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SCHOLARSHIP TO THE STUDENTS FROM SCHEDULED CASTE CATEGORY

Posted On: 05 APR 2023 5:02PM by PIB Delhi

As per UDISE 2021-22 report published by Department of School Education and Literacy, the State-wise detail of number of Scheduled Castes students studying in Pre-Matric classes (I-X) across the country is at Annexure-I.

Under the Pre-Matric scholarships scheme for SCs and others, the SC students studying in classes IXth and Xth are given a consolidated academic allowance as follows:

Student type

Academic Allowance

(Rs. per annum)

Day-scholar

3500

Hosteller

7000

 

 No reduction under the head of aforementioned scheme has been made during the period of 2018 to 2022. Instead, the Central assistance released to the States for these years has been on increasing trend. The details of Central Assistance released to the States implementing the aforementioned scheme during the said period is at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I

State-wise details of number of Scheduled Castes students studying in Pre-Matric classes (I-X) across the country (As per UDISE 2021-22 Report)

S. No.

State/UT

SC students

  1.  

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

466

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

2919829

  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

11218

  1.  

Assam

1101241

  1.  

Bihar

10099017

  1.  

Chandigarh

38660

  1.  

Chhattisgarh

1542582

  1.  

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

6035

  1.  

Delhi

791768

  1.  

Goa

7079

  1.  

Gujarat

1389846

  1.  

Haryana

2353296

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

621381

  1.  

Jammu & Kashmir

366907

  1.  

Jharkhand

1962832

  1.  

Karnataka

4033008

  1.  

Kerala

882668

  1.  

Ladakh

133

  1.  

Lakshadweep

20

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

4874447

  1.  

Maharashtra

5017326

  1.  

Manipur

52287

  1.  

Meghalaya

22314

  1.  

Mizoram

4300

  1.  

Nagaland

11402

  1.  

Odisha

2574503

  1.  

Puducherry

74559

  1.  

Punjab

3518026

  1.  

Rajasthan

6230522

  1.  

Sikkim

16587

  1.  

Tamilnadu

4980174

  1.  

Telangana

2061091

  1.  

Tripura

240203

  1.  

Uttarakhand

909227

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

21733620

  1.  

West Bengal

7628334

Total

8,80,76,908

 

Annexure-II

State-wise Central Assistance released during 2018 to 2022 under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students

(Rs. in Lakhs)

S.No

State/ UT

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

1

Andhra Pradesh

0

0

4944

5089

2

Assam

0

0

 

0

3

Bihar

0

5550

 

7534

4

Chandigarh

0

27

 

36

5

Chhattisgarh

0

1041

 

0

6

Daman & Diu

0

0

0.83

0

7

Delhi

0

268

291

699

8

Goa

0

0

3.6

0

9

Gujarat

0

1440

1044

1118

10

Haryana

0

368

 

0

11

Himachal Pradesh

0

0

408

374

12

Jammu &Kashmir

0

70

260

23

13

Jharkhand

1634

676

659

420

14

Karnataka

0

3691

6230

7658

15

Kerala

0

19

1368

1074

16

Madhya Pradesh

0

406

7784

4475

17

Maharashtra

0

0

 

0

18

Manipur

0

45

 

38.95

19

Odisha

996

2590

3512

2871

20

Puducherry

0

0

27

82

21

Punjab

0

3029

2743

3551

22

Rajasthan

3075

3323

3827

3673

23

Sikkim

0

4

5

2

24

Tamilnadu

0

0

5018

5394

25

Telangana

0

0

 

221

26

Tripura

259

469

 

30.57

27

Uttar Pradesh

2706

9075

12096

3732

28

Uttrakhand

0

344

143

469

29

West Bengal

2870

2854

6540

2371

Total

11540

35289

56903.4

50934*

*Central assistance reduced due to unspent balances available with the States

 

This information was given by Minister of state for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.

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MG/RNM



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