Lok Sabha Question No. 1423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer Systems
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Shri Balabhadra Majhi

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE  AND EMPOWERMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOKSABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1423 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2025

## DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS

## T4X.SHRI P P CHAUDIIARY:

SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

SIIRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

SHRI JASWANTSINH  SUMAI\BIIAI BHABHOR:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA  PAL:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

SMT, SMITA ['DAY WAGH:

SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASTIYAP:

## will the Minister of socIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and number  ofbeneficiaries covered under the Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme for Scheduled Castes,  district,  year and State/UT-wise  including Rajasthan, Maharashtra particularly  in Pali Lok Sabha  constituency,  Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh  and Shimla Lok Sabha Constituency  in Himachal Pradesh and Dahod;
- (b) the total funds allocated,  released and utilised rmder  the revamped SC-PMS  since the introduction  of the new frrnding pattem, State-wise  including  Rajasthan,  Maharashtra, Karnataka including  Dakshina  Kannada;
- (c) whether any review has been undertaken  regarding the functioning of the digital scholarship  portals, Aadhaar-based  verification  and Direct  Benefit Transfer  (DBT) systems under the scheme to ensure seamles delivery of benefits;
- (d) if so, the key findings relating to leakages,  duplication  or beneficiary  exclusion;
- (e) the measures being  taken by the Government to implove  timely  scholarship disbursal, strengthen institutional  accountability and enhance tmnsparency in scheme implementation and safeguard the academic  continuity of sc students in the country,  state-wise  including Maharashtra;
- (f the details of the status of implementation  of the scheme,  plogless of fund allocation, expenditure  and actual distribution to the beneficiaries' year and State-wise  including Chhattisgarh;  and
- (g) whether any delay/inegularity by any institution  was noticed,  if so, the details thereofl

## ANSWER

## MINISTEROF'STATE ['OR SOCIAL JUSTICE  AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI  RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a) to (g): The Ministy  of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE)  implements centrally Sponsored 'Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme  for Scheduled Caste (SC) students through the
- state GovemmentvUTs  Administrations.  Under this Scheme,  scholarship  is released  directly into the Aadhaar  Seeded Bank Account  of the benefrciaries  through Direct Benefit  Transfer (DBT) mode. Under the above Scheme,  the release of central share of scholarship  is conlingent upon stato GovemmentsA]Ts  Administrations  to share the stateruT  paid data to the National  Scholarship  Portal. The aforementioned scheme  is open-ended and demand driven  for all the eligible students  of all the recognized  institutions  across India.

The State^JT-wise  details  of the number ofbeneficiaries  and amount  sanctioned & disbursed including State of Rajasthan,  Maharashtra"  Uttar PradeslU  Himanchal  Pradesh, Gujarat  and ctrhattislarh  which were released as cental share during the Last Five F.Y.s is attached  at Annexure.  The details pertaining to State of Rajasthan,  Maharashtra,  Uttar Pradesh, Himanchal  praalesh  and Gujarat also includes beneficiaries from all the districts  of State  of Rajasthan,  Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh,  Himanchal Pradesh  and Gujarat  whose state'/UT share  paid data has been pushed  to central  Portal for release of central  share.

For the Post Matric  Scholarship for SC students,  Scheme applications  are invited  through designated online portal.  statesruTs  being the implementing  agency defines the major *od"liti".  for inviting  applications,  further  processing, verification and other  implementation aspects  with suitable mechanisms at the level of StatefuT'

A major review of the functioning of the digital scholarship  portals, Aadhaar+ased verification and DBT was undertaken  twice by committee of secretaries  (cos) in 2016  and 2023. Based on the recommendations  of the coS, Aadhaar-based  measures  have been implemented to stengthen the integrity and seamless  delivery of benefits  on the National Scholarship Portal  (l\SP).

In addition,  the NSP has implemented  the following key features:

- . one Time Registration  (oTR): To track scholarship  disbursements throughout the academic  lifecycle  of a student and to register using biometric  authentication.
- . Global de-duplication:  Introduced for assisting  onboarded Ministries/  Departments/  states in identifiing Juptcate applications across onboarded schemes on de-duplication  services.
- . APB based disbursement:  To introduce  Aadhar based scholarship  disbursement.

The steps taken by Govemment  to ensure timely distribution  of scholarships, stengthen institutional  accountability  and increase  transparency in scheme  implementation  are as below:

Direct Benefit Transfer  @BT)  to the eligible applicants through Aadhaar Based Payment System  (Aadhaar PaYment Bridge):

- . As per revised  scheme guidelines,  the entire scholarship  amount - both from the State and central  Government -including the academic allowance and disability  allowance, if any, will be paid directly  into the account ofthe students through DBT preferably through an Aadhaar Based Payment System  (Aadhaar Payment Bridge)'
- . Aadhaar based  payment is being done for efficient, accurate and transparent  delivery of benefits. This Aadhaar Based Payment System has eradicated fraudulent activities, fake beneficiaries  and pendency due to account-based  payment'

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## 'Annexure  I rcferred in reply to part (a) to (g)  oflok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No. 1423 to be answered on 09.12.2O25

(i) Details of Central share released and Number of beneficiaries  under Centrally  Sponsored Post Matric  Scholarshli Scheme  for SC students during FY 2020-21  a FY 2024-25,  the pushed  to National  Scholarship  Portal (NSP) for release  ofCentral  Share.

(Rs. In Cr.)

| S.No.   | ShtGsruTs         | 202041      |               | 2021-22     |               | 2022.23     |               | 2023-24     |               | L02+25      |               |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|         | F.Y.              | CA Rclcased | Benoficiaries | CA Relersed | Beneficiari€s | CA Relersed | Beneficiaries | CA Relcased | Beneliciaries | CA Releried | Beneficiaries |
| I       | Andhra Pradesh    | 450.01      | 409678        | 298.55      | 243823        | 3',12.59    | 238915        | 200.50      | 195269        | 605.71      | 303298        |
| 2       | Assam             | l8          | 7942          | 0           | 0             | 9.2         | lll40         | 13.90       | 8426          | 8.',|4 | t2073         |
| 3       | Bihar             | 47.83       | 7818t         | 0           | 0             | 37.54       | 136340        | 21.29       | 68975         | 23.9'7      | 73615         |
| 4       | Shandigsrh        | 0           | I128          | 1.54        | 899           | 2.42        | 876           | 0.59        | 287           | 2.10        | 1253          |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 3E.54       | 101987        | 29          | 87464         | 45.01       | 96267         | 36.14       | 7923't        | 39.96       | 8767s         |
| 6       | Daman & Diu       | 0           | 142           | 0           | 0             | 0.2         | 98            | 0.00        | 0             | 0.00        | 0             |
| 1       | Delhi             | 0           | 20't09        | 0           | 0             | t3.67       | 7531          | 9.n         | 3,160         | 22.19       | 4692          |
| E       | Goa               | 0           | 66            | 0           | 0             | 0.0031      | I             | 0.04        | 34            | 0.08        | 58            |
| 9       | Gujalat           | t'l0.32     | 145413        | 10.258      | 97697         | 220.26      | lr353l        | 384.23      | t79t16        | 399.93      | 157584        |
| l0      | Haryana           | 0           | 68183         | 0           | 0             | 131.58      | 87913         | 120.58      | 70464         | 94.89       | 55444         |
| ll      | Flimachal Pradesh | l1.35       | 16445         | 0           | 0             | 17.6        | 21502         | 22.41       | 23959         | 35.64       | 33149         |
| t2      | lammu & Kashmir   | 0           | 9856          | 0.3         | r00           | 5.43        | 10097         | 4.68        | '1370         | 4.09        | 6567          |
| l3      | Iharkhand         | 13.42       | 30608         | 4.12        | 7805          | 18.18       | 33922         | 31.39       | 44610         | 45.04       | 57784         |
| t4      | Kamataka          | 252.79      | 318389        | 65.42       | 131448        | 342         | 458548        | 421.08      | 403965        | 422.90      | 404008        |
| l5      | Kemla             | 86.85       | 125898        | 45.t8       | 90866         | 56.82       | 42521         | r 19.17     | 155319        | 160.70      | 141531        |
| l6      | Madhya Pradesh    | 3t9.4       | 47 5993       | 8.28        | 48270         | 335.05      | 445319        | 366.80      | 346289        | 486.74      | 636303        |
| t7      | \4aharashtra      | 558         | 39t778        | 63.01       | 68576         | 359.42      | 148573        | 1652.94     | 7493r7        | 929.92      | 362808        |
| l8      | Manipur           | 6.89        | 6096          | 0           | 0             | 1.34        | 8988          | r.94        | 2125          | 6.16        | 7938          |
| 19      | Meghalaya         | 0           | 0             | 0           | 0             | 0           | 0             | 0.00        | 0             | 0.10        | 25            |
| 20      | 0disha            | 130.67      | r73264        | 18.22       | 75530         | 338.33      | 299369        | 127.44      | 143861        | t 8l.5l     | 191873        |
| 2t      | Puducherry        | 2.2'l       | 4303          | 0           | 0             | 3.61        | 3904          | 2.85        | 2564          | 3.20        | 2694          |
| 22      | Punjab            | 191.58      | 176482        | 209.',t6    | 152r57        | 62.8t       | 40708         | 284.87      | 199508        | 410.42      | 294284        |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 284.0r      | 365604        | 95.67       | 2l7l"t6       | 241.38      | 303252        | t47.t3      | 15t922        | 180.59      | 229002        |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 0.81        | 351           | 0           | 0             | 0.76        | 448           | 0.52        | 216           | 0.44        | 112           |
| ,5      | famil Nadu        | r20.23      | 654131        | 278.88      | 44t672        | 726.25      | 543772        | 't 13.70    | 643161        | 1032.09     | 934793        |
| 26      | fclangana         | 245.03      | 223613        | 0           | 0             | 0           | 0             | 0.00        | 0             | 0.00        | 0             |
| 27      | Iripura           | 30.37       | 14721         | 0           | 0             | 38.92       | 22278         | 40.93       | 16858         | 51.61       | 19849         |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 892.36      | 802648        | 537.28      | 868554        | 926         | 1269634       | 674.83      | 949934        | 366.02      | 644827        |
| 29      | Uttarakhand       | 9.76        | 30530         | 0           | 0             | 12.59       | 27735         | 12.94       | 23804         | 19.69       | 26216         |
| 30-     | West Bengal       | t28.17      | 361943        | t12.26      | 493099        | 63.36       | 273953        | 62.48       | 268228        | 26.63       | 108693        |
|         | Totrl             | 4008.6      | 5016082       | 193038      | 3025136       | 438832      | 4647t35       | 5475.42     | 47,38578      | 5562.24     | 4E(N208       |

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