Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Reduction in Pre-matric Scholarship
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT**

**LOK SABHA**

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#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 160

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2015

**160. REDUCTION IN PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP**

**DR. UDIT RAJ:**

**Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:**

(a) whether the Government has reduced the Central Assistance provided to the States for the students under pre-matric scholarship;

(b) if so, the details of Central Assistance released during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c) the reasons therefor; and

(d) the remedial steps being taken in this regard?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR Social Justice and Empowerment

**(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)**

(a) to (d): Government does not reduce the Central Assistance to the States/UTs under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme. Central Assistance is released as per the regulations of the Scheme to all the States/UTs after taking into consideration the demand raised by the States/UTs and unspent funds available with them. A statement giving the details of the Central assistance released during the last three years to the States/UTs is annexed

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**Annexure**

**Statement referred to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 160 for answer 21.7.2015 
regarding Reduction in Pre-matric Scholarship by Dr. Udit Raj, MP**

DBT-Duect Benefit Transfer

**State-wise Central Assistance released during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 under Pre-Matric 
Scholarship for SC students studying in Classes IX & X.**

**(Rs. Lakhs.)**

| -         |                   |                        |              |                        |          |                     |         |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------|--------------|------------------------|----------|---------------------|---------|
| **S.No.** | **StatelUTs**     | **CA Released during** |              | **CA released during** |          | **CA released**     |         |
|           | I                 | **2012-13**            |              | **2013-14**            |          | durina  **2014-15** |         |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                        | 11299.11     |                        | 0.00     | 1554.35             | 1554.35 |
| 2         | Assam             |                        | 0.00         |                        | 1346.02  |                     | 673.01  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 4         | Bihar             |                        | 5467.24      |                        | 6184.72  | 3092.36             | 3092.36 |
|           |                   |                        |              |                        |          | *DBT -35.46*        |         |
| 5         | Chattisgarh       |                        | 0.00         |                        | 2475.25  | 1237.62             | 1237.62 |
| 6         | Delhi             |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 7         | Goa               |                        | 2.31         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 8         | Guiarat           |                        | 1155.74      |                        | 0.00     | 1200.00             | 1200.00 |
| 9         | Haryana           |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  |                        | 862.44       |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                        | 0.00         |                        | 172.5    | .                   | 86.25   |
| 12        | Jharkhand         |                        | 1202.87      |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 13        | Karnataka         |                        | 4781.30      |                        | 2902.91  | 3826.44             | 3826.44 |
|           |                   |                        |              | *DBT-*                 | 154.93   |                     | 0.00    |
| 14        | Kerala            |                        | 1984.19      |                        | 2318.65  | 1159.33             | 1159.33 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    |                        | 9695.44      |                        | 0.00     | 8022.55             | 8022.55 |
| 16        | Maharashtra       |                        | 0.00         | 11954.74               | 11954.74 | 5977.37             | 5977.37 |
| 17        | Manipur           |                        | 9.11         |                        | 56.27    |                     | 28.13   |
| 18        | M  eghala  ya     |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 3.62    |
| 19        | Mizoram           |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 20        | Nagaland          |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 21        | Orissa            |                        | 4068.60      |                        | 4677.34  | 4524.16             | 4524.16 |
|           |                   |                        |              | *DBT-*                 | 448.72   | *DBT-611.08*        |         |
| 22        | Punjab            |                        |              |                        |          | 2869.66             | 2869.66 |
| 22        | Punjab            |                        | 2154.53      |                        | 4215.67  | 2869.66             | 2869.66 |
|           |                   |                        |              | *DBT-*                 | 46.48    |                     | 0.00    |
| 23        | Rajasthan         |                        | 4396.23      |                        | 6020.47  | 4288.09             | 4288.09 |
|           |                   |                        |              |                        |          | *DBT -634.81*       |         |
| 24        | Sikkim            |                        | 8.02         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 25        | Tamilnadu         |                        | 4113.93      |                        | 4647.37  | 2323.68             | 2323.68 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                        | 534.22       |                        | 271.86   |                     | 114.03  |
|           |                   |                        |              | *DBT-*                 | 235.98   | *DBT -188.10*       |         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                        | 29484.36     |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                        | 1597.18      |                        | 1134.92  | 1626.69             | 1626.69 |
|           |                   |                        |              | *DBT-*                 | 35.28    |                     | 0.00    |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                        | 10320.00     |                        | 5095.68  | 7292.66             | 7292.66 |
|           |                   |                        |              | *DBT- 214.90*          |          |                     | 0.00    |
| 130       | A & NIsland       |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |                        | 0.00         |                        | 42.45    | *DBT-32.22*         |         |
| 32        | 'Daman & Diu      |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     | *DBT-l.67*          |         |
| 33        | D&NH              |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 34        | Lakshadweep       |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 35        | Pouducherry       |                        | 0.00         |                        | 0.00     |                     | 0.00    |
| 36        | Telangana         |                        | ---          |                        | ---      |                     | 0.00    |
|           | Total             |                        | **93136.82** | **54653.11**           |          | **51403.34**        |         |
|           |                   |                        |              |                        |          |                     | -       |