Lok Sabha Question No. 136 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: PMS Funds for SCs/STs/OBCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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

STARRED QUESTION NO.136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2023

## PMS FUNDS FOR SCSISTSIOBCs

*136. SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL

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

- (a) whether the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has urged the concerned State Governments particularly Punjab to release the pending grant for eligible students studying in its educational institutions and if SO, the details thereof; long
- (6) whether the Government is aware that grant under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs)Scheduled Tribes (STs)Other Backward Classes (OBCs) running into more than 50 crores is pending and resulting into huge shortfall thereby leading to financial crunch for educational institutions and if $o, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any action against those who are withholding adequate for the institutions run by SGPC; and grant
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 to in reply of part (a) to (d) in respect of Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 136 asked by Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur Badal for answer on 12.12.2023

(a) & (b): Yes Sir: As informed by the State Government of Punjab, the details of pending amount from the State Government are aS under:-

| Sr.no.   | IInstitutions                                                                                    | Line Departments State [Punjab   | Amount under PMSPending ofSC as per   reportamount ofreceived  from Linek01g-19 and Cr.)   | in2019-20 lunder ICr)   | of PMS in   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
|          | Degree Colleges Under SGPC                                                                       | Higher Educationk6.95            | Higher Educationk6.95                                                                      | 10.33                   |             |
|          | Guru Nanak Dev   EngineeringlTechnical ICollege And Guru Nanak DevEducation lPolytechnic College |                                  | 10.14                                                                                      | 1o.045                  |             |
|          | Baba Banda Singh BahadurkTechnical                                                               |                                  | 5.02                                                                                       |                         |             |
|          | Sri Guru Granth Sahib UUniversity Fatehgarh Sahib                                                | World Higher Education/9.32      |                                                                                            | 10.0212                 |             |
|          |                                                                                                  | School Education                 | School Education                                                                           | 10.0242                 |             |
|          | Fri Guru Ram Dass ICollege                                                                       | MedicalMedical Education         |                                                                                            |                         |             |
|          | Total                                                                                            |                                  | 31.46                                                                                      | 10.444                  |             |

Post Matric Scholarship for SC students: As informed by the State Govt. of Punjab, the Post For the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20, Government of India has not released any funds under PMS Scheme for SCs as the demand of the State Goverment was within its Committed Liability: State Government in its cabinet decision dated 18.06.2021 and 10.11.2021 has decided to release 40% amount of fees of Private and Government Aided institutions that have not received fee from the students for the said period The status of amount released by the

Post Matric Scholarship for OBC students: State Govt. has informed that, under the said scheme, the scholarship is released directly to the students Due to notional allocation under the scheme, all the students could not be provided scholarship. Govt  of India released funds only for the year 2016-17 and 2017-18. No funds were released for 2018-19 and 2019-20 as complete proposal from the State Govt  of Punjab was not received under the Scheme. The Status of pending amount of students of SGPC institutions is at Annexure B.

Post Matric for ST Students: The State Govt. of Punjab has informed that no tribe is notified as 'Scheduled Tribe' in the State. Therefore, not applicable in Punjab.

of Punjab has informed that there is delay on the part of State Government. However in the interest of students/  institutions, State Government has decided to release 40% amount of fees of Private and Government Aided institutions as per Punjab State' s Cabinet decision dated 18.06.2021 and 10.11.2021. The institutions which have taken fee from the students, the scholarship under PMS SCs cannot be released to them aS per State Government of Punjab notification dated 22.07.2016.

d) Not applicable

Annexure referred to in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 136 for answer 0n 12.12.2023.

The status of amount released by the State Government of Punjab to SGPC institutions.

| No.   | District         | Institute                                                  | o% of per report of LinePayment Department (Rs)   | for                                                               |    |
|-------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
|       | Amritsar         | B J S Khalsa College                                       |                                                   | No amount to be Paid linstitution has taken Fee                   | as |
|       | Amritsar         | ICollege                                                   |                                                   | Not Paid as prescribed lundertaking not provided byl linstitution |    |
|       | Barnala          | Mata Sahib Kaur Girl/884309 College Gehal_                 |                                                   | No amount to be Paid linstitution has taken Fee                   | as |
|       | Barnala          | Miri Piri Khalsa   College/84802 Bhadaur                   |                                                   | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
|       | Bathinda         | GGS Khalsa College                                         |                                                   | No amount to be Paid linstitution has taken Fee                   | as |
|       | BBathinda        | M $ KGCollege Damdama384536 Sahib                          |                                                   | Fully PAID                                                        |    |
|       | Fatehgarh (Sahib | Mata Gujri College/2195295 Fatehgarh Sahib_                |                                                   | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
|       | IFerozepur       | Mata Sahib Kaur College_                                   |                                                   | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
| 9     | Gurdaspur        | BASKCG Gurdas Nangal                                       |                                                   | [Fully PAID                                                       |    |
| 10    | Gurdaspur        |                                                            |                                                   | Not Paid as payment lnegative                                     |    |
|       | HHoshiarpur      | BA.MKhalsaCollege GarhShankar                              | 531747                                            | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
| 12    | HHoshiarpur      | Khalsa College,Garhdiwala[ 806198                          |                                                   | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
|       | IJalandhar       | Guru nanak Khalsa college /700583                          |                                                   | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
| 14    | IJalandhar       | Mata gujri khalsa college                                  |                                                   | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
| 15    | Kapurthala       | Sant Baba Dalip Singhl926812 Memorial Khalsa Colege_       |                                                   | [Fully PAID                                                       |    |
| 16    | Ludhiana         | Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa/21 18949                          |                                                   | No amount to be Paid linstitution has taken Fee                   | as |
| 17    | Ludhiana         | Mata Ganga Khalsal2] 72758 College For Girls_              |                                                   | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
| 118   | IMansa           | BBhai Behlo Khalsa girls/956800 Icollege                   |                                                   | [Fully PAID                                                       |    |
| 19    | Mansa            | Guru Nanak Collegek4334735 Budhlada                        |                                                   | (Payment is under process                                         |    |
| po    | JMoga            | GGuru Nanak College                                        | 675907                                            | No amount to be Paid linstitution has taken Fee                   | as |
|       | PPatiala         | G.SSDG.S Icollege Patiala                                  | Khalsa/370182                                     | No amount to be Paid institution has taken Fee                    | as |
| 222   | [Patiala         | Guru Hargobind Sahiblo Khalsa Girls College_               |                                                   | Payment is under process                                          |    |
|       | Patiala          | Mata Sahib Kaur Khalsa-360305 KGirls College of Education_ |                                                   | Not Paid as payment hegative_                                     |    |

|     | Patiala                                                 | IShri Guru Bahadur/538647 Khalsa College for Girls Teg   | NNot Paid as prescribed lundertaking not provided by institution   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ps  | IRopar Bibi Sharan Kaur khalsak633950 kCollege_         |                                                          | No amount to be Paid as institution has taken Fee                  |
|     | IRopar SGTB Khalsa college                              | 534165                                                   | No amount to be Paid as institution has taken Fee                  |
| 27  | (Shaheed BHAI SANGAT Bhagat SinghKKHALSA COLLEGE Nagar_ | SINGHp51443                                              | No amount to be Paid as institution has taken Fee                  |
| 28  | Shri MukatsarG.N.College Killianwali Sahib              | 1985760                                                  | No amount to be Paid linstitution has taken Fee                    |
|     | Tarn Taran Shri Guru Khalsa College                     | Arjun Dev/l 13808                                        | No amount to be Paid as institution has taken Fee                  |
| 30  | Fatehgarh Sri Guru Sahib                                | Granth Sahib 34830172 World University _                 | Fully PAID                                                         |
| 31  | IAmritsar Shri                                          | Guru Ram Dass/1434850                                    | PAID Fully                                                         |
| 132 | IAmritsar                                               | Sri Guru Ram Das College3os9oo lof Nursing(SGPC)         | No amount to be Paid as institution has taken Fee                  |
|     | IAmritsar                                               | (Sri Guru Ram Das Institutel Jf Dental Science           | NNot Paid as report Pending a Iline department                     |
| 34  | IAmritsar                                               | Sri Guru Ram Das Institutek Jof Medical Science          | Not Paid as report Pending a Iline department                      |
| 35  | Fatehgarh Sahib                                         | Baba Banda Singh Bahadur/20108960 Engineering College_   | FFully PAID                                                        |
| 36  | [Fatehgarh Sahib                                        | Baba Banda Singh Bahadur3872558 Polytechnic College_     | Fully PAID                                                         |
| 37  |                                                         | Guru Nanak Dev/29698360 EEngineering College aicte       | Fully PAID                                                         |
| 38  | Ludhiana                                                | Guru Nanak Dev/1012654 Polytechnic Collegel Ludhiana     | [Payment is under process                                          |

| Annexure referred to in part(a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 136 for answer on 12.12.2023. Institution wise Portal Data of Pending amount of the Year 2018-19 and 2019-20 under   | Annexure referred to in part(a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 136 for answer on 12.12.2023. Institution wise Portal Data of Pending amount of the Year 2018-19 and 2019-20 under   | Annexure referred to in part(a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 136 for answer on 12.12.2023. Institution wise Portal Data of Pending amount of the Year 2018-19 and 2019-20 under   | Annexure referred to in part(a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 136 for answer on 12.12.2023. Institution wise Portal Data of Pending amount of the Year 2018-19 and 2019-20 under   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| IS No:                                                                                                                                                                                              | District                                                                                                                                                                                            | Institute                                                                                                                                                                                           | Total of 2018-19 and 2019-20 (in Rs)                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Amritsar                                                                                                                                                                                            | Tri Shatabdi GGS Khalsa College                                                                                                                                                                     | 44832                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Barnala                                                                                                                                                                                             | Mata Sahib Kaur Girl College Gehal_                                                                                                                                                                 | 18480                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Barnala                                                                                                                                                                                             | Miri Piri Khalsa College Bhadaur                                                                                                                                                                    | 236208                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                   | [Bathinda                                                                                                                                                                                           | GGS Khalsa College                                                                                                                                                                                  | 33710                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bathinda                                                                                                                                                                                            | KGCollege Damdama Sahib                                                                                                                                                                             | 92112                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Fatehgarh Sahib                                                                                                                                                                                     | Mata Gujri College Fatehgarh Sahib                                                                                                                                                                  | 445044                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | FFatehgarh (Sahib                                                                                                                                                                                   | ISri Guru Granth Sahib World University                                                                                                                                                             | 212565                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Guru Nanak College Batala                                                                                                                                                                           | 41192                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Hoshiarpur                                                                                                                                                                                          | MKhalsaCollege GarhShankar                                                                                                                                                                          | 244306                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Hoshiarpur                                                                                                                                                                                          | Khalsa College Garhdiwala                                                                                                                                                                           | 173903                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jalandhar                                                                                                                                                                                           | Guru Nanak Khalsa College                                                                                                                                                                           | 54220                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kapurthala                                                                                                                                                                                          | Sant Baba Dalip Singh Memorial Khalsa KColege                                                                                                                                                       | 249857                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Ludhiana                                                                                                                                                                                            | Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College for Women                                                                                                                                                          | 64476                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Ludhiana                                                                                                                                                                                            | Mata Ganga Khalsa College For Girls                                                                                                                                                                 | 246784                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mansa                                                                                                                                                                                               | Bhai Behlo Khalsa girls college_                                                                                                                                                                    | 37470                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mansa                                                                                                                                                                                               | Guru Nanak College Budhlada                                                                                                                                                                         | 213961                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Patiala                                                                                                                                                                                             | GS SDG S Khalsa college Patiala                                                                                                                                                                     | 12998                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                  | [Patiala                                                                                                                                                                                            | Shri Guru Bahadur Khalsa College ffor Girls Teg                                                                                                                                                     | 71850                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                  | RRopar                                                                                                                                                                                              | Bibi Sharan Kaur khalsa College                                                                                                                                                                     | 235007                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                  | [Ropar                                                                                                                                                                                              | [SGTB Khalsa college                                                                                                                                                                                | 731760                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Shaheed IBhagat Singh COLLEGE NNagar                                                                                                                                                                | BHAI SANGAT SNNGH KHALSA                                                                                                                                                                            | 116900                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Hoshiarpur                                                                                                                                                                                          | KALLAR KHALSA SSS HARIANA                                                                                                                                                                           | 54684                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mansa                                                                                                                                                                                               | Bhai behlo khalsa girls college phaphre bhai ke                                                                                                                                                     | 23270                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                  | [Ropar_                                                                                                                                                                                             | Bhai nand Jal public school                                                                                                                                                                         | 109120                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tarn Taran                                                                                                                                                                                          | Khalsa SSS Bir Baba Budha Sahib Thatha                                                                                                                                                              | 55040                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                  | [Fatehgarh KSahib                                                                                                                                                                                   | Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering ICollege                                                                                                                                                       | 167300                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Ludhiana                                                                                                                                                                                            | Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College aicte                                                                                                                                                            | 83650                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Ludhiana                                                                                                                                                                                            | Guru Nanak Dev Polytechnic College Ludhiana                                                                                                                                                         | 372944                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Totall 4443643                                                                                                                                                                                      | Totall 4443643                                                                                                                                                                                      | Totall 4443643                                                                                                                                                                                      | Totall 4443643                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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