Lok Sabha Question No. 437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Scholarship Scheme for Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  437**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

**Scholarship Scheme for Students**

†437.  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any scholarship scheme for the students pursuing the diploma/degree courses under different Institutes recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in the country;

(b)   if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the details of the applications received and students benefitted under the said scheme during the last two years, State-wise?

### 1 ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b) : All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched two Scholarship Schemes, one for single girl child namely **PRAGATI** and another for differently abled students namely **SAKSHAM** to provide financial assistance to 4,000 girl children and 1000 differently abled students respectively in order to encourage/promote technical education at Degree and Diploma levels. These Schemes envisages to provide Rs. 30,000/- or tuition fees or at actual whichever is less and in addition Rs. 2,000/- per month for 10 months as contingency allowance in a year.

(c)  : These Schemes were implemented with effect from 11.11.2014.  During the financial year 2014-15, AICTE received 4,287 applications under **PRAGATI** Scheme and 179 applications under **SAKSHAM** Scheme.  AICTE has released Scholarship to 740 girl students under **PRAGATI** Scheme and 38 differently abled students under **SAKSHAM** Scheme.  The state wise details of the beneficiaries during the year 2014-15 are at Annexure.

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**Annexure as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 437 for 22/07/2015 asked by Shri Rahul Kaswan regarding Scholarship Scheme for Students**

| **S.No.**   | **State**        | **No. of student beneficiaries under PRAGATI Scheme (2014-15)**   | **No. of student beneficiaries under SAKSHAM Scheme  (2014-15)**   |
|-------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh   | 126                                                               | 0                                                                  |
| 2           | Assam            | 2                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 3           | Bihar            | 4                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 4           | Chhattisgarh     | 12                                                                | 0                                                                  |
| 5           | Daman and Diu    | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 6           | Delhi            | 8                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 7           | Goa              | 2                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 8           | Gujarat          | 50                                                                | 0                                                                  |
| 9           | Haryana          | 5                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 10          | Himachal Pradesh | 2                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 11          | Jharkhand        | 3                                                                 | 1                                                                  |
| 12          | Karnataka        | 103                                                               | 26                                                                 |
| 13          | Kerala           | 170                                                               | 0                                                                  |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh   | 23                                                                | 1                                                                  |
| 15          | Maharashtra      | 52                                                                | 1                                                                  |
| 16          | Orissa           | 25                                                                | 4                                                                  |
| 17          | Puducherry       | 3                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 18          | Punjab           | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 19          | Rajasthan        | 11                                                                | 0                                                                  |
| 20          | Tamil Nadu       | 75                                                                | 2                                                                  |
| 21          | Telangana        | 24                                                                | 0                                                                  |
| 22          | Tripura          | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                  |
| 23          | Uttar Pradesh    | 10                                                                | 1                                                                  |
| 24          | Uttarakhand      | 10                                                                | 0                                                                  |
| 25          | West Bengal      | 17                                                                | 2                                                                  |
|             | **Total**        | **740**                                                           | **38**                                                             |