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PARLIAMENT QUESTION: BENEFICIARIES SELECTED UNDER INSPIRE SHE

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 12 AUG 2026 3:37PM by PIB Delhi

The annual target for awarding scholarships under the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research - Scholarship for Higher Education (INSPIRE–SHE) Scheme, including both the Direct Mode and the Institution Mode, has been achieved. Scholarships under the Scheme are awarded strictly to eligible candidates as per the approved provisions and selection criteria. The year-wise and State/UT-wise details of applications received, students selected and scholarships awarded under INSPIRE-SHE since 2019-20 are given below:

 

State/UT

Total Applications received

Total number of students selected/scholarships awarded

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Andaman and Nicobar

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

Andhra Pradesh

160

55

49

35

40

14

95

25

18

18

32

0

Arunachal Pradesh

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Assam

114

123

240

145

176

98

64

45

115

75

73

31

Bihar

686

945

345

289

299

655

433

292

154

165

165

257

Chandigarh

12

5

6

11

5

8

8

0

2

5

1

2

Chhattisgarh

249

296

373

503

610

494

172

132

273

345

420

300

Dadra Nagar Haveli

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

Delhi

195

201

134

116

108

96

119

41

50

46

51

41

Goa

6

3

3

1

6

1

5

1

2

1

5

1

Gujarat

267

273

234

124

121

54

173

116

192

78

79

26

Haryana

286

755

760

219

111

130

149

154

321

78

49

48

Himachal Pradesh

357

450

339

248

219

174

237

219

257

170

137

94

Jharkhand

49

80

47

69

54

36

23

20

22

24

23

10

Jammu & Kashmir

23

53

48

81

15

5

11

11

24

37

2

2

Karnataka

117

191

223

104

104

117

50

42

53

36

30

9

Kerala

977

1737

1807

1180

1043

893

525

299

731

410

365

158

Ladakh

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Madhya Pradesh

821

1328

1047

743

811

1289

617

655

699

513

583

755

Maharashtra

685

822

1092

506

370

164

463

379

443

332

234

53

Manipur

171

197

178

154

194

151

116

111

172

118

138

93

Meghalaya

6

14

86

54

62

37

4

6

69

38

49

22

Mizoram

3

1

2

6

17

5

3

1

2

0

13

3

Nagaland

26

31

29

14

14

13

20

19

23

9

9

7

Odisha

301

229

409

228

192

434

99

84

93

121

108

151

Punjab

178

251

163

174

126

164

106

71

83

95

72

74

Puducherry

1

3

3

1

6

2

1

0

2

1

2

0

Rajasthan

4154

5090

2350

3703

3890

4384

2937

2756

1197

2777

2869

2430

Sikkim

0

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tamil Nadu

34

105

118

40

36

43

18

22

26

19

19

14

Telangana

110

168

102

25

78

55

52

41

38

6

27

17

Tripura

4

2

5

1

2

0

2

0

2

0

1

0

Uttar Pradesh

4111

7327

7460

5417

8505

10808

2579

3580

4217

3846

5372

6165

Uttarakhand

723

792

938

492

601

532

487

402

740

366

410

291

West Bengal

1956

2933

1495

2294

627

535

1196

934

839

810

367

239

Total

16782

24467

20087

16979

18443

21392

10764

10461

10859

10539

11705

11294

 

The details of funds allocated, released and utilised under INSPIRE SHE since 2019-20, year-wise is given below:

Financial Year

Total Amount allocated/released/utilized (Rs. in Cr.)

2019-20

228.12

2020-21

238.64

2021-22

220.63

2022-23

233.02

2023-24

212.19

2024-25

213.86

2025-26

232.17

 

The gender-wise and rural-urban details of beneficiaries selected under INSPIRE SHE since 2019-20 are given below:

Gender-wise details

Financial Year

Students Selected

Male

Female

2019-20

10764

5885

4879

2020-21

10461

5514

4947

2021-22

10859

4952

5907

2022-23

10539

4905

5634

2023-24

11705

5193

6512

2024-25

11294

4799

6495

 

 

 

 

Rural-urban details

 

 

 

Financial Year

Students Selected

Rural

Urban

2019-20

10764

7400

3364

2020-21

10461

7284

3177

2021-22

10859

7633

3226

2022-23

10539

7878

2661

2023-24

11705

7760

3945

2024-25

11294

6004

5290

 

The Government regularly reviews the implementation and outcomes of the INSPIRE-SHE scheme.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (Ind. Charge) Science & Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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