Lok Sabha Question No. 1505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Welfare and Development of BC/OBC Communities
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Thiru D M Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE  AND EMPOWERMENT LOKSABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.l 505

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09,12.2025

## WELFARE AND DEYELOPMENT  OF BC/OBC COMMUNITIES

1505. THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AI\D EMPOWERMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Union Govemment has allocated  funds for the Welfare  and Development  of BC/OBC People in Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  if so, the details  of funds released during the last four Financial Years to the State  of Tamil Nadu under the Special Central Assistance to OBC and BC communities, Post-matric Scholarship  for OBC students and to National Backward Classes  Finance  and Development Corporation  (NBCFDC);  and
- (c) the proactive  measures  taken by the Union Govemment  to provide holistic development  of people belonging  to BC/OBC communities in Tamil Nadu,  particularly in Vellore Lok Sabha Constituency?

## ANSWER

## MINISTEROF'STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI B.L.VERMA)

- (a): The Department  of Social Justice and Empowerment allocates  funds for the welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)  to all the StateV UTs including the State of Tamil Nadu tfuough  following schemes:-
- (I) PM Young Achievers' Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India for OBCs and others (PM  -YASASVI)  with following  components:
- i. Pre-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs:
- iii. Top Class Education  in Schools for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs
- ii. Post-Mahic  Scholarship  Scheme for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs:
- iv. Top Class Education  in College for OBCs, EBCs and DNTs
- v. Construction  of Hostel for OBC Boys and Girls.
- (II) Scholarships for Higher Education for Young  Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS-OBC) with following components:
- i. National Fellowship for OBC Students
- ii. Dr. Ambedkar  Central Sector Scheme  of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas  Studies for Other Backward  Classes  (OBCs) and Economically Backward  Classes (EBCs).
- (III) Vanchit Ikai Samooh  aur Vargon  ko Aarthik Sahalta  (VISVAS-BC)
- (IV) Venture Capital Fund for Backward  Classes (VCF-BC)

Funds released  to the State of Tamil Nadu under Post-Matric  Scholarship scheme  for OBC students and by National Backward Classes Finance and Development  Corporation (NBCFDC)  during  the last four years is at Annexure.

In addition  to the above, Rs. 4.05 Cr has been disbursed to 38,615 beneficiaries  through DBT mode in Tamil Nadu under the VISVAS-BC  scheme, and Rs. 5.13 Cr has been disbursed to two companies  owned by BC entrepreneurs in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last 4 years under VCF-BC.

(b): There  is no concept  of Special  Central Assistance to OBC and BC communities in the department.

(c): Some of t}re steps undertaken by the DeparEnent of Social Justice and Empowement  to ensure the effective implementation  and to monitor the progress and outreach of welfare schemes for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for all States & UTs including the State of Tamil Nadu are as under.

- i. Regular Hand holding  meetings/workshops  with StateYUTs including recently held Regional  Meeting at Chennai on 27 October, 2025;
- ii. On boarding  of Schemes on National Scholarship Portal;
- iii. Online end to end processing, verification  of eligibility  credentials through online transaction to ensure greater  transparency and control duplicity;
- iv. Periodic  review by holding  meetings at National  level, Regional level, State level and Field visits by Senior Officers;  and
- v. Periodic review of the implementation of the schemes through third party evaluation studies.
- vi. IFCI Venture  has been organizing  several Conclaves / Seminars / Workshops/ Webinars to educate the applicants  from the Backward Classes for availing the funds.
- vii. IFCI Venture has launched an online mentorship  portal which is operational  in all the states  including  Tamil Nadu where industry experts provide guidance & hand-holding support to aspirant applicants  in various  areas. The link for the portal is aye-mentor.in.
- viii. Marketing through Social Media handles viz., Twitter,  Facebook, Linkedln & Instagram is also done on regular basis for Schemes'  promotion open to all States including Tamil Nadu.

## Annexure referred  to in reply to Lok Sabha  Question  No.1505 for answer on 09.12,2025

1. The details of funds released  to the State of Tamil Nadu under the Post Mahic Scholarship Scheme for OBCs,  EBCs and DNTs (PM-YASASVI)  during last four years is as under:
2. The details  of funds released  to the State of Tamil Nadu under NBCFDC lending schemes  during  the last four years is as under:
3. The details of funds released to the eligible  fellows  by NBCFDC under the Central Sector Scheme of National Fellowship for OBCs (NF-OBC)  in the State of Tamil Nadu are as under:

| F inancial Year   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2021-22           | 160.79                         |
| 2022-23           | 82.97                          |
| 2023-24           | 13s.00                         |
| 2024-25           | t19.37                         |

| Financial Year   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   |
|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2021-22          | 83.38                          |
| 2022-23          | 104.57                         |
| 2023-24          | t16.62                         |
| 2024-25          | 125.97                         |

| Financial Year   |   Fund Released (Rs. in Crore) |
|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2021-22          |                           2.79 |
| 2022-23          |                           2.12 |
| 2023-24          |                           3.84 |
| 2024-25          |                           5.83 |

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