Lok Sabha Question No. 1597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: INNOCENT, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1597

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2015

## 1597. RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

SHRI INNOCENT:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a) the total number of Scheduled Caste applicants under the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) and the number of students awarded the said Fellowship during each of the last three years and the current year, course and State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any targets under the said scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the targets achieved therein; and
- (d) the total amount spent on the scheme during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

- (a) to (c) The details of total number of  Scheduled Castes applicants and the awardees under the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme during each of the last three years is as under:-

| Selection Year   | No. of Applicants                       | No. of Fellowship Awards                |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2012-13          | 8418                                    | 2000                                    |
| 2013-14          | 7736                                    | 2000                                    |
| 2014-15          | 11346                                   | 2000                                    |
| 2015-16          | Selection process is not yet completed. | Selection process is not yet completed. |

A total of 2000 awards are given per year under RGNF(SC) by University Grants Commission to research students pursuing  M.Phil and Ph.D. State-wise details of the awardees for the last three years is annexed.

- (d) The details of total amount spent by the University Grants Commission during the last three years and current year is as under:-

| Selection   |   Rs. in crore Amount spent by UGC |
|-------------|------------------------------------|
| 2012-13     |                              61.57 |
| 2013-14     |                              85.53 |
| 2014-15     |                             142.09 |
| 2015-16     |                             112.32 |
| Total       |                             401.51 |

An amount of Rs. 401.51 crore has been spent on the scheme during the said period.

## Annexure referred to reply to Part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1597 for answer on 8.12.2015

## State-wise details of awardees under Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for SC students

| S.No.   | Name of the State/-Union Territories   | 2012-13                    | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    | 2015-16                    |
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State/-Union Territories   | No. of Selected Candidates | No. of Selected Candidates | No. of Selected Candidates | No. of Selected Candidates |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                         | 148                        | 148                        | 90                         | Selection process underway |
| 2       | Andaman & Nicobar                      | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |                            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          |                            |
| 4       | Assam                                  | 23                         | 25                         | 26                         |                            |
| 5       | Bihar                                  | 157                        | 157                        | 157                        |                            |
| 6       | Chandigarh                             | 2                          | 2                          | 2                          |                            |
| 7       | Chattisgarh                            | 29                         | 29                         | 29                         |                            |
| 8       | Dadra Nagar Haveli                     | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |                            |
| 9       | Daman & Diu                            | 00                         | 0                          | 0                          |                            |
| 10      | Delhi                                  | 29                         | 28                         | 28                         |                            |
| 11      | Goa                                    | 1                          | 1                          | 1                          |                            |
| 12      | Gujarat                                | 42                         | 43                         | 43                         |                            |
| 13      | Haryana                                | 49                         | 49                         | 49                         |                            |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh                       | 18                         | 18                         | 18                         |                            |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir                        | 10                         | 12                         | 12                         |                            |
| 16      | Jharkhand                              | 32                         | 27                         | 25                         |                            |
| 17      | Karnataka                              | 103                        | 103                        | 103                        |                            |
| 18      | Kerala                                 | 38                         | 38                         | 38                         |                            |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |                            |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                         | 110                        | 110                        | 110                        |                            |
| 21      | Maharashtra                            | 119                        | 119                        | 119                        |                            |
| 22      | Manipur                                | 2                          | 5                          | 4                          |                            |
| 23      | Meghalaya                              | 0                          | 1                          | 0                          |                            |
| 24      | Mizoram                                | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |                            |
| 25      | Nagaland                               | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |                            |
| 26      | Odisha                                 | 73                         | 73                         | 73                         |                            |
| 27      | Puducherry                             | 2                          | 2                          | 2                          |                            |
| 28      | Punjab                                 | 84                         | 84                         | 84                         |                            |
| 29      | Rajasthan                              | 117                        | 116                        | 117                        |                            |
| 30      | Sikkim                                 | 0                          | 1                          | 0                          |                            |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                             | 142                        | 142                        | 142                        |                            |
| 32      | Telangana                              | 0                          | 0                          | 58                         |                            |
| 33      | Tripura                                | 8                          | 6                          | 10                         |                            |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                          | 422                        | 422                        | 422                        |                            |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                            | 18                         | 18                         | 18                         |                            |
| 36      | West Bengal                            | 221                        | 221                        | 220                        |                            |
|         | Total                                  | 2000                       | 2000                       | 2000                       |                            |