Lok Sabha Question No. 1361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Scholarship to Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## Scholarship to Students

1361.  SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

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

- (a) whether the disbursal of scholarship to students via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
- has been started;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof;
- (c)  whether  all  the  students  who  have  been  availing  these  scholarship  in  the  past have been included in the DBT;
- (d) if so, the details  thereof; and
- (e) whether Aadhar is being used for the disbursal of scholarships; if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Disbursal of scholarships/ fellowships to students via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) has been started by the Ministry and the University Grants

Commission (UGC).

The following scholarship schemes of the Ministry viz.  (i) Centrally Sponsored

National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme ;(ii) National Scheme of Incentive to Girls  for  Secondary  Education;  and  (iii)  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Scholarship  for College and University Students, are covered under DBT.

The  UGC  has  reported  that  the  DBT  has  been  started  under  its  following schemes  viz.  (i)  Junior  Research  Fellowship  (JRF)/  Senior  Research  Fellowship (SRF) in Science, Humanities and Social Sciences; (ii) Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women; (iii) Emeritus Fellowship; (iv) Postgraduate (PG) scholarship for university rank holders;  (v)  Swami  Vivekanand  Single  Girl  Child  Scholarship  for  Research  in Social  Sciences;  (vi)  Dr.  S.  Radhakrishnan  post  doctoral  fellowship  in  humanities and  social  sciences;  (vii)  Dr.  D.S.  Kothari  post  doctoral  Research  Fellowship  in

science for meritorious students (viii) Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Scheduled  Castes  (SC)  candidates;  (ix)  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Fellowship  for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates; (x) Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students; (xi) National Fellowship for students of Other Backward Classes (OBCs); (xii)  Post  Doctoral  Fellowship  for  SC/ST  candidates;  (xiii)  PG  scholarship  for professional courses for SC/ST candidates; (xiv) PG Indira Gandhi scholarship for single  girl  child;  (xv)  Basic  Scientific  Research  (BSR)  fellowship;  and  (xvi)  Ishan Uday special scholarship scheme for North Eastern Region.

- (c ) & (d): The UGC has reported that it is taking efforts to implement DBT scheme for fellowship/ scholarship selections undertaken in the past. Further, the Ministry is disbursing the scholarships under the (i) Centrally Sponsored National Means-cumMerit Scholarship Scheme ;(ii) National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education; and (iii) Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students since 1 st January, 2013 under DBT.

(e):  Aadhar  is  not  mandatory  for  the  disbursal  of    scholarship,  however,  where Aadhar seeded bank account is provided, the scholarships/fellowships are disbursed through Aadhar Payment Bridge (APB).

The  details  of  scholarship  disbursed  by  the  Ministry  under  the  DBT  scheme through APB till 30 th November, 2015 are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of the Scheme                                                       |   Number of scholarship transactions through APB | Scholarship amount disbursed through APB (in Rs. crores)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Centrally Sponsored National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme          |                                             8770 | 4.00                                                       |
|       2 | National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education            |                                             2399 | 0 . 85                                                     |
|       3 | Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students |                                            33524 | 34.75                                                      |

The UGC has reported that Rs. 6.86 crores, through 4761 APB transactions, has  been  disbursed  till  30 th November,  2015  under  its  fellowship/  scholarship schemes.

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