ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)
(a) & (b): This Ministry implements the ''Free Coaching Scheme for SC and OBC Students’ under which financial assistance is provided to the candidates to undertake coaching for various examinations. Under the Scheme, the Ministry empanels coaching institutes, with prescribed number of slots, to provide coaching to SC and OBC students. The State-wise details of number of students coached by empaneled coaching institutes, and successful students as reported by these coaching institutes during the last three years is annexed.
(c): The number of students provided scholarships under the scheme of ‘Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in class IX & X being implemented by this Ministry during last three years are as under:
Year Beneficiaries (Actuals as reported by States/UTs)
2018-19 26,30,366
2019-20 28,09,542
2020-21 30,53,739
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Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply of Point (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3497 dated 10.08.2021 regarding “Coaching Classes for Competitive Examinations”
Number of students coached and number of successful candidates under the Free Coaching Scheme for SC and OBC students
S.No State Total number of slots in empanelled coaching institute during last three years i.e. from 2018-19 to 2020-21 Total number of successful students as reported by coaching institutes during last three years i.e. from 2018-19 to 2020-21
1. ASSAM 200 24
2. BIHAR 200 9
3. CHANDIGARH 400 48
4. DELHI 1300 79
5. GUJARAT 600 47
6. HARYANA 200 3
7. HIMACHAL PRADESH 200 *
8. JAMMU & KASHMIR 200
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9. KARNATAKA 400 79
10. MADHYA PRADESH 1000 67
11. MAHARASHTRA 200 9 (one institute has furnished a consolidated performance for both Bihar and Maharastra centre for 2018-19 and 2019-20)
12. MANIPUR 200 38
13. MEGHALAYA 100 *
14. ODISHA 292 32
15. PUNJAB 600 61
16. RAJASTHAN 600 64
17. TAMILNADU 400 27
18. TRIPURA 100 *
19. UTTAR PRADESH 300 72
TOTAL 7492 697
(*) Not reported
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