Lok Sabha Question No. 2842 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi National Scholarship
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

## 2842. RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

## SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) the total number of students who have been given scholarships under the Rajiv Ga National Scholarship Scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, -w ise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of students offered the scholarships and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of funds allocated/spent on the scheme during the said period, Statewise; and
- (d) whether the Govern ment has any proposal to increase funds for Rajiv Gandhi National Scholarship Scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

- (a) : The  total  number  of  students  who  have  been  given  scholarships  under  Rajiv  Gandh National Fellowship Scheme for Scheduled Castes Students (RGNF - SC) during each of the last three years and current year, state -wise is attached at Annexure -I .
- (b): The number of slots for award of fellowship under RGNF (SC) have been increased fro 1333  to  2000  in  the  year  2010.  The  views  of  University  Grant  Commission  (UGC),  th implementing agency, have been sought for further increase of slots.
- (c): Funds are allocated to UGC for release to the fellowship holders. The details of fund allocated under RGNF (SC) during the last three years and the current year are as under

| Year                                                                                    | Fund allocated to UGC (Rs. in crore)                                                    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2012- 13                                                                                | 0.00*                                                                                   |
| 2013- 14                                                                                | 24.50                                                                                   |
| 2014- 15                                                                                | 148.84                                                                                  |
| 2015- 16                                                                                | 200.55                                                                                  |
| * UGC had unspent balances of the past years . Eve year 2000 fellowship is distributed. | * UGC had unspent balances of the past years . Eve year 2000 fellowship is distributed. |

The release of funds to RGNF (SC) scholars state -wise is given at Annexure -II

(d):No, Madam. As and when there is requirement for higher outlay additiona l funds are requested for.

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UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2842

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2842 for 15.03.2016

Details of State-wise number of candidates selected under Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC students

| S.No.   | State/UTs          | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |   2015-16* |   Grand Total |
|---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|---------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 148       | 148       | 90        |        317 |           703 |
| 2       | Andaman & Nicobar  | -         | -         | -         |          0 |             0 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 1         | -         | -         |          0 |             1 |
| 4       | Assam              | 23        | 25        | 26        |         41 |           115 |
| 5       | Bihar              | 157       | 157       | 157       |         60 |           531 |
| 6       | Chandigarh         | 2         | 2         | 2         |          5 |            11 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh       | 29        | 29        | 29        |         30 |           117 |
| 8       | Dadra Nagar Haveli | -         | -         | -         |          0 |             0 |
| 9       | Daman & Diu        | -         | -         | -         |          0 |             0 |
| 10      | Delhi              | 29        | 28        | 28        |         47 |           132 |
| 11      | Goa                | 1         | 1         | 1         |          0 |             3 |
| 12      | Gujarat            | 42        | 43        | 43        |         86 |           214 |
| 13      | Haryana            | 49        | 49        | 49        |        166 |           313 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh   | 18        | 18        | 18        |         36 |            90 |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir    | 10        | 12        | 12        |         33 |            67 |
| 16      | Jharkhand          | 32        | 27        | 25        |         15 |            99 |
| 17      | Karnataka          | 103       | 103       | 103       |        342 |           651 |
| 18      | Kerala             | 38        | 38        | 38        |         76 |           190 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep        | -         | -         | -         |          0 |             0 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh     | 110       | 110       | 110       |        220 |           550 |
| 21      | Maharashtra        | 119       | 119       | 119       |        375 |           732 |
| 22      | Manipur            | 2         | 5         | 4         |         23 |            34 |
| 23      | Meghalaya          | -         | 1         | -         |          0 |             1 |
| 24      | Mizoram            | -         | -         | -         |          2 |             2 |
| 25      | Nagaland           | -         | -         | -         |          2 |             2 |
| 26      | Orissa             | 73        | 73        | 73        |        141 |           360 |
| 27      | Pondicherry        | 2         | 2         | 2         |          4 |            10 |
| 28      | Punjab             | 84        | 84        | 84        |        168 |           420 |
| 29      | Rajasthan          | 117       | 116       | 117       |        193 |           543 |
| 30      | Sikkim             | -         | 1         | -         |          3 |             4 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu         | 142       | 142       | 142       |        420 |           846 |
| 32      | Telangana          | -         | -         | 58        |        252 |           310 |
| 33      | Tripura            | 8         | 6         | 10        |          8 |            32 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh      | 422       | 422       | 422       |        561 |          1827 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand        | 18        | 18        | 18        |         36 |            90 |
| 36      | West Bengal        | 221       | 221       | 220       |        338 |          1000 |
|         | TOTAL              | 2000      | 2000      | 2000      |       4000 |         10000 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2842 for 15.03.2016 Details of fund released to beneficiaries (DBT), state-wise under Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC candidates during the last three years and current year.

(in Rs.)

| S.No.   | State/UTs         | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2015-16    |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 60911875  | 54820390  | 107814162  | 118168452  |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | --        | 324000    | 265133     | --         |
| 3       | Assam             | 5802082   | 7930308   | 13842123   | 16649942   |
| 4       | Bihar             | 8164802   | 24887745  | 48575260   | 63367854   |
| 5       | Chandigarh        | 759951    | 557673    | 1545100    | 1516000    |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 4603752   | 5756989   | 9754047    | 15413879   |
| 7       | Daman & Diu       | --        | --        | --         | --         |
| 8       | Delhi             | 5894468   | 6068423   | 12791574   | 19677648   |
| 9       | Goa               | --        | --        | 495800     | 670200     |
| 10      | Gujarat           | 9773079   | 11477575  | 24317284   | 27968086   |
| 11      | Haryana           | 11183250  | 14895470  | 24439666   | 29237084   |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh  | 4623113   | 6253169   | 11460139   | 13225556   |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1234237   | 2860428   | 7558726    | 8523549    |
| 14      | Jharkhand         | 2612686   | 7096247   | 10895189   | 13461682   |
| 15      | Karnataka         | 35341166  | 38469928  | 81789241   | 89367768   |
| 16      | Kerala            | 5170205   | 9554720   | 21575477   | 28783437   |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh    | 23215525  | 29846705  | 41489311   | 47161214   |
| 18      | Maharashtra       | 36502716  | 42982950  | 80971934   | 91106507   |
| 19      | Manipur           | 2729870   | 1497576   | 2391286    | 3054845    |
| 20      | Meghalaya         | --        | --        | 419000     | 364250     |
| 21      | Odisha            | 12588070  | 18088153  | 33948683   | 45217200   |
| 22      | Punjab            | 17812214  | 24037030  | 49295765   | 65032302   |
| 23      | Puducherry        | 1104955   | 998872    | 1205200    | 1443136    |
| 24      | Rajasthan         | 27787319  | 32116300  | 65851847   | 86042589   |
| 25      | Sikkim            | --        | --        | 440600     | 322300     |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu        | 58671254  | 59804418  | 113731247  | 131892835  |
| 27      | Telangana         | --        | --        | --         | 12642478   |
| 28      | Tripura           | 629536    | 1732027   | 3483064    | 4790717    |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     | 90795051  | 119323996 | 225202998  | 290307783  |
| 30      | Uttarakhand       | 3929449   | 5894217   | 10450828   | 12760883   |
| 31      | West Bengal       | 25065653  | 56060780  | 103067056  | 151783586  |
|         | Total             | 456906278 | 583336089 | 1109067740 | 1389953762 |