Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Central Scholarship Schemes in Dakshina Kannada District
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 28 ANSWERED ON 01/12/2025

## CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES IN DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT

28. SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the number of students from Dakshina Kannada district in the State of Karnataka who have benefited from national scholarships such as NSP, INSPIRE and CSSS during the last five years; (b) whether the Government has data on gender-wise distribution of scholarship recipients in the said district and if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  address  implementation  challenges  or gaps  such  as  low  digital  awareness,  documentation  delays  or  portal  accessibility  issues among students and if so, the details thereof; and (d) the details of the benefits realised by the youth from OBC/SC/ST and PWD backgrounds through these scholarships in the said district?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a)  to  (d):    The  Government  is  implementing  different  scholarship  schemes  for  providing financial  assistance  to  all  categories  of  students,  subject  to  extant  scheme  guidelines.  The National  Scholarship  Portal  is  the  one  stop  solution  for  the  scholarships  provided  by  the government, including PM-USP CSSS scholarship of Department of Higher Education. The INSPIRE scholarship is implemented by the Department of Science and Technology. As per information  provided  by  the  NSP  and  the  DST,  32448  students  pursuing  post-matric  and higher education from Dakshina Kannada district in the State of Karnataka have benefitted from NSP-onboarded scholarships, INSPIRE and PM-USP CSSS. This comprises of 11694

male, 20752 female and 2 Others beneficiaries. The benefits through these scholarships have been provided to 28990 OBC, 528 SC, 989 ST and 449 PwBD students.

To  spread  awareness  among  the  students,  information  regarding  the  scholarship  is disseminated  through  print  and  social  media  among  the  stakeholders,  including  education departments and higher secondary boards of all States. Information useful for the students is also provided at dedicated students' section of the National Scholarship Portal and website of the concerned Ministries.

The scholarships under the PM-USP CSSS helps the poor students with annual family income  of  up  to  ₹  4.5  lakhs  and  who  secured  a  place  in  top  20 th percentile  of  the  higher secondary board, to pursue higher education in any stream where she/he has taken admission. The  different  scholarships  onboarded  on  the  National  Scholarships  Portal  helps  deserving students  to  pursue  post-matric  and  higher  education.  The  INSPIRE  Scholarship  for  Higher Education (SHE) aims to enhance the rate of attachment of talented youth to undertake higher education  in  science  intensive  programs  by  providing  scholarships  and  mentoring  through summer attachment with leading researchers.

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