Lok Sabha Question No. 1482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Malaiyarasan D

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

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1482 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 29.07.2025

## POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME IN TAMIL NADU

## 1482. SHRI MALAIYARASAN  D:

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

- (a) the status of the implementation of the Post-Matric Scholarship  Scheme  for Scheduled  Castes (SC) students  during the last academic year in the country including Tamil Nadu during the last academic  year;
- (b) the total number  of SC students who benefited  from the Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme in Tamil Nadu in the last financialyear, along with the financial  assistance provided to each student under the scheme, State-wise including  Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government  to ensure that eligible SC students  are aware of the scheme and are able to apply for and receive the scholarship on time;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any assessment  of the impact of the Post-Matric Scholarship  Scheme  on the academic  progress of SC students State-wise  including  Tamil Nadu and if so, the details of the findings;  and
- (e) whether the Government has any proposals  to enhance or modify Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme to increase its reach & benefit more SC students  especially those pursuing higher education, State-wise including  Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a)  & (b) : The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,  is implementing Centrally sponsored 'Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) students' in the SC populated States/Union Territories (UTs), The details of numbers  of beneficiaries and Central Share released  under the Scheme State wise including Tamil Nadu during the last FY 2024-25 are as follows:
- c. Steps being taken by the Government to ensure that eligible  SC students are aware of the Scheme and all eligible SC students  are able to apply for and receive the scholarship  in time are:
- i. Advertisements  to promote outreach and increase  awareness;
- ii. Scheme snippets are uploaded on social media platforms;
- iii. Advertisements  are published in National and regional  newspapers  in Hindi, English  and regional  languages.

| SI. No.   | States/UTs       | No. of Beneficiaries   | Released Central Share (Rs. in Cr.)   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| I         | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 3,03,298               | 505.71                                |
| 2         | ASSAM            | 12,073                 | 8.74                                  |
| J         | BIHAR            | 73,615                 | 23.97                                 |
| 4         | CHANDIGARH       | 1,253                  | 2.70                                  |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH     | 87,675                 | 39.96                                 |
| 6         | DELHI            | 4,692                  | 22.r9                                 |
| 7         | GOA              | s8                     | 0.08                                  |
| 8         | GUJARAT          | 1,57,584               | 399.93                                |
| 9         | HARYANA          | 55,444                 | 94.89                                 |
| 10        | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 33.149                 | 35.64                                 |
| 1l        | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 6,567                  | 4.09                                  |
| t2        | JHARKHAND        | 57,784                 | 45.04                                 |
| l3        | KARNATAKA        | 4,04,009               | 422.90                                |
| t4        | KERALA           | 1,47 ,531              | 160.70                                |
| l5        | MADHYA PRADESH   | 6.36.303               | 486.74                                |
| t6        | MAHARASHTRA      | 3,62,808               | 929.92                                |
| l7        | MANIPUR          | 7,938                  | 6.76                                  |
| l8        | MEGHALAYA        | 25                     | 0.10                                  |
| t9        | ODISHA           | 1,91,873               | l8l .51                               |
| 20        | PUDUCHERRY       | 2.694                  | 3.20                                  |
| 2t        | PTINJAB          | 2.94.284               | 410.42                                |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN        | 2,29,002               | 180.59                                |
| 23        | SIKKIM           | 172                    | 0.44                                  |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU       | 9,34,793               | t032.09                               |
| 25        | TRIPURA          | 19,849                 | 51.61                                 |
| 26        | UTTAR PRADESH    | 6,44,827               | 366.02                                |
| 27        | UTTARKHAND       | 26,216                 | 19.69                                 |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL      | 1,08,693               | 26.63                                 |
|           | Total            | 48r04,,208             | 5,562.24                              |

In addition, State  Governments  / UTs as per scheme guidelines also arrange regular awareness drive through  the Gram Panchayat  Notice Boards, school committees,  discussions in the parentteacher association meetings and other awareness measures.

- d. There has been no assessment on the academic  progress  of SC students  under  the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students.
- e. The Scheme guidelines  were framed after discussions  and deliberations  with stakeholders and with the approval  of Cabin et in 2021 for a five year period  till FY 2025-26.

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