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Scholarship to the students from scheduled cast category

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Scholarship to the students

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 typeAcademic Allowance

(Rs. per annum)

Day-scholar3500
Hosteller7000

 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/UTSC students
Andaman & Nicobar Islands466
Andhra Pradesh2919829
Arunachal Pradesh11218
Assam1101241
Bihar10099017
Chandigarh38660
Chhattisgarh1542582
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu6035
Delhi791768
Goa7079
Gujarat1389846
Haryana2353296
Himachal Pradesh621381
Jammu & Kashmir366907
Jharkhand1962832
Karnataka4033008
Kerala882668
Ladakh133
Lakshadweep20
Madhya Pradesh4874447
Maharashtra5017326
Manipur52287
Meghalaya22314
Mizoram4300
Nagaland11402
Odisha2574503
Puducherry74559
Punjab3518026
Rajasthan6230522
Sikkim16587
Tamilnadu4980174
Telangana2061091
Tripura240203
Uttarakhand909227
Uttar Pradesh21733620
West Bengal7628334
Total8,80,76,908

Annexure-II

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

(Rs. in Lakhs)

S.NoState/ UT2018-192019-202020-212021-22
1Andhra Pradesh0049445089
2Assam000
3Bihar055507534
4Chandigarh02736
5Chhattisgarh010410
6Daman & Diu000.830
7Delhi0268291699
8Goa003.60
9Gujarat0144010441118
10Haryana03680
11Himachal Pradesh00408374
12Jammu &Kashmir07026023
13Jharkhand1634676659420
14Karnataka0369162307658
15Kerala01913681074
16Madhya Pradesh040677844475
17Maharashtra000
18Manipur04538.95
19Odisha996259035122871
20Puducherry002782
21Punjab0302927433551
22Rajasthan3075332338273673
23Sikkim0452
24Tamilnadu0050185394
25Telangana00221
26Tripura25946930.57
27Uttar Pradesh27069075120963732
28Uttrakhand0344143469
29West Bengal2870285465402371
Total115403528956903.450934*

*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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