Lok Sabha Question No. 1829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Scholarship to North East Students
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1829

TO BE ANSWERED

Wednesday, May 4, 2016/Vaisakha 14, 1938(Saka)

## QUESTION

## SCHOLARSHIP TO NORTH EAST STUDENTS

1829. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether his Ministry has provided any scholarships to students from the North East Region including Sikkim for higher studies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen higher education in the North East Region including Sikkim?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a) to (c):  Yes, Madam. Under NEC Plan, scholarship to students from NE Region including Sikkim is provided by NEC. Government of the NE States administer the scheme  as  per  their guidelines. Expenditure thereon is  met  by  NEC  on reimbursement basis. The details are given in the Annexure. In order to strengthen higher  education  in  North  Eastern  Region  (NER)  financial  support  in  the  form  of provision for college buildings, laboratories, hostel etc. is also provided to the NE States including Sikkim under NEC's Plan Scheme.

## ANNEXURE

Annexure in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1829 by Shri Prem Das Rai, MP  for answer on 4th May, 2016 regarding   Scholarship to North East Students

The amount of Book Grant per annum and the Stipend per month provided is as under:-

(Amount in Rs)

| Sl. No.   | Level of study   | Stipend amount   | Book Grant        | Total   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------|
| 1.        | 900/ p.m.        | 1000/- p.a.      | 11800/- pa.       | Diploma |
| 2.        | 1000/- p.m.      | 1400/- p.a.      | 13400/- p.a.      | Degree  |
| 3.        | 1200/- p.m.      | 2000/- p.a.      | 16400/- p.a.      | P.G.    |
| 4. M      | 1500/- p.m.      | 3000/- p.a.      | 21000/- p.a.      | Phil    |
| 5.        | 1500/- p.m.      | 3000/-           | p.a. 21000/- p.a. | Ph.D.   |

The amount of Book Grant  and  Stipends released  to  the  NE  States  for  the  last  four years

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | State          | 2012-13   |   2013-14 | 2014-15   | 2015-16           |
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
|      1    | 145.00         | 90.60     |    108.27 | 127.12    | Arunachal Pradesh |
|      2    | Assam 177.00   | 150.00    |    223.86 | 222.06    |                   |
|      3    | 175.39         | -         |    247.57 | 135.00    | Manipur           |
|      4    | 60.00          | 79.11     |     18.8  | 107.90    | Meghalaya         |
|      5    | 110.00         | 46.48     |     22.99 | 61.29     | Mizoram           |
|      6    | 17.12          | 6.70      |      8    | 4.19      | Nagaland          |
|      7    | Sikkim -       | -         |     58.39 | -         |                   |
|      8    | Tripura 130.00 | 255.74    |     32.12 |           | 142.44            |
|    814.51 | 814.51         |           |    628.63 | 720.00    | 800.00            |

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