Lok Sabha Question No. 420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Pre-Matric Scholarships
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 420 ANSWERED ON 27/11/2024

## PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIPS

## 420 SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the schemes for pre-matric scholarships for minority students from classes I to VIII  being  run  by  the  Government  as  on  date  along  with  the  budget  allocation  for  the  same during the last five years, Scheme-wise, year-wise and State-wise;

- (b) the number of students benefitted from these scholarship schemes, Scheme-wise and Statewise;
- (c) the number of students in class IX and X benefited from these scholarship schemes, Schemewise and State-wise; and

(d) the details of scholarship schemes for minority students which have been stopped during the last five years along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (d): During the last five years, the Ministry of Minority Affairs has implemented various schemes  for  educational  empowerment  of  the  students  belonging  to  six  (6)  centrally  notified minority communities namely (i) Pre-Matric, (ii) Post-Matric and (iii) Merit-cum-Means based scholarship.

The Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 makes it obligatory for the Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education (classes I to VIII) to each and every child. Hence, only the students studying in classes IX and X are covered under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme of other  Ministries/  Departments.  Likewise  from  2022-23,  the  coverage  under  the  Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme of Ministry of Minority Affairs has also been restricted to class IX and X only.

The  year-wise  details  of  budget  allocations  made  for  the  last  five  years  under  the  Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme are as under:

| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme- Budget allocations for five years i.e. 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme- Budget allocations for five years i.e. 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                           | Allocation                                                                                                     |
| 2020-21                                                                                                        | 1330.00                                                                                                        |
| 2021-22                                                                                                        | 1378.00                                                                                                        |
| 2022-23                                                                                                        | 556.82                                                                                                         |
| 2023-24                                                                                                        | 400.00                                                                                                         |
| 2024-25                                                                                                        | 326.16                                                                                                         |
| Total                                                                                                          | 3990.98                                                                                                        |

The  number  of  beneficiaries  sanctioned  against  Class  I-VIII  and  IX-X,  under  Pre-Matric Scholarship  Scheme  is  at Annexure .  The  Scholarship  Schemes  of  Minority  Affairs  were approved till 2021-22 however, the committed liabilities of 2022-23 has been disbursed.

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| State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2021-22 to AY 2022-23 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2021-22 to AY 2022-23 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2021-22 to AY 2022-23 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2021-22 to AY 2022-23 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2021-22 to AY 2022-23 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2021-22 to AY 2022-23 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2021-22 to AY 2022-23 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2021-22 to AY 2022-23 (Amount in ₹ Crore)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                               | 2022-23                                                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                                       |
| State                                                                                                         | Class I-VIII                                                                                                  | Class I-VIII                                                                                                  | IX-X                                                                                                          | IX-X                                                                                                          | Class I-VIII                                                                                                  | Class I-VIII                                                                                                  | IX-X                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                               | No. of Benefi- ciaries                                                                                        | Amount                                                                                                        | No. of Benefi- ciaries                                                                                        | Amount                                                                                                        | No. of Benefi- ciaries Amount                                                                                 | No. of Benefi- ciaries                                                                                        | Amount                                                                                                        |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                           | Pre-Matric for Class has been discontinued from 2022-23                                                       | Scheme                                                                                                        | 97                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                          | 2729                                                                                                          | 0.32 565                                                                                                      | 0.08                                                                                                          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 8573                                                                                                          | 3.31                                                                                                          | 141252                                                                                                        | 26.46 34629                                                                                                   | 11.53                                                                                                         |
| ASSAM                                                                                                         |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 4706                                                                                                          | 2.35                                                                                                          | 196226                                                                                                        | 77.21 39271                                                                                                   | 22.84                                                                                                         |
| BIHAR                                                                                                         |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 3001                                                                                                          | 0.61                                                                                                          | 143145                                                                                                        | 42.44 32341                                                                                                   | 6.86                                                                                                          |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                    |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 44                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                          | 1486                                                                                                          | 0.15 327                                                                                                      | 0.04                                                                                                          |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                  |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 412                                                                                                           | 0.18                                                                                                          | 3006                                                                                                          | 0.80 1470                                                                                                     | 0.55                                                                                                          |
| DELHI                                                                                                         |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 546                                                                                                           | 0.06                                                                                                          | 8856                                                                                                          | 0.90 3697                                                                                                     | 0.38                                                                                                          |
| GOA                                                                                                           |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 77                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                          | 865                                                                                                           | 0.09 253                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                          |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                       |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 2796                                                                                                          | 1.24                                                                                                          | 69726                                                                                                         | 18.79 20665                                                                                                   | 7.20                                                                                                          |
| HARYANA                                                                                                       |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 994                                                                                                           | 0.49                                                                                                          | 18615                                                                                                         | 5.89 6438                                                                                                     | 2.65                                                                                                          |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                              |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 193                                                                                                           | 0.04                                                                                                          | 1306                                                                                                          | 0.20 513                                                                                                      | 0.11                                                                                                          |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                             |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 8402                                                                                                          | 3.11                                                                                                          | 328784                                                                                                        | 58.91 66400                                                                                                   | 20.39                                                                                                         |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                     |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 683                                                                                                           | 0.36                                                                                                          | 10539                                                                                                         | 3.92 3635                                                                                                     | 1.78                                                                                                          |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                     |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 47922                                                                                                         | 15.38                                                                                                         | 453816                                                                                                        | 78.11 114635                                                                                                  | 32.94                                                                                                         |
| KERALA                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 52879                                                                                                         | 8.27                                                                                                          | 520232                                                                                                        | 61.39 118510                                                                                                  | 17.55                                                                                                         |
| LADAKH                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 292                                                                                                           | 0.12                                                                                                          | 9944 2.32                                                                                                     | 1959                                                                                                          | 0.78                                                                                                          |
| MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                                 |                                                                                                               | Scheme                                                                                                        | 8573                                                                                                          | 4.19                                                                                                          | 108536                                                                                                        | 33.74 31302                                                                                                   | 13.87                                                                                                         |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                   |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 35502                                                                                                         | 4.52                                                                                                          | 688865                                                                                                        | 74.40 121676                                                                                                  | 15.41                                                                                                         |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                       |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 4275                                                                                                          | 3.40                                                                                                          | 36886                                                                                                         | 17.58 15671                                                                                                   | 10.66                                                                                                         |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                     |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 613                                                                                                           | 0.31                                                                                                          | 12748                                                                                                         | 3.16 2740                                                                                                     | 1.27                                                                                                          |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                       |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 1236                                                                                                          | 0.77                                                                                                          | 54428                                                                                                         | 14.69 6653                                                                                                    | 3.97                                                                                                          |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                      |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 4551                                                                                                          | 2.60                                                                                                          | 57395                                                                                                         | 17.32 20618                                                                                                   | 10.77                                                                                                         |
| ODISHA                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 700                                                                                                           | 0.14                                                                                                          | 20623                                                                                                         | 3.11 5021                                                                                                     | 1.09                                                                                                          |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                    |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 319                                                                                                           | 0.13                                                                                                          | 3273                                                                                                          | 0.67 1054                                                                                                     | 0.37                                                                                                          |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 15748                                                                                                         | 3.68                                                                                                          | 444094                                                                                                        | 59.15 61403                                                                                                   | 16.78                                                                                                         |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                     |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 14881                                                                                                         | 6.44                                                                                                          | 36.35                                                                                                         | 50396                                                                                                         | 19.85                                                                                                         |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 22                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                          | 140288 411                                                                                                    | 0.08 102                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                          |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                                    |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 49824                                                                                                         | 13.65                                                                                                         | 341182                                                                                                        | 56.81 108377                                                                                                  | 29.97                                                                                                         |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                     |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 9453                                                                                                          | 4.64                                                                                                          | 130099 39.06                                                                                                  | 47700                                                                                                         | 22.33                                                                                                         |
| NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                                |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                          | 244 0.03                                                                                                      | 74                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                          |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                       |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 391                                                                                                           | 0.08                                                                                                          | 5228                                                                                                          | 1928                                                                                                          | 0.31                                                                                                          |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                   |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 556 40303                                                                                                     | 0.31 19.90                                                                                                    | 0.72 18607                                                                                                    | 8.58 3230                                                                                                     | 1.90 75.68                                                                                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH WEST BENGAL                                                                                     |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                          | 689295 344                                                                                                    | 242.41 156069 0.08 232                                                                                        | 0.06                                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                                         |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | 100.32                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | 985.83 1079554                                                                                                | 350.03                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                               |                                                                                                               | I-VIII                                                                                                        | 318576                                                                                                        |                                                                                                               | 4663073                                                                                                       |                                                                                                               |                                                                                                               |

Source: National Scholarship Portal database.

| State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   | State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2019-20 to AY 2020-21   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | (Amount in ₹ Crore) 2019-20                                                               | (Amount in ₹ Crore) 2019-20                                                               | (Amount in ₹ Crore) 2019-20                                                               | (Amount in ₹ Crore) 2019-20                                                               |
|                                                                                           | Class                                                                                     | Class                                                                                     | 2020-21 I-VIII Class                                                                      | 2020-21 I-VIII Class                                                                      | Class I-VIII                                                                              | Class I-VIII                                                                              | Class IX-X                                                                                | Class IX-X                                                                                |
| State                                                                                     | No. of Benefi- ciaries                                                                    | Amoun t                                                                                   | No. of Benefi- ciaries                                                                    | Amoun t                                                                                   | No. of Benefi- ciaries                                                                    | Amoun t                                                                                   | No. of Benefi- ciaries                                                                    | Amoun t                                                                                   |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                       | 2339                                                                                      | 0.30                                                                                      | 457                                                                                       | 0.08                                                                                      | 90                                                                                        | 0.02                                                                                      | 17                                                                                        | 0.01                                                                                      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                            | 121055                                                                                    | 25.03                                                                                     | 31662                                                                                     | 11.36                                                                                     | 124275                                                                                    | 30.22                                                                                     | 37280                                                                                     | 17.37                                                                                     |
| ASSAM                                                                                     | 206802                                                                                    | 69.09                                                                                     | 43465                                                                                     | 21.88                                                                                     | 241026                                                                                    | 124.68                                                                                    | 49693                                                                                     | 36.48                                                                                     |
| BIHAR                                                                                     | 108974                                                                                    | 27.88                                                                                     | 25296                                                                                     | 5.09                                                                                      | 196697                                                                                    | 61.15                                                                                     | 48965                                                                                     | 21.28                                                                                     |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                | 1581                                                                                      | 0.16                                                                                      | 332                                                                                       | 0.04                                                                                      | 1253                                                                                      | 0.13                                                                                      | 208                                                                                       | 0.03                                                                                      |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                              | 2892                                                                                      | 0.79                                                                                      | 1416                                                                                      | 0.56                                                                                      | 3457                                                                                      | 1.04                                                                                      | 1382                                                                                      | 0.60                                                                                      |
| DELHI                                                                                     | 5627                                                                                      | 0.58                                                                                      | 2701                                                                                      | 0.30                                                                                      | 2861                                                                                      | 0.35                                                                                      | 2067                                                                                      | 0.30                                                                                      |
| GOA                                                                                       | 628                                                                                       | 0.06                                                                                      | 144                                                                                       | 0.02                                                                                      | 414                                                                                       | 0.05                                                                                      | 83                                                                                        | 0.01                                                                                      |
| GUJARAT                                                                                   | 79357                                                                                     | 20.77                                                                                     | 23523                                                                                     | 7.83                                                                                      | 107847                                                                                    | 27.41                                                                                     | 27060                                                                                     | 10.07                                                                                     |
| HARYANA                                                                                   | 6430                                                                                      | 2.12                                                                                      | 2966                                                                                      | 1.47                                                                                      | 6379                                                                                      | 1.98                                                                                      | 2481                                                                                      | 1.27                                                                                      |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                          | 1465                                                                                      | 0.22                                                                                      | 520                                                                                       | 0.11                                                                                      | 1509                                                                                      | 0.26                                                                                      | 547                                                                                       | 0.14                                                                                      |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                         | 386110                                                                                    | 70.69                                                                                     | 80180                                                                                     | 25.54                                                                                     | 428627                                                                                    | 90.06                                                                                     | 95026                                                                                     | 39.10                                                                                     |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                 | 10358                                                                                     | 3.33                                                                                      | 3974                                                                                      | 1.84                                                                                      | 71430                                                                                     | 52.43                                                                                     | 12703                                                                                     | 8.47                                                                                      |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                 | 410656                                                                                    | 69.61                                                                                     | 106885                                                                                    | 30.14                                                                                     | 416726                                                                                    | 72.43                                                                                     | 90737                                                                                     | 27.99                                                                                     |
| KERALA                                                                                    | 493046                                                                                    | 58.25                                                                                     | 106649                                                                                    | 16.14                                                                                     | 494432                                                                                    | 58.82                                                                                     | 99099                                                                                     | 15.98                                                                                     |
| LADAKH                                                                                    | 11946                                                                                     | 2.78                                                                                      | 2916                                                                                      | 1.15                                                                                      | 0                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                      | 0                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                      |
| MADHYAPRADESH                                                                             | 85725                                                                                     | 25.56                                                                                     | 28056                                                                                     | 12.37                                                                                     | 107906                                                                                    | 28.81                                                                                     | 29363                                                                                     | 12.74                                                                                     |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                               | 612199                                                                                    | 66.00                                                                                     | 122620                                                                                    | 15.65                                                                                     | 626486                                                                                    | 69.60                                                                                     | 117787                                                                                    | 17.06                                                                                     |
| MANIPUR                                                                                   | 34269                                                                                     | 16.50                                                                                     | 13259                                                                                     | 9.79                                                                                      | 32187                                                                                     | 16.09                                                                                     | 12203                                                                                     | 9.66                                                                                      |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                 | 11737                                                                                     | 2.84                                                                                      | 2893                                                                                      | 1.13                                                                                      | 7691                                                                                      | 1.69                                                                                      | 2174                                                                                      | 0.83                                                                                      |
| MIZORAM                                                                                   | 47390                                                                                     | 11.93                                                                                     | 5739                                                                                      | 3.14                                                                                      | 47876                                                                                     | 12.17                                                                                     | 4776                                                                                      | 2.91                                                                                      |
| NAGALAND                                                                                  | 52061                                                                                     | 15.36                                                                                     | 16993                                                                                     | 8.65                                                                                      | 40263                                                                                     | 12.01                                                                                     | 12893                                                                                     | 6.89                                                                                      |
| ODISHA                                                                                    | 14568                                                                                     | 2.22                                                                                      | 2902                                                                                      | 0.70                                                                                      | 10763                                                                                     | 1.81                                                                                      | 2171                                                                                      | 0.73                                                                                      |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                | 3115                                                                                      | 0.68                                                                                      | 848                                                                                       | 0.32                                                                                      | 2631                                                                                      | 0.61                                                                                      | 592                                                                                       | 0.26                                                                                      |
| PUNJAB                                                                                    | 386658                                                                                    | 53.27                                                                                     | 60478                                                                                     | 17.18                                                                                     | 402295                                                                                    | 57.45                                                                                     | 66327                                                                                     | 18.69                                                                                     |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                 | 102242                                                                                    | 28.50                                                                                     | 44056                                                                                     | 18.09                                                                                     | 121822                                                                                    | 34.36                                                                                     | 43227                                                                                     | 19.30                                                                                     |
| SIKKIM                                                                                    | 72                                                                                        | 0.02                                                                                      | 30                                                                                        | 0.01                                                                                      | 590                                                                                       | 0.11                                                                                      | 126                                                                                       | 0.04                                                                                      |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                | 297215                                                                                    | 52.18                                                                                     | 84240                                                                                     | 24.78                                                                                     | 297557                                                                                    | 53.41                                                                                     | 78986                                                                                     | 24.83                                                                                     |
| DAMAN AND DIU TRIPURA                                                                     | 228 4421                                                                                  | 0.03 0.59                                                                                 | 47                                                                                        | 0.01                                                                                      | 347 2635                                                                                  | 0.05 0.33                                                                                 | 121 890                                                                                   | 0.02 0.19                                                                                 |
|                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 1302                                                                                      | 0.28                                                                                      |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                               | 14709                                                                                     | 5.29                                                                                      | 3912                                                                                      | 2.11                                                                                      | 26030                                                                                     | 11.82                                                                                     | 4167                                                                                      | 2.18                                                                                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                             | 607497                                                                                    | 202.39                                                                                    | 139857                                                                                    | 62.86                                                                                     | 609484                                                                                    | 188.96                                                                                    | 118496                                                                                    | 58.18                                                                                     |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                               | 144                                                                                       | 0.10                                                                                      | 129                                                                                       | 0.10                                                                                      | 525                                                                                       | 0.16                                                                                      | 359                                                                                       | 0.20                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                     |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
|                                                                                           | 4234799                                                                                   | 870.61                                                                                    | 1005201                                                                                   | 321.83                                                                                    | 4563398                                                                                   | 1049.86                                                                                   | 1004627                                                                                   | 374.71                                                                                    |

Source: National Scholarship Portal database

## State-wise Scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric Scheme for AY 2018-19

(Amount

in ₹ Crore)

|                       | 2018-19                | 2018-19      | 2018-19                | 2018-19    |
|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------|
|                       | Class I-VIII           | Class I-VIII | Class IX-X             | Class IX-X |
| State                 | No. of Benefi- ciaries | Amount       | No. of Benefi- ciaries | Amount     |
| ANDAMANANDNICOBAR     | 52                     | 0.01         | 4                      | 0.00       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH        | 99086                  | 23.39        | 30503                  | 12.29      |
| ASSAM                 | 86263                  | 43.13        | 30301                  | 17.77      |
| BIHAR                 | 173743                 | 73.24        | 48466                  | 24.21      |
| CHANDIGARH            | 1189                   | 0.12         | 153                    | 0.02       |
| CHHATTISGARH          | 3924                   | 1.04         | 1671                   | 0.68       |
| DADRA ANDNAGAR HAVELI | 85                     | 0.01         | 49                     | 0.01       |
| DELHI                 | 1069                   | 0.14         | 1147                   | 0.16       |
| GOA                   | 289                    | 0.03         | 60                     | 0.01       |
| GUJARAT               | 100483                 | 25.42        | 27949                  | 10.06      |
| HARYANA               | 4283                   | 1.38         | 1976                   | 1.13       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH      | 1158                   | 0.20         | 383                    | 0.09       |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR     | 126817                 | 29.30        | 28440                  | 14.77      |
| JHARKHAND             | 41101                  | 28.62        | 9365                   | 6.00       |
| KARNATAKA             | 351528                 | 60.63        | 81786                  | 23.65      |
| KERALA                | 465067                 | 54.78        | 108709                 | 16.21      |
| MADHYAPRADESH         | 85834                  | 21.79        | 23007                  | 10.06      |
| MAHARASHTRA           | 579671                 | 62.67        | 108639                 | 14.44      |
| MANIPUR               | 10003                  | 5.70         | 4879                   | 3.77       |
| MEGHALAYA             | 3995                   | 1.07         | 1397                   | 0.63       |
| MIZORAM               | 39600                  | 9.45         | 3096                   | 1.58       |
| NAGALAND              | 20989                  | 6.93         | 7167                   | 3.93       |
| ODISHA                | 8492                   | 1.38         | 2119                   | 0.59       |
| PUDUCHERRY            | 1867                   | 0.45         | 464                    | 0.21       |
| PUNJAB                | 348798                 | 51.55        | 60594                  | 17.09      |
| RAJASTHAN             | 99005                  | 27.36        | 36975                  | 16.00      |
| SIKKIM                | 306                    | 0.10         | 86                     | 0.04       |
| TAMIL NADU            | 257543                 | 45.84        | 68037                  | 21.10      |
| TELANGANA             | 125799                 | 37.41        | 43347                  | 21.13      |
| TRIPURA               | 2242                   | 0.46         | 1041                   | 0.35       |
| UTTARAKHAND           | 17901                  | 6.55         | 3374                   | 1.82       |
| UTTAR PRADESH         | 576352                 | 183.31       | 115452                 | 60.20      |
| WEST BENGAL           | 1018527                | 124.39       | 188102                 | 36.41      |
| Total                 | 4653061                | 927.82       | 1038738                | 336.41     |

Source: National Scholarship Portal database.

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