.

(d) & (e):  (i) A total amount of ₹1827.00 crores has been allocated for NMMSS from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

(ii)    The  statement  showing  State/UT-wise  and  year-wise  number  of  scholarships awarded  and  funds  sanctioned  under  the  National  Means-cum-Merit  Scholarship Scheme from financial year 2008-09 to 2020-21 are enclosed at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 2951 asked by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Rahul  Ramesh  Shewale  and  Shri  Chandra  Sekhar  Sahu  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament  to  be  answered  on  21.03.2022  regarding  'National  Means  cum  Merit Scholarship Scheme'.

## Eligibility criteria for National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS):

1.         The parental income of the students should not be more than ₹ 3,50,000/per annum from all sources at the time of selection for award of scholarship.
2.         Each State/UT will conduct its own test at stage of class VIII for selection of students  for  the  award  of  the  National  Means-cum-Merit  Scholarship.  The  State Level Examination may consist of the following two tests:
- i.        Mental Ability Test (MAT)
- ii.        Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

The scheme will provide reservation to different categories of students as per the State/UT norms; as different States/UTs have their own norms of reservation.

3.          The  students  shall  have  minimum  of  55  %  marks  or  equivalent  grade  in Class VII examination for appearing in selection test conducted during class VIII for award of scholarship (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST students). The student should be studying  as  regular  student  in  a  Government,  Government-aided  and  local  body schools.
4.          The students must pass both the tests i.e. MAT and SAT with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken together for these two tests. For the SC/ST students, this cut off will be 32% marks.
5.       The  renewal  criteria  has  been  revised  from  the  existing  pattern  of  getting 55% marks in Class- IX & XI and 60% in Class-X to the new pattern of getting minimum of 60% marks in Class X only for continuation of scholarship (relaxable by 5% for SC/ST candidates) in next higher classes while getting clear promotion from class IX to class X and from class XI to class XII in the first attempt.
6.      The scholarship at the Secondary and Higher Secondary stage or equivalent classes IX to XII is payable for a maximum period of four years for studies in India only.
7.         No scholarship at this stage is payable for studying diploma/certificate level courses.
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## Annexure-II

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2951 asked by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale and Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu Hon'ble Members of Parliament to be answered on 21.03.2022 regarding 'National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme".

Statement showing  State/UT-wise and year-wise number of scholarships awarded and funds sanctioned under the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) from  financial year 2008-09 to 2020-21

| S. No .   | Name of State/UT s         | F.Y. 2008-09                          | F.Y. 2008-09         | F.Y. 2009-10                          | F.Y. 2009-10         | F.Y. 2010-11                          | F.Y. 2010-11         | F.Y. 2011-12                          | F.Y. 2011-12         | F.Y. 2012-13                          | F.Y. 2012-13         | F.Y. 2013-14                          | F.Y. 2013-14         | F.Y. 2014-15                          | F.Y. 2014-15         |
|-----------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
| S. No .   | Name of State/UT s         | No. of Scholarsh ips (Fresh+R enewal) | Amo unt (Rs in lakh) | No. of Scholarsh ips (Fresh+R enewal) | Amo unt (Rs in lakh) | No. of Scholarsh ips (Fresh+R enewal) | Amo unt (Rs in lakh) | No. of Scholarsh ips (Fresh+R enewal) | Amo unt (Rs in lakh) | No. of Scholarsh ips (Fresh+R enewal) | Amo unt (Rs in lakh) | No. of Scholarsh ips (Fresh+R enewal) | Amo unt (Rs in lakh) | No. of Scholarsh ips (Fresh+R enewal) | Amo unt (Rs in lakh) |
| 1         | Andama n & Nicobar Islands | 42                                    | 1.26                 | 56                                    | 3.36                 | 37                                    | 2.22                 | 38                                    | 2.28                 | 66                                    | 3.96                 | 123                                   | 7.38                 | 116                                   | 6.96                 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh Telanga na  | 6828                                  | 204. 84              | 13175                                 | 790. 50              | 6828                                  | 409. 68              | 33880                                 | 203 2.80             | 12122                                 | 727. 32              | 16603                                 | 996. 18              | 3061                                  | 183. 66              |
| 3         | Arunach al Pradesh         | 122                                   | 3.66                 | 208                                   | 12.4 8               | 208                                   | 12.4 8               | 491                                   | 29.4 6               | 65                                    | 3.96                 | 72                                    | 4.32                 | 105                                   | 6.30                 |
| 4         | Assam                      | 15                                    | 0.45                 | 15                                    | 0.90                 | 372                                   | 22.3 2               | 1426                                  | 85.5 6               | 27                                    | 1.62                 | 1135                                  | 68.1 0               | 1987                                  | 119. 22              |

|   5 | Bihar                |   1104 | 33.1 2   |   1842 | 110. 52   |   1842 | 110. 52   | 8132   | 487. 92   | 1405   | 84.2 8   |   6170 | 370. 20   | 7143   | 428. 59   |
|-----|----------------------|--------|----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|
|   6 | Chandig arh          |     85 | 2.55     |    137 | 8.22      |    219 | 13.1 4    | 176    | 10.5 6    | 160    | 9.66     |    208 | 12.4 8    | 238    | 14.2 8    |
|   7 | Chhattis garh        |    210 | 6.30     |    277 | 16.6 2    |    277 | 16.6 2    | 693    | 41.5 8    | *      | *        |    651 | 39.0 6    | *      | *         |
|   8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |     22 | 0.66     |     44 | 2.64      |     66 | 3.96      | 92     | 5.52      | 6      | 0.36     |     15 | 0.90      | *      | *         |
|   9 | Daman & Diu          |     16 | 0.48     |     32 | 1.92      |     47 | 2.82      | 59     | 3.54      | 30     | 1.80     |     67 | 4.02      | 49     | 2.94      |
|  10 | Delhi                |    629 | 18.8 7   |    586 | 35.1 6    |    798 | 47.8 8    | 871    | 52.2 6    | 922    | 55.3 2   |   1591 | 95.4 6    | 1497   | 89.8 2    |
|  11 | Goa                  |    135 | 4.05     |    135 | 8.10      |    247 | 14.8 2    | 124    | 7.44      | 734    | 44.0 4   |    462 | 27.7 2    | 453    | 27.1 8    |
|  12 | Gujarat              |    857 | 25.7 1   |    857 | 51.4 2    |   3428 | 205. 68   | 9772   | 586. 32   | *      | *        |   2216 | 132. 96   | 2064   | 123. 84   |
|  13 | Haryan a             |   1364 | 40.9 2   |   1172 | 70.3 2    |   1330 | 79.8 0    | 794    | 47.6 4    | 3288   | 197. 28  |   2095 | 125. 70   | 1814   | 108. 84   |
|  14 | Himach al Pradesh    |    437 | 13.1 1   |    455 | 27.3 0    |    549 | 32.9 4    | 433    | 25.9 8    | 1241   | 74.4 6   |   2211 | 132. 66   | *      | *         |
|  15 | Jammu & Kashmir      |     81 | 2.43     |     88 | 5.28      |    150 | 9.00      | 362    | 21.7 2    | 67     | 4.02     |    131 | 7.86      | 537    | 32.2 2    |
|  16 | Jharkha nd           |    902 | 27.0 6   |   1395 | 83.7 0    |   1960 | 117. 60   | *      | *         | *      | *        |   1951 | 117. 10   | 2160   | 129. 62   |
|  17 | Karnata              |   1632 | 48.9     |   2979 | 178.      |   5423 | 325.      | 6181   | 370.      | 5668   | 340.     |  14018 | 841.      | 10803  | 648.      |

|    | ka             |      |             |       | 74      | 74    | 38      | 38    | 86       | 86    | 10       | 10    | 08       | 08            |          |
|----|----------------|------|-------------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|---------------|----------|
| 18 | Kerala         | 3473 | 104. 19     | 6946  | 416. 76 | *     | *       | 18318 | 109 9.08 | 5998  | 359. 88  | 6094  | 365. 64  | 13891 833. 46 |          |
| 19 | Laksha dweep   | *    | *           | *     | *       | *     | *       | *     | *        | *     | *        | *     | *        | *             | *        |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 2700 | 81.0 0      | 2700  | 162. 00 | 4706  | 282. 36 | 2343  | 140. 58  | 3880  | 233. 10  | 1363  | 81.7 8   | 478           | 28.6 8   |
| 21 | Mahara shtra   | 9579 | 287. 37     | 16126 | 967. 56 | 16117 | 967. 02 | *     | *        | 28640 | 171 8.39 | 35797 | 214 7.82 | 31123         | 186 6.63 |
| 22 | Manipur        | 203  | 6.09        | 312   | 18.7 2  | 312   | 18.7 2  | *     | *        | 410   | 24.6 0   | 254   | 15.2 4   | 430           | 25.8 0   |
| 23 | Meghal aya     | 113  | 3.39        | 243   | 14.5 8  | 397   | 23.8 2  | 133   | 7.98     | 711   | 42.6 6   | 38    | 2.28     | 384           | 23.0 4   |
| 24 | Mizora m       | 103  | 3.09        | 206   | 12.3 6  | 309   | 18.5 4  | 409   | 24.5 4   | 95    | 5.70     | 103   | 6.18     | 137           | 8.22     |
| 25 | Nagalan d      | 2    | 0.06        | 2     | 0.12    | 57    | 3.42    | 68    | 4.08     | 88    | 5.28     | 150   | 9.00     | 225           | 13.5 0   |
| 26 | Odisha         | 2151 | 64.5 3 2139 | 128.  | 34      | 2139  | 128. 34 | 7856  | 471. 36  | 9978  | 598. 68  | 9579  | 574. 74  | 7564          | 453. 84  |
| 27 | Pudduc herry   | 125  | 3.75        | 190   | 11.4 0  | 314   | 18.8 4  | 349   | 20.9 4   | 283   | 16.9 8   | 345   | 20.7 0   | 320           | 19.2 0   |
| 28 | Punjab         | 1911 | 57.3 3      | 2056  | 123. 36 | 2836  | 170. 16 | 2030  | 121. 80  | 5110  | 306. 60  | 517   | 31.0 2   | 4966          | 297. 96  |
| 29 | Rajasth an     | 1777 | 53.3 1      | 1864  | 111. 84 | 1980  | 118. 80 | 1597  | 95.8 2   | 39    | 2.34     | 1042  | 62.5 2   | 663           | 39.7 8   |
| 30 | Sikkim         | 57   | 1.71        | 115   | 6.90    | 168   | 10.0 8  | 226   | 13.5 6   | 115   | 6.90     | 92    | 5.52     | 3             | 0.18     |

| 31   | Tamil Nadu    |   6069 | 182. 07   |   7188 | 431. 28   |   9246 | 554. 76   | 2328   | 139. 68   |      * | *        |   21736 | 130 4.16   |   9760 | 585. 60   |
|------|---------------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|----------|---------|------------|--------|-----------|
| 32   | Tripura       |    136 | 4.08      |    174 | 10.4 4    |    265 | 15.9 0    | 130    | 7.80      |     45 | 2.70     |     140 | 8.40       |    392 | 23.5 2    |
| 33   | Uttar Pradesh |   9206 | 276. 18   |  10726 | 643. 56   |  12422 | 745. 32   | 3303   | 198. 18   |   9198 | 551. 88  |    9872 | 592. 32    |   3185 | 191. 10   |
| 34   | Uttrakh and   |    857 | 25.7 1    |   1512 | 90.7 2    |   2157 | 129. 42   | 419    | 25.1 4    |   1424 | 85.4 4   |    3605 | 216. 30    |     26 | 1.56      |
| 35   | West Bengal   |   2601 | 78.0 3    |   2974 | 178. 44   |   4171 | 250. 26   | *      | *         |  11001 | 660. 06  |    4930 | 295. 80    |   1196 | 71.7 6    |
|      | TOTAL         |  55544 | 166 6.32  |  78926 | 473 5.56  |  81377 | 488 2.62  | 103033 | 618 1.98  | 102816 | 616 9.37 |  145376 | 872 2.60   | 106770 | 640 5.48  |