Lok Sabha Question No. 3923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Scholarship Scheme for SC/ST/OBC
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Raja A

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3923 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2025

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SC/ST/OBC

## 3923. SHRI RAJA A:

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

- (a) the details of specific scholarship schemes available for SC/ST/OBC students in the country, State-wise particularly Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the total number of students benefited from these scholarships along with funds disbursed, State/year and district-wise in Tamil Nadu, during the last three years; and
- (c) whether initiatives undertaken · to enhance awareness and accessibility of these scholarships among eligible students, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a): The details of scholarship schemes available for SCs and OBCs students, implemented by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the Country including Tamil Nadu is as under:-
1. Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others
2. Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SC Students
3. Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers for Scheduled Castes (SHREYAS-SCs): Under this scheme, there are 4 components which are as follows:
- i. Top Class Scholarship Scheme for SC students (TCS)
11. Free Coaching Scheme for SC and OBC students (FCS)
111. National Overseas Scholarship (NOS)
- iv. National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste students (NFSC)
4. PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India for OBCs and Others (PM-YASASVI for OBCs and Others): Under this scheme, there are 4 components which are as follows:
1. Pre-Matric Scholarships for OBC, EBC and DNT Students
- ii. Post- Matric Scholarships for OBC, EBC and DNT Students Studying in India
- iii. Top Class Education in Schools for OBC, EBC and DNT Students
- iv. Top Class Education in Colleges for OBC, EBC and DNT students

5. Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS for OBCs and Others): National Fellowship for OBC Students

6. Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)

- Mode - 1, every year 3000 meritorious SC students are selected through the National Entrance Test (NETS) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission in class 9* and 11th in best private residential schools affiliated by CBSE/State Boards. Financial assistance is provided till completion of their study upto class 12"
- ii. Mode - 2, financial assistance is provided to organisations for running the projects of Non-Residential schools, Residential schools and Hostels at Primary & secondary level for so students.

7. The details of scholarship schemes for ST students, implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the country including Tamil Nadu is as under:-

- i. Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class IX and X)
- ii. Post Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class XI and above)
- iii. National Fellowship for Higher Education for ST students
- IV. National Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Top Class)
- v. National Overseas Scholarship for ST students.

(b): The details of students benefited from these scholarship schemes along with funds disbursed, State/year and district-wise in Tamil Nadu, during the last three years are as follows:

Details in regard of Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others; and Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SC Students is enclosed as Annexure-I. Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) to the beneficiaries under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others started w.e.f 2022-23. Thus, District-wise details of beneficiaries prior to introduction of DBT i.e. for FY2021-22 is not maintained by this Department.

The umbrella scheme of "Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers for Scheduled Castes (SHREYAS-SC) is a central sector scheme. Therefore, there is no Statewise/district-wise distribution under the Scheme.

As regards PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India for OBCs and Others (PM-YASASVI for OBCs and Others) and; Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS for OBCs and Others): National Fellowship for OBC Students, the details of students benefited from these scholarship schemes along with funds disbursed, State-wise including Tamil Nadu, during the last three years is enclosed as Annexure-II. District-wise data is not maintained under these schemes.

As regards Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA), scholarship is not provided to SC students, however, in Mode-I fee is reimbursed to private residential schools for admission of SC students in class 9* and 11" for completion of education till class 12"h. Details of State-wise including Tamil Nadu funds released during the last three years is enclosed at Annexure-III. District-wise data is not maintained under these schemes.

For scholarship schemes for ST students, the details are at Annexure-IV. As informed by Ministry of Tribal Affairs, under National Overseas Scholarship Scheme (NOS), there are no beneficiaries during the last 3 years from the State of Tamil Nadu.

(c): Following steps are being taken to enhance awareness and accessibility to these scholarships among eligible students

(i) For Pre-Matric Scholarship schemes for SCs and others; and Post-Matric Scholarship schemes for SCs:- i. Regular capacity building and Handholding/cluster/regional meetings and/or workshops for all States/UTs are conducted to review the progress of the States as well as to resolve any pending issues.

ii. Advertisement to promote outreach and increase awareness:

- Scheme snippets are being uploaded on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
- Classified advertisements are being published in National and regional newspapers in Hindi, English and regional languages.

iii. Field visits: Officials dealing with Post-Matric Scholarships scheme for SC Students visit various institutes in the States to understand their concerns.

iv. Monthly review of Post-Matric Scholarships scheme for SC Students: This Department monitors and reviews the progress of the implementation of the schemes on monthly basis State-wise

(ii) For Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers for Scheduled Castes (SHREYAS-SC):

i. Twitter & Facebook Campaigns ill. The Ministry is making due efforts to create awareness of the Scheme throughout the country. The details of the Scheme are available on the website of the Department. Apart from this the features of the Scheme are also broadcasted through radio channels of All India Radio in the programme 'Sawarati Jaye Jeewan ki Rahen'.

il. Newspaper Advertisements in both National and Regional Newspapers all over India iv. Letters have been written to Principal Secretaries to disseminate information regarding these Schemes in their States.

(iii) For Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India for OBCs and Others (PM-YASASVI for OBCs and Others) and; Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS for OBCs and Others): National Fellowship for OBC Students:

:.

i. Regular Hand holding meetings/workshops for National Scholarship Portal (NSP) on boarded States/UT

ii. Online end to end processing, verification of eligibility credentials through online transaction to ensure greater transparency, control duplicity and wrongful claims by institutions; and iii. Central share being released directly into the Aadhaar - seeded bank account of the students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in case of Central Sector Schemes.

iv. For the successful implementation of the schemes, Government undertakes steps like mandatory annual inspection by the department, mandatory submission of utilization Certificate and periodic review by holding meeting at National level, Regional level and State level and field visits by Senior Officers.

v. A Projects Monitoring Unit (PMU) has also been set up in the Department. The Department also undertakes periodic review of the implementation of the scheme through third party evaluation studies, the studies have found that these schemes are achieving desired objectives and have recommended their continuation.

vi. Further, to ensure timely release, the system of State Nodal Agency (SNA) and Central Nodal Agency (CNA) have been adopted which ensure released of scholarship/fellowship to scholars.

(iv) For Scholarship schemes related to ST students, M/o Tribal Affairs is advertising the schemes in print and electronic media. Awareness is also created by sensitizing the States/UTs. Applications are invited online and details about this is published on the website of Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Ministry issues advertisement of National Fellowship and National overseas Scholarship in print media. The States are also asked to make ST students aware about Centrally Sponsored scheme and help students in preparation of basic documents like Aadhar, Bank account, Caste certificate etc. so as to enable students to take benefit under the schemes. All Universities and Institutes under Top Class Scholarship Scheme and National Fellowship scheme are asked to make students aware about the scheme and encourage them to apply when the portal is open.

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(Rs. in lakh)

|         |                | 2021-22     | 2021-22              | 2022-23     | 2022-23              | 2023-24     | 2023-24              |
|---------|----------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|
| SI. No. | State/UT       | CA Released | No. of beneficiaries | CA Released | No. of beneficiaries | CA Released | No. of beneficiaries |
| 1       |                |             | 245595               |             | 0                    | 5,614       | 2,21,219             |
|         |                |             | 418                  |             | 0                    |             | 14                   |
|         |                |             | 473106               | 1426.9716   | 132127               |             | 1,46,660             |
|         |                |             |                      | 45.64       |                      |             | 1,097                |
|         |                |             |                      | 0           |                      |             |                      |
|         |                |             |                      | 0.49        |                      |             |                      |
| 7       |                |             |                      | 10.518      |                      |             |                      |
|         |                |             |                      | 0.126       | 6                    |             |                      |
| 9       |                |             |                      | 1643.2161   |                      |             |                      |
| 10      |                |             |                      |             | 0                    |             |                      |
| =       |                |             |                      |             |                      |             |                      |
| 12      |                |             |                      |             |                      |             |                      |
| 13      |                |             |                      |             |                      |             |                      |
| 14      |                |             |                      |             |                      |             |                      |
| 14      |                |             |                      |             |                      |             |                      |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh |             |                      | 0           |                      |             |                      |
| 17      | Maharashtra    |             |                      | 0           | 0                    |             |                      |
| 18      | Manipur        |             |                      | 0           | 0                    |             |                      |
| 19      | Odisha         |             |                      | 645.708     |                      |             |                      |
| 20      | Puducherry     |             |                      | 0           | 0                    |             |                      |
| 21      | Punjab         |             |                      | 1950.438    |                      |             |                      |
| 22      | Rajasthan      |             | 240500               | 0           | 0                    |             |                      |
| 23      | Sikkim         |             | 54                   | 0           |                      |             |                      |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu     |             | 341246               | 2212.224    |                      |             |                      |
| 25      | Telangana      |             | 26175                |             | 0                    | 0           |                      |
| 26      | Tripura        |             | 10211                | 129.528     |                      |             |                      |
| 27      | Uttar PradeshR |             | 320390               | 6010.7103   |                      |             |                      |
| 28      | Uttarakhand    |             | 14368                |             |                      |             |                      |
| 29      | West Bengal    |             | 223209               | 1624.056    |                      |             |                      |
|         | Total          |             | 3238399              | 20793.13    |                      |             |                      |

:: FY2021-22: Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SC Students

| District name             | No. of Beneficiaries   | Central Share Amount Paid   |
|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
| ARIYALUR                  | 6,842                  | 3,77,24,490                 |
| CHENNAI                   | 30,277                 | 12,89,72,846                |
| COIMBATORE                | 17,996                 | 18,70,66,720                |
| CUDDALORE                 | 29,683                 | 16,89,46,551                |
| DHARMAPURI                | 10,379                 | 6,71,27,136                 |
| DINDIGUL                  | 13,747                 | 7,85,15,369                 |
| ERODE                     | 10,857                 | 8,28,51,539                 |
| KANCHIPURAM               | 30,576                 | 24,92,60,614                |
| KANNIYAKUMARI (HQ: NAGERC | 2,926                  | 3,07,48,482                 |
| KARUR                     | 7,224                  | 5,27,64,079                 |
| KRISHNAGIRI               | 7,713                  | 3,72,27,523                 |
| MADURAI                   | 15,441                 | 8,43,09,358                 |
| NAGAPATTINAM              | 19,156                 | 8,19,45,140                 |
| NAMAKKAL                  | 16,340                 | 17,82,50,439                |
| NILGIRIS (HQ: UDHAGAMA    | 5,025                  | 1,35,30,858                 |
| PERAMBALUR                | 8,812                  | 7,71,27,405                 |
| PUDUKKOTTAI               | 11,251                 | 7,55,31,206                 |
| RAMANATHAPURAM            | 6,818                  | 2,39,23,547                 |
| SALEM                     | 19,832                 | 12,28,04,846                |
| SIVAGANGA                 | 8,741                  | 5,72,37,769                 |
| THANJAVUR                 | 20,669                 | 12,56,02,176                |
| THENI                     | 7,729                  | 3,25,56,688                 |
| THOOTHUKUDI               | 10,303                 | 5,16,78,879                 |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI           | 20,292                 | 15,95,34,105                |
| TIRUNELVELI               | 16,672                 | 11,52,38,421                |
| TIRUPPUR                  | 9,434                  | 3,96,56,379                 |
| TIRUVALLUR                | 20,432                 | 14,05,50,283                |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI            | 18,279                 | 8,63,02,586                 |
| TIRUVARUR                 | 15,002                 | 4,77,40,914                 |
| VELLORE                   | 21,644                 | 10,53,42,171                |
| VILLUPURAM                | 30,142                 | 14,12,26,152                |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR              | 11,425                 | 5,38,01,420                 |
| Total                     | 4,81,659               | 2,93,50,96,091              |

## Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3923to be answered on 25.03.2025

## Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC & DNT Students:

| SI. No.   | States/ UTs                            | 2021-22        | 2021-22              | 2022-23        | 2022-23              | 2023-24        | 2023-24              |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|
| SI. No.   | States/ UTs                            | Funds Released | No. of Beneficiaries | Funds Released | No. of Beneficiaries | Funds Released | No. of Beneficiaries |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                         | 199.50         | 2.30365              | 1237.00        | 10.63691             | 2500.00        | 5.84                 |
| 2         | Bihar                                  | 4000.00        | 0                    | 1094.50        |                      | 0              | 0                    |
|           | Chhattisgarh                           | 104.50         |                      | 0              |                      |                | 0                    |
| 4         | Goa                                    | 10.00          | 0.01                 | 73.75          | 0.00206              | 4.80           | 0.0027               |
| 5         | Gujarat                                | 800.00         | 5.20                 | 9164.82        | 4.65956              | 2394.00        | 3.70                 |
|           | Haryana                                | 0.00           | 0                    | 0              | 0                    | 0              | 0                    |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh                       | 30.00          | 0.1311               | 480.24         | 0.07287              | 403.20000      | 0.09                 |
| 8         | Jammu & Kashmir                        | 80.00          | 0                    |                |                      | 0              | 0                    |
| 9         | Jharkhand                              | 2000.00        | 2.27                 | 480.00         | 2.39455              | 735.00         | 2.45                 |
| 10        | Karnataka                              | 2500.00        | 8.48                 | 0              |                      | 3714.6         | 1.54                 |
| 11        | Kerala                                 | 1800.00        |                      | 336.51         | 0.14000              | 1917.60        | 0.80                 |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh                         | 0.00           |                      | 0              |                      |                | 0                    |
| 13        | Maharashtra                            | 1508.08        |                      | 2963.89        | 0                    | 0              | 0.92                 |
| 14        | Odisha                                 | 788.99         |                      | 754.605        | 0.35917              | 479.83         | 0.20                 |
| 15        | Punjab                                 | 114.50         |                      | 938.42         | 2.35510              | 969.25         | 0.42                 |
| 16        | Rajasthan                              | 2972.55        |                      | 3352.39        |                      | 0              |                      |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu                             | 2694.72        |                      | 4419.815       | 3.05000              | 4046.52        | 2.93                 |
| 18        | Telangana                              | 0.00           |                      | 0              | 0.00478              | 0              |                      |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh                          | 848.00         |                      | 5741.995       | 0.76750              | 2040.00        | 0.61                 |
| 20        | Uttarakhand                            | 50.00          |                      | 147.00         |                      | 0              | 0                    |
| 21        | West Bengal                            | 544.00         | 3.13                 | 2708.874       | 0.10128              |                | 0.49                 |
| 22        | Assam                                  | 81.65          |                      | 1758.50        | 0.11114              |                | 0                    |
| 23        | Manipur                                | 124.756        | Nil                  | 152.00         | 1.11000              | 126.61         | 0.0016               |
| 24        | Sikkim                                 | 7.720          | 0.00484              | 2.56           | 0.00039              | 1.41           | 0.0006               |
| 25        | Tripura                                | 214.94         | 0.33                 | 271.825        | 0.23306              | 163            | 0.22                 |
| 26        | A & N Island                           | 10.50          | 0.00699              | 10.975         | 0                    | 0              | 0                    |
| 27        | Chandigarh                             | 14.50          |                      | 30.50          | 0.00144              |                | 0.009                |
| 28        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 55.00          | 0                    | 14             |                      |                |                      |
| 29        | Delhi                                  | 223.75         | 0.32                 |                | 0.02711              |                | 0.0008               |
| 30        | Puducherry                             | 51.25          | 0.034                | 3.73           |                      | 50             | 0.03                 |
|           | Total                                  | 21828.90       | 58.62                | 36137.90       | 26.027               | 19545.82       | 20.2547              |

(Rs. and beneficiaries in lakh)

## Top Class Education in schools for OBC, EBC and DNT Students (launched in 2022-23):

| SI. No.   | State               | 2022-23              | 2022-23         | 2023-24              | 2023-24         |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| SI. No.   | State               | No. of Beneficiaries | Amount (in Rs.) | No. of Beneficiaries | Amount (in Rs.) |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar |                      | 1225            |                      | 75000           |
|           | Andhra Pradesh      |                      |                 | 188                  | 3938961         |
|           | Assam               |                      | 250000          |                      | 459435          |
|           | Bihar               | 27                   | 320693          |                      | 4434412         |
|           | Chhattisgarh        | 6                    | 96504           |                      |                 |
| 6         | Daman and Diu       |                      | 0               |                      |                 |
| 7         | Delhi               | 10                   | 421923          |                      | 261713          |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 224                  | 4756096         |                      | 9918420         |
| 9         | Haryana             |                      |                 |                      | 850855          |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    |                      | 1120            |                      | 2110            |
|           | Jammu and Kashmir   |                      | 32600           |                      | 40000           |
| 12        | Jharkhand           |                      | 162468          |                      | 278633          |
| 13        | Karnataka           | 23                   | 828257          |                      | 7451731         |
| 14        | Kerala              | 3                    | 13835           |                      | 587831          |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      | 119                  | 1239274         |                      | 8613509         |
| 16        | Maharashtra         | 33                   | 313502          |                      | 5230765         |
| 17        | Manipur             |                      | 246344          |                      | 652176          |
| 18        | Odisha              |                      |                 |                      | 1047075         |
| 19        | Punjab              | 219                  | 370134          |                      |                 |
| 20        | Rajasthan           | 44                   | 786635          |                      | 422630          |
| 21        | Sikkim              | 2                    | 59525           |                      | 119050          |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu          | 195                  | 5430545         |                      | 18781663        |
| 23        | Telangana           | 5.                   | 228000          |                      | 838087          |
| 24        | Tripura             | 3                    | 25490           |                      | 23770           |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh       | 332                  | 2901758         |                      | 2708570         |
| 26        | Uttarakhand         |                      |                 |                      |                 |
| 27        | West Bengal         | 4                    | 13837           |                      | 38350           |
| 28        | Puducherry          |                      |                 |                      | 216490          |
|           | Grand Total         | 1275                 | 18499765        |                      | 66991236        |

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Top Class Education in College for OBC, EBC and DNT Students (launched in 202324):

| SI. No.   | State               | No. of Beneficiaries   | Amount (in Rs.)   |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|           | Andaman and Nicobar | 1                      | 75000             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |                        | 3938961           |
| 3         | Assam               |                        | 459435            |
| 4         | Bihar               |                        | 4434412           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |                        |                   |
| 6         | Daman and Diu       |                        |                   |
| 7         | Delhi               |                        | 261713            |
| 8         | Gujarat             |                        | 9918420           |
| 9         | Haryana             |                        | 850855            |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    |                        | 2110              |
|           | Jammu and Kashmir   |                        | 40000             |
| 12        | Jharkhand           |                        | 278633            |
| 13        | Karnataka           |                        | 7451731           |
|           | Kerala              |                        | 587831            |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      |                        | 8613509           |
|           | Puducherry          |                        | 216490            |
| 17        | Maharashtra         |                        | 5230765           |
| 18        | Manipur             |                        | 652176            |
|           | Odisha              |                        | 1047075           |
| 20        | Punjab              |                        |                   |
|           | Rajasthan           |                        | 422630            |
| 22        | Sikkim              |                        | 119050            |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu          |                        | 18781663          |
| 24        | Telangana           |                        | 838087            |
| 25        | Tripura             |                        | 23770             |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh       |                        | 2708570           |
|           | Uttarakhand         |                        | 0                 |
| 28        | West Bengal         |                        | 38350             |
|           | Grand Total         |                        | 66991236          |

## National Fellowship for OBC Students:

| SI. No.   |                                        | 2021-22        | 2021-22                                 | 2022-23        | 2022-23                          | 2023-24        | 2023-24                          |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------|
| SI. No.   | State/UT                               | No. of Scholar | Amount Disbursed | (amount in Rs.) | No. of Scholar | Amount Disbursed (amount in Rs.) | No. of Scholar | Amount Disbursed (amount in Rs.) |
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS            |                | 0                                       |                |                                  | 1              | 299316                           |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH                         | 52             | 22349691                                | 45             | 15921931                         | 48             | 19331372                         |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                      | 2              | 574809                                  | 3              | 995444                           | 3              | 1171102                          |
| 4         | ASSAM                                  | 66             | 28564695                                | 78             | 26272076                         | 91             | 29656298                         |
| 5         | BIHAR                                  | 78             | 36373288                                |                | 34756581                         | 136            | 58058277                         |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH                             | 3              | 279714                                  |                | 340121                           | 2              | 1131903                          |
| 7         | CHHATISGARH                            | 25             | 12134181                                | 20             | 6141626                          | 21             | 8965723                          |
| 8         | DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU | 0              | 0                                       |                |                                  | 1              | 223021                           |
| 9         | DELHI                                  | 50             | 20061672                                | 69             | 25427667                         | 119            | 56582687                         |
| 10        | GOA                                    | 10             | 4846321                                 | 9              | 2457983                          | 7              | 3108969                          |
| 11        | GUJARAT                                | 48             | 18883176                                | 35             | 12195344                         | 34             | 11514083                         |
| 12        | HARYANA                                | 53             | 22182637                                |                | 24291369                         | 105            | 51474139                         |
| 13        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                       | 6              | 2889517                                 | 8              | 2284593                          | 13             | 4684290                          |
| 14        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                      | 18             | 8087245                                 | 20             | 6709098                          | 26             | 11330169                         |
| 15        | JHARKHAND                              | 34             | 16056545                                | 42             | 15384333                         | 40             | 16319564                         |
| 16        | KARNATAKA                              | 44             | 18383612                                | 36             | 12067974                         | 42             | 19002113                         |
| 17        | KERALA                                 | 78             | 35977072                                | 120            | 40231605                         | 166            | 79274088                         |
| 18        | LADAKH                                 | 0              |                                         |                | 0                                | 0              | 0                                |
| 19        | LAKSHADWEEP                            | 0              | 0                                       |                | 0                                | 0              | 0                                |
| 20        | MADHYA PRADESH                         | 53             | 21728616                                | 48             | 16650378                         | 61             | 26088547                         |
| 21        | MAHARASHTRA                            | 72             | 27130399                                |                | 17774162                         | 51             | 22128530                         |
| 22        | MANIPUR                                | 22             | 8651441                                 |                | 10567715                         | 41             | 18399927                         |
| 23        | MEGHALAYA                              | 0              | 0                                       |                |                                  | 0              |                                  |
| 24        | MIZORAM                                | 0              | 0                                       |                | 0                                |                |                                  |
| 25        | NAGALAND                               | 0              |                                         |                | 0                                |                |                                  |
| 26        | ODISHA                                 | 58             | 27743096                                |                | 22137630                         | 71             | 31218772                         |
| 27        | PUDUCHERRY                             | 7              | 2769317                                 |                | 3061335                          | 11             | 5324270                          |
| 28        | PUNJAB                                 | 23             | 9728212                                 |                | 7393258                          | 29             | 12979402                         |
| 29        | RAJASTHAN                              | 85             | 35374477                                |                | 29881019                         | 111            | 48294071                         |
|           |                                        |                |                                         |                |                                  |                | 2345304                          |
| 30 31     | SIKKIM                                 | 6              | 2855865                                 |                | 2220096 21241908                 | 8 78           |                                  |
| 32        | TAMIL NADU                             | 59 34          | 27988015 18804029                       |                | 10712223                         | 52             | 38441357 23405371                |
| 33        | TELANGANA TRIPURA                      | 5              | 2206343                                 |                | 2071591                          | 7              | 2437785                          |
| 34        | UTTARAKHAND                            | 9              | 4342428                                 |                | 4395428                          | 21             | 8319550                          |
| 35        | UTTAR PRADESH                          | 243            | 103084176                               |                | 105560441                        | 454            | 205190140                        |
| 36        | WEST BENGAL                            | 95             | 41946148                                |                | 34976416                         | 159            | 77456600                         |
|           | Total                                  | 1338           | 581996737                               | 1570           | 514121345                        | 2009           | 894156740                        |

## Released in regard of Tamil Nadu:

|       |                                                                                     | 2021-22                 | 2021-22                 | 2022-23                 | 2022-23                 | 2023-24        | 2023-24        |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| SI.No | Scheme                                                                              | Funds released          | Beneficia ries          | Funds released          | Beneficiari es          | Funds released | Beneficia ries |
|       | Pre-Matric Scholars hip for OBC, EBC a nd DNT Students                              | 2694.72                 | 4.69 lakh               | 4419.815                | 3.05 lakh               | 4046.52        | 2.94 lakh      |
|       | Post- Matric Scholar ship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students S 16079.00 tudying in India |                         | 4.53 lakh               | 8297.13                 | 4.53 lakh               | 13500.00       | 4.76 lakh      |
|       | Top Class Education in Schools for OBC, EBC and DNT stude nts                       | Launched during 2022-23 | Launched during 2022-23 | 0.59                    | 2 (actual)              | 187.81         | 725 (actual)   |
| 4.    | Top Class Education in Colleges for OBC , EBC and DNT stud ents                     | Launched during 2023-24 | Launched during 2023-24 | Launched during 2023-24 | Launched during 2023-24 | 570.86         | 150 (actual)   |
|       | National Fellowship for OBC Students                                                | 279.88                  | 59 (actual)             | 212.42                  | 68 (actual)             | 384.41         | 78 (actual)    |

(Rs. in lakh)

## Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3923to be answered on 25.03.2025

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Mode    | Fund released (2021-22)   | No. of beneficiaries (2021-22)   |   Fund released (2022-23) | No. of beneficiaries (2022-23)   | Fund released (2023-24)   | No. of beneficiaries (2023-24)   |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Mode-l  |                           |                                  |                    227.1  |                                  | 404.64                    |                                  |
| Mode-ll | 117.96                    | 400                              |                    119.92 | 445                              |                           |                                  |
| Total   | 154.28                    | 450                              |                    347.02 | 643                              | 404.64                    | 341                              |

## Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3923to be answered on 25.03.2025

## Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students:

|    | SI. Name of the State /UT   | F.Y. 2021-22   | F.Y. 2021-22   | F.Y. 2022-23              | F.Y. 2022-23   | F.Y. 2023-24   | F.Y. 2023-24                                           |
|----|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 0. | SI. Name of the State /UT   | Released       | ries           |                           |                |                | Fund Beneficia Fund Rele Beneficia Fund Rele Beneficia |
| 1  | Andaman & Nicob ar          | 8.03           | 199            |                           | 386            | -              | 193                                                    |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh              | 3935.06        | 40465          |                           | 40465          | 5700.16        | 83666                                                  |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh|     | 207.30         | 5811           |                           | 7105           |                | 3879                                                   |
| 4  | Assam                       | 102.19         | 2656           | 107.41                    | 5688           | 187.50         | 4353                                                   |
| 5  | Bihar                       | -              | 42679          |                           | 26450          |                | 8451                                                   |
| 6  | Chhattisgarh                |                | 136546         |                           | 28868          | 5250.00        | 44837                                                  |
| 7  | DNH & DD                    | 206.62         | 2167           |                           | 2017           |                | 1273                                                   |
| 8  | Goa                         |                | 1978           | 108.18                    | 2108           | 52.50          | 1670                                                   |
| 9  | Gujarat                     | 3689.18        | 184803         | 5451.67                   | 137705         | 6200.00        | 90755                                                  |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh            |                | 2160           | 79.02                     | 2479           | 110.00         | 2616                                                   |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir             |                | 5883           |                           | 4999           |                | 4650                                                   |
| 12 | Jharkhand                   | 3899.03        | 136830         |                           | 117439         | 5700.00        | 97487                                                  |
| 13 | Karnataka                   | 1753.16        | 92742          | 2370.04                   | 98393          | 3400.00        | 96880                                                  |
| 14 | Kerala                      | 347.07         | 7071           |                           | 7604           | 436.46         | 7323                                                   |
| 15 | Ladakh                      | 74.22          | 1439           |                           | 760            |                | 2884                                                   |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh              | 11458.18       | 328961         | 12743.85                  | 253961         |                | 256701                                                 |
| 17 | Maharashtra*                |                |                |                           |                |                |                                                        |
| 18 | Manipur                     | -              | 3038           |                           | 1836           |                | 3470                                                   |
| 19 | Meghalaya                   |                | 2406           | 115.48                    | 1776           |                | 5590                                                   |
| 20 | Mizoram                     | 657.47         | 8148           |                           | 10312          | 306.89         | 8911                                                   |
| 21 | Nagaland                    |                | 1354           |                           |                |                |                                                        |
| 22 | Odisha                      | 5236.75        | 137545         | 9397.06                   | 79252          |                | 106691                                                 |
| 23 | Puducherry                  |                | 38             |                           |                |                |                                                        |
| 24 | Rajasthan                   | 6234.34        | 191728         | 3530.80                   | 55667          |                | 76272                                                  |
| 25 | Sikkim                      |                | 296            | 17.84                     |                |                | 62                                                     |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu                  | 546.55         | 16854          | 404.46                    | 15325          | 362.34         | 17580                                                  |
| 27 | Telangana                   |                | 3066           |                           | 9255           | 150.00         | 2460                                                   |
| 28 | Tripura                     | 58.55          | 17544          | 1136.76                   | 15017          |                | 12115                                                  |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh               | 88.17          | 3528           |                           | 1579           |                | 2329                                                   |
| 30 | Uttarakhand                 |                | 1287           |                           | 1464           | 15.00          | 902                                                    |
| 31 | West Bengal                 | 912.51         | 28034          |                           | 22691          | 2988.85        |                                                        |
|    | Total                       |                |                |                           |                |                |                                                        |
|    |                             |                |                | 39414.37 1407256 35730.00 | 950650         | 30859.70       | 944000                                                 |

(Rs. in lakh)

:.

## Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students:

(Rs. in lakh)

| SI.No   | Name of the Sta te/UT   | F.Y. 2021-22   | F.Y. 2021-22   | F.Y. 2022-23   | F.Y. 2022-23   | F.Y. 2023-24   | F.Y. 2023-24    |
|---------|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
| SI.No   | Name of the Sta te/UT   | Fund Released  | Beneficia ries | Fund Released  | Beneficia ries | Fund Released  | ]Beneficia ries |
| 1       | A.& N. Islands          | 10.35          | 330            |                | 386            |                | 193             |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh          | 8991.45        | 117089         | 13356.50       | 129032         | 11471.08       | 114524          |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 12360.50       | 44144          | 9616.49        | 46330          | 8000.00        | 43209           |
| 4       | Assam                   | 1093.40        | 37370          | 6845.47        | 62102          | 3500.00        | 37182           |
| 5       | Bihar                   |                | 16156          |                | 3349           |                | 1206            |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh            |                | 173228         | 9330.35        | 162336         | 7125.00        | 118875          |
| 7       | DNH DD                  |                | 3352           |                | 2208           | 403.75         | 1053            |
| 8       | Goa                     |                | 4047           | 118723         | 5199           | 526.54         | 3275            |
| 9       | Gujarat                 | 46170.25       | 259360         | 24426.38       | 179226         | 35000.00       | 244602          |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh        |                | 3332           |                | 4303           |                | 4390            |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir         |                | 8335           | 683.57         | 10772          | 746.25         | 7282            |
| 2       | Jharkhand               | 12654.88       | 121601         |                | 137570         | 5310.66        | 137570          |
| 13      | Karnataka               | 17080.51       | 133748         |                | 131702         | 22556.05       | 126637          |
| 14      | Kerala                  | 2516.49        | 14558          |                | 17652          | 4689.34        | 12721           |
| 15      | Ladakh                  | 2214.00        | 8631           | 1891.27        | 8619           | 596.25         | 9795            |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh          | 24529.43       | 426996         | 27048.58       | 234736         | 35000.00       | 225239          |
| 17      | Maharashtra             | 19214.82       | 105693         | 9026.85        | 106817         | 57035.80       | 130359          |
| 18      | Manipur                 | 4292.15        | 47793          | 4137.54        | 42567          | 3000.00        | 33542           |
| 19      | Meghalaya               | 2636.09        | 52598          | 14619.79       | 67026          | 8500.00        | 76755           |
|         | Mizoram                 | 3874.64        | 33267          | 2590.31        | 38872          | 2500.00        | 31685           |
|         | Nagaland                | 4435.75        | 40588          | 3608.43        | 40638          | 3500.00        | 42774           |
|         | Odisha                  | 21842.98       | 207678         | 17133.30       | 204172         | 13564.10       | 213957          |
|         | Puducherry              |                | 50             |                |                |                |                 |
|         | Rajasthan               | 13744.70       | 188614         | 18810.10       | 236628         | 22000.00       | 168516          |
|         | Sikkim                  | 1036.28        | 4457           | 925.44         | 2650           |                | 1849            |
|         | Tamil Nadu              | 4849.38        | 24441          | 2854.28        | 23529          | 2000.00        | 22675           |
|         | Telangana               | 7503.90        | 126708         | 23851.18       | 114911         | 11250.00       | 131505          |
|         | Tripura                 | 7188.77        | 35911          | 4522.33        | 37380          | 4000.00        | 34464           |
|         | Uttar Pradesh           |                | 18938          | -              | 6427           | 1000.00        | 8656            |
|         | Uttrakhand              | 3568.37        | 3760           | -              | 3534           | 187.50         | 3972            |
|         | West Bengal             | 3872.05        | 78100          |                | 63198          | 3405.83        |                 |
|         | Total                   | 225681.13      | 2340873        | 196465.38      | 2123871        | 266868.15      | | 1988462  |

## Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (District-wise in Tamil Nadu):

|         |                         | FY2021-22     | FY2021-22               | FY2022-23     | FY2022-23               |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
| SI. No. | District name           | Beneficiaries | Fund Disbursed (in Rs.) | Beneficiaries | Fund Disbursed (in Rs.) |
| 1       | Ariyalur                | 256           | 750250                  | 194           | 630700                  |
| 2       | CHENNAI                 | 31            | 90075                   | 111           | 346300                  |
| 3       | COIMBATORE              | 497           | 1401725                 | 371           | 1360500                 |
| 4       | CUDDALORE               | 383           | 1138550                 | 351           | 1157700                 |
| 5       | DHARMAPURI              |               | 3548400                 | 1033          | 3613400                 |
| 6       | DINDIGUL                |               | 208075                  | 91            | 287500                  |
| 7       | ERODE                   |               | 951900                  | 272           | 983150                  |
| 8       | KANCHIPURAM             |               | 2749775                 | 666           | 2140100                 |
| 9       | KANNIYAKUMARI           |               | 318925                  | 147           | 622000                  |
| 10      | KARUR                   |               | 14325                   | 8             | 24450                   |
| 11      | KRISHNAGIRI             |               | 1303400                 | 326           | 1039650                 |
| 12      | MADURAI                 |               | 335550                  | 145           | 479400                  |
| 13      | NAGAPATTINAM            |               | 187725                  | 75            | 243550                  |
| 14      | NAMAKKAL                |               | 4515675                 | 1488          | 6235400                 |
| 15      | PERAMBALUR              |               | 259725                  | 76            | 256450                  |
| 16      | PUDUKKOTTAI             |               | 15000                   | 4             | 12450                   |
| 17      | RAMANATHAPURAM          |               | 11100                   | 5             | 16350                   |
| 18      | SALEM                   |               | 9183625                 | 2624          | 9828350                 |
| 19      | THANJAVUR               |               | 91425                   | 38            | 118050                  |
| 20      | THE NILGIRIS            |               | 1728975                 | 573           | 2494500                 |
| 21      | THENI                   |               | 91875                   | 25            | 80850                   |
| 22      | THIRUVALLUR             |               | 2272525                 | 507           | 1614700                 |
| 23      | THIRUVARUR              |               | 104525                  | 30            | 97200                   |
| 24      | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI         |               | 1463950                 | 372           | 1473100                 |
| 25      | TIRUNELVELI             |               | 206075                  | 95            | 294450                  |
| 26      | TIRUPPUR                |               | 302550                  | 115           | 362200                  |
| 27      | TIRUVANNAMALAI          | 1986          | 5770400                 | 1526          | 5786550                 |
| 28      | TUTICORIN               |               |                         | 58            | 179400                  |
| 29      |                         | 2523          |                         |               | 7240850                 |
| 30      | VELLORE                 | 827           | 7779000                 | 1858 544      | 1763000                 |
| 31      | VILLUPURAM VIRUDHUNAGAR | 27            | 2372275 77225           | 24            | 75150                   |
|         | Grand Total             | 16852         | 49244600                | 13752         | 50857400                |

## Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (District-wise in Tamil Nadu):

|         |                 | 2021-22       | 2021-22                 | 2022-23       | 2022-23                 |
|---------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
| SI. No. | District name   | Beneficiaries | Fund Disbursed (in Rs.) | Beneficiaries | Fund Disbursed (in Rs.) |
| 1       | Ariyalur        | 274           | 2554798                 | 217           | 729358                  |
| 2       | CHENNAI         | 515           | 5626917                 | 145           | 1275684                 |
| 3       | COMBATORE       | 996           | 23846699                | 296           | 1172549                 |
| 4       | CUDDALORE       | 507           | 6180527                 | 363           | 1857076                 |
| 5       | DHARMAPURI      | 2009          | 25103973                |               | 6425307                 |
| 6       | DINDIGUL        | 273           | 4327186                 |               | 330446                  |
| 7       | ERODE           |               | 8552218                 |               | 814084                  |
|         | KANCHIPURAM     |               | 18759360                |               | 2040747                 |
| 9       | KANNIYAKUMARI   |               | 3824604                 |               | 464974                  |
| 10      | KARUR           |               | 1298050                 |               | 54998                   |
| 11      | KRISHNAGIRI     |               | 4915051                 |               | 749666                  |
| 12      | MADURAI         |               | 3916108                 |               | 679307                  |
| 13      | NAGAPATTINAM    |               | 757480                  |               | 660588                  |
| 14      | NAMAKKAL        |               | 81036959                | 1630          | 7180366                 |
| 15      | PERAMBALUR      |               | 3254116                 |               | 219910                  |
| 16      | PUDUKKOTTAI     |               | 889348                  | 32            | 181980                  |
| 17      | RAMANATHAPURAM  |               | 108198                  | 16            | 74932                   |
| 18      | SALEM           |               | 67999392                | 2542          | 10134278                |
| 19      | THANJAVUR       |               | 1982107                 | 50            | 280380                  |
| 20      | THE NILGIRIS    |               | 2606222                 | 423           | 1958647                 |
| 21      | THENI           |               | 595283                  | 21            | 77459                   |
| 22      | THIRUVALLUR     |               | 8393635                 | 415           | 1612102                 |
| 23      | THIRUVARUR      |               | 468552                  |               | 238389                  |
| 24      | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI |               | 12498041                | 537           | 2322348                 |
| 25      | TIRUNELVELI     |               | 2928399                 | 88            | 380502                  |
| 26      | TIRUPPUR        |               | 2391480                 | 128           | 485931                  |
|         | TIRUVANNAMALAI  |               | 16028600                | 1630          | 6148045                 |
| 28      | TUTICORIN       |               | 675038                  |               | 305409                  |
| 29      | VELLORE         |               | 17173436                | 2218          | 8930311                 |
| 30      | VILLUPURAM      | 575           | 3368630                 | 683           | 3198695                 |
| 31      | VIRUDHUNAGAR    | 76            | 637255                  | 47            | 217425                  |
|         | Grand Total     | 24569         | 332697662               | 14539         | 61201893                |

## National Fellowship for Higher Education of ST Students Scheme (NFST) (District-wise in Tamil Nadu):

|                         | FY2021-22                    | FY2021-22                                       | FY2022-23                    | FY2022-23                                       | FY2023-24                    | FY2023-24                                       |
|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| DISTRICTS OF TAMIL NADU | Total Research Scholar [Nos] | Total Amount paid to Research scholars [in Rs.] | Total Research Scholar [Nos] | Total Amount paid to Research scholars [in Rs.] | Total Research Scholar [Nos] | Total Amount paid to Research scholars [in Rs.] |
| CHENNAI                 | 1                            | 362072                                          | 1                            | 610093                                          | 1                            | 363494                                          |
| COIMBATORE              |                              |                                                 | 2                            | 761708                                          | 1                            | 306681                                          |
| CUDDALORE               | N .                          | 394095                                          | 1                            | 1021099                                         | 2                            | 380692                                          |
| DHARMAPURI              | 3                            | 972926                                          | 3                            | 917960                                          | 1                            | 287861                                          |
| KANNIYAKUMARI           |                              |                                                 | 1                            | 691250                                          | 1                            | 248674                                          |
| MADURAI                 |                              |                                                 | 1                            | 1223416                                         | 1                            | 299181                                          |
| NAMAKKAL                | 5                            | 1046902                                         | 3                            | 1033744                                         | 4                            | 558022                                          |
| PERAMBALUR              |                              | 342341                                          | 1                            | 544040                                          | 1                            | 277437                                          |
| SALEM                   |                              | 1356113                                         | 4                            | 1725703                                         | 4                            | 1645251                                         |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI         | 2                            | 1457445                                         | 2                            | 1057659                                         |                              | 115183                                          |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI          | 2                            | 620047                                          |                              | 379250                                          |                              | 25363                                           |
| TUTICORIN               |                              |                                                 |                              |                                                 |                              | 280564                                          |
| VELLORE                 | 2                            | 847470                                          | 3                            | 2050130                                         | 2                            | 461114                                          |
| VILLUPURAM              |                              | 463657                                          | 2                            | 1143076                                         | 2                            | 674851                                          |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR            |                              | 310192                                          | 1                            | 365699                                          | 1                            | 343437                                          |
| DINDIGUL                |                              | 515345                                          |                              | -                                               | -                            |                                                 |
| THIRUVARUR              | 2                            | 59589                                           | 1                            | 92692                                           | -                            |                                                 |
| Total                   | 30                           | 8748194                                         | 27                           | 13617519                                        | 24                           | 6267805                                         |

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## National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students Scheme (earlier known as Top Class Scheme):

|                         | FY2021-22     | FY2021-22   | FY2022-23                                         | FY2022-23   | FY2023-24                  | FY2023-24    |
|-------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------|--------------|
| DISTRICTS OF TAMIL NADU | No. of Amount |             | No. of Amount Beneficiaries (Rs.) Beneficiaries l |             | No. of (Rs.) Beneficiaries | Amount (Rs.) |
| CHENNAI                 | 2             | 169350      | 3                                                 | 81250       | 3                          | 222550       |
| COIMBATORE              |               |             | 1                                                 | 86800       | 1                          | 51900        |
| CUDDALORE               | i             | 37300       | -                                                 | -           | 2                          | 176400       |
| DHARMAPURI              |               |             | 3                                                 | 245800      | 5                          | 362550       |
| KALLAKURICHI            | -             |             |                                                   |             |                            | 159600       |
| KRISHNAGIRI             |               |             |                                                   |             | 1                          | 88200        |
| NAGAPATTINAM            | -             | :           |                                                   | 76400       | 1                          | 53100        |
| NAMAKKAL                |               |             | 1                                                 | 76400       |                            | 53100        |
| SALEM                   |               |             | 1                                                 | 273350      |                            | 524350       |
| THE NILGIRIS            |               |             | 2                                                 | 158670      | 3                          | 303628       |
| THIRUVALLUR             | 2             | 152900      | -                                                 |             |                            |              |
| THIRUVARUR              |               |             |                                                   |             | 1                          | 41000        |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI         | 1             | 118800      |                                                   | ..•         |                            | -            |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI          | 2             | 577030      | 2                                                 | 544400      |                            | 983808       |
| Total                   | 8             | 1055380     | 14                                                | 1543070     | 26                         | 3020186      |

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