(a) whether the money of scholarship for reimbursement to the students of Other
Backward Classes studying in class one to ten and beyond class ten in Rajasthan
are still pending with the Government;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the time by which the amounts are likely to be paid?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT (SHRI D. NAPOLEON)
(a) to (c) Under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, it was not possible to release Central assistance
to the State Government during 2009-10 since an amount of Rs.3.10 crore was available with them for
which utilization certificates were pending. As regards the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Central
assistance of Rs.8.33 crore was released in 2009-10 after adjusting the unspent amount of Rs.58.78
lakhs for the year 2008-09 against the admissible demand of Rs.8.91 crore of the state Government
for 2009-10.