Lok Sabha Question No. 2470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Scholarship Scheme for Students of Jammu and Kashmir
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2470 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

Scholarship Scheme for Students of Jammu and Kashmir

## 2470. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY :

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

- the details of amount released by the Government for the students of Jammu & Kashmir for post-metric scholarship scheme;
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- the details of amount pe                nding and the steps taken under the said scheme; and
- whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  mass  contact  programme  to  motivate  students  in  this regard and if so , the details thereof?

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

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- a)  The  Department  of  Higher  Education,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  is  implementing  the  (i) Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students and (ii) Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir.  Since the operation of the schemes, the funds released for the students of Jammu and Kashmir are:-
- b) Students  are required to upload  their documents  on  the  website http://aicte-jk-scholarship.in/ for processing  their  scholarship  claim.  Scholarship  has  been  released  to  all  the  students  who  were  approved  for award of scholarship and have submitted all the requisite documents.
- c) Ten  awareness  workshops  had  been  organised  at  Kupwara,  Anantnag,  Srinagar,  Pulwama,  Jammu, Doda, Rajouri,  Kathua,  Kargil and Leh   from 11.5.16 to 28.5.16, to help  dissemination of information about the scheme.

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Scheme                                                       |   Amount released (in crores) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University students |                         2.538 |
|         2 | Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir                         |                       282.305 |

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- Under the Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir, which is in operation since 2011, an amount of Rs. 289 crores has been released to AICTE for scholarship disbursement.

An amount of Rs.  7.9  crore  is  pending,  as  claim  for  scholarship/  Utilization  certificate  has  not  been received. In the Inter Ministerial Committee meeting a decision had been taken that the scholarship may

be disbursed through DBT to the students, without availability of Utilization Certificates.

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- Yes Madam.  For creating awareness about the scheme, the scheme had been advertised in National dailies and all leading newspapers of Jammu and Kashmir. AICTE in cooperation with the State Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir conducted awareness workshops in the state. Ten Awareness workshops had been organised  (as  against  two  in  previous  year)  at  Kupwara,  Anantnag,  Srinagar,  Pulwana,  Jammu,  Doda, Rajouri,  Kathua,  Kargil  and  Leh    from 11.05.16 to 28.05.16, to help dissemination of the information about the scheme. 36 Facilitation Centres have been set up by the State Government to assist the students for registration and uploading the requisite documents for the academic year 2016-17. In addition to that, students of academic year 2015-16 were contacted individually, through telephone enquiring about their pending scholarship claim.
- AICTE in cooperation with the State Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir conducted awareness workshops in the state. Ten Awareness workshops had been organised (as against two in previous year) at  Kupwara,  Anantnag,  Srinagar,  Pulwana,  Jammu,  Doda,  Rajouri,  Kathua,  Kargil  and Leh from  11.5.16  to  28.5.16,  to  help dissemination  of  the  information  about  the scheme. 36  Facilitation  Centres  have  been  set  up  by  the  State  Government  to  assist  the students  for  registration  and  uploading  the  requisite  documents  for  the  academic  year 2016-17.

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- AICTE organized Awareness Workshops, for the academic year 2016-17, for disseminating the information  about  the  scheme. 36  Facilitation  Centers  were  also  set  up    all  over  the  State  of  J&K including  at  rural  and  remote  areas.    Information  regarding  registration  process  on  AICTE  portal  was also notified in all the leading newspapers of Jammu and Kashmir and the same was also made available on AICTE portal.
- AICTE in cooperation with the State Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir conducted awareness workshops in the state. State Govt. assisted students through the facilitation centre to apply online and also verify their documents. For the admission process of academic year 2016-17, 36 facilitation centers were set up all over  the  State  to  cover  rural  and  remote  areas.  The  scheme  was  advertised  in  National  dailies  and  all leading newspapers of Jammu and Kashmir. Information regarding registration process on AICTE portal was  also  notified  in  all  the  leading  newspapers  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and  the  same  was  also  made available on AICTE website.

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Yes Sir. In this  regard,  each  student  of academic year 2015-16 was contacted through telephone enquiring of claim  pending  for  scholarship.  For  creating  awareness  about  the  scheme,  the  scheme  is  advertised  in  National dailies  and  all  leading  newspapers  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  from  time  to  time.  AICTE  in  cooperation  with  the State Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir conducted awareness workshops in the state. Ten Awareness workshops had been organised (as against two in previous year) at Kupwara, Anantnag, Srinagar, Pulwana, Jammu, Doda, Rajouri, Kathua, Kargil and Leh   from 11.5.16 to 28.5.16, to help dissemination of  the  information  about  the  scheme. 36  Facilitation  Centres  have  been  set  up  by  the  State Government to assist the students for registration and uploading the requisite documents for the academic year 2016-17.

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- (c) Yes Sir.  For proper implementation of the scheme,  the following steps have been taken.
- Government of J&K is closely associated in the implementation of the Scheme.

The  implementation  of  the  scheme  has  been  entrusted  to  All  India  Council  for  Technical

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- For  ensuring  transparency,  a  web  portal  has  been  created  by  AICTE  and  students  are required to apply online through the portal.
- From the academic year 2014-15, the State Govt. of Jammu &Kashmir, assists the students through the facilitation centre to apply online and also verify their documents.
- Only  those  students  who  have  taken  admission  in  the  colleges/institution  allotted  through centralized counseling or taken admission on their own in colleges approved under section 12B  of  UGC  Act  or  recognized  by  AICTE  or  any  other  regulatory  bodies  are  only considered for award of scholarship.

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

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2131 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.05.2016

## Scholarship for students of Jammu & Kashmir

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

- whether it is a fact that ₹ 1200 crore  has been earmarked for scholarships of the students of Jammu & Kashmir who are studying in various colleges of the country other than State of Jammu & Kashmir to promote integration; and
- if  so,  whether  Government  would  consider  providing  scholarships  within  the  State  of  Jammu  & Kashmir also?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)    Yes Sir, A total outlay of ₹ 1200 crore over 5 years was approved  from the Academic Year 201112 for the Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K.  However, no separate budget provision has been made for this Scheme during the Annual Plans.  Hence, the scholarship is being disbursed to the beneficiaries each  year  from  the  allocated  budget  under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Scholarship  for  College  and University Students.
- (b) No, Sir. The objective of the scheme is to provide scholarship to the students and encourage them for higher education outside the State. This would enable them to optimize their full academic potential and provide them jobs.