Lok Sabha Question No. 1423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: National Fellowship for OBCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Umesh G. Jadhav, Ramesh Bidhuri, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Aparajita Sarangi

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1423 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2023

## NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOR OBCs

1423. SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

SHRI PARBA TBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

DR UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

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

- (a) the objectives of the National Fellowship for Other Backward Class (OBC) students;
- (b) the break-up for the funds allocated and total number of beneficiaries under the National Fellowship for OBC Students, State-wise;
- (c) the intake of Junior Research Fellows under the scheme since 2014, State and year-wise;
- (d) whether there has been an enhancement in fellowship rates under the scheme since its inception and if SO, the details thereof;
- (e) the total number of women who have received the benefit under the New Swarnima Loan Scheme of the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) till 2023; and
- the total number of beneficiaries under the scheme, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The objective of the National Fellowship Scheme of Government for Other Backward Class students is Educational   Empowerment of OBC students by way of awarding  fellowship (financial assistance) in obtaining quality higher education: The scheme is designed to provide a total number of 1000 Junior Research Fellowships per year to undertake advanced studies and research leading to MPhil. /Ph.D. Degrees, who have qualified in the following tests:

- ii. UGC-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (UGC-CSIR) NET-JRF Joint Test (for Sciences)
- i. National   Eligibility Test) Junior Research  Fellowship   (NET-JRF) of UGC (for Humanities/Social Sciences) or

(b): The total fund allocated under the scheme for last S years is annexed at Annexure-I and total number of state-wise beneficiaries under the National Fellowship for OBC Students for last 5 years is annexed at Annexure-II:

(c): Total no. of Junior Research Fellows under the scheme since 2014 is annexed at Annexure-

(d): Yes the existing rate under NF-OBC are revised at par with UGC fellowships W.e.f 01.01.2023 for existing scholars under NF-OBC scheme as below: Sir,

- For JRF (Junior Research Fellowship):- From Rs 31,000/- pm for 2 years to Rs 37,000/pm for 2 years
- For SRF (Senior Research Fellowship):- From Rs 35,000/- pm for remaining tenure to Rs 42,000/- pm for remaining tenure.

(e) to (f): The total number of women beneficiaries who have received benefit under the New Swarnima Loan Scheme of the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) during last 5 years and current year (till 30.11.2023) State/UT-wise is attached at Annexure-IV .

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Annexure-I refer to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1423 for 12.12.2023

|     | Year    | BEIRE        |
|-----|---------|--------------|
|     | 2014-15 | 11.00/11.00  |
| 2.  | 2015-16 | 6.20/18.30   |
| 3_  | 2016-17 | 27.00/27.00  |
|     | 2017-18 | 40.00/40.00  |
|     | 2018-19 | 110.00/30.00 |
|     | 2019-20 | 70.00/52.50  |
|     | 2020-21 | 120.00/45.00 |
| 8.  | 2021-22 | 100.00/60.00 |
| 9.  |         | 53.00/53.00  |
| 10. | 2023-24 | 57.00/ -     |

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|    | State Name        | 2018-19                  | 2018-19                          | 2019-20                  | 2019-20                | 2020-21                  | 2020-21                         | 2021-22                  | 2021-22                | 2022-23                  | 2022-23                         |
|----|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|    | State Name        | Total Scholars UJRF+SRF) | Total Amount Disbursed (JRF+SRF) | Total Scholars (JRF+SRF) | Total Amount Disbursed | Total Scholars UJRF+SRF) | Total Amount Disbursed (JRF+SRE | Total Scholars (JRF+SRF) | Total Amount Disbursed | Total Scholars (JRF+SRF) | Total Amount Disbursed (JRF+SRF |
|    | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 25                       | 7373814                          | 53                       | 27997272               | 54                       | 19418736                        | 52                       | 22349691               | 45                       | 15921931                        |
| 2  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                          |                                  |                          |                        |                          |                                 | 2                        | 574809                 | 3                        | 995444                          |
| 3  | ASSAM             | 52                       | 16183146                         | 87                       | 42499550.6             |                          | 29254524                        | 66                       | 28564695               | 78                       | 26272076                        |
|    | BIHAR             |                          | 5457582                          | 52                       | 26758614               | 64                       | 23989862                        | 78                       | 36373288               | 97                       | 34756581                        |
| 5  | CHANDIGARH        |                          | 476500                           | 2                        | 1078395                | 4                        | 2256366                         | 3                        | 279714                 | 1                        | 340121                          |
| 6  | CHHATISGARH       |                          | 2774600                          | 16                       | 6784296                | 19                       | 6525302                         | 25                       | 12134181               | 20                       | 6141626                         |
|    | DELHI             |                          | 19740661                         | 53                       | 22837803               | 44                       | 10382632                        | 50                       | 20061672               | 69                       | 25427667                        |
| 8  | GOA               |                          | 2562171                          | 13                       | 7829826                | 11                       | 4101078                         | 10                       | 4846321                | 9                        | 2457983                         |
| 9  | GUJARAT           |                          | 7325851                          | 56                       | 23358522               | 55                       | 21964650                        | 48                       | 18883176               | 35                       | 12195344                        |
| 10 | HARYANA           | 16                       | 4849736                          | 30                       | 15149222               | 35                       | 12716736                        | 53                       | 22182637               | 78                       | 24291369                        |
| 11 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 1                        | 290000                           | 5                        | 2627790                | 4                        | 1726649                         | 6                        | 2889517                | 8                        | 2284593                         |
| 12 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 8                        | 2616141                          | 14                       | 7010335                | 18                       | 4893706                         | 18                       | 8087245                | 20                       | 6709098                         |
| 13 | JHARKHAND         | 15                       | 6831474                          | 33                       | 15759554               | 31                       | 9928416                         | 34                       | 16056545               | 42                       | 15384333                        |
| 14 | KARNATAKA         | 33                       | 10258948                         | 57                       | 27762934               | 42                       | 15327385                        | 78                       | 18383612               | 36                       | 12067974                        |
| 15 | KERALA            | 12                       | 3952449                          | 29                       | 15018687               | 45                       | 13848938                        |                          | 35977072               | 120                      | 40231605                        |
| 16 | MADHYA PRADESH    | 34                       | 1043919433                       | 55                       | 21070714.7             | 50                       | 22462801                        | 53                       | 21728616               | 48                       | 16650378                        |
| 17 | MAHARASHTRA       | 74                       | 21566709                         | 110                      | 55630497               | 89                       | 29869675                        | 72                       | 27130399               | 56                       | 17774162                        |
| 18 | MANIPUR           |                          |                                  | 5                        | 1977431                | 9                        | 2958829                         | 22                       | 8651441                | 31                       | 10567715                        |
| 19 | ODISHA            | 19                       | 5809096                          | 30                       | 13413835               | 47                       | 16768420                        | 58                       | 27743096               | 70                       | 22137630                        |
| 20 | PUDUCHERRY        | 15                       | 6824643                          | 17                       | 6753714                | 8                        | 3177885                         |                          | 2769317                | 10                       | 3061335                         |
| 21 | PUNJAB            | 15                       | 5027301.98                       | 22                       | 11023384               | 22                       | 7633797                         | 23                       | 9728212                | 25                       | 7393258                         |
| 22 | RAJASTHAN         |                          | 717332233                        | 71                       | 35666211               | 76                       | 26263526                        | 85                       | 35374477               | 96                       | 29881019                        |
| 23 | SIKKIM            | 2                        | 2602350                          | 15                       | 5489432                | 10                       | 3261526                         | 6                        | 2855865                | 6                        | 2220096                         |
| 24 | TAMIL NADU        | 10                       | 2922500                          | 42                       | 16654121               | 49                       | 18896407                        | 59                       | 27988015               | 68                       | 21241908                        |
| 25 | TELANGANA         | 33                       | 11076222                         | 37                       | 17379653.8             | 39                       | 15493066                        | 34                       | 18804029               | 39                       | 10712223                        |
| 26 | TRIPURA           | 2                        | 529250                           | 5                        | 1940800                | 5                        | 2579607                         | 5                        | 2206343                | 7                        | 2071591                         |
| 27 | UTTAR PRADESH     |                          | 46816560.63                      | 202                      | 91574552.7             | 223                      | 72785434                        | 243                      |                        | 325                      | 105560441                       |
| 28 | UTTARAKHAND       | 1                        | 372500                           | 6                        | 2922797                | 8                        | 2945853                         | 9                        | 4342428                |                          | 4395428                         |
| 29 | WEST BENGAL       | 38                       | 11959486                         | 75                       | 41942601               | 90                       | 30840036                        | 95                       | 41946148               | 114                      | 34976416                        |
|    | Total             | 679                      | 223812208.3                      | 1192                     | 565912545              | 1233                     | 432271842                       | 1338                     | 581996737              | 1570                     | 514121345                       |

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Annexure-IIl refer to in reply to Part (C) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1423 for 12.12.2023

| No:   | State Name                | 2015-16       | 2015-16                          | 2016-17     | 2016-17                          | 2017-18       | 2017-18                          | 2018-19       | 2018-19                          | 2019-20       | 2019-20                          | 2020-21       | 2020-21                          | 2021-22      | 2021-22                          | 2022-23      | 2022-23                          |
|-------|---------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
| No:   | State Name                | JRF Schol ars | Amount Disbursed to JRF Scholars | JRF Scholar | Amount Disbursed to JRF Scholars | JRF Scho lars | Amount Disbursed to JRF Scholars | JRF Schol ars | Amount Disbursed to JRF Scholars | JRF Schol ars | Amount Disbursed to JRF Scholars | JRF Schol ars | Amount Disbursed to JRF Scholars | JRF Scholars | Amount Disbursed to JRF Scholars | JRF Scholars | Amount Disbursed to Scholars JRF |
|       | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 11            | 4823786                          | 18          | 8162549                          | 21            | 6338993                          | 10            | 2505893                          | 38            | 22256963                         | 37            | 13710876                         | 28           | 11383426                         | 19           | 6347692                          |
|       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |               |                                  |             | 235000                           |               | 225000                           |               |                                  |               |                                  |               |                                  |              | 574809                           |              | 995444                           |
|       | ASSAM                     | 16            | 6989422                          | 29          | 13212325                         | 39            | 10824612                         | 26            | 8248496                          | 60            | 31368566                         | 47            | 15943986                         | 30           | 13378287                         | 49           | 16453284                         |
|       | BIHAR                     |               | 1092098                          | 14          | 4365557                          | 17            | 4323496                          | 12            | 3950047                          | 44            | 22701767                         | 40            | 14514089                         | 51           | 21038840                         | 62           | 22236685                         |
|       | CHANDIGARH                |               |                                  |             |                                  |               | 513000                           |               |                                  |               | 420000                           |               | 1018856                          |              |                                  | 1            | 340121                           |
|       | CKHATISGARH               |               | 1855400                          |             | 683597                           |               | 2637280                          |               | 2080000                          | 14            | 5482984                          | 17            | 5739653                          | 19           | 9323878                          | 14           | 4001896                          |
|       | DELHI                     | 38            | 15752327                         |             | 2062016                          | 36            | 11291891                         | 20            | 8584411                          | 22            | 10621659                         | 24            | 5877096                          | 39           | 15720147                         | 56           | 19442355                         |
|       | GOA                       |               | 1105760                          | 52          | 17718425                         |               | 1475000                          |               | 901756                           |               | 6056116                          |               | 2471480                          |              | 2297087                          |              | 1028818 6581295                  |
|       | GUJARAT                   | 14            | 5907735                          |             | 1315000                          | 19            | 5249900                          | 12            | 4094244                          | 46            | 19601838                         | 43            | 17277511                         | 31           | 10456436 16622901                | 15 64        | 20466489                         |
| 10    | HARYANA                   |               | 2186442                          | 27          | 9544129                          | 15            | 4679857                          |               | 1557938                          | 17            | 8863368                          | 22            | 7219387                          | 41           | 1708367                          |              |                                  |
| 11    | HIMACHAL PRADESH          |               | 519800                           | 14          | 4343261                          |               | 457500                           |               | 290000                           |               | 2118040                          | 12            | 484184 2897086                   | 12           | 4879176                          |              | 1054809                          |
| 12    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR         |               | 876800                           |             | 460000                           |               | 1488400                          |               | 1889700                          | 10            | 4966514                          | 21            | 5675013                          | 22           | 9300397                          | 12           | 4088697                          |
| 13    | JHARKHAND                 |               | 2193714                          |             | 1505650                          | 12            | 3488327                          |               | 3621304                          | 24            | 12244190                         |               |                                  |              |                                  | 24           | 9283036                          |
| 14    | KARNATAKA                 | 23            | 9903586                          | 10          | 3040065                          | 29            | 8854025                          | 17            | 5084025                          | 41            | 23027231                         | 23            | 7937106                          | 21           | 8046247                          | 25           | 9051182                          |
| 15    | KERALA                    | 10            | 3601963                          | 24          | 8822406                          | 10            | 2862261                          |               | 1151895                          | 21            | 11119412                         | 34            | 8804897                          | 66           | 30241252                         | 100          | 32937282                         |
| 16    | MADHYA PRADESH            | 20            | 8324056                          | 14          | 4795676                          | 26            | 6800374                          | 16            | 4619187                          | 36            | 12997607                         | 29            | 13551981                         | 30           | 12804280                         | 28           | 9643125                          |
| 17    | MAHARASHTRA               | 43            | 15734756                         | 26          | 9864921                          | 56            | 17004570                         |               | 9476525                          | 70            | 37042720                         | 42            | 14509850                         | 20           | 7015933                          | 21           | 7477627                          |
| 18    | MEGHALAYA                 |               | 285000                           | 66          | 21122197                         |               | 235000                           |               |                                  |               | 1977431                          |               | 2581130 10201351                 | 21           | 8201681                          | 27 50        | 8782935                          |
| 19    | ODISHA                    | 5             | 1821733                          |             | 805000                           | 13            | 4096654                          | 11            | 3373707                          | 20            | 8646445 4250483                  | 32            | 734352                           | 39           | 20599175 1363703                 |              | 15479486                         |
| 20    | PUDUCHERRY                |               | 3650180                          | 11          | 3179921                          | 10            | 2970900                          |               | 3822883                          | 10            |                                  |               |                                  |              |                                  |              | 2253081                          |
| 21    | PUNJAB                    | 13            | 3816506                          | 11          | 4051378                          |               | 2108495.95                       |               | 1375649.98                       | 12            | 6898957                          | 12            | 3911638                          | 10           | 4151745                          | 15           | 4138273                          |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN                 |               | 4511825                          | 15          | 5176420                          | 27            | 7068090.55                       | 14            | 3860665                          | 54            | 29775061                         | 46            | 14116038                         | 49           | 18158798                         | 62           | 19032176                         |
| 23    | SIKKIM                    |               | 577000                           | 28          | 10587806                         |               | 1132300                          |               | 1449800                          | 12            | 4605256                          |               | 2821769                          |              | 1294140                          |              | 916860                           |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU                | 27            | 10866328                         |             |                                  | 11            | 2495403                          | 10            | 2922500                          | 41            | 16100111                         |               | 15284607                         | 39           | 17058429                         | 44           | 13796422                         |
|       |                           |               |                                  |             | 2110145                          |               |                                  | 15            |                                  |               |                                  | 42            |                                  |              | 12454577                         |              |                                  |
| 25    | TELANGANA                 | 24            | 9137078                          | 22          | 2094288                          | 27            | 7660678                          |               | 4475807                          | 17            | 8525838                          | 25            | 10758211                         | 22           | 1175843                          | 24           | 6923334                          |
| 26    | TRIPURA                   | 60            | 513339 24467702                  | 39 114      | 12577232 36547759                | 80            | 530030 23040769                  | 52            | 529250 16789878                  | 119           | 1940800 61694451                 | 146           | 1369019 43654191                 | 167          | 66504747                         | 249          | 1326831 80411552                 |
| 27 28 | UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND |               |                                  |             |                                  |               | 305000                           |               | 372500                           |               | 2455042                          |               | 1305848                          |              | 1460833                          | 11           | 3439834                          |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL               | 25            | 9501395                          | 33          | 10684602                         | 35            | 10209245                         | 18            | 5915186                          | 53            | 31467577                         | 43            | 11535705                         | 49           | 20351945                         | 71           | 21086422                         |
|       | Total                     |               |                                  |             |                                  | 525           |                                  |               |                                  |               |                                  |               |                                  | 831          | 347470498                        | 1070         | 349017043                        |
|       |                           | 384           | 150015731                        | 597         | 199067325                        |               | 150367052                        | 324           | 102943247                        | 810           | 409226427                        | 772           | 255906910                        |              |                                  |              |                                  |

## Annexure-III

Annexure-IV Annexure-IV refer to in reply to Part (e & f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No: 1423 for 12.12.2023

| S: No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2018- 19   | 2019- 20   | 2020- 21   | 2021- 22   | 2022- 23   | 2023-24 (as on 30.11.2023_   |
|----------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------------------------|
| S: No.   | Name of State/UT   | (Nos )     | (Nos.)     | (Nos)      | (Nos )     | (Nos:)     |                              |
| 1_       | Andhra Pradesh     |            | 39         | 15         |            |            |                              |
| 2        | Andaman & Nicobar  |            |            |            |            |            |                              |
| 3_       | Assam              |            | 9          | 61         |            |            |                              |
| 4_       | Bihar              |            | 46         | 1          |            |            |                              |
| 5_       | Chandigargh        |            |            |            |            |            |                              |
| 6_       | Chhattisgarh       | 14         | 21         | 20         |            |            |                              |
| 7        | Delhi              |            |            | 34         | 5          |            |                              |
| 8        | Goa                |            |            | 50         |            | 25         |                              |
| 9        | Gujarat            | 239        | 116        | 230        | 280        | 180        |                              |
| 10.      | Haryana            | 400        | 21         |            | 100        |            |                              |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh   | 9          | 8          | 8          | 50         | 250        |                              |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir    | 48         | 200        | 160        | 275        | 100        | 9                            |
| 13.      | Jharkhand          |            | 12         |            |            |            |                              |
| 14       | Karnataka          |            | 226        | 72         |            |            |                              |
| 15.      | Kerala             | 880        | 749        | 2020       | 5420       | 3940       |                              |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh     | 128        | 218        | 37         |            |            |                              |
| 17.      | Maharashtra        |            | 43         | 6          |            |            |                              |
|          | Manipur            |            |            |            |            |            |                              |
| 19.      | Odisha             |            | 34         |            |            |            |                              |
| 20.      | Punjab             | 320        | 348        | 541        | 1434       | 678        | 316                          |
| 21_      | Puducherry         |            |            |            |            |            |                              |
| 22       | Rajasthan          | 222        | 937        | 553        |            |            |                              |
| 23_      | Tamil Nadu         | 433        | 733        | 2040       |            |            | 876                          |
| 24.      | Telangana          |            | 12         | 7          |            |            |                              |
| 25.      | Tripura            | 385        |            |            |            |            |                              |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh      | 528        | 147        | 335        | 200        | 400        |                              |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand        | 10         | 7          |            |            |            |                              |
| 28.      | West Bengal        |            | 4          |            |            |            |                              |
|          | Total              | 3616       | 3938       | 6193       | 7764       | 5573       | 1209                         |