Lok Sabha Question No. 2410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer for JRF
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2410 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Direct Benefit Transfer for JRF

## †2410. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  started  Direct  Benefit  Transfer (DBT) for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF);
- (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the number of students benefited from the above scheme during the year 2015-16;
- (c)  the  time  taken  by  the  UGC  to  transfer  amount  of  fellowship  to  the  accounts  of students including time taken by nodal banks;
- (d)  whether  delay  is  being  caused  due  to  non-allocation  of  budget  in  providing fellowship;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the details of the JRF disbursed during the fiscal year 2015-16, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a): Yes, Madam. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has started Direct benefit Transfer (DBT) for disbursement of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).
- (b):  The  UGC  has  informed  that  during  the  year  2015-2016  a  total  number  of  8,011 students  were  disbursed  an  amount  of  Rs.239.82  crore,  on  DBT  platform  through PFMS, in the scheme.
- (c):  The  UGC  has  further  informed  that  payments  are  made  on  monthly  basis  to  the beneficiaries on the basis of continuation certificates, submitted every 3 months to the designated bank branches.
- (d) & (e): The UGC has informed that there has been no delay in disbursal of funds. However in very few cases delay may have been caused due to the following reasons, viz.  delay  in  submission  of  claim;  late  joining  by  candidate;  delay  in  submission  of documents to the bank branches; delay in upload of documents; etc.
- (f): The details of the JRF disbursed during the fiscal year 2015-16, State-wise, on DBT mode, is at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2410 FOR 01-08-2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL AND SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER FOR JRF.

Payment made under the scheme of NET-JRF during the year 2015-2016

| STATE                       | No. of Beneficiaries   | Amount Disbursed (in Rs.)   |
|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 3                      | 663,892                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH              | 458                    | 155,216,960                 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 14                     | 3,854,577                   |
| ASSAM                       | 103                    | 27,693,163                  |
| BIHAR                       | 165                    | 51,140,189                  |
| CHANDIGARH                  | 61                     | 16,171,536                  |
| CHHATTISGARH                | 22                     | 7,503,558                   |
| DELHI                       | 1,174                  | 351,276,669                 |
| GOA                         | 4                      | 955,532                     |
| GUJARAT                     | 47                     | 14,187,198                  |
| HARYANA                     | 375                    | 101,203,296                 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 65                     | 16,207,633                  |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 228                    | 74,602,869                  |
| JHARKHAND                   | 90                     | 21,335,283                  |
| KARNATAKA                   | 239                    | 76,676,921                  |
| KERALA                      | 407                    | 118,718,143                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH              | 98                     | 28,940,625                  |
| MAHARASHTRA                 | 264                    | 82,486,204                  |
| MANIPUR                     | 61                     | 17,510,992                  |
| MEGHALAYA                   | 29                     | 8,152,881                   |
| MIZORAM                     | 16                     | 5,352,739                   |
| NAGALAND                    | 4                      | 749,242                     |
| ODISHA                      | 73                     | 20,737,846                  |
| PUDUCHERRY                  | 38                     | 11,876,282                  |
| PUNJAB                      | 215                    | 66,908,824                  |
| RAJASTHAN                   | 534                    | 157,423,248                 |
| SIKKIM                      | 7                      | 2,302,088                   |
| TAMIL NADU                  | 172                    | 57,348,136                  |
| TELANGANA                   | 6                      | 913,452                     |
| TRIPURA                     | 7                      | 1,632,172                   |
| UTTAR PRADESH               | 2,380                  | 703,983,208                 |
| UTTARAKHAND                 | 1                      | 59,581                      |
| WEST BENGAL                 | 651                    | 194,369,756                 |
| TOTAL                       | 8,011                  | 2,398,154,695               |