Lok Sabha Question No. 2311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Scholarships to SC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri K Sudhakaran, Adv. Adoor Prakash, Shri K Radhakrishnan, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri Manickam Tagore B, Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth, Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2311 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2024

## SCHOLARSHIPS TO SC STUDENTS

2311 ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

SHRI K SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI SUKHDEO BHAGAT:

SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

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

- (a) the funds allocated by the Government for scholarships to the students from Scheduled Castes for grades 1 to 12 from financial year 2021-22 till date;
- (b) the number of students who have availed of these scholarships from financial year 202122 till date, year and State-wise; and
- (c) the estimated retention rate of students from Scheduled Castes availing scholarships?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a) and (b) To provide Scholarship to SC students studying in class 1 to 12, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment implements following Centrally Sponsored Schemes :
- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others:

Under Comp-l of this Scheme, Scholarship is provided to SC students studying in class 9"h and 10%,

- (i) Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SC Students:

Under Group-IV of this scheme, scholarship is provided to SC students studying in classes 11 and 12th.

Apart from the above schemes, under a Central Sector Scheme namely the "Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas" (SHRESHTA), financial assistance is provided to Schools/NGOs/ organisations etc. for Scheduled Castes students admitted in private residential schools, private non-residential schools and hostels upto class 1 to 12.

Details of funds released and number of beneficiaries from FY 2021-22 to 2023-24 under the above Schemes is at Annexure.

(c) The data on retention rate of all above-mentioned scheme is not maintained by this Department.

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## Statement referred to part of (a) and (b) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2311 for answer on 06.08.2024

Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others

|       | S.No. States/UTs   | 2021-22   | 2021-22                 | 2022-23          | 2022-23                                             | 2023-24              | 2023-24                     |
|-------|--------------------|-----------|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|       | S.No. States/UTs   | No. of    | Released No. of Central |                  | Beneficiaries Assistancy Beneficiaries Assistance l | No. of Beneficiaries | Released Central Assistance |
|       | Andhra Pradesh     | 231340    | 5089                    |                  |                                                     | 218317               |                             |
|       | Assam              | 418       |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
| NIM   | Bihar              | 473106    |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
|       | Chandigarh         | 1634      |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
|       | Chhattisgarh       |           |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
| 6     | Daman & Diu        | 51        |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
|       | Delhi              | 3771      |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
| 8     | Goa                | 29        |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
|       | Gujarat            | 61128     |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
| 11    | Haryana            | 0         |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh   | 16759     | 374                     |                  |                                                     | 24520                |                             |
| 12    | Jammu & Kashmir    | 13359     | 23                      | 0                |                                                     | 2579                 | 54.18                       |
| 13    | Jharkhand          | 57745     | 420                     |                  |                                                     | 0                    | 0                           |
| 14    | Karnataka          | 271576    | 7658                    | 199858           | 4197                                                | 235018               | 4935                        |
| 15    | Kerala             | 60585     | 1074                    | 41984            | 890                                                 | 11316                | 240                         |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh     | 355000    | 4475                    |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
| 17    | Maharashtra        |           |                         |                  |                                                     |                      |                             |
| 18    | Manipur            | 571       |                         | 0                |                                                     | 763                  | 29.73                       |
| 19    | Odisha             | 92023     |                         | 29043            |                                                     | 31462                | 711                         |
| 20    | Puducherry         | 1349      |                         |                  |                                                     | 704                  | 14.80                       |
| 21    | Punjab             | 196843    | 3551                    | 92598            |                                                     | 104500               | 2201                        |
| 22    | Rajasthan          | 240500    | 3673                    |                  |                                                     | 133233               | 2798                        |
| 23    | Sikkim             | 54        | 2                       |                  |                                                     | 8                    | 0.25                        |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu         | 306132    | 5394                    | 104267           |                                                     | 282435               | 5971                        |
| 25    | Telangana          | 26175     | 221                     |                  |                                                     | 0                    |                             |
| 26    | Tripura            | 10211     | 30.57                   | 4075             |                                                     | 1818                 | 57.96                       |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh      | 320390    | 3732                    | 383325           | 6184                                                |                      | 0                           |
| 28    | Uttarakhand        | 14368     | 469                     |                  |                                                     | 382067               | 8128                        |
| 29    | West Bengal        | 222783    | 2371                    | 77326            | 1623                                                | 155803               | 3335                        |
| Total | Total              | 2977900   |                         | 50935.52 1097341 | 119876.61 |1820367                             |                      | (38458.49                   |

(Rs. in lakh)

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## Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SC Students

(Rs. in lakh)

|    | S.No. States/UTs No. of   | 2021-22             | 2021-22   | 2022-23                          | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24                                              |
|----|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|
|    | S.No. States/UTs No. of   | Beneficiarie Ceased |           | Assistance Beneficiaries Central |           | No. of    | Released Central Assistance Beneficiaries Assistance |
|    | 1 Andhra Pradesh          | 123926              | 8138      | 48964                            | 4887      | 137106    |                                                      |
| 2  | Assam                     | 213                 | 10.10     | 3404                             | 213       | 2730      |                                                      |
|    | 3 Bihar                   |                     |           | 99737                            | 2229      |           |                                                      |
|    | 4 Chandigarh              | 337                 | 7.55      | 317                              | 49.29     |           |                                                      |
|    | Chhattisgarh!             | 49084               | 810       | 24560                            |           |           |                                                      |
| 6  | Daman & Diu               |                     |           | 36                               | 1.09      |           |                                                      |
| 7  | Delhi                     | 0                   |           | 4739                             | 81.41     |           |                                                      |
| 8  | Goa                       |                     |           | 0                                | 0         |           |                                                      |
| 9  | Gujarat                   | 41301               | 2066      | 44356                            | 4160      |           |                                                      |
| 10 | Haryana                   | 0                   | 0         | 13218                            | 807       | 10621     |                                                      |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh          | 0                   |           | 14956                            | 325       | 18929     |                                                      |
| 12 | Jammu &Kashmir            | 93                  | 2.29      | 5301                             | 148       | 2619      |                                                      |
| 13 | Jharkhand                 | 2430                | 68.75     | 13819                            | 429       | 18883     |                                                      |
| 14 | Karnataka                 | 89541               | 2357      | 193212                           | 6161      | 128784    |                                                      |
| 15 | Kerala                    | 57113               | 1411      | 21504                            | 679       | 94515     | 2499                                                 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh            | 60791               |           | 171961                           | 4001      | 64930     |                                                      |
| 17 | Maharashtra               | 2540                |           | 59405                            | 9009      | 253176    |                                                      |
| 18 | Manipur                   |                     |           | 2772                             | 138       | 1099      |                                                      |
| 19 | Odisha                    | 34737               |           | 170301                           | 12582     | 74747     |                                                      |
| 20 | Puducherry                | 0                   |           | 2015                             | 128       | 1356      |                                                      |
| 21 | Punjab                    | 64346               |           |                                  | 1821      | 46769     |                                                      |
| 22 | Rajasthan                 | 170342              |           | 97086                            | 5750      | 27001     |                                                      |
| 23 | Sikkim                    | 0                   |           | 79                               | 4.42      | 27        |                                                      |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu                | 244546              |           | 239799                           | 17335     | 106631    |                                                      |
| 25 | Telangana                 |                     | 0         |                                  | 0         |           |                                                      |
| 26 | Tripura                   | 1947                | 55.71     | 7549                             | 263       | 164329    | 5144                                                 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh             | 383470              | 9540      | 498890                           | 17082     | 387646    | 12486                                                |
| 28 | Uttarakhand               |                     | 0         | 18891                            | 548       | 15565     | 649                                                  |
| 29 | West Bengal               | 279445              | 4688      | 133523                           | 2234      | 154038    | 2645                                                 |
|    | Total                     | 1606202             | 43149.4   | 1909246                          | 21518.21  | 1842749   | 21712.09                                             |

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Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) MODE-1

|    | S.No Name of State/U Ts   | 2021-22              | 2021-22                    | 2022-23          | 2022-23                                             | 2023-24     | 2023-24            |
|----|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------|
|    | S.No Name of State/U Ts   | No. of beneficiaries | Fund Released Rs. in lakh) | No. of Fund ries | beneficia Released beneficia Released Rs. in (lakh) | No. of ries | Fund (Rs. in lakh) |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh            | 103                  | 78.77                      | 202              | 209                                                 | 438         | 530.53             |
|    | Bihar                     | 226                  | 192.75                     | 198              | 246.1                                               | 115         | 142.29             |
|    | Chhattisgarh              |                      | 51.50                      | 130              | 154.5                                               | 231         | 274.75             |
|    | Gujarat                   |                      | 0.62                       | 22               | 23.95                                               | 29          | 32.18              |
|    | Haryana                   |                      | 3.25                       | 51               | 62.17                                               | 293         | 361.62             |
|    | Himachal Pradesh          |                      | 9.25                       |                  | 42.64                                               | 56          | 67.4               |
| 7  | Jharkhand                 | 73                   |                            |                  | 129.6                                               |             | 70.71              |
| 8  | Karnataka                 | 51                   |                            | 34               | 37.42                                               |             | 54.45              |
|    | Kerala                    | 2                    |                            | 195              | 232.9                                               |             | 339.99             |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh            | 62                   |                            | 183              | 225.4                                               |             | 326.91             |
| 11 | Maharashtra               | 26                   |                            | 97               | 119.3                                               |             | 147.02             |
| 12 | Orissa                    | 98                   |                            | 183              | 211.7                                               |             | 155.28             |
| 13 | Punjab                    | 0                    | 0                          | 17               | 20.25                                               |             | 48.25              |
| 14 | Rajasthan                 | 60                   | 57.95                      | 236              | 264.5                                               |             | 936.52             |
| 15 | Tamil Nadu                | 50                   | 36.32                      | 198              | 227.1                                               |             | 404.64             |
| 16 | Telangana                 | 0                    | 0                          | 25               | 27.51                                               |             | 64.29              |
| 17 | Uttar Pradesh             | 247                  | 246.86                     | 432              | 470                                                 |             | 867.25             |
| 18 | Uttarakhand               | 24                   | 23.26                      | 47               | 52.55                                               |             | 60.38              |
| 19 | West Bengal               | 0                    | 0                          | 12               | 13.75                                               |             | 12.5               |
| 20 | A & N Island              | 0                    | 0                          | 2                | 2.25                                                | 2           | 2.45               |
| 21 | Puducherry                |                      | 0                          | 7                | 8.52                                                | 8           | 9.8                |
| 22 | Assam                     |                      | 5.58                       | 14               | 15.4                                                | 5           | 6                  |
| 23 | Tripura                   | 4                    | 2.0U                       | 0                | 0                                                   | 0           | 0                  |
|    | Total                     | 1085                 | 955.96                     | 2405             | 2796.51                                             | 4135        | 4915.21            |

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## Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) Mode-2

(Rs. In lakh)

|    | S.No SStates/UTs   | 2021-22                       | 2021-22   | 2022-23                             | 2022-23   | 2023-24                             | 2023-24              |
|----|--------------------|-------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
|    | S.No SStates/UTs   | No. of Beneficiaries released | Fund      | No. of Fund Beneficiar released ies |           | No. of Fund Benefici released aries |                      |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh     | 1050                          | 139.55    | 255                                 | 52.32     | 509                                 | 136.71               |
| 2  | Gujarat            | 200                           | 14.09     | 141                                 | 7.67      | 0                                   |                      |
| 3  | Haryana            | 100                           | 5.50      | 191                                 | 13.01     |                                     |                      |
| 4  | Himachal Pradesh   |                               |           |                                     | 0         | 0                                   |                      |
| 5  | Jammu & Kashmir    |                               | 0         |                                     |           |                                     |                      |
| 6  | Karnataka          | 1700                          | 280.05    | 853                                 | 242.35    | 1115                                | 400.07               |
| 7  | [Madhya Pradesh    | 1000                          | 123.32    | 337                                 | 28.47     | 280                                 | 52.37                |
| 8  | Maharashtra        | 3800                          | 488.58    | 3997                                | 624.99    | 2862                                | 731.48               |
| 9  | Orissa             | 1800                          | 239.99    | 1081                                | 203.66    | 1094                                | 329.79               |
| 10 | Rajasthan          | 2300                          | 292.99    | 1738                                | 222.40    | 1616                                | 349.93               |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu         | 400                           | 117.96    | 445                                 | 119.92    | 0                                   |                      |
| 2  | Uttar Pradesh      | 3700                          | 799.58    | 2796                                | 564.38    | 2881                                | 807.40               |
| 13 | Uttarakhand        | 200                           | 20.04     | 37                                  | 9.71      | 131                                 | 34.26                |
| 14 | West Bengal        | 1100                          | 106.55    | 225                                 | 24.79     | 308                                 | 76.25                |
| 15 | NCT of Delhi       | 500                           | 81.62     | 1026                                | 105.82    | 752                                 | 155.10               |
| 16 | Assam              | 700                           | 59.28     | 574                                 | 48.64     |                                     | 0                    |
| 17 | Manipur            | 200                           | 14.31     | 0                                   |           | 25                                  | 11.00                |
| 18 | Lelangana          | 300                           | 39.81     | 230                                 | 26.67     | 108                                 | 32.47                |
| 19 | Meghalaya          | 300                           | 24.87     | 148                                 | 21.66     |                                     |                      |
|    | Lotal              | 19350                         | 2848.09   | 14074                               | 2316.46   |                                     | 11681 | 3116.83 |

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