Lok Sabha Question No. 1225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Number of Scholarships
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1225 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Number of Scholarships

1225. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the total number of scholarships for higher education awarded to students from rural and urban areas separately in the country, State and UT-wise; (b) the steps taken by the Government to spread awareness among rural people about existence of such scholarships; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): The details of total number of scholarships for higher education awarded to students during 2015-16, State/UT wise details are furnished in the annexure.  The classification of awardees (rural and urban) are not being maintained centrally.

(b)  &  (c):  The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  been  implementing  the 'Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students' through the State Education Boards.  To bring awareness amongst target group, the State Education Boards have been uploading the information about the Scheme in their website and also advertisements are brought out in the regional dailies. The scheme is being implemented on  the  National  e-Scholarship  Portal  under  the  Digital  India  Initiative.  The  University Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed  that  they  have  been  providing  widespread publicity  to  their  various  scholarship  schemes  by  giving  advertisements  in  National Dailies, Employment News and on UGC website.  The UGC also has an exclusive link 'eSARTS fellowship' on their website to cater to various scholarship schemes where the students can apply online.

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| S. N o.   | State/UT                 |   Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship |   Indira Gandhi PG Scholarship For Single Girl Child | PG Scholarship for Professional Courses for SC/ST   | PG Scholarship of University Rank Holders Ishan p For   | Uday Scholarshi NER PG Scholarship GATE/GPAT Qualified Candidates   |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                                  13700 |                                                  136 | 245 301                                             | 0                                                       | 108                                                                 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                      0 |                                                    0 | 33 4                                                | 158                                                     | 0                                                                   |
| 3         | Assam                    |                                   1046 |                                                   72 | 24 79                                               | 5213                                                    | 0                                                                   |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                                    398 |                                                   20 | 1 10                                                | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |                                   1634 |                                                    9 | 0 3                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 6         | Delhi                    |                                      0 |                                                   60 | 10 25                                               | 0                                                       | 18                                                                  |
| 7         | Goa                      |                                    390 |                                                   10 | 0 2                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 8         | Gujarat                  |                                   6420 |                                                   34 | 8 10                                                | 0                                                       | 2                                                                   |
| 9         | Harayana                 |                                   3202 |                                                   17 | 11 6                                                | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh         |                                    317 |                                                    9 | 12 2                                                | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir          |                                    862 |                                                   16 | 2 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 13                                                                  |
| 12        | Jharkhand                |                                    397 |                                                   15 | 14 21                                               | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 13        | Karnataka                |                                  14261 |                                                  328 | 62 23                                               | 0                                                       | 147                                                                 |
| 14        | Kerala                   |                                   3054 |                                                  998 | 6 108                                               | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                   9688 |                                                   26 | 12 26                                               | 0                                                       | 38                                                                  |
| 16        | Maharashtra              |                                  13666 |                                                   83 | 20 14                                               | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 17        | Manipur                  |                                    118 |                                                    0 | 2 11                                                | 3058                                                    | 0                                                                   |
| 18        | Meghalaya                |                                      0 |                                                    5 | 51 17                                               | 46                                                      | 0                                                                   |
| 19        | Mizoram                  |                                      0 |                                                    2 | 22 11                                               | 103                                                     | 0                                                                   |
| 20        | Nagaland                 |                                    339 |                                                    0 | 6 0                                                 | 107                                                     | 0                                                                   |
| 21        | Odisha                   |                                   2449 |                                                   35 | 13 306                                              | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 22        | Punjab                   |                                   2808 |                                                   54 | 16 7                                                | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 23        | Rajasthan                |                                   8240 |                                                   14 | 6 5                                                 | 0                                                       | 146                                                                 |
| 24        | Sikkim                   |                                      0 |                                                    2 | 0 0                                                 | 220                                                     | 0                                                                   |
| 25        | Tamilnadu                |                                  14409 |                                                  838 | 238 234                                             | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 26        | Telangana                |                                  10639 |                                                   79 | 11 196                                              | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 27        | Tripura                  |                                    264 |                                                   45 | 5 22                                                | 122                                                     | 0                                                                   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              |                                    795 |                                                    0 | 0 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh            |                                   9461 |                                                   75 | 46 20                                               | 0                                                       | 854                                                                 |
| 30        | West Bengal              |                                   3106 |                                                 1647 | 21 116                                              | 0                                                       | 175                                                                 |
| 31        | Andman & Nicobar Islands |                                      0 |                                                    0 | 0 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 32        | Chandigarh               |                                      0 |                                                    2 | 1 1                                                 | 0                                                       | 44                                                                  |
| 33        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     |                                      0 |                                                    0 | 0 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 34        | Daman & Diu Lakshadweep  |                                      0 |                                                    0 | 0                                                   | 0 0                                                     | 0                                                                   |
| 35        |                          |                                      0 |                                                    0 | 0 0                                                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 36        | Puducherry               |                                     53 |                                                   25 | 17 18                                               | 0                                                       | 0                                                                   |
|           | CBSE                     |                                   9694 |                                                    0 | 0 0 0                                               | 0 0                                                     | 0 0                                                                 |
|           | CISCE                    |                                      5 |                                                    0 | 0                                                   |                                                         |                                                                     |
|           | TOTAL                    |                                 131415 |                                                 4656 | 915 1598                                            | 9027                                                    | 1545                                                                |

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