Lok Sabha Question No. 196 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Scholarships to SC/ST Students of Class 1 to 12
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan, Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOKSABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 196 ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## Scholarships to SC/ST Students of Class 1 to 12

## *196. Shri K Radhakrishnan: Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- a) the details of Central funds allocated for scholarships to Scheduled Tribes (STs) students for class 1 to 12 from FY 2021-22 till date;
- b) the number of students who have availed these scholarships from FY 2021-22 till date, State-wise and year-wise; and
- c) the estimated retention rate of students from SCs and STs availing scholarships?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *196 ASKED BY SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN AND SHRI SUKHDEO BHAGAT, HON'BLE MPs, LOK SABHA REGARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO SC/ST STUDENTS OF CLASS 1 TO 12 FOR ANSWER ON 05.08.2024.

(a to c): Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing Central Sector National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS), which is meant for meritorious students of Economically Weaker Sectionsand is open to students of all categories including SC and ST categories. One lakh fresh scholarships are awarded to selected students of class IX every year with continuation / renewal in classes X to XII for study in State Government, Government-aided and Local body schools under the scheme. The amount of scholarship is Rs. 12000/- per year starting from class-IX and continues till class-XII.Funds under the scheme are not released to State/UT Governments and scholarship amount is transferred directly into the account of the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. The details of fund allocated under the scheme for Scheduled Tribes (ST) students and state-wise number of Scheduled Tribes (ST) students who availed the scholarship from 2021-22 to 2023-24 is given at Annexure-I.

The estimated retention rate of SCs and STs Students availing NMMSS from class IX to class XII is 65%. The retention rate has been calculated on the basis of the number of students availing fresh scholarship in class-IX during 2020-21 and subsequent renewal of scholarship up to class XII in 2023-24.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure Referred to in Part (a) to (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *196 asked by Shri K Radhakrishnan and Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat, Hon'ble MPs, Lok Sabha regarding " Scholarships to SC/ST Students of Class 1 to 12" for answer on 05.08.2024

## Fund allocated and State-wise number of Scheduled Tribes (ST) students sanctioned under National Means -Cum- Merit Scholarship Scheme(NMMSS) during financial year 2021-22 to 2023-24

| S.No   | Budget allocation                  | FY 2021-22                          | FY 2022-23                          | FY 2023-24                          |
|--------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No   | Budget allocation                  | ₹10.50 Cr.                          | ₹ 16.00 Cr.                         | ₹ 22.00 Cr.                         |
| S.No   | States/UTs Name                    | Number of Scholarship (ST Category) | Number of Scholarship (ST Category) | Number of Scholarship (ST Category) |
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | *                                   | 1                                   | 2                                   |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                     | 436                                 | 452                                 | 627                                 |
| 3      | Telangana                          | 419                                 | 386                                 | 288                                 |
| 4      | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 95                                  | 238                                 | 120                                 |
| 5      | Assam                              | 175                                 | 215                                 | 254                                 |
| 6      | Bihar                              | 221                                 | 276                                 | 191                                 |
| 7      | Chandigarh                         | *                                   | *                                   | *                                   |
| 8      | Chattisgarh                        | 385                                 | 10676                               | 912                                 |
| 9      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 37                                  | 50                                  | 54                                  |
| 10     | Delhi                              | 23                                  | 23                                  | 26                                  |
| 11     | Goa                                | 5                                   | 14                                  | 76                                  |
| 12     | Gujarat                            | 2605                                | 2743                                | 2855                                |
| 13     | Haryana                            | 1                                   | 4                                   | 3                                   |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh                   | 320                                 | 346                                 | 344                                 |
| 15     | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 288                                 | 335                                 | 191                                 |
| 16     | Ladakh                             | #                                   | #                                   | 111                                 |
| 17     | Jharkhand                          | 332                                 | 370                                 | 402                                 |
| 18     | Karnataka                          | 797                                 | 806                                 | 869                                 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                        | *                                   | *                                   | 8                                   |

| 20     | Kerala         | 360         | 382         | 432         |
|--------|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 21     | Madhya Pradesh | 3128        | 3491        | 3331        |
| 22     | Maharashtra    | 2627        | 2798        | 2908        |
| 23     | Manipur        | 9           | 37          | 139         |
| 24     | Meghalaya      | 54          | 91          | 127         |
| 25     | Mizoram        | 217         | 684         | 283         |
| 26     | Nagaland       | *           | *           | 65          |
| 27     | Odisha         | 1725        | 1818        | 2062        |
| 28     | Puducherry     | *           | *           | *           |
| 29     | Punjab         | 4           | 3           | 5           |
| 30     | Rajasthan      | 1419        | 2364        | 2242        |
| 31     | Sikkim         | 37          | 56          | 63          |
| 32     | Tamil Nadu     | 212         | 241         | 209         |
| 33     | Tripura        | 19          | 42          | 73          |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh  | 31          | 48          | 77          |
| 35     | Uttarakhand    | 32          | 52          | 72          |
| 36     | West Bengal    | 447         | 653         | 964         |
| Total  | Total          | 16460       | 29695       | 20385       |
| Actual | Expenditure^   | ₹ 19.75 Cr. | ₹ 31.05 Cr. | ₹ 24.46 Cr. |