Lok Sabha Question No. 3397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Scholarship Schemes for Tribal Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3397

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 12/03/2026

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS

3397. SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

the number of tribal students in Maharashtra who have been benefited under Pre-Matric, Post- Matric and National Fellowship/Scholarship Schemes during the last three years along with the district-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

The  number  of  tribal  students  in  Maharashtra  who  have  been  benefited  under  Pre-Matric, Post- Matric and National Fellowship/Scholarship Schemes during the last three years along with the district-wise details, is enclosed as Annexure-I

Annexure to  be referred  in  the  reply  of Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3397  for answer on 12.03.2026 asked by Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre regarding 'Scholarship Schemes for Tribal students'

Post -Matric Scholarship for ST Students

| No. of Students Benefitted under Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                                                                                                         | District                                                                                                                                       | 2022-23 No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                   | 2023-24 No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                   | 2024-25 No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                              | Ahmednagar                                                                                                                                     | 7,917                                                                                                                                          | 8,246                                                                                                                                          | 8,406                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                              | Akola                                                                                                                                          | 1,336                                                                                                                                          | 1,163                                                                                                                                          | 1,165                                                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                                                              | Amravati                                                                                                                                       | 5,112                                                                                                                                          | 4,813                                                                                                                                          | 5,501                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                              | Beed                                                                                                                                           | 584                                                                                                                                            | 763                                                                                                                                            | 1,036                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                              | Bhandara                                                                                                                                       | 2,727                                                                                                                                          | 2,546                                                                                                                                          | 2,634                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                              | Buldana                                                                                                                                        | 851                                                                                                                                            | 762                                                                                                                                            | 831                                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                              | Chandrapur                                                                                                                                     | 8,778                                                                                                                                          | 7,428                                                                                                                                          | 8,180                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                              | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar                                                                                                                     | 4,094                                                                                                                                          | 4,369                                                                                                                                          | 4,884                                                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                                                              | Dharashiv                                                                                                                                      | 254                                                                                                                                            | 336                                                                                                                                            | 285                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                             | Dhule                                                                                                                                          | 4,595                                                                                                                                          | 5,118                                                                                                                                          | 5,959                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                                             | Gadchiroli                                                                                                                                     | 5,077                                                                                                                                          | 4,881                                                                                                                                          | 5,532                                                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                                                             | Gondiya                                                                                                                                        | 3,986                                                                                                                                          | 3,812                                                                                                                                          | 3,885                                                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                                                             | Hingoli                                                                                                                                        | 1,712                                                                                                                                          | 1,825                                                                                                                                          | 2,180                                                                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                                                                             | Jalgaon                                                                                                                                        | 3,132                                                                                                                                          | 3,356                                                                                                                                          | 3,746                                                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                                             | Jalna                                                                                                                                          | 627                                                                                                                                            | 753                                                                                                                                            | 1,118                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                                                             | Kolhapur                                                                                                                                       | 288                                                                                                                                            | 274                                                                                                                                            | 329                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                             | Latur                                                                                                                                          | 1,011                                                                                                                                          | 1,101                                                                                                                                          | 1,214                                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                                             | Mumbai City                                                                                                                                    | 522                                                                                                                                            | 503                                                                                                                                            | 516                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                             | Mumbai Suburban                                                                                                                                | 309                                                                                                                                            | 288                                                                                                                                            | 303                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                             | Nagpur                                                                                                                                         | 8,555                                                                                                                                          | 8,225                                                                                                                                          | 8,866                                                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                                                             | Nanded                                                                                                                                         | 3,395                                                                                                                                          | 3,496                                                                                                                                          | 4,094                                                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                                                             | Nandurbar                                                                                                                                      | 10,811                                                                                                                                         | 11,808                                                                                                                                         | 14,055                                                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                                                             | Nashik                                                                                                                                         | 26,076                                                                                                                                         | 29,224                                                                                                                                         | 33,578                                                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                                                             | Palghar                                                                                                                                        | 7,982                                                                                                                                          | 8,289                                                                                                                                          | 9,235                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                             | Parbhani                                                                                                                                       | 2,242                                                                                                                                          | 2,521                                                                                                                                          | 3,423                                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                                             | Pune                                                                                                                                           | 6,338                                                                                                                                          | 6,762                                                                                                                                          | 7,924                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                             | Raigarh                                                                                                                                        | 1,045                                                                                                                                          | 994                                                                                                                                            | 1,094                                                                                                                                          |

| 28   | Ratnagiri   | 209      | 210      | 225      |
|------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 29   | Sangli      | 208      | 173      | 212      |
| 30   | Satara      | 318      | 274      | 298      |
| 31   | Sindhudurg  | 116      | 126      | 126      |
| 32   | Solapur     | 434      | 349      | 364      |
| 33   | Thane       | 3,388    | 3,503    | 3,972    |
| 34   | Wardha      | 3,621    | 3,309    | 3,342    |
| 35   | Washim      | 1,026    | 1,013    | 1,105    |
| 36   | Yavatmal    | 7,261    | 6,801    | 7,419    |
|      | Grand Total | 1,35,937 | 1,39,414 | 1,57,036 |

## Pre- Matric Scholarship for ST Students

No proposal for central share funds are received from state govt. of Maharashtra. State govt. has informed that the pre matric scholarship scheme of the central govt. is presently not being implemented in the state of Maharashtra.

| No. of Students Benefitted under National Scholarship (Top Class) Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under National Scholarship (Top Class) Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under National Scholarship (Top Class) Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under National Scholarship (Top Class) Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under National Scholarship (Top Class) Schemes for ST Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. N o                                                                                                                                                 | District                                                                                                                                                | 2022-23 No. of                                                                                                                                          | 2023-24 No. of                                                                                                                                          | 2024-25 No. of                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                         | Beneficiarie s                                                                                                                                          | Beneficiarie s                                                                                                                                          | Beneficiarie s                                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                                       | AHMEDNAGAR                                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                       | AKOLA                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                       | AMRAVATI                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                                       | AURANGABAD                                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                                                       | BEED                                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                                                       | BHANDARA                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                                                       | BULDHANA                                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                                                       | CHANDRAPUR                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                                                                       | CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                                                      | DHULE                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                                                      | GADCHIROLI                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                                                      | GONDIA                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                                                      | HINGOLI                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                                                      | JALGAON                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                                                      | LATUR                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                                                      | MUMBAI                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                                                      | MUMBAI SUBURBAN                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                                                      | NAGPUR                                                                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                                                      | NANDED                                                                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                                                                       | 18                                                                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                                                      | NANDURBAR                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                                                                      | NASHIK                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                                                      | PALGHAR                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                                                      | PARBHANI                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                      | PUNE                                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                                                                      | SOLAPUR                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                                                      | THANE                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                                                                      | WARDHA                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                                                                      | WASHIM                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                                                                      | YAVATMAL                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                                                      |
| Grand Total                                                                                                                                             | Grand Total                                                                                                                                             | 61                                                                                                                                                      | 113                                                                                                                                                     | 135                                                                                                                                                     |

| No. of Students Benefitted under National Fellowship for ST Students (NFST) from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under National Fellowship for ST Students (NFST) from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under National Fellowship for ST Students (NFST) from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under National Fellowship for ST Students (NFST) from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   | No. of Students Benefitted under National Fellowship for ST Students (NFST) from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                                                                                                    | District Name                                                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                           | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                      | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                      | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                         | AHILYANAGAR                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                                                         | AKOLA                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                                         | AMRAVATI                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                                         | BEED                                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                                         | BHANDARA                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                                         | BULDHANA                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                                         | CHANDRAPUR                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                         | CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                         | DHULE                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                        | GADCHIROLI                                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                                        | GONDIA                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                                        | HINGOLI                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                                        | JALGAON                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                                        | JALNA                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                        | KOLHAPUR                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                                        | MUMBAI                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                                        | NAGPUR                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                                        | NANDED                                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                        | NANDURBAR                                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                                                         | 9                                                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                                        | NASHIK                                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                                                         | 9                                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                                        | DHARASHIV                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                                        | PALGHAR                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                                                        | PARBHANI                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                                                        | PUNE                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                                                        | RATNAGIRI                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                                                                        | THANE                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                                        | WARDHA                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                                        | YAVATMAL                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                           | TOTAL                                                                                                                                     | 79                                                                                                                                        | 81                                                                                                                                        | 69                                                                                                                                        |

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