Lok Sabha Question No. 1346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Distribution of Scholarships
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2024

## DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS

## 1346 MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) the details of scholarships awarded and the number of beneficiaries from 2019 to 2024, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether such scholarships awarded timely, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the minimum and maximum time taken by the Ministry to disburse the scholarship; and
- (d) whether the scholarship amount is revised, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B.L. VERMA)

- (a): The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) is implementing various schemes namely Post-Matric Scholarships to the Students belonging to Scheduled Castes (PMS-SC), Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes & Others, Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers (SHREYAS-SC), PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI) for Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Backward Classes (EBC) & De-notified Tribes (DNT) Students under which scholarship is provide to the persons. The details of scholarships awarded and the number of beneficiaries from 2019 to 2024, State - Wise including Tamil Nadu is attached as Annexure.
- (b) to (c): With effect from 2021-22 in PMS-SC and with effect from 2022-23 in Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes & Others, central share of scholarship amount is released directly into the Aadhaar seeded bank account of the beneficiary. The Central share is released only after the States/UTs release their share of scholarship amount and push the State share paid data to National Scholarship Portal (NSP).

Further, the schemes of Pre- Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC & DNT Students and PostMatric Scholarship for OBC, EBC & DNT Students sub-schemes of PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI) are being implemented by the States/UTs. The DoSJE has advised States/UTs to make the payment of scholarships through Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) by 30th September every year after due verification of applications.

Under SHREYAS-SC, the proposals for scholarship are processed on receipt of proposals from respective portals and scholarship is released within the same financial year provided correct bank account details / necessary relevant documents are submitted.

(d) The scholarship amount under PMS-SC was revised in 2020-21 wherein the academic allowance was increased ranging from Rs 2,300- 12,000 to Rs 2,500-13,500 annually; depending on Day-Scholar and Hosteller. The scholarship amount under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SCs and Others was revised in 2021-22 wherein the academic allowance was increased ranging from Rs 3,000-6,250 annually to Rs 3,500-7,000 depending on Day-Scholar and Hosteller.

The SHREYAS Scheme for SCs was last revised in 2021-22.

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## ii. Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others:

|    | 2019-20   | 2019-20   |       | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |         | 2023-24   | 2023-24             |
|----|-----------|-----------|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------------------|
|    |           | SI No.    |       |           |           | 2022-23 |           | No.of beneficiaries |
|    | 0         |           |       |           |           | 0       |           | 2,21,219            |
| 2  | 0         |           |       | 0         |           |         | 0         | 14                  |
| 3  |           |           |       |           |           |         |           |                     |
| 5  |           |           |       | 0         | 0         |         |           |                     |
| 6  |           |           |       |           | 51        |         | 0         | 8                   |
|    |           |           |       | 0         | 29        | 6       | 0         |                     |
|    |           |           |       | 0         | 0         |         | 0         |                     |
|    |           |           |       |           |           | 0       |           |                     |
|    |           |           |       |           |           | 0       |           |                     |
|    |           |           |       |           |           | 0       |           | 0                   |
|    |           |           |       | 0         | 0         |         |           | 0                   |
|    |           |           | 118   |           | 54        |         |           |                     |
|    |           |           | 9051  |           |           |         |           |                     |
|    |           |           | 4592  |           |           |         |           |                     |
|    |           |           | 26990 |           |           |         |           |                     |

(Rs. in Lakhs)

## iii. Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers (SHREYAS-SC)

## a. Top Class Education for SCs (TCS):

|         |   Financial Year Budget (In Crore) |   Expenditure (Rs. in crore) |   No. of beneficiaries |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                               40.5 |                        39.7  |                   1375 |
| 2020-21 |                               52   |                        52    |                   3118 |
| 2021-22 |                               70   |                        84.72 |                   4544 |
| 2022-23 |                              108   |                        85.67 |                   4171 |
| 2023-24 |                              111   |                        83.84 |                   3969 |

## b. National Overseas Scholarship for SCs (NOS):

| Year    |   Slots |   [Candidate Selected |   Budget Estimate (Rs. in crore) |   Expenditure incurred (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|---------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |     100 |                   100 |                               20 |                                 28.56 |
| 2020-21 |     100 |                   100 |                               20 |                                 32.92 |
| 2021-22 |     125 |                   125 |                               30 |                                 49.07 |
| 2022-23 |     125 |                   125 |                               36 |                                 86.59 |
| 2023-24 |     125 |                   125 |                               50 |                                 88.56 |

## c. National Fellowship for SC Students:

| Year    | Budget Allocation   | Fund Released by Ministry   | Fellowships awarded                                                                                                           |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year    | (Rs. in crore)      | (Rs. in crore)              | Total                                                                                                                         |
| 2019-20 | 360                 | 246.66                      | 2366*                                                                                                                         |
| 2020-21 | 300                 | 118.99                      | 4841*(merged cycle)                                                                                                           |
| 2021-22 | 300                 | 122.39                      | 1932*(merged cycle)                                                                                                           |
| 2022-23 | 173                 | 114.25                      | 1612 UGC NET (merged cycle)                                                                                                   |
| 2022-23 | 173                 | 114.25                      | 260 CSIR JUNE 2022                                                                                                            |
| 2023-24 | 163                 | 207.74                      | 945 (UGC NET December 2022 examination) 1872 UGC Net June 2023 Examination, 404 CSIR December 2022 and June 2023 = Total 2221 |

## d. Free Coaching Scheme for SC and OBC students:

| Financial Year   |   Budget (Rs. in crore) |   Expenditure (Rs. in crore) |   No. of the beneficiaries |
|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                      30 |                        13.26 |                       1345 |
| 2020-21          |                      30 |                        11.96 |                       2112 |
| 2021-22          |                      50 |                        14.98 |                       1761 |
| 2022-23          |                      47 |                        18.4  |                        558 |
| 2023-24          |                      47 |                         7.76 |                        223 |

## iv. PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI)

## a. Details of State-wise number of beneficiaries from 2019 to 2024 under the Scheme Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT Students

(Beneficiaries in lakh)

| SI. No.   | State/UTs                            |   2019-20 | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25                                                                         |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |      7.43 | 14.39     | 10.30     | 0.00      | $ $       | No. of beneficiaries are provided by States/UTs with subsequent year's proposal |
| 2         | Bihar                                |      0    | 4.07      | 0.00      |           | 6.78 $    |                                                                                 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                         |      2.81 | 2.77      | 3.27      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 4         | Goa                                  |      0.03 | 0.03      | 0.00      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 5         | Gujarat                              |      2.53 | 1.94      | 2.04      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 6         | Haryana                              |      0.06 | 0.33      |           |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh                     |      0.07 |           | 0.11      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 8         | Jammu & Kashmir                      |      0.03 |           | 0.22      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 9         | Jharkhand                            |      0.12 |           | 2.02      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 10        | Karnataka                            |      3.63 |           | 0.36      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 11        | Kerala                               |      3.59 |           | 0.21      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh                       |      0.21 |           | 0.62      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 13        | Maharashtra                          |      4.06 |           | 5.31      |           | $         |                                                                                 |
| 14        | Odisha                               |      1.15 |           | 1.80      |           | 0.50      |                                                                                 |
| 15        | Punjab                               |      0.17 |           | 0.00      |           | $         |                                                                                 |
| 16        | Rajasthan                            |      0.55 |           | 0.77      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu                           |      2.08 |           | 4.53      |           |           |                                                                                 |
| 18        | Telangana                            |      3.51 |           | 0.57      |           | 1.56      |                                                                                 |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh                        |      5.75 | 2.38      | 1.74      |           | $         |                                                                                 |
| 20        | Uttarakhand                          |      0.16 | 0.20      | 0.00      |           | $         |                                                                                 |
| 21        | West Bengal                          |      2.36 | 1.19      | 3.32      |           | 0.69      |                                                                                 |
| 22        | Andaman & Nicobar                    |      0    | 0.01      | 0.00      | 0.00      | $         |                                                                                 |
|           | Dadra & Nagar Havali and Daman & Diu |      0.01 | 0.01      | 0.00      | 0.00      | $         |                                                                                 |
| 24        | Delhi                                |      0.07 | 0.07      | 0.06      | 0.04      |           |                                                                                 |
| 25        | Puducherry                           |      0.03 | 0.01      | 0.01      | 0.00      |           |                                                                                 |
| 26        | Assam                                |      0.15 | 0.44      | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |                                                                                 |
|           | Manipur                              |      0.2  | 0.25      | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |                                                                                 |
| 28        | Sikkim                               |      0.02 | 0.02      | 0.05      | 0.02      |           |                                                                                 |
| 29        | Tripura                              |      0.16 | 0.12      | 0.26      | 0.00      |           |                                                                                 |
|           | Total                                |     40.94 | 49.10     | 37.88     | 5.38      | 16.94     |                                                                                 |

$ not reported by States/UTs.

## b. State-wise details of fund released & No. of beneficiaries under Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EB & DNT Students during last 3 years

## (Beneficiaries in lakh)

| S.No.   | State/UT                | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25                                                                |
|---------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh          | 0.11      | 1.29      | 2.30      | 10.64     | $         | No. of beneficiaries are provided by States/UTs with subsequent year's |
|         | Bihar                   |           | 104.99    | 0.00      | 0.00      | $         |                                                                        |
|         | Chhattisgarh            |           |           |           |           | $         |                                                                        |
| 4       | Goa                     |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
|         | Gujarat                 |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
|         | Himachal Pradesh        |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 7       | Jammu & Kashmir         |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
|         | Jharkhand               |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 9       | Karnataka               |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 10      | Kerala                  |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 11      | Maharashtra             |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 12      | Odisha                  |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 13      | Punjab                  |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 14      | Rajasthan               |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 15      | Tamil Nadu              |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 16      | Telangana               |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh           |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 18      | Uttarakhand             |           |           |           |           |           | proposal                                                               |
| 19      | West Bengal             |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 20      | Assam                   |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 21      | Manipur                 |           |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 22      | Sikkim                  | 0.01      |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 23      | Tripura                 | 0.66      |           |           |           |           |                                                                        |
| 24      | Andman & Nicobar Island | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.01      |           |           |                                                                        |
|         | Chandigarh              | 0.01      | 0.01      | 0.00      |           |           |                                                                        |
| 26      | Delhi                   | 0.11      | 0.07      | 0.32      |           |           |                                                                        |
| 27      | Puducherry              | 0.03      | 0.00      | 0.03      | 0.00      |           |                                                                        |
|         | Total:                  | 94.52     | 161.80    | 58.62     | 21.73     |           |                                                                        |

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$ not reported by States/UTs.