Question : EDUCATION TO GIRLS

(a) whether the University Grants Commission (UGC) has implemented the Single Girl Child Scholarship Scheme;

(b) if so, the salient features thereof;

(c) the details of the UGC scholarship awardees since the introduction of the scheme, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI M.A.A. FATMI )

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. An eligible girl student is entitled for the Single Girl Child Scholarship. The Scholarship amount is Rs.2,000/- per month for a period of two years for each awardee.

(c): The UGC has not earmarked any number of scholarships State-wise. The selection of candidate is on the basis of fulfilling the eligibility criteria under the scheme. However, a State-wise list of awardees under the scheme of Indira Gandhi PG Scholarship for Girl Child is annexed.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN THE ANSWER TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2533 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.3.2006 ASKED BY SHRIMATI JYOTIRMOYEE SIKDAR REGARDING EDUCATION TO GIRLS .

STATE-WISE LIST OF CANDIDATES UNDER THE SCHEME OF INDIRA GANDHI PG SCHOLARSHIP FOR SINGLE GIRL CHILD (2005-2006)

SL	NAME(S) OF	NUMBER OF	NUMBER OF	TOTAL
NO	STATES/UTS	CANDIDATES	CANDIDATES	PHASE-I	PHASE-II
1	Anadaman &	0	0	0	Nicobar Island
2	Andhra Pradesh	84	48	132
3	Arunachal	0	0	0	Pradesh
4	Assam	6	2	8
5	Bihar	5	0	5
6	Chandigarh	0	1	1
7	Chattisgarh	0	1	1
8	Daman & Diu	0	0	0
9	Delhi	21	23	44
10	Dadra & Nagar	0	0	0	Haveli
11	Gujarat	10	3	13
12	Goa	0	0	0
13	Haryana	6	2	8
14	Himachal	4	1	5	Pradesh
15	Jammu &	1	0	1	Kashmir
16	Jharkhand	5	3	8
17	Karnataka	28	19	47
18	Kerala	538	232	770
19	Lakshadweep 0	0	0
20	Madhya Pradesh	3	2	5
21	Maharashtra	39	25	64
22	Manipur	2	0	2
23	Mizoram	3	3	6
24	Meghalaya	0	0	0
25	Nagaland	0	1	1
26	Orissa	15	6	21
27	Pondicherry	1	4	5
28	Punjab	6	5	11
29	Rajasthan	4	3	7
30	Sikkim	0	0	0
31	Tamil Nadu	188	113	301
32	Tripura	3	9	12
33	Uttar Pradesh	27	15	42
34	Uttaranchal	6	3	9
35	West Bengal	42	42	84	TOTAL	1047	566	1613