Lok Sabha Question No. 652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Disbursal of Fellowship
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## 652. : SHRI B.V. NAIK

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  deliberate  delay  in  the  disbursal  of  fellowship  to  minority community students by Government's funding agency like UGC;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the minimum time period UGC undertakes for the verification of documents under Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority (MANFM);
- (d)  whether  fellowship  disbursal  complaint  redressal  mechanism  is  dysfunctional  in UGC;
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  total  number  of  complaints  received  from minority students under MANFM during the last three years and the current year; and
- (f) the details of MANFM awarded during the above period and the steps taken by the Government to ensure timely disposal of fellowship to minority community students?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): University Grants Commission (UGC), which implements the fellowship scheme has already initiated steps for disbursing fellowship to minority community  candidates  directly  since  2011  for  pursing  M.Phil./Ph.D. research on full time/regular basis in Universities/Institutions/Colleges in India through e-payment by Canara Bank based on agreement made between  UGC  and  Canara  Bank  under  the  scheme  of  Maulana  Azad National  Fellowship  for  Minority  Students.  Besides  this,  the  UGC  has also  implemented  the  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  scheme  through CPMS/PFMS towards disbursement of fellowship to selected candidates since 2013 so that the fellowship is credited to the beneficiaries account expeditiously.
- (d) and (e):   No  Madam.  As  per  information  provided  by  UGC  while  there  are  no specific  complaints pertaining to  delay in the disbursal of fellowship to minority community students during the last three years and the current

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.652

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## DISBURSAL OF FELLOWSHIP

year, there may be delays in payments due to the following reasons:-

1. Delay in submission of claim by the university.
2. Late joining by candidates.
3. Delay in submission of documents to the bank branches.
4. Delay in upload of documents.
5. Technical problem in Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
6. (f): The details of MANFM awarded during the last three years and current year is as under:-

| Financial Selection                                                                                                   | / Total No. of selected candidates during financial/selection year                                                    | / Total No. of selected candidates during financial/selection year                                                    | / Total No. of selected candidates during financial/selection year                                                    | / Total No. of selected candidates during financial/selection year                                                    | / Total No. of selected candidates during financial/selection year                                                    | / Total No. of selected candidates during financial/selection year                                                    | / Total No. of selected candidates during financial/selection year                                                    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                                  | Buddhist                                                                                                              | Christian                                                                                                             | Jain                                                                                                                  | Muslim                                                                                                                | Parsi                                                                                                                 | Sikh                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                                 |
| 2013-14                                                                                                               | 41                                                                                                                    | 105                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                     | 526                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                     | 82                                                                                                                    | 756                                                                                                                   |
| 2014-15                                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                                    | 109                                                                                                                   | 20                                                                                                                    | 517                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                     | 75                                                                                                                    | 756                                                                                                                   |
| 2015-16*                                                                                                              | 36                                                                                                                    | 105                                                                                                                   | 20                                                                                                                    | 522                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                     | 73                                                                                                                    | 756                                                                                                                   |
| 2016-17*                                                                                                              | 32                                                                                                                    | 93                                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                                    | 543                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                     | 68                                                                                                                    | 756                                                                                                                   |
| * Selection made for 2015-16 and 2016-17 simultaneously Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17. | * Selection made for 2015-16 and 2016-17 simultaneously Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17. | * Selection made for 2015-16 and 2016-17 simultaneously Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17. | * Selection made for 2015-16 and 2016-17 simultaneously Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17. | * Selection made for 2015-16 and 2016-17 simultaneously Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17. | * Selection made for 2015-16 and 2016-17 simultaneously Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17. | * Selection made for 2015-16 and 2016-17 simultaneously Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17. | * Selection made for 2015-16 and 2016-17 simultaneously Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17. |

Selection for the year 2017-18 yet to be made during 2016-17.

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