AMOUNT RELEASED FOR POST-MATRIC AND POST-GRADUATE STUDIES FOR
SC, ST, ETC. IN MANIPUR
RAJYA SABHA
The following was the requirement
of the State Government of Manipur under the Scheme of Post Matric
Scholarship (which PMS, inter-alia, covers Post-Graduate Courses
also):-
Rs. in lakhs
| Category |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
| SC |
43.71 |
48.15 |
| ST |
665.56 |
737.49 |
The grants-in-aid, as per the requirement
of the State Government, was released to them by the Central Government
in time. The State Government disbursed the majority amount during
the respective financial year. But the entire amount could not
be disbursed by the State Government in time due to a ban imposed
by the Reserve Bank of India and, as a result, the unspent balances
were carried over to the next financial year, for utilisation.
In order to ensure that the scholarship
amount is disbursed on time, the Welfare Department of the State
Government has requested its Finance Department to release the
PMS amount on a priority basis, as it relates to the welfare of
SCs & STs.
This information was given
by the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Jual Oram in a
written reply in the current Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
