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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 336
TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2026
POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC, OBC AND EWS STUDENTS
336. SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:
SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:
Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the budget allocation and utilization under Post-Matric Scholarship for SC, OBC and
EWS students for 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26;
(b) the number of beneficiaries covered, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether there are delays in release of funds to States causing hardship to students; and
(d) if so, the steps taken to digitize and simplify the scholarship disbursal process?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)
(a) & (b): Budget Allocation (Revised Estimates) and Actual Expenditure (AE) under the
Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Post-Matric Scholarships
scheme for OBC, EBC and DNT students during the last three Financial Years (FYs) are at
Annexure-I. State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries during the last three Financial Years
(FYs) are at Annexure-II. |
(c) & (d): Since the introduction of Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) from the year 2021-22
under the Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Scheduled Castes (SCs), the scholarship
amount is disbursed directly into the Aadhaar seeded bank account of the beneficiary. The
release of Central share of scholarship is contingent upon State Government/ Administration
of Union Territory to share the State/UT paid data to the Central Portal.
Under the Centrally Sponsored Post-Matric Scholarship scheme for OBC, EBC and DNT
students, funds are sanctioned and disbursed to States/UTs, who in turn disburse the
scholarship to eligible applicants through their respective scholarship portals as well as
through NSP. Delays in fund release mainly occur due to incomplete proposals, pending
Utilization Certificates, and non on-boarding of some States/UTs on the SNA-SPARSH
platform.
To digitize and simplify the disbursal process, applications are processed on the State
scholarship Portal and through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) with Aadhaar-seeded
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), ensuring transparency. Implementation is monitored through
third-party evaluations, periodic review meetings at National, Regional and State levels, and
field visits by senior officers, supported by awareness campaigns through print, electronic and
social media.ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) & (b) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 336 FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2026
REGARDING POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC, OBC AND EWS STUDENTS.
Amount (Rs. in Cr.)
Financial Year 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Budget ‘Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual
Sr. No. Scheme Name Allocation (RE) | Expenditure (AE)| Allocation (RE) |Expenditure (AE)| Allocation (RE) |Expenditure (AE)
1 Post Matric Scholarship for SCs 5400 5475.42 5500 5581.52 6000 6208.08
Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC,
2. IEBC and DNT 1087 988.45, 921 895.47 1000 1138.88ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) & (b) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED Q. NO. 336 FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2026 REGARDING POST-
MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC, OBC AND EWS STUDENTS.
A. Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students:
Financial Year 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
SI No. |State/UT No. of beneficiaries | No. of beneficiaries | No.of beneficiaries
1 Andhra Pradesh 195269 303298 345389
2 |Assam 8426 12073 23211
3 {Bihar 68975 73615 120957
4 iChandigarh 287 1253 1095
5 |Chhattisgarh 79237 87675 96839
6 |IDD&DNH 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 {Delhi 3,160 4692 4950
8 |Goa 34 58 7
9 |Gujarat 1,79,116 157584 95585
10 |Haryana 70,464 55444 55814
11 {Himachal Pradesh 23,959 33149 13260
12 Vammu & Kashmir 7,370 6567 6337
13. Jharkhand 44.610 57784 36966
14 |Karnataka 4,03,965 404008 259550
15 \Kerala 1,55,319 147531 70128
16 |Madhya Pradesh 3,46,289 636303 409056
17. |Maharashtra 7,49,317 362808 397924
18 |Manipur 2,125 7938 5215
19 |Meghalaya 0.00 25 25
20 |jOdisha 1,43,861 191873 248213
21 |Puducherry 2,564 2694 1588
22 |Punjab 1,99,508 294284 267057
23 {Rajasthan 1,51,922 229002 318555
24 |Sikkim 216 172 250
25 {Tamil Nadu 6,43,761 934793 966840
26 {Telangana 0.00 0.00 69680
27 *‘|Tripura 16,858 19849 19538
28 {Uttar Pradesh 9,49,934 644827 645967
29 |Uttarakhand 23,804 26216 26242
30 jWest Bengal 2,68,228 108693 247182
Total 47,38,578 48,04,208 47,53,420B. Post-Matric
Scholarship scheme for OBC, EBC and DNT students
Financial Year
2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
No. of No. of No. of
SI. No. State/UTs
Beneficiaries | Beneficiaries Beneficiaries
(in Lakh) (in Lakh) (in Lakh)
1 {Andhra Pradesh
6.77 0 9.79
0 1.40 5.31
2 {Bihar
0 0 0
3. |Chhattisgarh
0.01 0.01 0
4 |Goa
4.08 5.94 6.37
5 {Gujarat
0.8 0 0.39
6 {Haryana
7 \|Himachal Pradesh
0.18 0.04 0.25
8 \Jammu & Kashmir 0 $ 0
3.51 4.28 $
9 \Jharkhand
2.93 1.41 2.14
10 Karnataka
0 0.58 $
“11 {Kerala
0 1.42 1.19
12 \|Madhya Pradesh
0 0 0
13 |Maharashtra
0.5 0.54 —§
14 |Odisha
0 0.08 0
15 {Punjab
0 0.43 0.48
16 |Rajasthan
4.76 4.59 3.67
17 |Tamil Nadu
1.56 0 0
18 |Telangana
1.83 2.29 3.1
19 {Uttar Pradesh
$ 0.03 $
20 {Uttarakhand
0 0.57 1.19
21 |West Bengal
92 |Andaman & Nicobar Island 0 0 0.002
74 Dadra & Nagar Havali Daman & 0.01 0.01 §
Diu 0 0 $
24 |Chandigarh
0.02 0.04 $
25 |Delhi
$ 0 0
26 {Puducherry
0 0.56 $
27 \Assam
0.20 0.28 0.37
28 |Manipur
0 0.02 0.03
29 |Sikkim
$ 0.02 0.14
. 30 Tripura
27.16 24.53 34.42
Total:
$Not reported by States/UTs.
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