Lok Sabha Question No. 2585 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Misutilisation of Funds under PMS
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2585 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.05.2016

## 2585. MISUTILISATION OF FUNDS UNDER PMS

## SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

(a) whether the Government has received complaints regarding misutilisation of funds und -Matric Scholarship scheme for Scheduled Castes in the country;

(b) if so, the d etails thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State - wis ;

(c) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government proposes to release the scholarship directly into the bank ac beneficiary students; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The Post - matric Scholarship for SC students (PMS - SC), a Centrally sponsored Scheme is implemented by State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. The details of complaints regarding misutilisation of funds under PMS - SC  during the last three years and the cur year state - wiseisat Annexure.

(c):  Compl aints/representations  received  with  regard  to  misutilisation  of  funds  under - SC  are immediately  forwarded  to  the  concerned  State  Government/  UT  Administration  for  remedial States/UTs have been advised to ensure:

(i) payment of scholarship direct ly to the Bank/Post Office accounts beneficiaries/institutions.

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(ii)  that  requisite  database  in  the  states  may  be  integrated  with  the  Unique Authority  of  India  (UIADI)by  embedding  Aadhar  numbers  and  using  UIADI  enabled  b account  fo r  crediting  the  scholarships  and  UI AD I authentication  services  for  benefic identification.

(iii) annual inspection of all the institutions by a State Government Officer not of a Group A officer.

(iv)  Fee  fixation  committee  is  in  place to  regulate  the  fee  claims  of  institutions applicable.

(d) & (e): The Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and implemented by the Stat The States/UTs, which implement the Scheme have been d irected to transfer the Scholarsh amount in the ba nk/Post office account of individual students and the educational institution respectively.

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Annexure referred to  Part (a & b) in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2585 for answer on 10.5.2016.

## Details of major Complaints regarding misutilisation of funds under PMS (SC)

| Sl. No.   | year    | State          | Complaint in brief                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|-----------|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | 2013-14 | Uttar Pradesh  | Complaints from 35 districts of UP regarding disbursement of Post matric Scholarship for SC students have been reported. Out of these irregularities were found in 06 of them. Action for recovering money and de-recognizing the Institutions has been taken by the state government.                                                                                                                                             |
| 2. (i)    | 2014-15 | Madhya Pradesh | Praveen Kumar filed a petition W.P. No. 18929/2014 before Hon'ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur regarding alleged fraud in obtaining Post matric scholarship by Engineering colleges showing false and fictitious admission of students. State Government has been directed to take appropriate action.                                                                                                                   |
| (ii)      | 2014-15 | Uttar Pradesh  | A petition Misc Bench No. 3903 of 2014 was filed before Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad at Lucknow Bench by Shri AnupamVerma, Commercial Pilot license scholarship awardee under PMS (SC) alleged misuse of the scholarship fund by M/s Yash Airways (now known as Centaur Aviation Academy. State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh has been directed to take remedial action as per the direction of High court vide order dated 29.5.2015. |
| 3.        | 2015-16 | Uttar Pradesh  | Complaint from Ms. Anju Bala, MP regarding alleged misutilisation of Post matric scholarship in Kanpur, UP. The details of the complaint were forwarded to State Govt. for taking appropriate action.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 4.        | 2015-16 | Punjab         | State Government of Punjab on its own carried out extensive verification campaign for the claimants of 2014-15 and reduced its demand by Rs. 34.00 crores as ineligible claimants have been excluded from the final list.                                                                                                                                                                                                          |