Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Scholarship to Boys and Girls
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

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

## STARRED QUESTION NO.208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2024

## SCHOLARSHIP TO BOYS AND GIRLS

## **208 SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

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

- (a) whether the scholarship amount of the boy and girl students studying in the colleges functioning in Scheduled Areas of Rajasthan has been pending due to non-allocation of funds by the Government for the last two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide pending scholarship amount to the said students by allocating the funds in budget at the earliest; and
- (d) if so, the time by which the said funds are likely to be allocated?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 208 for answer on 06.08.2024 regarding "Scholarship to Boys and Girls"

(a) & (d) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing Post Matric Scholarship scheme for Scheduled Tribes (STs) students studying in colleges (class XI and above). Under Post Matric Scholarship scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the Government of Rajasthan has been asked to submit Statement of Expenditure based on actual demand for 2023-24, utilization certificate for funds released in previous years and utilization of funds available in Single Nodal Agency (SNA) account, which is pre-requisite for release of final Instalment for 2023-24.

The details of fund released under the above mentioned scheme during last two years in the State of Rajasthan are given in Annexure-I.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing following schemes for providing scholarships to the colleges' students of Scheduled Cates (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Economic Backward Classes (EBCs), De-notified Tribes (DNTs) and Persons with Disability in the country including Rajasthan.

- i. Post-matric Scholarship for SC students,
2. i1. Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for SCs
- ill. Post Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT's Students under PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award scheme for Vibrant India for OBCs and others (PM YASASVI).
- iv. National Fellowship for Backward Class students (NFOBC) under the scheme of Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for OBCs& EBCs and DNTs
- v. Umbrella Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for Student with Disabilities (SwDs)

The details of fund released under the above-mentioned schemes of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment during last two years in the State of Rajasthan are given in Annexure-Il and Annexure-III.

For the above-mentioned schemes of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, no amount is pending for disbursement to the State of Rajasthan.

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Annexure referred in reply to part (a to d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 208 for answer on 06.08.2024

Details of scholarship released under schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the State of Rajasthan for the last two years are:

(Rs in Crore)

| Financial Year   |   Fund released |   Fund utilized |   UC pending | SNA balance as on 01.08.2024   |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
| 2022-23          |           188.1 |           188.1 |         0    | -                              |
| 2023-24          |           220   |           219.2 |         0.79 | 0.74                           |

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Annexure referred in reply to part (a to d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 208 for answer on 06.08.2024

Details of scholarship released under various schemes of Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) in the State of Rajasthan for the last two years are-

(Rs. In Crore)

| Sr. No.   | Details of Schemes                                                                                                                                              |   Scholarship released in FY 2022-23 | Scholarship released in FY 2023-24   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Post-matric Scholarship for SC students                                                                                                                         |                               241.38 | 147.13                               |
| ri        | Top Class Scheme under the scheme of Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for SCs                                             |                                 3.13 | 3.33                                 |
|           | National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste students (NFSC) under the scheme ot Scholarships for Higher Education for Achievers (SHREYAS) for SCs                   |                                 6.32 | 7.54                                 |
|           | Post Matric Scholarship for OBC,EBC and DNT's Students                                                                                                          |                                27.58 | Utilization Certificate is pending.  |
| 5.        | National Fellowship • for Backward • Class students (NFOBC) under the scheme of Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for OBCS |                                 2.98 | 4.82                                 |

Annexure referred in reply to part (a to d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 208 for answer on 06.08.2024

Details of scholarship released under various schemes of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in the State of Rajasthan for the last two years are-

(Rs. In Crore)

| Sr. No.   | Details of Schemes                          |   Scholarship released in FY 2022-23 |   Scholarship released in FY 2023-24 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|           | Scholarships for Students with Disabilities |                                 3.54 |                                 3.51 |

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