Lok Sabha Question No. 3516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: PMS for OBC
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT**

**LOK SABHA**

#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3516

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**3516. PMS for OBC**

**SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:**

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

(a) the amount of Post-Matric Scholarships (PMSs) given to Other Backward Classes (OBC) students per month for day scholars and students staying in hostels;

(b) the details of allowance such as study tour charges, book allowances, thesis typing charges, etc. given to OBC students;

(c) whether demands to increase the scholarship to a realistic figure keeping in mind the increase in cost of living etc. have been received by the Government;

(d) if so, the steps taken in this regard; and

(e) the number of students benefited under the above scheme during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR Social Justice and Empowerment

**(SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)**

(a) & (b) Details are at Annexure-I.

(c) No.

(d) Does not arise.

(e) Details are at Annexure-II.

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**Annexure-I to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3516 for 11.08.2015 regarding PMS for OBC**

| **Sl. No.**   | **Item / Component**                                    | **Rates (Amount in Rs.)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| a             | **Maintenance Allowance**  **( per month)**             | Day Scholars Hosteller Group A 350/- 750/- Group B 335/- 510/- Group C 210/- 400/- Group D 160/- 260/-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| b             | **Other Allowances:**                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (i)           | **Study Tour charges**                                  | 900/- p.a.  (subject to actual expenditure)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (ii)          | **Thesis Typing & Printing charges**                | 1000/- (Maximum)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| (iii)         | **Book Allowance for correspondence course**            | 900/- p.a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (iv)          | **Reader charges for blind students**  **( per month)** | Group A, B 175/- Group C 130/- Group D 90/-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (v)           | **Scholarship for CPL Course**                          | Rs.5,000/- per flying hour in single/multiengine aircraft for 200 hours, as per DGCA approved rates.  In addition, maintenance allowance at the rates applicable to Group ‘A’ courses will be provided (This will be subject to the candidate undergoing the CPL training in DGCA approved flying institutions and his confirmation to meet the balance of the cost on his own).  The number of awards for CPL will be 20 per annum on first-cum-first serve basis. |

**Eligibility**

| **Group A**   | (i) Degree and Post Graduate level courses including M.Phil., Ph.D. and Post Doctoral research in Medicine (Allopathic, Indian and other recognized systems of medicines), Engineering, Technology, Planning, Architecture, Design, Fashion Technology, Agriculture, Veterinary & Allied Sciences, Management, Business Finance/Administration, Computer Science/ Applications.  (ii) Commercial Pilot License (including helicopter pilot and multiengine) course.  (iii) Post Graduate Diploma courses in various branches of management & medicine.  (iv) C.A./I.C.W.A./C.S./I.C.F.A. etc.  (v) M. Phil., Ph.D. and Post Doctoral Programmes (D. Litt., D.Sc. etc.)  (vi) L.L.M.   |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Group B**   | (i)   Graduate/ Post Graduate courses  leading to Degree, Diploma, Certificate in areas like Pharmacy (B Pharma), Nursing (B Nursing), LLB, BFS, other para-medical branches like rehabilitation, diagnostics etc., Mass Communication, Hotel Management & Catering, Travel/Tourism/Hospitality Management, Interior Decoration, Nutrition & Dietetics, Commercial Art, Financial Services (e.g. Banking, Insurance, Taxation etc.) for which entrance qualification is minimum Sr. Secondary (10+2).  (ii)  Post Graduate courses not covered under Group A eg. MA/M Sc/M.Com/M Ed./M. Pharma etc.                                                                                   |
| **Group C**   | All other courses leading to a graduate degree not covered under Group A & B e.g. BA/B Sc/B Com etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Group D**   | All Post-Matriculation level non-degree courses for which entrance qualification is High School (Class X), e.g. senior secondary certificate (class XI and XII); both general and vocational stream, ITI courses, 3 year diploma courses in Polytechnics, etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

| **Annexure-II to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3516 for 11.08.2015 regarding PMS for OBC**                           |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |    |    |    |
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| **No. of beneficiaries under Post Matric Scholarship scheme for OBC students during last three years and current year** |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |    |    |    |
|                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                        | **( Beneficiaries  In lakhs)**                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                        |    |    |    |
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                                             | **State/UTs**                                                                                                                                          | **2012-13**                                                                                                                                            | **2013-14**                                                                                                                                            | **2014-15**                                                                                                                                            | **2015-16**                                                                                                                                            |    |    |    |
| **1**                                                                                                                   | **Andhra Pradesh***                                                                                                                                    | **13.87**                                                                                                                                              | **0.76**                                                                                                                                               | **5.24**                                                                                                                                               | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                                                  | 1.63                                                                                                                                                   | 1.37                                                                                                                                                   | 4.50                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | 2.19                                                                                                                                                   | 0.25                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                                                    | 0.01                                                                                                                                                   | 0.04                                                                                                                                                   | 0.05                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                | 0.37                                                                                                                                                   | 1.79                                                                                                                                                   | 0.97                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                | 0.54                                                                                                                                                   | 0.56                                                                                                                                                   | 0.17                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                       | 0.06                                                                                                                                                   | 0.07                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                        | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                        | 0.08                                                                                                                                                   | 0.09                                                                                                                                                   | 0.07                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                              | 0.68                                                                                                                                                   | 1.79                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                        | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 10                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                              | 1.00                                                                                                                                                   | 1.72                                                                                                                                                   | 3.37                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 11                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                                                 | 1.23                                                                                                                                                   | 1.61                                                                                                                                                   | 1.48                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 12                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 6.50                                                                                                                                                   | 0.32                                                                                                                                                   | 3.86                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 13                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                            | 3.33                                                                                                                                                   | 3.49                                                                                                                                                   | 2.67                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 14                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                                                 | 0.65                                                                                                                                                   | 1.22                                                                                                                                                   | 1.41                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 15                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                                                 | 0.13                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 16                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                              | 1.41                                                                                                                                                   | 2.05                                                                                                                                                   | 0.65                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 17                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                             | 1.23                                                                                                                                                   | 1.36                                                                                                                                                   | 1.24                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| **18**                                                                                                                  | **Telangana***                                                                                                                                         | **0.00**                                                                                                                                               | **2.26**                                                                                                                                               | **7.81**                                                                                                                                               | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 19                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 4.03                                                                                                                                                   | 6.34                                                                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                      | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 20                                                                                                                      | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                             | 0.23                                                                                                                                                   | 0.25                                                                                                                                                   | 0.41                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 21                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                                                            | 0.74                                                                                                                                                   | 2.20                                                                                                                                                   | 2.29                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 22                                                                                                                      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                      | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 23                                                                                                                      | Dadra & Nagar Havali                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                      | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 24                                                                                                                      | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | 0.01                                                                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                      | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 25                                                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                      | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 26                                                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                                                                   | 0.001                                                                                                                                                  | $                                                                                                                                                      | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 27                                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                                                                             | 0.05                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | 0.004                                                                                                                                                  | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 28                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                                  | 0.38                                                                                                                                                   | 0.68                                                                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                      | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 29                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | 0.09                                                                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                      | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 30                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                                                | 0.25                                                                                                                                                   | **0.30**                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
| 31                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                                                                                   | 0.01                                                                                                                                                   | 0.01                                                                                                                                                   | The actual number of beneficiaries are received from the State Govt./UTs with the proposals for subsequent years                                       |    |    |    |
|                                                                                                                         | **Total:**                                                                                                                                             | **38.42**                                                                                                                                              | **32.57**                                                                                                                                              | **36.45**                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                        |    |    |    |
| $                                                                                                                       | Information not received from the State Govt.                                                                                                          | Information not received from the State Govt.                                                                                                          | Information not received from the State Govt.                                                                                                          | Information not received from the State Govt.                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                        |    |    |    |
| *                                                                                                                       | The number of beneficiaries for Andhra Pradesh for the year 2012-13 includes the figures of Telangana since the two States were united during 2012-13. | The number of beneficiaries for Andhra Pradesh for the year 2012-13 includes the figures of Telangana since the two States were united during 2012-13. | The number of beneficiaries for Andhra Pradesh for the year 2012-13 includes the figures of Telangana since the two States were united during 2012-13. | The number of beneficiaries for Andhra Pradesh for the year 2012-13 includes the figures of Telangana since the two States were united during 2012-13. | The number of beneficiaries for Andhra Pradesh for the year 2012-13 includes the figures of Telangana since the two States were united during 2012-13. |    |    |    |