Question : DIRECT CASH TRANSFER FOR SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

(a) whether the direct cash transfer on the basis of Aadhaar numbers has been implemented in three scholarship schemes by the Government in selected districts of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of beneficiaries so far opened bank accounts to get the benefit of direct cash transfer under these schemes;

(d) whether due to non- coverage by Aadhaar, many beneficiaries are unable to get the direct cash transfer; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken or being taken by the Government to give benefits of direct cash transfer to those who are yet to get their Aadhaar numbers?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI NINONG ERING)

(a) & (b): No Madam but Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) has been initiated in the two Scholarship Schemes viz; Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme and Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Scheme and one Fellowship Scheme viz; Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme in the first phase of DBT taken up in 43 districts of 16 States/UTs of the country. The detail of total number of beneficiaries is as under :

Name of	No. of	No. of	Total no. of	Total no. of	Total no. of
the Scheme	States	Districts	beneficiaries	beneficiaries	beneficiaries	with bank	with Aadhaar	account	No. and bank	account
Merit cum	16	43	3538	3538	1343
Means based
scholarship
scheme
Post Matric	16	43	46834	46673	19362
Scholarship
Scheme
Maulana Azad	16	43	77	77	6
National
Fellowship
scheme

Scheme Name	Total number of Beneficiaries	Beneficiaries with bank account
Merit cum Means	3538	3538
based scholarship
scheme
Post Matric	46834	#46673
Scholarship
Scheme
Maulana Azad	77	77
National
Fellowship scheme