Post Matric Scholarship for ST Students

Posted On: 02 APR 2026 3:57PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Lok Sabha that the details of Fund allocated and utilized for the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students in the country, including the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu is provided in Annexure I . The Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students is an open ended Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented through States/UTs. The Central Share fund is released based on the demand/proposal submitted by the respective States/UTs along with other requisite documents/compliance under the scheme. The Financial Year-wise details of beneficiaries under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students is given in the table below:- Number of Beneficiaries under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST Students (FY 2020-21 to 2024-25) F.Y.2020-21 F.Y.2021-22 F.Y.2022-23 F.Y.2023-24 F.Y.2024-25 No. of Beneficiary 17,03,365 21,34,443 25,84,011 22,10,426 19,09,173 The number of beneficiaries may vary financial year-wise, due to the difference between the Financial Year (FY) and the Academic Year (AY) cycles. Also, beneficiaries in a particular financial year may include beneficiaries of previous Academic year also. Overall, there is no stagnation in the number of beneficiaries over the years. The Ministry is creating awareness about scholarship Schemes through publication in its official Portal, advertisement in News Papers, through State/UT administration, Universities & Institutions. Annexure I Annexure to be referred in the part (a) of the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6259 dated 02.04.2026 asked by Smt. DelkarKalabenMohanbhai regarding ‘Post Matric Scholarship for ST Students’ State-wise Fund Released and Utilized under the Post-Matric Scholarship scheme for ST students (F.Y. 2020-21 to F.Y. 2024-25) (₹ in Crore) Sl. No. Name of the State/UT F.Y. 2020-21 F.Y. 2021-22 F.Y. 2022-23 F.Y. 2023-24 F.Y. 2024-25 Fund Released Utilized Fund Released Utilized Fund Released Utilized Fund Released Utilized Fund Released Utilized 1 A.& N. Islands 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.10 2 Andhra Pradesh 60.39 60.39 89.91 89.91 133.57 133.57 114.71 114.71 120.00 120.00 3 Arunachal Pradesh 57.13 57.13 123.61 123.61 96.16 96.16 80.00 80.00 100.00 100.00 4 Assam 54.14 54.14 10.93 10.93 68.45 68.45 35.00 35.00 79.71 79.71 5 Bihar 7.08 7.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.43 4.43 6 Chhattisgarh 87.90 87.90 0.00 0.00 93.30 93.30 71.25 71.25 70.00 70.00 7 DNH DD 34.82 34.82 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.04 4.04 4.90 4.90 8 Goa 4.58 4.58 0.00 0.00 11.87 11.87 5.27 5.27 5.00 5.00 9 Gujarat 229.78 229.78 461.70 461.70 244.26 244.26 350.00 350.00 231.22 231.22 10 Himachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 11 Jammu & Kashmir 8.05 8.05 0.00 0.00 6.84 6.84 7.46 7.46 9.95 9.95 12 Jharkhand 0.00 0.00 126.55 126.55 0.00 0.00 53.11 53.11 200.00 200.00 13 Karnataka 0.00 0.00 170.81 170.81 0.00 0.00 225.56 225.56 125.00 125.00 14 Kerala 32.85 32.85 25.16 25.16 0.00 0.00 46.89 46.89 29.00 29.00 15 Ladakh 7.38 7.38 22.14 22.14 18.91 18.91 5.96 5.96 35.00 35.00 16 Madhya Pradesh 123.44 123.44 245.29 245.29 270.49 270.49 350.00 350.00 250.00 250.00 17 Maharashtra 181.50 181.50 192.15 192.15 90.27 90.27 570.36 570.36 117.81 117.81 18 Manipur 21.84 21.84 42.92 42.92 41.38 41.38 30.00 30.00 25.00 25.00 19 Meghalaya 0.00 0.00 26.36 26.36 146.20 146.20 85.00 85.00 145.08 145.08 20 Mizoram 34.47 34.47 38.75 38.75 25.90 25.90 25.00 25.00 24.00 24.00 <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times