Lok Sabha Question No. 2835 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: PMS-SC Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Manoj Kumar

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2835 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2026

## PMS-SC SCHEME

## 2835. SHRI MANOJ KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details of Central and State share funds released and utilized, with number of beneficiaries under Post Matric Scholarship for SC Students (PMS-SC) during the last ten years, year and StateMUT-wise; along
- (6) whether the Government is aware of the fact that due to non-implementation of Freeship Card and non-reimbursement of full fees as per PMS-SC Guidelines, 2021, if S0, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of arbitrary fee capping by Bihar State Government in the Central PMS-SC Scheme;
- d) whether Bihar received only 130 crore out of 21,363 crore of CA and 3,57,111 students benefited during the last five years; and
- (e) if SO, the steps   taken/being taken by the Union Government to ensure strict implementation of the Freeship Card and full fee reimbursement under PMS-SC Guidelines, 2021 in Bihar and stop arbitrary fees capping, if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

(a) to (e): Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) implements Centrally Sponsored Scheme   namely Post-Matric   Scholarship for   Scheduled students through the State GovernmentMUnion territory Administration: Under this Scheme, scholarship is released through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode directly into the Aadhaar Seeded Bank Account of the beneficiaries. The State/UT-wise beneficiaries and disbursement Annexure-I.

There is a provision of Freeship Card in the Scheme Guidelines   of Post-Matric Scholarship scheme (PMS-SC) whereby State  Government/Union  territory  administration issues Freeship Card to eligible students to study in the institution without pre-payment of the fees: The release of Central share of scholarship is contingent upon State Government/Administration of Union  Territory to share the State/UT data to the National   Scholarship Portal. This Scheme is open ended and demand   driven. Further; compulsory non-refundable fees including tuition fee, as fixed by the Fee Fixation/Rationalization Committee of the State GovernmentMUnion territory administration is disbursed to the beneficiaries aS per the funding pattern under the Scheme: paid

State Government of Bihar; vide resolution dated 03.02.2026 has made provision for prescribed compulsory fee and tuition fee with full payment under the Post Matric Scheme for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) studying in Central/ State Educational Institutions

Representations regarding implementation of Schemes are immediately forwarded to the   concerned State GovernmentMUnion   territory Administration the  implementing agency for taking remedial action as per provisions of the scheme guidelines. being

## ANNEXURE I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2835 FOR REPLY ON 10.03.2026 REGARDING PMS-SC SCHEME ASKED BY SHRI MANOJ KUMAR

No: of beneficiaries and amount disbursed {Central Assistance (CA) Released)} under Central Sponsored Scheme namely Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste (SC) students Financial Year (FY) 2015-16 to 2024-25: during

(Rs: In Cr:)

| SNo:   | States/UTs       | 2015-16     | 2015-16       | 2016-17     | 2016-17       | 2017-18     | 2017-18       | 2018-19     | 2018-19       | 2019-20     | 2019-20        |
|--------|------------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
| SNo:   | States/UTs       | CA Released | Beneficiaries | CA Released | Beneficiaries | CA Released | Beneficiaries | CA Released | Beneficiaries | CA Released | Beneficiaries] |
| 1_     | Andhra Pradesh   | 133.4       | 600089        | 143.9       | 685102        | 317.4       | 658534        | 90.0        | 660193        | 287.6       | 369316         |
| 2      | Assam            | 8.1         | 40236         | 16.9        | 38366         | 0.00*       | 23874         | 15.0        | 7606          | 0.00*       | 6668           |
| 3.     | Bihar            | 74.7        | 155000        | 40.8        | NR            | 0.00*       | 89213         | 0.00*       | 96189         | 0.00*       | 109869         |
| 4.     | Chandigarh       | 0.00*       | 2600          | 0.00*       | 3000          |             | 2203          | 7.9         | 1086          | 0.00*       | 769            |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh     | 6.2         | 86335         | 1.9         | 90871         | 39.0        | 95565         |             | 104900        | 3.2         | 96362          |
| 6.     | DD & DNH         | 0.00*       | 156           | 0.00*       | 170           |             | NR            | 0.00*       | NR            | 0.00*       |                |
| 7.     | Delhi            | 0.00*       | 27064         | 4.7         | NR            | 0.00*       | 20100         | 7.0         | 14057         | 1.9         | 19508          |
| 8_     | Goa              | 0_          | 247           | 0.00*       | 108           | 0.1         | 280           | 0.00*       | 280           | 0.00*       | 201            |
| 9      | Gujarat          | 59.6        | 159013        | 52.4        | 166582        | 143.4       | 131169        | 180.5       | 127102        | 0.00*       | 131284         |
| 10.    | Haryana          | 68.6        | 76222         | 107.3       | 94377         | 0.00*       | 123062        | 58.0        | 123062        | 0.00*       | 91438          |
| 11.    | Himachal Pradesh | 27.0        | 48685         | 24.0        | 55213         | 74.2        | 33057         | 53.2        | 24949         | 0.00*       | 20758          |
| 12     | Jammu & Kashmir  | 0.9         | 12452         | 2.0         | 4094          | 13.6        | 11040         | 0.00*       | 7159          | 0.00*       | 11995          |
| 13_    | Jharkhand        | 9.1         | 33733         | 20.7        | NR            | 8.9         | 20177         | 17.2        | 22629         | 0.00*       | 24038          |
| 14.    | Karnataka        | 38.4        | 318125        | 33.0        | 297478        | 395.4       | 322606        | 29.1        | 302286        | 121.4       | 330000         |
| 15     | Kerala           | 16.4        | 120667        | 42.6        | 131314        | 83.9        | 132286        | 0.00*       | 146998        | 9.8         | 139821         |
| 16.    | Madhya Pradesh   | 103.0       | 288358        | 33.0        | 323642        | 230.4       | 361268        | 0.00*       | 361268        | 0.00*       | 339676         |
| 17.    | Maharashtra      | 279.8       | 524232        | 106.6       | 404656        | 504.9       | 540993        | 1433.9      | 426506        | 0.00*       | 325856         |
| 18     | Manipur          | 6.2         | 4041          | 5.8         | 7310          | 7.5         | 6566          | 7.          | 5516          | 7.9         | 8163           |
| 19.    | Meghalaya        | 0.00*       | 0.00          | 0.00*       | 0.00          | 0.00*       | 0.00          | 0.00*       | 0.00          | 0.00*       | 0.00           |
| 20.    | Odisha           | 89.9        | 179454        | 198.8       | 106668        | 47.4        | 202125        | 208.9       | 202917        | 140.7       | 169666         |
| 21.    | Puducherry       | 0.00*       | 5426          | 0.00*       | NR            | 0.00*       | 6241          | 0.00*       | 6241          | 0.00*       | 6422           |
| 22_    | Punjab           | 89.3        | 305822        | 280.0       | 309468        | 115.7       | 274730        |             | 200553        | 206.4       |                |
| 23_    | Rajasthan        | 82.5        | 143602        | 200.5       | 310639        | 329.3       | 191184        | 77.6        | 339157        | 314.5       | 457915         |
| 24.    | Sikkim           | 1.6         | 291           | 25          | 328           | 0.00*       | 361           | L0          | 387           | 1.0         | 464            |
| 25.    | Tamil Nadu       | 460.6       | 758290        | 743.2       | 796206        | 434.4       | 761114        | 1407.3      | 761114        | 925.8       | 611434         |
| 26.    | Telangana        | 124.5       | 265108        | 331.6       | 278363        | 140.2       | 212706        | 0.00*       | 272169        | 0.00*       | 220381         |
| 27.    | Tripura          | 16.2        | 16765         | 19.0        | 14943         | 19.9        | 14652         | 25.9        | 16982         | 35.4        |                |
| 28_    | Uttar Pradesh    | 469.0       | 947622        | 270.0       | 1095469       |             | 1238139       | 1672.8      | 1274740       | 655.1       | 1360376        |
|        | Uttarakhand      | 25.1        | 20194         | 73.0        | 39864         | 39.6        |               | 0.00*       | 73920         | 0.00*       |                |
| 30_    | West Bengal      | 22.8        | 540976        | 43.6        | 607744        | 212.5       | 382795        | 0.00*       | 450004        | 0.00*       | 518953         |
|        | Total            | 2213.8      | 5680805       | 2798.7      | 5861975       | 3414.1      | 5925544       | 5928.1      | 6029970       | 2711.3      | 5427402        |

| SNo:   | States UTs       | 2020-21     | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22                                             | 2022-23   | 2022-23       | 2023-24     | 2023-24       | 2024-25                   | 2024-25   |
|--------|------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|-----------|
|        |                  | CA Released |           |           | Beneficiaries CA Released Beneficiaries CA Released |           | Beneficiaries | CA Released | Beneficiaries | CA Released Beneficiaries |           |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh   | 450.0       | 409678    | 298.5     | 243823                                              | 372.5     | 238915        | 200.5       | 195269        | 605.7                     |           |
| 2      | Assam            | 18.0        | 7942      | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 9.2       | 11140         | 13.9        | 8426          | 8.7                       | 12,073    |
| 3_     | Bihar            | 47.8        | 78181     | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 37.5      | 136340        | 21.2        | 68975         | 23.9                      | 73,615    |
| 4.     | Chandigarh       | 0.00        | 1128      | 1.        | 899                                                 | 2.4       | 876           | 0.5         | 287           | 2.7                       | 1,253     |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh     | 38.5        | 101987    | 29.0      | 87464                                               | 45.0      | 96267         | 36.1        | 79237         | 39.9                      | 87,675    |
| 6      | DD & DNH         | 0.00        | 142       | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 0.        | 98            | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00                      | 0.00      |
| 7.     | Delhi            | 0.00        | 20709     | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 13.6      | 7531          | 9.9         | 3,160         | 22.1                      | 4,692     |
| 8      | Goa              | 0.00        | 66        | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 0.00031   |               | 0.04        | 34            | 0.08                      | 58        |
| 9_     | Gujarat          | 1703        | 145413    | 102.5     | 97697                                               | 220.      | 113531        | 384.2       | 1,79,116      | 399.9                     |           |
| 10.    | Haryana          | 0.00        | 68183     | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 131.      | 87913         | 120.5       | 70,464        | 94.8                      | 55,444    |
| 11.    | Himachal Pradesh | 11,3        | 16445     | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 17.6      | 21502         | 22.4        | 23,959        | 35.6                      | 33,149    |
| 12_    | Jammu & Kashmir  | 0.00        | 9856      | 0.03      | 100                                                 | 5.4       | 10097         | 4.6         |               | 4.0                       | 6,567     |
| 13     | Jharkhand        | 13.4        | 30608     | 4.1       | 7805                                                | 18.1      | 33922         |             | 44,610        | 45.0                      | 57,784    |
| 14.    | Karnataka        | 252.7       | 318389    |           | 131448                                              | 342.0     | 458548        | 421.0       | 4,03,965      | 422.9                     | 4,04,008  |
| 15.    | Kerala           | 86.8        | 125898    | 45.7      | 90866                                               | 56.8      | 42521         | 119.1       | 1,55,319      | 160.7                     | 143,531   |
| 16.    | Madhya Pradesh   | 319.4       | 475993    | 8.2       | 48270                                               | 335.0     | 445319        | 366.8       | 3,46,289      | 486.7                     | 6,36,303  |
| 17.    | Maharashtra      | 558.0       | 391778    | 63.0      | 68576                                               | 359.4     | 148573        | 1652.9      | 749317        | 929.9                     | 3,62,808  |
| 18.    | Manipur          | 6.8         | 6096      | 0.00      | 0.00                                                |           | 8988          | 1.9         | 2,125         | 6.7                       |           |
| 19.    | Meghalaya        | 0.00        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.10                      | 25        |
| 20_    | Odisha           | 130.6       | 173264    | 78.2      | 75530                                               | 338.3     | 299369        | 127.4       | 1,43,861      | 181.5                     | 1,91,873  |
| 21_    | Puducherry       | 2.2         | 4303      | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 3.6       | 3904          | 2.8         | 2,564         | 3.2                       | 2,694     |
| 22.    | Punjab           | 191.5       | 176482    | 209.7     | 152157                                              | 62.8      | 40708         | 284.8       | 1,99.508      | 410.4                     |           |
| 23_    | Rajasthan        | 284.0       | 365604    | 95.6      | 217176                                              |           | 303252        | 147.1       | 1,51,922      | 180.5                     | 2,29,002  |
| 24_    | Sikkim           | 0.8         | 351       | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 0.7       | 448           | 0.52        | 216           | 0.4                       | 172       |
| 25 .   | Tamil Nadu       | 120.2       | 654131    | 278.8     | 441672                                              | 726.2     | 543772        | 713.7       | 6,43,761      | 1032.0                    | 9.34,793  |
| 26.    | Telangana        | 245.0       | 223613    | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00#                     | 0.00#     |
| 27.    | Tripura          | 30.3        | 14721     | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 38.9      | 22278         | 40.9        | 16,858        | 51.6                      | 19,849    |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh    | 892.3       | 802648    | 537.2     | 868554                                              | 926.0     | 1269634       | 674.8       | 9,49,934      | 366.0                     | 6,44,827  |
| 29_    | Uttarakhand      | 9.7         | 30530     | 0.00      | 0.00                                                | 12.5      | 27735         | 12.9        | 23,804        | 19.6                      | 26,216    |
| 30_    | West Bengal      | 128.1       | 361943    | 112.2     | 493099                                              | 63.3      | 273953        | 62.4        | 2,68,228      | 26.6                      | 1,08,693  |
|        | Total            | 4008.6      | 5016082   | 1930.3    | 3025136                                             | 4388.3    | 4647135       | 5475.4      | 4738578       | 5562.2                    | 4804208   |

CA-Central Assistance

# State of Telangana has been on-boarded since 2024-25 and No State share data has been received from the State of Telangana on the central portal. paid

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