Lok Sabha Question No. 6378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Education Level of Girls
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6378 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## Education Level of Girls

## 6378.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the education level in minority girls in the country is not satisfactory;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  details  of  schemes  implemented  by  the  Government  to  promote  education  amongst minority girls and women in the country, especially in the rural areas; and
- (d) the details of fund allocated/utilized during each of the last three years to promote education amongst minority girls and women in the country, State-wise including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) & (b): As per the available segregated data based on Census 2001 and 2011, the literacy rate among the girls in the country indicates varying female literacy rates and improvement among various minority communities/categoriesas follows:-

| Communities / Categories         |   Female Literacy Rate (%) |   Female Literacy Rate (%) |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                                  |                     2001   |                     2011   |
| Muslim                           |                       50.1 |                       62   |
| Christian                        |                       76.2 |                       81.5 |
| Sikh                             |                       63.1 |                       70.3 |
| Buddhist                         |                       61.7 |                       74   |
| Jain                             |                       90.6 |                       92.9 |
| Other Religions and Persuasions* |                       33.2 |                       49.1 |

The national data of female literacy rate is as below:-

1. 53.7% as per Census 2001.
2. 64.6% as per Census 2011.

(c): This Ministry implements the following schemes for educational empowerment of the six notified  minorities,  namely,  Muslims,  Christians,  Sikhs,  Buddhists,  Parsis  and  Jains,  including minority girls and women throughout the country, including the rural areas:-

- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (3) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme
- (4) Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority
- (5) Free coaching and allied Scheme

(6) 'PadhoPardesh'- Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans forOverseas Studies for the Students belonging to the Minority Communities

(7) Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by  UPSC,  SSC,  State  PublicService Commission (PSC) etc. (NaiUdaan).

At  least,  30%  of  scholarships  are  earmarked  for  girl  studentsunder  the  schemes  at  serial No.(1) to (5).  In addition, an exclusive scholarship scheme for minority girls studying in class XI and  XII,  namely,  Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  for  Meritorious  Girls  belonging  to minorities, is implemented through Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF), an autonomous body under this Ministry.  The details of the schemes are available on the website of this Ministry ( www.minorityaffairs.gov.in) .

(d): The  details  of  funds  allocated/utilized  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  for  educational empowerment of the six notified minorities, namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains, including minority girls and women throughout the country, including Jharkhand, are on the website of the Ministry at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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