Lok Sabha Question No. 129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Scholarship Schemes
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Mohibbullah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 129 ANSWERED ON 21/07/2025

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

## 129. SHRI MOHIBBULLAH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of list of all scholarship schemes that are being provided by the Government;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  students  eligible  and  number  of  beneficiaries  under  each  of  the scholarships under the Government in the country during the last three years, State/UT/district and year-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) the amount of funds allocated to spread awareness about these scholarship schemes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

- (a)  to  (c):    The  Government  is  implementing  different  scholarship  schemes  for  providing financial  assistance  to  all  categories  of  students,  subject  to  extant  scheme  guidelines.  The details of these schemes including the eligibility criteria laid down for scholarship are available in the following websites:

|   Sl. No. | Ministry/ Department                      | Website links                                                                              |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Department of Higher Education            | The details are available at https://www.education.gov.in/scholarships- education-loan-0   |
|         2 | University Grants Commission              | The details are available at https://www.ugc.gov.in/Home/student_Corner                    |
|         3 | All India Council for Technical Education | The details are available at https://www.aicte- india.org/bureaus/rifd/Scholarship-Schemes |

|   4. | Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment   | The details are available at https://socialjustice.gov.in/scheme-cat                                               |
|------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    5 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                 | The details are available at https://tribal.nic.in/ScholarshiP.aspx                                                |
|    6 | Ministry of Minority Affairs               | The details are available at https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/show_conte nt.php?lang=1&level=2&ls_id=661&lid=823 |
|    7 | Department of Science and Technology       | The details are available at https://dst.gov.in/inspire-scheme-innovation- science-pursuit-inspired-research       |

The  number  of  beneficiaries  under  each  of  the  scholarships  under  the  Government  in  the country during the last three years, State/UT/district and year-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh may be accessed at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.

To spread awareness among the students, information regarding the scholarship is disseminated through print and social media among the stakeholders, including education departments and higher secondary boards of all States. Information useful for the students are also provided at dedicated  students'  section  of  the  National  Scholarship  Portal.  The  details  of  the  funds available for the spreading awareness may be accessed at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.

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