Lok Sabha Question No. 5356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Post Matric Scholarship for OBCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5356 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR OBCs

## 5356. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that Rs 1000.46 crores was the Union Government'$ expenditure for Post Matric Scholarships for OBCs for 43.12 lakh beneficiaries in 2018-19 ad if $0, the details thereof;
- (6) whether it is also a fact that Rs. 1299.32 crores was the Union Government'$ expenditure for Post Matric Scholarships for OBCs for 40.94 lakh beneficiaries in 2019-20 and if $0, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons the expenditure increased but the number f beneficiaries decreased over the two years;
- (d) whether the Government expenditure on Post Matric Scholarships for OBCs decreased in 2020-21 and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e the details of the number of beneficiaries of the scheme in 2020-212

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) & (b): Yes; Sir: Statement   indicating the State-wise physical and financial achievement is attached at Annexure:
- (c): Government releases fund to the States/UTs for  implementing the Scheme as per Notional Allocation conveyed at the beginning of every financial year The scheme is funds-limited in nature and States/UTs are liable to make provisions for funds over and above central assistance to cover all eligible beneficiaries Hence, it cannot be conclusively said that the number of beneficiaries decreased.
- (d): During 2020-21, the Government   has   incurred 1159.24 crores   for  the  scheme. The scheme is implemented and administered in accordance with the guidelines of the scheme and also subject to completeness of proposal in all respects from the states/UTs.
- (e): State-wise number of beneficiaries for the year 2020-21 is given in Annexure

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5356 for 05.04.2022 Amount and Beneficiaries in Lakhs

| No.   | State/UTs            | 2018-19 2019-20           | 2018-19 2019-20   | 2018-19 2019-20   | 2018-19 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21              |
|-------|----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|----------------------|
| No.   | State/UTs            | Amount released (Rs lakh) | ries              | Amount (Rs lakh)  |                   |           |                      |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 4121.81                   | 8.16              | 7553.00           | 7.443             | 5391.00   | 14.39                |
| 2     | Bihar                | 8842.71                   | 0.00              | 0.00              |                   | 1398.00   | $                    |
| 3     | Chhattisgarh         | 2172.00                   | 0.00              | 0.00              | 2.81              | 2800.00   | 2.77                 |
|       | Goa                  | 297.05                    | 0.06              | 236.00            | 0.03              | 165.00    | 0.03                 |
| 5     | Gujarat              | 5145.00                   | 2.06              | 9315.00           | 2.53              | 6632.00   | 1.94                 |
| 6     | Haryana              | 1235.46                   | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.06              | 0.00      | 0.33                 |
| 7     | Himachal Pradesh     | 588.00                    | 0.00              | 543.75            | 0.07              | 0.00      | 0.05                 |
| 8     | Jammu & Kashmir      | 801.10                    | 0.05              | 0.00              | 0.03              | 0.00      | 0.07                 |
| 9     | Jharkhand            | 2811.00                   | 0.30              | 5046.00           | 0.12              | 1000.00   | 1.93                 |
| 10    | Karnataka            | 5205.00                   | 8.38              | 9426.00           | 3.63              | 6709.00   | 7.25                 |
| 11    | Kerala               | 2845.00                   | 1.30              | 5166.00           | 3.59              | 3668.00   | 1.24                 |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh       | 6185.00                   | 0.18              | 11211.00          | 0.21              | 7972.00   | 0.23                 |
| 13    | Maharashtra          | 9575.00                   | 5.25              | 17410.00          | 4.06              | 12342.00  | 6.26                 |
| 14    | Odisha               | 3534.81                   | 1.38              | 6429.00           | 1.15              | 1200.00   | 1.11                 |
| 15    | Punjab               | 0.00                      | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.17              | 0.00      | S                    |
| 16    | Rajasthan            | 5782.49                   | 0.55              | 6813.04           | 0.55              | 1900.00   |                      |
| 17    |                      | 6142.00                   | 1.69              | 11139.00          | 2.08              |           | 2.21                 |
| 18    | Telangana            | 0.00                      | 4.82              | 5444.00           | 3.51              | 3909.00   | 0.13                 |
| 19    | Uttar Pradesh        | 20450.66                  | 5.49              | 20972.00          | 5.75              | 21917.00  | 2.38                 |
| 20    | Uttarakhand          | 269.46                    | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.16              | 1106.38   | $                    |
| 21    | West Bengal          | 6702.51                   | 3.07              | 7638.89           | 2.36              | 7484.72   | 1.19                 |
| 22    | Andaman & Nicobar    | 11.00                     | 0.01              | 13.54             | 0.00              | 27.07     | 0.01                 |
| 23    | Dadra & Nagar Havali | 0.00                      | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00      | S                    |
| 24    | Daman & Diu          | 28.00                     | 0.02              | 29.73             | 0.01              | 0.00      | 0.01                 |
| 25    | Chandigarh           | 61.00                     | 0.00              | 137.25            | 0.00              | 137.25    | 0.00                 |
| 26    | Delhi                | 154.00                    | 0.01              | 289.53            | 0.07              | 99.50     | 0.07                 |
| 27    | Puducherry           | 32.00                     | 0.02              | 138.27            | 0.03              | 30.00     | 0.01                 |
| 28    | Assam                | 3634.92                   | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.15              | 8352.10   | 0.44                 |
| 29    | Manipur              | 653.31                    | 0.12              | 1467.88           |                   | 1606.32   | 0.25                 |
| 30    | Sikkim               | 316.10                    | 0.02              | 514.00            | 0.02              | 185.25    | 0.02                 |
| 31    | Tripura              | 2450.00                   | 0.18              | 3000.00           | 0.16              | 1976.32   | 0.12                 |
|       | Total:               | 100046.39                 | 43.12             | 129932.88         | 40.94             | 115924.91 | 44.81 (provisi onal) |