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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3397
TO BE ANSWERED ON- 12/03/2026
SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS
3397. SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
the number of tribal students in Maharashtra who have been benefited under Pre-Matric,
Post- Matric and National Fellowship/Scholarship Schemes during the last three years along
with the district-wise details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
The number of tribal students in Maharashtra who have been benefited under Pre-Matric,
Post- Matric and National Fellowship/Scholarship Schemes during the last three years along
with the district-wise details, is enclosed as Annexure-IAnnexure-I
Annexure to be referred in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3397 for
answer on 12.03.2026 asked by Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre regarding
“Scholarship Schemes for Tribal students”
Post -Matric Scholarship for ST Students
No. of Students Benefitted under Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for ST Students
from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Sl. No District No. of No. of No. of
Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries
1 Ahmednagar 7,917 8,246 8,406
2 Akola 1,336 1,163 1,165
3 Amravati 5,112 4,813 5,501
4 Beed 584 763 1,036
5 Bhandara 2,727 2,546 2,634
6 Buldana 851 762 831
7 Chandrapur 8,778 7,428 8,180
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
8 4,094 4,369 4,884
Nagar
9 Dharashiv 254 336 285
10 Dhule 4,595 5,118 5,959
11 Gadchiroli 5,077 4,881 5,532
12 Gondiya 3,986 3,812 3,885
13 Hingoli 1,712 1,825 2,180
14 Jalgaon 3,132 3,356 3,746
15 Jalna 627 753 1,118
16 Kolhapur 288 274 329
17 Latur 1,011 1,101 1,214
18 Mumbai City 522 503 516
19 Mumbai Suburban 309 288 303
20 Nagpur 8,555 8,225 8,866
21 Nanded 3,395 3,496 4,094
22 Nandurbar 10,811 11,808 14,055
23 Nashik 26,076 29,224 33,578
24 Palghar 7,982 8,289 9,235
25 Parbhani 2,242 2,521 3,423
26 Pune 6,338 6,762 7,924
27 Raigarh 1,045 994 1,09428 Ratnagiri 209 210 225
29 Sangli 208 173 212
30 Satara 318 274 298
31 Sindhudurg 116 126 126
32 Solapur 434 349 364
33 Thane 3,388 3,503 3,972
34 Wardha 3,621 3,309 3,342
35 Washim 1,026 1,013 1,105
36 Yavatmal 7,261 6,801 7,419
Grand Total 1,35,937 1,39,414 1,57,036Pre- Matric Scholarship for ST Students
No proposal for central share funds are received from state govt. of Maharashtra. State
govt. has informed that the pre matric scholarship scheme of the central govt. is presently
not being implemented in the state of Maharashtra.
No. of Students Benefitted under National Scholarship (Top Class) Schemes for ST
Students from F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra
District 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Sl.
No. of No. of No. of
N
Beneficiarie Beneficiarie Beneficiarie
o
s s s
1
AHMEDNAGAR 1 1 2
2
AKOLA 2 1 2
3 AMRAVATI 2 4 5
4 AURANGABAD 1 2
5 BEED 1 1
6 BHANDARA 2 2
7 BULDHANA 3 4 4
8 CHANDRAPUR 5 14 12
CHHATRAPATI
9
SAMBHAJINAGAR 3
10 DHULE 1 2 4
11 GADCHIROLI 2 2
12 GONDIA 1
13 HINGOLI 1
14 JALGAON 1 7 5
15 LATUR 2 1 1
16 MUMBAI 1 1 1
17 MUMBAI SUBURBAN 1 2 1
18 NAGPUR 7 8 5
19 NANDED 8 18 24
20 NANDURBAR 1 5 6
21 NASHIK 2 3 6
22 PALGHAR 1 2 4
23 PARBHANI 1 2 3
24 PUNE 6 9 11
25 SOLAPUR 2 2 1
26 THANE 4 8 10
27 WARDHA 2 5 8
28 WASHIM 1 1 2
29 YAVATMAL 4 6 10
Grand Total 61 113 135No. of Students Benefitted under National Fellowship for ST Students (NFST) from
F.Y.2022-23 to F.Y.2024-25 in the State of Maharashtra
Sl. District Name 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
No
No. of No. of No. of
Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries
1 AHILYANAGAR 3 3 5
2 AKOLA 1 1 0
3 AMRAVATI 0 1 1
4 BEED 5 3 3
5 BHANDARA 1 1 2
6 BULDHANA 1 0 0
7 CHANDRAPUR 2 4 2
CHHATRAPATI
8
SAMBHAJINAGAR 5 6 2
9 DHULE 6 5 4
10 GADCHIROLI 7 5 1
11 GONDIA 1 1 1
12 HINGOLI 4 2 1
13 JALGAON 4 4 2
14 JALNA 2 1 1
15 KOLHAPUR 0 0 0
16 MUMBAI 0 0 0
17 NAGPUR 1 1 3
18 NANDED 11 12 10
19 NANDURBAR 8 9 8
20 NASHIK 5 7 9
21 DHARASHIV 3 2 2
22 PALGHAR 2 4 4
23 PARBHANI 0 0 0
24 PUNE 3 4 3
25 RATNAGIRI 1 1 1
26 THANE 0 1 2
27 WARDHA 2 1 0
28 YAVATMAL 1 2 2
TOTAL 79 81 69
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