Lok Sabha Question No. 185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Scholarships to Underprivileged Students
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 185

ANSWERED ON 25/11/2024

## SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS

185.  Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy:

Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  types  of  scholarships  available  for  socially  and  economically  underprivileged  students, including eligibility criteria, financial assistance provided, and renewal requirements;
- (b)  the  details  and  the  total  number  of   beneficiaries  under  above  specified  scholarships  from Andhra Pradesh during the last five years, especially from Nellore and Prakasam districts, Districtwise;
- (c) the details of the total amount of funds allocated and utilised for the purposes of above specified scholarships to Andhra Pradesh, district-wise, especially to Nellore and Prakasam districts; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to provide support to students who complete their education on the basis of above specified scholarships, especially in regards to employment, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

- (a) to  (d):  The  Government  is  implementing  various  scholarship  schemes  for  socially  and economically  underprivileged  students.  The  details  of  these  schemes  including  the

eligibility criteria, financial assistance provided, and renewal requirements are available in the following websites:

|   Sl. No. | Ministry/ Department                                   | Website links                                                                         |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Department of Higher Education                         | https://www.education.gov.in/pm-usp- scholarships-education-loan                      |
|         2 | University Grants Commission                           | https://www.ugc.gov.in/Home/student_Corner                                            |
|         3 | All India Council for Technical Education              | https://www.aicte- india.org/bureaus/rifd/Scholarship-Schemes                         |
|         4 | Ministry of Social Justice &Empowerment                | https://socialjustice.gov.in/scheme-cat                                               |
|         5 | Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities | https://depwd.gov.in/scholarship/                                                     |
|         6 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                             | https://tribal.nic.in/ScholarshiP.aspx                                                |
|         7 | Ministry of Minority Affairs                           | https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/show_content. php?lang=1&level=2&ls_id=661&lid=823 |

Moreover, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment for  Persons  with  Disabilities,  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  and  All  India  Council  for  Technical Education  provide  scholarships  to  all  underprivileged  students  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, subject to their parental income ceiling. The number of beneficiaries under the scholarship schemes during the last 5 years from Andhra Pradesh districtwise may be accessed at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques. The details of funds utilization under the scholarship schemes during the last 5 years from Andhra Pradesh district-wise may be accessed at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.

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