(a) whether there have been irregularities in the disbursement of scholarship to
students belonging to other backward classes in various States;
(b) if so, whether scholarships have not been distributed to such
students in Uttar Pradesh;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(d) whether any action has been taken against the erring officials responsible
for the said irregularities; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI D. NAPOLEON)
(a) to (e): Due to limited budgetary allocation under the Schemes of Pre-matric
and Post-matric Scholarship for OBC students, a Notional Allocation (NA) under
these Schemes is being conveyed to State Governments since 2008-09 at the very
beginning of the financial year. They are expected to limit their proposals for
central assistance within their notional allocation. This, however, does not
prevent State Governments/Union Territory Administrations to meet any additional
demand from their own resources. While conveying revision of the Post Matric
Scholarship Scheme for OBC students, w.e.f. 1st July, 2011, to States, they have
been expressly informed that the Scheme will be a “funds-limited†one, and any
additional financial requirement beyond the notional allocation conveyed under
it will have to be borne by the State Government.
It is however, a fact that some States, including Uttar Pradesh, have been
demanding central assistance under the above Schemes, much in excess of their
notional allocation, and it has not been possible to meet such demands.