**Executive Summary**
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) implements scholarship schemes for Scheduled Castes (SCs) through State/UT administrations via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Complaints regarding irregularities are addressed by State/UT governments, with the Central share release contingent on State/UT share data submission to the Central National Scholarship Portal (NSP). The schemes have undergone reforms for timely delivery and accountability.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scheme Implementation:**
* DoSJE implements Post-Matric and Pre-Matric Scholarship Schemes for SCs and Others via DBT.
* Central share is directly released into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts of beneficiaries.
* Schemes are open-ended and demand-driven for eligible students in recognized institutions.
* States/UTs must transmit their share data to NSP to receive the central share.
* **Addressing Irregularities:**
* Complaints are forwarded to State/UT governments for remedial action.
* States/UTs take administrative actions on complaints.
* DBT is used to eliminate irregularities and misuse of funds by directly releasing benefits to Aadhaar-seeded accounts.
* **Monitoring and Reviews:**
* Schemes have undergone reforms for timely delivery, accountability, monitoring, and transparency.
* Web-based system monitors and disburses scholarships at Centre/State levels via DBT.
* Periodic reviews are conducted through meetings at National, Regional, and State levels, and field visits.
* National conferences/ChintanShivirs assess scheme performance, with participation from Union and State Ministers, senior officers, and other officials.
* **Status of Scheduled Tribes (STs) Schemes:**
* No complaints of irregularities and corruption received in Pre-Matric and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
**Impact Analysis**
**State Governments/Union Territory Administrations**
* **Impact:** Implementing agencies responsible for addressing complaints and taking remedial action.
* **Action Required:** Take appropriate administrative actions on complaints/representations received regarding irregularities in the implementation of schemes.
**Students (Specifically Scheduled Castes and beneficiaries)**
* **Impact:** Improved transparency and accountability in scholarship disbursement through DBT.
* **Action Required:** Ensure Aadhaar details are seeded with their bank accounts to receive direct benefits.
**Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and monitoring the scholarship schemes, as well as addressing complaints.
* **Action Required:** Continue to monitor and review the schemes to ensure timely delivery, accountability, and transparency.
Key Entities Referenced
Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes (SCs): A centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the DoSJE for Scheduled Castes (SCs) through State/UT Administrations on Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes (SCs): A centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the DoSJE for Scheduled Castes (SCs) through State/UT Administrations on Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT): Mechanism used to release central share of scholarships directly into the Aadhar seeded bank account of the beneficiaries.
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE): The central government department responsible for implementing the Post and Pre-Matric Scholarship Schemes.
States/Union Territories: The implementing agencies that administer the scholarship schemes at the local level.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
IRREGULARITIES IN PRE-MATRIC AND POST-
MATRIC SCHOLARSHIPS
प्रव तथ: 16 DEC 2025 5:15PM by PIB Delhi
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) implements the Centrally sponsored schemes of
Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for
Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Others through State Government/Union Territory Administrations on Direct
Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode w.e.f 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively. Central share is released directly
into the Aadhaar seeded bank account of the beneficiaries. The aforementioned schemes are open-ended
and demand driven for the eligible students of all the recognised institutions across India. Release of
central share is contingent upon States/UTs transmitting their State/UT share paid data to the Central
National Scholarship Portal (NSP).
Complaints are received regarding irregularities in implementation of above schemes which are
immediately forwarded to the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations being the implementing
agencies for taking remedial action. States/UTs following due procedure take appropriate administrative
actions on such complaints/representations. To eliminate the irregularities and misuse of funds,
Government of India introduced Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) through which the benefits are released
directly to their Aadhar seeded bank accounts.
The schemes have undergone reforms for timely delivery, comprehensive accountability, continuous
monitoring and transparency to bring transformative impact on the poorest SC households. Through web-
based system, monitoring and disbursement of scholarships at the Centre/State level is done to the
Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of the beneficiaries directly through DBT to ensure that misuse of funds is
eliminated
Periodic reviews of the aforementioned schemes are conducted through meetings at the National,
Regional, and State levels, as well as through field visits. Additionally, various National conferences
/ChintanShivirs are organised to assess the performance of these schemes, which are attended by Union
and State Ministers, senior officers, and other officials from both the Centre and the States.
Further, there are no complaints of irregularities and corruption received in implementation of Pre-Matric
and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
EMPOWERMENT, SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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