Lok Sabha Question No. 2406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Implementation of Pragati Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Implementation of Pragati Scheme

## 2406. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

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

- (a) the salient features of the 'Pragati' Scheme being implemented by the Government in the country;
- (b) the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  of  the  scheme  along  with  the  funds  provided  therein across the country since inception, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints of operational irregularities under the scheme in the country since inception and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government for effective implementation of the scheme and increase its coverage across the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a): The salient features of the 'Pragati' Scholarship Scheme are as under:
- i) Number of scholarships per annum: 4000
- ii) 'One Girl' per family, where the family income is less than Rs. 6 Lakh /annum
- iii) The candidates will be selected on merit at the qualifying examination to pursue technical education from amongst such candidates
- iv) The candidates should have been admitted to 1st year of the Degree or Diploma programme in any of the AICTE approved institute through centralized admission process of the State/ Centre Government
- v) Amount of scholarship: Tuition Fee of Rs. 30,000/- or at actual, whichever is less and Rs. 2,000/- per month for 10 months as incidentals each year.
- vi) Reservation-15% for SC, 7.5% ST and 27% for OBC candidate/applicant.
- vii) Out of the total number of scholarship in each scheme, 50% scholarships are available at each Degree /Diploma level and also transferable in the event of non availability of eligible applicant in any of the of Degree/ Diploma level Programme.

The detailed information about the scheme is also available at AICTE web portal http://www.aicte-india.org/pragathiSaksham.php.

- (b): The details of total number of beneficiaries and the amount sanctioned is as under:

| Academic Year     |   Number of Beneficiaries |   Amount Sanctioned (in Rupees.) |
|-------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2014-15(1 st yr.) |                      1086 |                         36445608 |
| 2014-15(2 nd yr.) |                        62 |                          2220600 |
| 2015-16(1 st yr.) |                      1025 |                         24606331 |

The State wise details of the number of beneficiaries for the above mentioned academic years are at Annexure (I to III) respectively.

- (c): No,  Madam.  So  far  the  Government  has  not  received  any  complaint  regarding  'Pragati' Scheme.
- (d): For effective implementation of 'Pragati' scheme and to increase its coverage, advertisements are  issued  in  the  leading  news  papers  throughout  the  country  inviting  online  applications from eligible candidates through AICTE web-portal.  The advertisements are also uploaded on the AICTE web-portal.

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| ANNEXURE - I AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME   | ANNEXURE - I AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME   | ANNEXURE - I AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME   | ANNEXURE - I AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                            | States                                                                                                                                                                                                             | beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Amount                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 245                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4900000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 140000                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 443000                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 599400                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 20600                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | National Capital Territory of Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 222400                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 220000                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 73                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2766790                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 500650                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 95000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 100000                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 147700                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 134                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3646440                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 218                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 9428975                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1310210                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 74                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2634933                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Orissa                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1087000                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Pondicherry                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 143000                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 50000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 976100                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 108                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4343030                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 39                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 780000                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 20000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 541430                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 493350                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 835600                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                              | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1086                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 36445608                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

## ANNEXURE -II AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY

## SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME

| Sl.No.   | State          |   Number of beneficiaries |   Amount |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------|----------|
| 1        | Andhra pradesh |                        18 |   360000 |
| 2        | Bihar          |                         2 |   100000 |
| 3        | Delhi          |                         0 |        0 |
| 4        | Gujrat         |                         6 |   295000 |
| 5        | Jharkhand      |                         1 |    40275 |
| 6        | Karnataka      |                         3 |    96960 |
| 7        | Kerala         |                         6 |   270000 |
| 8        | Maharashtha    |                         4 |   198565 |
| 9        | M.P.           |                         3 |   142300 |
| 10       | Orissa         |                         1 |    50000 |
| 11       | West Bangal    |                         1 |    50000 |
| 12       | Talengana      |                         3 |    90000 |
| 13       | Tamilnadu      |                        14 |   527500 |
|          | Total          |                        62 |  2220600 |

| ANNEXURE - III AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME   | ANNEXURE - III AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME   | ANNEXURE - III AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME   | ANNEXURE - III AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 FOR REPLY ON 01.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAGATI SCHEME   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                              | States                                                                                                                                                                                                               | beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Amount                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                                                          | 364                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7280000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 20000                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 120000                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 40000                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 140000                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 100000                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 138                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3028130                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 111                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3203725                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 205050                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 60                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1690281                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Orissa                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 20000                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Pondicherry                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 100000                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 50000                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 44500                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 165                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5311645                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 146                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2920000                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 333000                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1025                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 24606331                                                                                                                                                                                                             |