Lok Sabha Question No. 3205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Tribal Scholarships
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3205

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025

## PRE-MATRIC AND POST-MATRIC TRIBAL SCHOLARSHIPS

3205. Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: -

(a) the total number of beneficiaries under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship schemes for Scheduled Tribe students across all States and Union Territories during the last five years, year-wise, State-wise and districtwise for Tamil Nadu; and

(b) the total funds allocated and released by the Union Government for these two scholarship schemes across all States and Union Territories during the said period, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

- (a) The total number of beneficiaries under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship schemes for Scheduled Tribe students across all States and Union Territories during the last five years is given at Annexure-I. Further, the district-wise number of beneficiaries in State Govt. of Tamil Nadu under the PreMatric and Post-Matric Scholarship schemes for Scheduled Tribe students during the last five years is given at Annexure-II .
- (b) The total funds allocated/released by the Union Government for these two scholarship schemes across all States and Union Territories during 2020-21 to 2024-25, is given at Annexure-III .

Annexure to be referred in the reply of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3205 for answer on 18.12.2025 regarding 'Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Tribal Scholarships'

| State-wise no. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State-wise no. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State-wise no. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State-wise no. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State-wise no. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State-wise no. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State-wise no. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                        | Name of the State/UT                                                           | 2020-21                                                                        | 2021-22                                                                        | 2022-23                                                                        | 2023-24                                                                        | 2024-25                                                                        |
|                                                                                | BeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiaries              | BeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiaries              | BeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiaries              | BeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiaries              | BeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiaries              | BeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiariesBeneficiaries              |
| 1                                                                              | Andaman & Nicobar                                                              | 296                                                                            | 284                                                                            | 260                                                                            | 173                                                                            | 281                                                                            |
| 2                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 26676                                                                          | 35364                                                                          | 40465                                                                          | *                                                                              | *                                                                              |
| 3                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                              | 5676                                                                           | 4548                                                                           | 5178                                                                           | 2852                                                                           | 2831                                                                           |
| 4                                                                              | Assam                                                                          | 2504                                                                           | 4767                                                                           | 5688                                                                           | 4353                                                                           | 8075                                                                           |
| 5                                                                              | Bihar                                                                          | 51076                                                                          | 42425                                                                          | 26450                                                                          | 8451                                                                           | 15139                                                                          |
| 6                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                   | 132421                                                                         | 129615                                                                         | 28642                                                                          | 44837                                                                          | 27171                                                                          |
| 7                                                                              | DNH & DD                                                                       | 2760                                                                           | 2167                                                                           | 2017                                                                           | 1273                                                                           | 1162                                                                           |
| 8                                                                              | Goa                                                                            | 2504                                                                           | 1978                                                                           | 2108                                                                           | 1670                                                                           | 1698                                                                           |
| 9                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                        | 166649                                                                         | 157714                                                                         | 157553                                                                         | 121083                                                                         | 124886                                                                         |
| 10                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                               | 1846                                                                           | 2160                                                                           | 2479                                                                           | 2616                                                                           | 3260                                                                           |
| 11                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                | 2621                                                                           | 5883                                                                           | 4689                                                                           | 2548                                                                           | 8371                                                                           |
| 12                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                      | 87131                                                                          | 136830                                                                         | 129269                                                                         | 114519                                                                         | 129142                                                                         |
| 13                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                      | 92254                                                                          | 85554                                                                          | 98705                                                                          | 97191                                                                          | 104211                                                                         |
| 14                                                                             | Kerala                                                                         | 9880                                                                           | 7071                                                                           | 9457                                                                           | 8331                                                                           | 10980                                                                          |
| 15                                                                             | Ladakh                                                                         | 421                                                                            | 1439                                                                           | 760                                                                            | 2228                                                                           | 2029                                                                           |
| 16                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 378127                                                                         | 328961                                                                         | 255944                                                                         | 259997                                                                         | 212347                                                                         |
| 17                                                                             | Manipur                                                                        | 2479                                                                           | 2365                                                                           | 1836                                                                           | 3470                                                                           | 3916                                                                           |
| 18                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                      | 616                                                                            | 2406                                                                           | 1588                                                                           | 5590                                                                           | 6149                                                                           |
| 19                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                        | 11046                                                                          | 10031                                                                          | 10312                                                                          | 8911                                                                           | 8807                                                                           |
| 20                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                       | 451                                                                            | 307                                                                            | *                                                                              | *                                                                              | *                                                                              |
| 21                                                                             | Odisha                                                                         | 190066                                                                         | 135053                                                                         | 79252                                                                          | 106691                                                                         | 122029                                                                         |
| 22                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                     | 19                                                                             | 23                                                                             | 21                                                                             | 11                                                                             | 14                                                                             |
| 23                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                      | 208751                                                                         | 213064                                                                         | 73816                                                                          | 76272                                                                          | 57037                                                                          |
| 24                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                         | 88                                                                             | 296                                                                            | 49                                                                             | 62                                                                             | 377                                                                            |
| 25                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                     | 14822                                                                          | 16854                                                                          | 15325                                                                          | 15154                                                                          | 17273                                                                          |
| 26                                                                             | Telangana                                                                      | 7623                                                                           | 3066                                                                           | 9255                                                                           | 2460                                                                           | *                                                                              |
| 27                                                                             | Tripura                                                                        | 9404                                                                           | 17307                                                                          | 15017                                                                          | 11601                                                                          | 12597                                                                          |
| 28                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                  | 2007                                                                           | 815                                                                            | 1579                                                                           | 2329                                                                           | 3211                                                                           |
| 29                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                    | 1212                                                                           | 1313                                                                           | 1464                                                                           | 902                                                                            | 812                                                                            |
| 30                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                    | 28504                                                                          | 28053                                                                          | 23979                                                                          | 21789                                                                          | 24333                                                                          |
| Total                                                                          |                                                                                | 1439930                                                                        | 1377713                                                                        | 1003157                                                                        | 927364                                                                         | 908138                                                                         |

| State wise no. of beneficiaries under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State wise no. of beneficiaries under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State wise no. of beneficiaries under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State wise no. of beneficiaries under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State wise no. of beneficiaries under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State wise no. of beneficiaries under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | State wise no. of beneficiaries under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. N o.                                                                        | Name of the State /UT                                                           | 2020-21                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                         | 2022-23                                                                         | 2023-24                                                                         | 2024-25                                                                         |
|                                                                                 |                                                                                 | Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari                     | Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari                     | Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari                     | Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari                     | Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari                     |
|                                                                                 |                                                                                 | es                                                                              | es                                                                              | es                                                                              | es                                                                              | es                                                                              |
| 1                                                                               | A.& N. Islands                                                                  | 327                                                                             | 491                                                                             | 386                                                                             | 193                                                                             | 311                                                                             |
| 2                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                  | 112645                                                                          | 117089                                                                          | 129032                                                                          | 79780                                                                           | 67888                                                                           |
| 3                                                                               | Arunachal Prades h                                                              | 31527                                                                           | 43744                                                                           | 46330                                                                           | 42417                                                                           | 45125                                                                           |
| 4                                                                               | Assam                                                                           | 53205                                                                           | 71115                                                                           | 62140                                                                           | 58774                                                                           | 77350                                                                           |
| 5                                                                               | Bihar                                                                           | 9068                                                                            | 16302                                                                           | 3768                                                                            | 1444                                                                            | 3428                                                                            |
| 6                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                    | 73550                                                                           | 86910                                                                           | 34184                                                                           | 40552                                                                           | 34022                                                                           |
| 7                                                                               | DNH DD                                                                          | 3549                                                                            | 3352                                                                            | 2208                                                                            | 1053                                                                            | 1627                                                                            |
| 8                                                                               | Goa                                                                             | 4822                                                                            | 4047                                                                            | 4439                                                                            | 3274                                                                            | 3163                                                                            |
| 9                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                         | 237041                                                                          | 260770                                                                          | 262538                                                                          | 226456                                                                          | 233161                                                                          |
| 10                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                | 2410                                                                            | 3332                                                                            | 4303                                                                            | 4390                                                                            | 4937                                                                            |
| 11                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                 | 4316                                                                            | 8335                                                                            | 10430                                                                           | 7319                                                                            | 15309                                                                           |
| 12                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                       | 92117                                                                           | 127258                                                                          | 147633                                                                          | 148676                                                                          | 65104                                                                           |
| 13                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                       | 112381                                                                          | 133422                                                                          | 131968                                                                          | 123707                                                                          | 125823                                                                          |
| 14                                                                              | Kerala                                                                          | 15820                                                                           | 14558                                                                           | 14863                                                                           | 13731                                                                           | 13034                                                                           |
| 15                                                                              | Ladakh                                                                          | 3055                                                                            | 8631                                                                            | 8619                                                                            | 9413                                                                            | 8969                                                                            |
| 16                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                  | 346060                                                                          | 457808                                                                          | 391317                                                                          | 353486                                                                          | 326410                                                                          |
| 17                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                     | 157503                                                                          | 130732                                                                          | 135915                                                                          | 139165                                                                          | 144785                                                                          |
| 18                                                                              | Manipur                                                                         | 37258                                                                           | 47793                                                                           | 42572                                                                           | 33542                                                                           | 32275                                                                           |
| 19                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                       | 16399                                                                           | 52598                                                                           | 61360                                                                           | 76755                                                                           | 73902                                                                           |
| 20                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                         | 33073                                                                           | 37448                                                                           | 38784                                                                           | 31685                                                                           | 28471                                                                           |
| 21                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                        | 36940                                                                           | 40588                                                                           | 40638                                                                           | 42485                                                                           | 41793                                                                           |
| 22                                                                              | Odisha                                                                          | 175252                                                                          | 207678                                                                          | 204172                                                                          | 213957                                                                          | 230366                                                                          |
| 23                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                      | 24                                                                              | 23                                                                              | 18                                                                              | 11                                                                              | 10                                                                              |
| 24                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                       | 206011                                                                          | 188614                                                                          | 236628                                                                          | 168516                                                                          | *                                                                               |
| 25                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                          | 3488                                                                            | 4233                                                                            | 2650                                                                            | 1849                                                                            | 2411                                                                            |
| 26                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                      | 21383                                                                           | 24441                                                                           | 23529                                                                           | 24482                                                                           | 27578                                                                           |
| 27                                                                              | Telangana                                                                       | 118347                                                                          | 126708                                                                          | 114911                                                                          | 131505                                                                          | 131032                                                                          |
| 28                                                                              | Tripura                                                                         | 26108                                                                           | 35520                                                                           | 37380                                                                           | 33678                                                                           | 33506                                                                           |
| 29                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                   | 8132                                                                            | 8930                                                                            | 9655                                                                            | 9676                                                                            | 10427                                                                           |
| 30                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                     | 3039                                                                            | 3837                                                                            | 3534                                                                            | 3972                                                                            | 3853                                                                            |
| 31                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                     | 60846                                                                           | 78100                                                                           | 63208                                                                           | 37760                                                                           | 29528                                                                           |
|                                                                                 | Total                                                                           | 2005696                                                                         | 2344407                                                                         | 2269112                                                                         | 2063703                                                                         | 1815598                                                                         |

* Beneficiary data not reported by concerned State/UT

Annexure to be referred in the reply of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3205 for answer on 18.12.2025 regarding 'Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Tribal Scholarships'

| No. of Beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students (District wise - Tamil Nadu)   | No. of Beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students (District wise - Tamil Nadu)   | No. of Beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students (District wise - Tamil Nadu)   | No. of Beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students (District wise - Tamil Nadu)   | No. of Beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students (District wise - Tamil Nadu)   | No. of Beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students (District wise - Tamil Nadu)   | No. of Beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students (District wise - Tamil Nadu)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                  | District                                                                                                | 2020-21                                                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                                                 | 2022-23                                                                                                 | 2023-24                                                                                                 | 2024-25                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                       | ARIYALUR                                                                                                | 279                                                                                                     | 256                                                                                                     | 211                                                                                                     | 207                                                                                                     | 221                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                       | CHENGALPATTU                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                       | 667                                                                                                     | 543                                                                                                     | 535                                                                                                     | 598                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                       | CHENNAI                                                                                                 | 41                                                                                                      | 31                                                                                                      | 122                                                                                                     | 170                                                                                                     | 202                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                       | COIMBATORE                                                                                              | 448                                                                                                     | 497                                                                                                     | 437                                                                                                     | 422                                                                                                     | 618                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                       | CUDDALORE                                                                                               | 349                                                                                                     | 383                                                                                                     | 395                                                                                                     | 422                                                                                                     | 479                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                       | DHARMAPURI                                                                                              | 1230                                                                                                    | 1211                                                                                                    | 1136                                                                                                    | 1118                                                                                                    | 1318                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                       | DINDIGUL                                                                                                | 49                                                                                                      | 70                                                                                                      | 92                                                                                                      | 119                                                                                                     | 98                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                       | ERODE                                                                                                   | 300                                                                                                     | 341                                                                                                     | 312                                                                                                     | 415                                                                                                     | 477                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                       | KALLAKURICHI                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                       | 1166                                                                                                    | 1070                                                                                                    | 1160                                                                                                    | 1108                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                      | KANCHIPURAM                                                                                             | 761                                                                                                     | 275                                                                                                     | 237                                                                                                     | 229                                                                                                     | 253                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                      | KANNIYAKUMARI                                                                                           | 116                                                                                                     | 106                                                                                                     | 150                                                                                                     | 164                                                                                                     | 171                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                      | KARUR                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                      | KRISHNAGIRI                                                                                             | 373                                                                                                     | 446                                                                                                     | 368                                                                                                     | 382                                                                                                     | 492                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                      | MADURAI                                                                                                 | 120                                                                                                     | 115                                                                                                     | 148                                                                                                     | 211                                                                                                     | 177                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                      | Mayiladuthurai                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                       | 32                                                                                                      | 41                                                                                                      | 33                                                                                                      | 58                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                      | NAGAPATTINAM                                                                                            | 63                                                                                                      | 35                                                                                                      | 42                                                                                                      | 35                                                                                                      | 58                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                      | NAMAKKAL                                                                                                | 1441                                                                                                    | 1546                                                                                                    | 1541                                                                                                    | 1619                                                                                                    | 1605                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                      | PERAMBALUR                                                                                              | 80                                                                                                      | 92                                                                                                      | 83                                                                                                      | 93                                                                                                      | 123                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                      | PUDUKKOTTAI                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                      | RAMANATHAPURAM                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                      | RANIPET                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                       | 188                                                                                                     | 130                                                                                                     | 126                                                                                                     | 205                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                      | SALEM                                                                                                   | 2973                                                                                                    | 3259                                                                                                    | 2835                                                                                                    | 2733                                                                                                    | 2656                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                      | SIVAGANGAI                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                      | TENKASI                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 41                                                                                                      | 55                                                                                                      | 66                                                                                                      |

| 25   | THANJAVUR       |    31 |    33 |    41 |    73 |    88 |
|------|-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 26   | THE NILGIRIS    |   459 |   596 |   611 |   517 |   733 |
| 27   | THENI           |    23 |    32 |    26 |    26 |    42 |
| 28   | THIRUVALLUR     |   678 |   778 |   583 |   543 |   704 |
| 29   | THIRUVARUR      |    36 |    35 |    33 |    29 |    59 |
| 30   | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI |   453 |   467 |   410 |   435 |   441 |
| 31   | TIRUNELVELI     |    86 |    71 |    61 |    86 |   103 |
| 32   | TIRUPATHUR      |     0 |   919 |   705 |   631 |   815 |
| 33   | TIRUPPUR        |   107 |   102 |   119 |   161 |   194 |
| 34   | TIRUVANNAMALAI  |  1398 |  1986 |  1815 |  1519 |  1949 |
| 35   | TUTICORIN       |    27 |     0 |    59 |    86 |   103 |
| 36   | VELLORE         |  1337 |   245 |   260 |   210 |   311 |
| 37   | VILLUPURAM      |  1526 |   833 |   619 |   515 |   636 |
| 38   | VIRUDHUNAGAR    |    24 |    27 |    24 |    58 |    76 |
|      | Total           | 14822 | 16854 | 15325 | 15154 | 17273 |

| No. of Beneficiaries under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme District wise - Tamil Nadu   | No. of Beneficiaries under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme District wise - Tamil Nadu   | No. of Beneficiaries under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme District wise - Tamil Nadu   | No. of Beneficiaries under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme District wise - Tamil Nadu   | No. of Beneficiaries under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme District wise - Tamil Nadu   | No. of Beneficiaries under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme District wise - Tamil Nadu   | No. of Beneficiaries under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme District wise - Tamil Nadu   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                                  | District                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                                | 2021-22                                                                                | 2022-23                                                                                | 2023-24                                                                                | 2024-25                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                      | ARIYALUR                                                                               | 223                                                                                    | 345                                                                                    | 351                                                                                    | 247                                                                                    | 245                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                      | CHENGALPATTU                                                                           | 0                                                                                      | 8                                                                                      | 571                                                                                    | 733                                                                                    | 828                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                      | CHENNAI                                                                                | 485                                                                                    | 194                                                                                    | 268                                                                                    | 634                                                                                    | 878                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                      | COIMBATORE                                                                             | 965                                                                                    | 518                                                                                    | 456                                                                                    | 1165                                                                                   | 1597                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                      | CUDDALORE                                                                              | 299                                                                                    | 533                                                                                    | 559                                                                                    | 541                                                                                    | 643                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                      | DHARMAPURI                                                                             | 1729                                                                                   | 2427                                                                                   | 2378                                                                                   | 1941                                                                                   | 2098                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                      | DINDIGUL                                                                               | 233                                                                                    | 226                                                                                    | 197                                                                                    | 258                                                                                    | 270                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                      | ERODE                                                                                  | 423                                                                                    | 326                                                                                    | 361                                                                                    | 582                                                                                    | 797                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                      | KALLAKURICHI                                                                           | 0                                                                                      | 28                                                                                     | 1693                                                                                   | 1074                                                                                   | 998                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                     | KANCHEEPURAM                                                                           | 831                                                                                    | 804                                                                                    | 231                                                                                    | 351                                                                                    | 416                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                     | KANNIYAKUMARI                                                                          | 222                                                                                    | 207                                                                                    | 172                                                                                    | 265                                                                                    | 335                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                     | KARUR                                                                                  | 77                                                                                     | 16                                                                                     | 33                                                                                     | 95                                                                                     | 112                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                     | KRISHNAGIRI                                                                            | 517                                                                                    | 335                                                                                    | 312                                                                                    | 546                                                                                    | 780                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                     | MADURAI                                                                                | 260                                                                                    | 279                                                                                    | 255                                                                                    | 318                                                                                    | 368                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                     | MAYILADUTHURAI                                                                         | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 78                                                                                     | 55                                                                                     | 70                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                     | NAGAPATTINAM                                                                           | 107                                                                                    | 107                                                                                    | 80                                                                                     | 68                                                                                     | 87                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                     | NAMAKKAL                                                                               | 3545                                                                                   | 3072                                                                                   | 2856                                                                                   | 3626                                                                                   | 4091                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                     | PERAMBALUR                                                                             | 240                                                                                    | 82                                                                                     | 110                                                                                    | 197                                                                                    | 258                                                                                    |

| 19    | PUDUKKOTTAI     |    43 |     6 |    54 |   107 |    84 |
|-------|-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 20    | RAMANATHAPURAM  |     1 |     4 |    23 |    25 |    14 |
| 21    | RANIPET         |     0 |     2 |   186 |   194 |   251 |
| 22    | SALEM           |  4239 |  5128 |  4453 |  4302 |  4195 |
| 23    | SIVAGANGAI      |    20 |     4 |     8 |    34 |    34 |
| 24    | TENKASI         |     0 |     0 |    48 |    54 |    75 |
| 25    | THANJAVUR       |   107 |    43 |    81 |   175 |   181 |
| 26    | THE NILGIRIS    |   351 |   651 |   637 |   533 |   716 |
| 27    | THENI           |    55 |    36 |    44 |    56 |    63 |
| 28    | THOOTHUKKUDI    |    72 |    41 |   323 |    96 |   109 |
| 29    | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI |  1032 |   788 |   468 |  1016 |  1005 |
| 30    | TIRUNELVELI     |   143 |   146 |   412 |   131 |   155 |
| 31    | TIRUPATHUR      |     0 |   119 |   724 |  1172 |  1185 |
| 32    | TIRUPPUR        |    78 |   208 |   964 |   267 |   331 |
| 33    | TIRUVALLUR      |   507 |   639 |   462 |   619 |   730 |
| 34    | TIRUVANNAMALAI  |  1397 |  2350 |  2412 |  1796 |  2027 |
| 35    | TIRUVARUR       |    47 |    55 |    82 |    65 |    84 |
| 36    | VELLORE         |  1655 |  2133 |   335 |   461 |   632 |
| 37    | VILLUPURAM      |  1402 |  2504 |   761 |   600 |   755 |
| 38    | VIRUDHUNAGAR    |    78 |    77 |    91 |    83 |    81 |
| Total | Total           | 21383 | 24441 | 23529 | 24482 | 27578 |

Annexure to be referred in the reply of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3205 for answer on 18.12.2025 regarding 'Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Tribal Scholarships'

| Funds released under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   |
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| Sl.                                                                        |                                                                            | F.Y. 2020-                                                                 | F.Y. 2021- 22 Fund                                                         | F.Y. 2022-                                                                 |                                                                            | (₹ in crore)                                                               |
| 1                                                                          | Andaman & Nicobar                                                          | 0.12                                                                       | 0.08                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | 0.10                                                                       |
| 2                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 14.34                                                                      | 39.35                                                                      | *                                                                          | 57.00                                                                      | 30.77                                                                      |
| 3                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 0.00                                                                       | 2.07                                                                       | 2.67                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 4                                                                          | Assam                                                                      | 0.17                                                                       | 1.02                                                                       | 1.07                                                                       | 1.88                                                                       | 1.00                                                                       |
| 5                                                                          | Bihar                                                                      | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 6                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                               | 35.42                                                                      | 0.00                                                                       | *                                                                          | 52.50                                                                      | *                                                                          |
| 7                                                                          | DNH & DD                                                                   | 2.34                                                                       | 2.07                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 8                                                                          | Goa                                                                        | 0.41                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 1.08                                                                       | 0.53                                                                       | 0.36                                                                       |
| 9                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                    | 21.99                                                                      | 36.89                                                                      | 54.52                                                                      | 62.00                                                                      | 9.23                                                                       |
| 10                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                           | 0.92                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.79                                                                       | 1.10                                                                       | *                                                                          |
| 11                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                            | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 12                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                  | 0.00                                                                       | 38.99                                                                      | *                                                                          | 57.00                                                                      | *                                                                          |
| 13                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                  | 0.00                                                                       | 17.53                                                                      | 23.70                                                                      | 34.00                                                                      | 7.00                                                                       |
| 14                                                                         | Kerala                                                                     | 1.17                                                                       | 3.47                                                                       | *                                                                          | 4.36                                                                       | 1.00                                                                       |
| 15                                                                         | Ladakh                                                                     | 0.42                                                                       | 0.74                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | 0.40                                                                       |
| 16                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                             | 54.29                                                                      | 114.58                                                                     | 127.44                                                                     | *                                                                          | 53.05                                                                      |
| 17                                                                         | Manipur                                                                    | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 18                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                  | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 1.15                                                                       | *                                                                          | 0.70                                                                       |
| 29                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                    | 1.68                                                                       | 6.57                                                                       | *                                                                          | 3.07                                                                       | *                                                                          |
| 20                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                   | 0.61                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 21                                                                         | Odisha                                                                     | 69.45                                                                      | 52.37                                                                      | 93.97                                                                      | *                                                                          | 29.50                                                                      |
| 22                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                 | 0.02                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 23                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                  | 31.27                                                                      | 62.34                                                                      | 35.31                                                                      | *                                                                          | 22.36                                                                      |
| 24                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                     | 0.09                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.18                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 25                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 2.41                                                                       | 5.47                                                                       | 4.04                                                                       | 3.62                                                                       | 0.60                                                                       |
| 26                                                                         | Telangana                                                                  | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | *                                                                          | 1.50                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 27                                                                         | Tripura                                                                    | 2.52                                                                       | 0.59                                                                       | 11.37                                                                      | *                                                                          | 6.92                                                                       |
| 28                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                              | 0.00                                                                       | 0.88                                                                       | *                                                                          | *                                                                          | *                                                                          |
| 29                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                | 1.38                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | *                                                                          | 0.15                                                                       | 0.70                                                                       |
| 30                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                | 7.88                                                                       | 9.13                                                                       | *                                                                          | 29.89                                                                      | *                                                                          |
|                                                                            | Total                                                                      | 248.90                                                                     | 394.14                                                                     | 357.29                                                                     | 308.60                                                                     | 163.69                                                                     |

| Funds released under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   | Funds released under Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (State wise)   |
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| Sl.                                                                         | Name of the State/UT                                                        | F.Y. 2020-21                                                                | F.Y. 2021-22                                                                | F.Y. 2022-23                                                                | F.Y. 2023-24                                                                | (₹ in Crore) F.Y. 2024-25                                                   |
| No.                                                                         |                                                                             | Fund Released                                                               | Fund Released                                                               | Fund Released                                                               | Fund Released                                                               | Fund Released                                                               |
| 1                                                                           | A.& N. Islands                                                              | 0.13                                                                        | 0.10                                                                        | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | 0.10                                                                        |
| 2                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                              | 60.39                                                                       | 89.91                                                                       | 133.57                                                                      | 114.71                                                                      | 120.00                                                                      |
| 3                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                           | 57.13                                                                       | 123.61                                                                      | 96.16                                                                       | 80.00                                                                       | 100.00                                                                      |
| 4                                                                           | Assam                                                                       | 54.14                                                                       | 10.93                                                                       | 68.45                                                                       | 35.00                                                                       | 79.71                                                                       |
| 5                                                                           | Bihar                                                                       | 7.08                                                                        | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | 4.43                                                                        |
| 6                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                | 87.90                                                                       | *                                                                           | 93.30                                                                       | 71.25                                                                       | 70.00                                                                       |
| 7                                                                           | DNH DD                                                                      | 34.82                                                                       | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | 4.04                                                                        | 4.90                                                                        |
| 8                                                                           | Goa                                                                         | 4.58                                                                        | *                                                                           | 11.87                                                                       | 5.27                                                                        | 5.00                                                                        |
| 9                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                     | 229.78                                                                      | 461.70                                                                      | 244.26                                                                      | 350.00                                                                      | 231.22                                                                      |
| 10                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                            | 0.00                                                                        | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | 5.00                                                                        |
| 11                                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                                                             | 8.05                                                                        | *                                                                           | 6.84                                                                        | 7.46                                                                        | 9.95                                                                        |
| 12                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                   | 0.00                                                                        | 126.55                                                                      | *                                                                           | 53.11                                                                       | 200.00                                                                      |
| 13                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                   | 0.00                                                                        | 170.81                                                                      | *                                                                           | 225.56                                                                      | 125.00                                                                      |
| 14                                                                          | Kerala                                                                      | 32.85                                                                       | 25.16                                                                       | *                                                                           | 46.89                                                                       | 29.00                                                                       |
| 15                                                                          | Ladakh                                                                      | 7.38                                                                        | 22.14                                                                       | 18.91                                                                       | 5.96                                                                        | 35.00                                                                       |
| 16                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                              | 123.44                                                                      | 245.29                                                                      | 270.49                                                                      | 350.00                                                                      | 250.00                                                                      |
| 17                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                 | 181.50                                                                      | 192.15                                                                      | 90.27                                                                       | 570.36                                                                      | 117.81                                                                      |
| 18                                                                          | Manipur                                                                     | 21.84                                                                       | 42.92                                                                       | 41.38                                                                       | 30.00                                                                       | 25.00                                                                       |
| 19                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                   | 0.00                                                                        | 26.36                                                                       | 146.20                                                                      | 85.00                                                                       | 145.08                                                                      |
| 20                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                     | 34.47                                                                       | 38.75                                                                       | 25.90                                                                       | 25.00                                                                       | 24.00                                                                       |
| 21                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                    | 32.26                                                                       | 44.36                                                                       | 36.08                                                                       | 35.00                                                                       | 62.00                                                                       |
| 22                                                                          | Odisha                                                                      | 190.96                                                                      | 218.43                                                                      | 171.33                                                                      | 135.64                                                                      | 294.00                                                                      |
| 23                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                  | 0.20                                                                        | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | *                                                                           |
| 24                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                   | 255.57                                                                      | 137.45                                                                      | 188.10                                                                      | 220.00                                                                      | 350.00                                                                      |
| 25                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                      | 5.54                                                                        | 10.36                                                                       | 9.25                                                                        | *                                                                           | 6.00                                                                        |
| 26                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                  | 33.29                                                                       | 48.49                                                                       | 28.54                                                                       | 20.00                                                                       | 25.00                                                                       |
| 27                                                                          | Telangana                                                                   | 272.98                                                                      | 75.04                                                                       | 238.51                                                                      | 112.50                                                                      | 152.50                                                                      |
| 28                                                                          | Tripura                                                                     | 48.05                                                                       | 71.89                                                                       | 45.22                                                                       | 40.00                                                                       | 74.94                                                                       |
| 29                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                               | 22.19                                                                       | *                                                                           | *                                                                           | 10.00                                                                       | 15.00                                                                       |
| 30                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                 | 0.00                                                                        | 35.68                                                                       | *                                                                           | 1.88                                                                        | 2.70                                                                        |
| 31                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                 | 22.56                                                                       | 38.72                                                                       | *                                                                           | 34.06                                                                       | 35.00                                                                       |
|                                                                             | Total                                                                       | 1829.08                                                                     | 2256.80                                                                     | 1964.63                                                                     | 2668.69                                                                     | 2598.34                                                                     |

* No release of funds due to availability of unspent funds from the previous releases with States/UTs. Also due to non-submission of  UCs, SoE, Formal Proposals etc. by some States/UTs.

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