Lok Sabha Question No. 1244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Pre-matric Scholarship to OBC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT**

**LOK SABHA**

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#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1244

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2015

**1244.  PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS**

**SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:**

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

(a) the funds demanded by the States under the scheme of pre-matric scholarship for OBC students and the amount actually released by the Government during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Kerala;

(b) the reasons for the disparity in the funds demanded by the States and released by the Government; and

(c) the measures proposed to be taken by the Government to address the problem of shortage of funds under the scheme?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR Social Justice and Empowerment

**(SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)**

(a):  The details of the funds demanded by the States/UTs and the amount released by the Government, State-wise including Kerala, under the scheme of pre-matric scholarship for OBC students during last three years and the current year is given at Annexure.

(b) & (c):  Pre-matric scholarship for OBC students is a funds-limited scheme. The Government of India provides funds to States based on their total population since authentic OBC population data is not available as of now. Since 2008-09, National Allocation (NA) under the scheme is being conveyed to the States having OBC population, at the beginning of each financial year in proportion to their total population as per the Census and the States are requested to send their proposals within the NA.

Funds are released to State Governments depending primarily on their NA and they are expected to meet any additional requirement out of their own resources. In case, some savings are available in the Ministry towards the end of the financial year, additional amounts are also released to those States projecting higher demand than their Notional Allocation.

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| Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              | Annexure for the admitted Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1244 for 28.07.2015                                                                                                              |
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| Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. | Details of the funds demanded by the States/Uts and the amount released by the Government under the scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs during last three years and the current year. |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2015-16(as on 22.7.2015)                                                                                                                                                                    | 2015-16(as on 22.7.2015)                                                                                                                                                                    |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                                       | States/ UTs                                                                                                                                                                                 | Demand of States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                        | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                                              | Demand of States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                        | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                                              | Demand of States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                        | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                                              | Demand of States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                        | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                              | 655.15                                                                                                                                                                                      | 318.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1000.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 515.50                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                       | 17557.41                                                                                                                                                                                    | 174.24                                                                                                                                                                                      | 122576.61                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1691.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 36541.90                                                                                                                                                                                    | 721.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4746.44                                                                                                                                                                                     | 721.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4742.64                                                                                                                                                                                     | 948.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 50.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 50.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 36.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 36.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 344.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                     | 625.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 113.50                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1717.36                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1120.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 762.26                                                                                                                                                                                      | 573.32                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1357.76                                                                                                                                                                                     | 678.88                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 13.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 40.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 40.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                           | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 358.49                                                                                                                                                                                      | 112.01                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                   | 68.55                                                                                                                                                                                       | 68.55                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 68.53                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                   | 115.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 115.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5000.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1160.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 710.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 710.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4350.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 710.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **11**                                                                                                                                                                                      | **Kerala**                                                                                                                                                                                  | **4767.50**                                                                                                                                                                                 | **383.24**                                                                                                                                                                                  | **3200.00**                                                                                                                                                                                 | **796.08**                                                                                                                                                                                  | **3200.00**                                                                                                                                                                                 | **607.00**                                                                                                                                                                                  | **3200.00**                                                                                                                                                                                 | **291.00**                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 279.70                                                                                                                                                                                      | 279.70                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                      | 137.46                                                                                                                                                                                      | 137.46                                                                                                                                                                                      | 487.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 440.47                                                                                                                                                                                      | 487.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 243.50                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                      | 680.25                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1912.62                                                                                                                                                                                     | 452.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2799.05                                                                                                                                                                                     | 322.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                   | 290.86                                                                                                                                                                                      | 258.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 450.54                                                                                                                                                                                      | 442.51                                                                                                                                                                                      | 535.36                                                                                                                                                                                      | 508.44                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 508.44                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                  | 309.66                                                                                                                                                                                      | 309.66                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1471.78                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1338.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1724.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 413.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1955.96                                                                                                                                                                                     | 628.50                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                   | 309.66                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 413.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 744.31                                                                                                                                                                                      | 414.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                               | 23914.05                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2293.26                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6069.94                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3253.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6069.94                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3520.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1740.00                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                 | 180.55                                                                                                                                                                                      | 116.09                                                                                                                                                                                      | 157.91                                                                                                                                                                                      | 58.50                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 58.50                                                                                                                                                                                       | 121.78                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 280.27                                                                                                                                                                                      | 280.73                                                                                                                                                                                      | 363.31                                                                                                                                                                                      | 315.60                                                                                                                                                                                      | 690.35                                                                                                                                                                                      | 548.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                       | 200.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 154.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 318.75                                                                                                                                                                                      | 319.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 100.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 103.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                     | 147.50                                                                                                                                                                                      | 147.50                                                                                                                                                                                      | 174.63                                                                                                                                                                                      | 142.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 174.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 174.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 142.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 142.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 40.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 24.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                          | Andaman Nicobar Island                                                                                                                                                                      | 35.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 35.09                                                                                                                                                                                       | 33.93                                                                                                                                                                                       | 33.93                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.41                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                          | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                                 | 14.47                                                                                                                                                                                       | 13.86                                                                                                                                                                                       | 18.17                                                                                                                                                                                       | 18.17                                                                                                                                                                                       | 23.17                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.50                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                       | 50.56                                                                                                                                                                                       | 50.56                                                                                                                                                                                       | 45.26                                                                                                                                                                                       | 45.26                                                                                                                                                                                       | 58.53                                                                                                                                                                                       | 54.76                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 660.35                                                                                                                                                                                      | 101.23                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                                                             | **Total**                                                                                                                                                                                   | **50123.63**                                                                                                                                                                                | **4701.01**                                                                                                                                                                                 | **144706.27**                                                                                                                                                                               | **11598.89**                                                                                                                                                                                | **57639.56**                                                                                                                                                                                | **10955.66**                                                                                                                                                                                | **20224.335**                                                                                                                                                                               | **6289.82**                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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