Lok Sabha Question No. 708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Scholarships for BPL Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Hemant Tukaram Godse, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.708 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

## SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BPL PERSONS

+708. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE: SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHA:

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

- (a) the number of scholarships provided to the persons belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in different States of the country;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries under the said scheme during each of the last three years, scheme and State-wise; and
- (c) the measures taken by the Government for smooth running of such schemes, State-wise including Maharashtra, Dadra and Haveli and Daman and Diu? Nagar

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship and Post Matric Scholarship for Other Backward Classes & Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNT) students whose annual parental income is less than Rs.2.5 lakh under the PM Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI) Young

State-wise   number of   beneficiaries under the above scheme for last 3 years are   given in Annexure.

- (c) For smooth running of the above said scheme, the Government undertakes regular review meetings with  concerned  Statesl UTs. StatesfUTs are required to set up a robust monitoring mechanism for implementing and monitoring the Schemes. Third party evaluation studies are also undertaken from time to time.

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## Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 708 for answer on 25.7.2023

## Pre Matric scholarship for OBC, EBC and DBT (Beneficiaries in Lakhs )

| SNo.   | States / UTs     | 2020-21 No. of Benficiaries   | 2021-22 No: of Benficiaries   | 2022-23 No.of Benficiaries   |
|--------|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   |                               | 2.30365                       |                              |
| 2      | Bihar            | 104.98                        |                               |                              |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh     | 8.37                          |                               |                              |
| 4      | Goa              |                               | 0.01                          | 0.00206                      |
| 5      | Gujarat          | 1.01                          | 5.20                          | 4.65956                      |
| 6      | Haryana          |                               |                               |                              |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh | 0.10                          | 0.1311                        | 0.07287                      |
| 8      | Jammu & Kashmir  | 0.17                          |                               |                              |
| 9      | Jharkhand        | 8.61                          | 2.27                          | 5                            |
| 10     | Karnataka        | 11.25                         | 8.48                          |                              |
| 11     | Kerala           | 2.40                          | 12.50                         |                              |
|        | Madhya Pradesh   |                               |                               |                              |
| 13     | Maharashtra      | 5.97                          | 5.31                          |                              |
| 14     | Odisha           | 1.37                          | 0.59                          | 0.35917                      |
| 15     | Punjab           | 2.10                          | 1.75                          | 2.3551                       |
| 16     | Rajasthan        | 6.37                          | 0.25                          | {                            |
| 17     | Tamil Nadu       | 1.61                          | 4.69                          | $                            |
| 18     | Telangana        | 0.03                          | 0.01                          | 0.00239                      |
| 19     | Uttar Pradesh    | 6.99                          | 11.21                         | 0.7675                       |
| 20     | Uttarakhand      | 0.22                          | 0.09                          |                              |
| 21     | West Bengal      | 4.22                          | 3.13                          | 0.10                         |
|        | Assam            | 0.03                          |                               | 0.11114                      |
| 23     | Manipur          | 0.05                          | Nil                           |                              |
| 24     | Sikkim           | 0.01                          | 0.00484                       | 0.00039                      |
| 25     | Tripura          | 0.24                          | 0.33                          | 0.23306                      |
| 26     | A & N Island     |                               | 0.00699                       |                              |
| 27     | Chandigarh       |                               | $                             | 0.00144                      |
| 28     | D & N Haveli     |                               | Nil                           |                              |
| 29     | Daman & Diu      |                               | Nil                           |                              |
| 30     | Delhi            | 0.07                          | 0.32                          | 0.02711                      |
| 31     | Puducherry       | 0.03                          | 0.034                         |                              |
|        | Total:           | 166.19                        | 58.62                         | 8.693                        |

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Annexure   reffered in reply to Lok Sasbha   Unstarred Question No.708 for answer on

## Post Matric scholarship for OBC, EBC and DBT (Beneficiaries in Lakhs )

Beneficiaries in lakhs

| SI No:   | State/UTs            | 2020-21 Beneficiaries   | 2021-22 Beneficiaries   | 2022-23 Beneficiaries   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh       | 14.39                   | 1030                    | 6.47                    |
| 2        | Bihar                | 4.07                    | $                       | $                       |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh         | 2.77                    | 3.2685                  | $                       |
| 4        | Goa                  | 0.03                    | 0.00146                 | 0.00718                 |
| 5        | Gujarat              | 1.94                    | 2.04                    | 1.10                    |
| 6        | Haryana              | 033                     | 0.31                    | 0.17                    |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh     | 0.07                    | 0.11                    | 0.13                    |
| 8        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 0.07                    | 0.22                    | 0.00                    |
| 9        | Jharkhand            | 1.93                    | 2.02                    | $                       |
| 10       | Karnataka            | 7.25                    |                         | $                       |
| 11       | Kerala               | 1.24                    |                         | $                       |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh       | 0.23                    | 0.62                    | $                       |
| 13       | Maharashtra          | 6.26                    | 5.31                    |                         |
| 14       | Odisha               | 1.11                    | 1.80                    | 1.94                    |
| 15       | Punjab               | $                       | $                       | $                       |
|          |                      | 037                     | 0.77                    | 0.76                    |
| 16       | Rajasthan            | 2.21                    | 4.53                    | 4.53                    |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu Telangana | 0.13                    | 6.59                    | 6.86                    |
| 18 19    | Uttar Pradesh        | 2.38                    | 1.74                    | 132                     |
| 20       | Uttarakhand          | 0.20                    | $                       | $                       |
| 21       | West Bengal          | 1.19                    | 3.31684                 | 138                     |
| 22       | Andaman & Nicobar    | 0.01                    |                         | $                       |
| 23       | Dadra & Nagar Havali |                         | $                       | $                       |
| 24       | Daman & Diu          | 0.01                    | $                       | $                       |
| 25       | Chandigarh           | 0.00                    | 0.0031                  | $                       |
| 26       | Delhi                | 0.07                    | 0.06                    | 0.04                    |
| 27       | Puducherry           | 0.01                    | 0.03065                 | $                       |
| 28       | Assam                | 0.44                    | $                       | $                       |
| 29       | Manipur              | 0.25                    | Nil                     | $                       |
| 30       | Sikkim               | 0.02                    | 0.05                    | 0.025                   |
| 31       | Tripura              | 0.12                    | 0.26                    | 0.18                    |
|          | Total:               | 49.10                   |                         | 24.91                   |

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