Lok Sabha Question No. 3709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Scholarship Schemes for Marginalised Coummunities
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri  Radhakrishna

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES FOR MARGINALISED COUMMUNITIES

## 3709. SHRI RADHAKRISHNA:

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

- (a) the details of budgetary allocation and utilisation under all scholarship schemes for marginalised communities administered by the Ministry during the last five years, year, State and scheme-wise;
- (b) whether any scholarships were withheld or delayed during such period, State-wise;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with reasons therefor, scheme-wise;
- (d) whether there is any shortfall of funds, if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure timely release and utilisation of funds under these scholarship schemes, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI B.L.VERMA)

- (a): The details of budgetary allocation and utilisation under all scholarship schemes for marginalised communities administered by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) during the last five years, year, State and scheme-wise are given in Annexure.
- (b): No Sir.
- (c): Does not arise, in view of (b).
- (d): The funds under these scholarship schemes are released to the beneficiaries based on the proposals received from the State Governments and Union Territories as per the guidelines of the schemes.
- (e): The scholarships are being disbursed through the Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge through DBT through the State Governments and UTs. This Department has also been using centralized online National Scholarship Portal (NSP) for NSP on-boarded States & UTs for submission of application and tracking and disbursal of scholarships. Periodic meetings are held at National Level, Regional Level and State Level to monitor the implementation of the schemes. Visits are undertaken by senior officers and interactions are held with State authorities for this purpose.

## 2. Post-Matric Scholarship scheme for SC students.

(Rs. in crore)

| Name of the State   | 2020-21                    | 2020-21   | 2021-22           | 2021-22                          | 2022-23           | 2022-23          | 2023-24           | 2023-24          | 2024-25           | 2024-25                 |
|---------------------|----------------------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| Name of the State   | Budget Allo Budget U cated | tilized   | Budget Allo cated | Budget U tilized                 | Budget Allo cated | Budget U tilized | Budget Allo cated | Budget U tilized | Budget Allo cated | | Budget U tilized |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 2987.33                    | 450.01    | 3415.62           | 298.55 0.00 0.00 1.54 29.00 0.00 | 5660.00           | 372.59           | 6359.14           | 200.50 13.90     | 6359.98           | 605.71                  |
| Assam               |                            | 18.00     |                   |                                  |                   | 9.20             |                   |                  |                   | 8.74                    |
| Bihar               |                            | 47.83     |                   |                                  |                   | 37.54            |                   | 21.29            |                   | 23.97                   |
| Chandigarh          |                            | 0.00      |                   |                                  |                   | 2.42             |                   | 0.59             |                   | 2.70                    |
| Chhattisgarh        |                            | 38.54     |                   |                                  |                   | 45.01            |                   | 36.14            |                   | 39.96                   |
| Daman & Diu         |                            | 0.00      |                   |                                  |                   | 0.20             |                   | 0.00             |                   | 0.00                    |
| Delhi               |                            | 0.00      |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 13.67            |                   | 9.97             |                   | 22.19                   |
| Goa                 |                            | 0.00      |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 0.00             |                   | 0.04             |                   | 0.08                    |
| Gujarat             |                            | 170.32    |                   | 102.58                           |                   | 220.26           |                   | 384.23           |                   | 399.93                  |
| Haryana             |                            | 0.00      |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 131.58           |                   | 120.58           |                   | 94.89                   |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                            | 11.35     |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 17.60            |                   | 22.41            |                   | 35.64                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir     |                            | 0.00      |                   | 0.03                             |                   | 5.43             |                   | 4.68             |                   | 4.09                    |
| Jharkhand           |                            | 13.42     |                   | 4.12                             |                   | 18.18            |                   | 31.39            |                   | 45.04                   |
| Karnataka           |                            | 252.79    |                   | 65.42                            |                   | 342.00           |                   | 421.08           |                   | 422.90                  |
| Kerala              |                            | 86.85     |                   | 45.78                            |                   | 56.82            |                   | 119.17           |                   | 160.70                  |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                            | 319.40    |                   | 8.28                             |                   | 335.05           |                   | 366.80           |                   | 486.74                  |
|                     |                            | 558.00    |                   | 63.01                            |                   | 359.42           |                   | 1652.98          |                   | 929.92                  |
|                     |                            | 6.89      |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 7.34             |                   | 1.94             |                   | 6.76                    |
|                     |                            | 0.00      |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 0.00             |                   | 0.00             |                   | 0.10                    |
|                     |                            | 130.67    |                   | 78.22                            |                   | 338.33           |                   | 127.44           |                   | 181.51                  |
|                     |                            | 2.21      |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 3.61             |                   | 2.85             |                   | 3.20                    |
|                     |                            | 191.58    |                   | 209.76                           |                   | 62.81            |                   | 284.87           |                   | 410.42                  |
|                     |                            | 284.01    |                   | 95.67                            |                   | 241.38           |                   | 147.13           |                   | 180.59                  |
|                     |                            | 0.81      |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 0.76             |                   | 0.52             |                   | 0.44                    |
| Tamil Nadu          |                            | 120.23    |                   | 278.88                           |                   | 726.25           |                   | 713.70           |                   | 1032.09                 |
| Telangana           |                            | 245.03    |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 0.00             |                   | 0.00             |                   | 0.00                    |
| Tripura             |                            | 30.37     |                   | 0.00                             |                   | 38.92            |                   | 40.93            |                   | 51.61                   |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                            | 892.36    |                   | 537.28                           |                   | 926.00           |                   | 674.83           |                   | 366.02                  |
| Uttarakhand         |                            | 9.76      |                   | 0.00                             |                   |                  |                   | 12.94            |                   | 19.69                   |
| West Bengal         |                            | 128.17    |                   | 112.26                           |                   | 63,59            |                   | 62.48            |                   | 26.63                   |
| Total               | 2987.33                    | 4008.60   | 3415.62           | 1930.38                          | 5660.00           | 4388.32          | 6359.14           | 5475.42          | 6359.98           | 5562.24                 |

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## Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students.

|                                  | 2020-21                 | 2020-21         | 2021-22          | 2021-22         | 2022-23          | 2022-23         | 2023-24          | 2023-24         | 2024-25          | 2024-25         |
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
| Name of the State                | Budget | Allocated | Budget Utilized | Budget Allocated | Budget Utilized | Budget Allocated | Budget Utilized | Budget Allocated | Budget Utilized | Budget Allocated | Budget Utilized |
| Andhra Pradesh                   | 1100.00                 | 53.91           | 1300.00          |                 | 1705.00          | 63.24           | 1087.00          | 133.78          | 921.00           | 0.00            |
| Bihar                            |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 0.00            |                  | 94.25           |
| Chhattisgarh                     |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 0.00            |                  | 0.00            |
| Goa                              |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  | 1.72            |                  | 0.27            |                  | 1.30            |
| Gujarat                          |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  | 110.48          |                  | 127.48          |                  | 52.82           |
| Haryana                          |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 10.43           |                  | 0.00            |
| Himachal Pradesh                 |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 11.01           |                  | 1.12            |
| Jammu & Kashmir                  |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 3.28            |
| Jharkhand                        |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 77.31           |                  | 33.56           |
| Karnataka                        |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 153.92          |                  | 73.72           |
| Kerala                           |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 25.54           |
| Madhya Pradesh                   |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 104.87          |
| Maharashtra                      |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 0.00            |
| Odisha                           |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 25.06           |                  | 21.47           |
| Punjab                           |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 7.55            |
| Rajasthan                        |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 70.49           |
| Tamil Nadu                       |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 135.00          |                  | 119.37          |
| Telangana                        |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 23.18           |                  | 0.00            |
| Uttar Pradesh                    |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 210.00          |                  | 160.37          |
| Uttarakhand                      |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 22.81           |                  | 4.01            |
| West Bengal                      |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 17.26           |
| Andaman & Nicobar Island         |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.00            |                  | 0.00            |
| Dadra & Nagar Havali Daman & Diu |                         |                 |                  |                 |                  |                 |                  | 0.66            |                  | 0.59            |
| Chandigarh                       |                         | 1.37            |                  | 0.31            |                  | 0.81            |                  | 0.00            |                  | 0.00            |
| Delhi                            |                         | 1.00            |                  | 1.65            |                  | 2.70            |                  | 0.99            |                  | 1.48            |
| Puducherry                       |                         | 0.30            |                  | 0.12            |                  | 1.07            |                  | 1.70            |                  | 0.00            |
| Assam                            |                         | 83.52           |                  | 11.87           |                  | 0.00            |                  | 0.00            |                  | 64.11           |
| Manipur                          |                         | 16.06           |                  | 1.03            |                  | 10.45           |                  | 15.72           |                  | 26.10           |
| Sikkim                           |                         | 1.85            |                  | 4.46            |                  | 9.30            |                  | 0.00            |                  | 3.76            |
| Tripura                          |                         | 19.76           |                  | 35.40           |                  | 33.64           |                  | 38.73           |                  | 4.98            |
| Total                            | 1100.00                 | 1159.25         | 1300.00          | 1320.14         | 1705.00          | 1005.61         | 1087.00          | 988.05          | 921.00           | 892.00          |

(Rs. in crore)

(Rs. in crore)

|                                  | 2023-24          | 2023-24         | 2024-25          | 2024-25         |
|----------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
| Name of the State                | Budget Allocated | Budget Utilized | Budget Allocated | Budget Utilized |
| Andaman and Nicobar              | 90.00            | 0.01            | 159.63           | 0.0168          |
| Andhra Pradesh                   |                  | 10.71           |                  | 17.2044         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                |                  | 0.05            |                  | 0.0152          |
| Assam                            |                  | 0.72            |                  | 0.7727          |
| Bihar                            |                  | 21.72           |                  | 30.6969         |
| Chhattisgarh                     |                  | 1.12            |                  | 1.7293          |
| Delhi                            |                  | 4.15            |                  | 6.4674          |
| Goa                              |                  | 0.03            |                  | 0.028           |
| GujaratR                         |                  | 2.14            |                  | 4.6191          |
| Haryana                          |                  | 2.90            |                  | 4.2797          |
|                                  |                  | 0.30            |                  | 0.273           |
| Jani and kashmir                 |                  | 0.25            |                  | 0.1179          |
| Jharkhand                        |                  | 3.38            |                  | 7.295           |
| Karnataka                        |                  | 3.39            |                  | 5.1969          |
| Kerala                           |                  | 9.70            |                  | 18.1458         |
| Madhya Pradesh                   |                  | 6.37            |                  | 9.1704          |
| Maharashtra                      |                  | 10.00           |                  | 19.3727         |
| Manipur                          |                  | 0.14            |                  | 0.132           |
| Odisha                           |                  | 2.31            |                  | 3.8288          |
| Puducherry                       |                  | 0.14            |                  | 0.1519          |
| Punjab                           |                  | 0.75            |                  | 1.1123          |
| Rajasthan                        |                  | 6.93            |                  | 11.3948         |
| Sikkim                           |                  | 0.02            |                  | 0.0711          |
| Tamil Nadu                       |                  | 5.71            |                  | 10.34           |
| Telangana                        |                  | 8.16            |                  | 12.3053         |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu |                  | 0.01            |                  |                 |
| Tripura                          |                  | 0.10            |                  | 0.1555          |
| Uttar Pradesh                    |                  | 21.21           |                  | 31.6189         |
| Uttarakhand                      |                  | 0.50            |                  | 0.8894          |
| West Bengal                      |                  | 1.14            |                  | 3.631           |
| Chandigarh                       |                  | 0.00            |                  | 0.0323          |
| Mizoram Total                    | 90.00            | 0.00 124.06     | 159.63           | 0.0381 201.1026 |

## 8. Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers for SCs (SHREYAS)

The SHREYAS scheme comprises four central sector sub- schemes.

|                                                                                     |                  | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22                                                                             | 2022-23   | 2022-23          | 2023-24   | 2024-25          | 2024-25   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------|
| Name of the Scheme                                                                  | Budget Allocated | Utilized  | located   | Utilized  | Budget Budget Al Budget Budget Al Budget Budget Al Budget Budget All Budget located | Utilized  | located Utilized |           | located Utilized |           |
| Top Class Scholarship for SC students (TCS)**                                       | 50.00            | 52.87     | 70        | 84.72     | 108                                                                                 | 85.67     | 100              | 83.84     | 103              | 103.26    |
| Free Coaching for SCs, OBCs and benefic liaries of PM-cares children Scheme (ECS)** | 30.00            | 11.96     | 30.00     | 14.98     | 27.00                                                                               | 18.41     | 14.82            | 7.76      | 18.00            | 17.68     |
| National Fellowship for SC students (FSC)**                                         | 125.00           | 133.10    | 125.00    | 127.85    | 159.00                                                                              | 134.07    | 188.00           | 199.82    | 212.00           | 209.50    |
| National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) Scheme for SC students**                        | 30.00            | 32.92     | 35.00     | 49.07     | 50.00                                                                               | 86.59     | 85.00            | 88.56     | 95.00            | 74.17     |

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(Rs. In crore)