Lok Sabha Question No. 570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Denial of Scholarship to Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 570 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## DENIAL OF SCHOLARSHIP TO MINORITY STUDENTS

## 570. SHRI INNOCENT:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  change  in  disbursal  of  funds  for  minority  students  from  manual  to Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  scheme  has  resulted  in  denial  of  scholarship  to  a number of minority students;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor;
- (c) the amount of funds that remained unused due to technical difficulty in the DBT scheme;
- (d) the  measures  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  overcome  the  technical  difficulties  in  the DBT scheme; and
- (e) the  number  of  minority  students  who  had  benefited  from  the  scholarship  for  the last three years under pre-matriculation, post matriculation and upto doctorate level, State-wise details?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) to (d): No, Madam. In fact the disbursal of funds to eligible minority students under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) has resulted in the following benefits for all stakeholders including the target beneficiaries:

- (i) Timely and hasslefreedisbursement of scholarships directly to students.
- (ii) Disbursal of scholarships done in fair and transparent manner.
- (iii) Ensuring scholarship to genuine beneficiaries.
- (iv) Elimination of duplication and prevention of misuse of government funds.
- (v) Creating a detailed database of beneficiaries.

Any technical issue/difficulty, faced by any stakeholders, is addressed immediately by the National  Informatics  Centre  (NIC)  that  has  developed  the  National  Scholarship  Portal (NSP) for implementation of scholarship  schemes.    The  Helpdesk  and  Helpline  number have also been provided for redressal of technical issues for all stakeholders.  Ministry of Minority  Affairs  has  put  in  place  a  robust  complaint  redressal  system/mechanism  to address anyconcerns of any stakeholder including the target beneficiaries.

(e): The state-wise details of minority students benefited from the Scholarship during the last three years under Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes are at Annexure .

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (e) OF LOK STABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.570 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017 ASKED BY SHRI INNOCENT REGARDING "DENIAL OF SCHOLARSHIP TO MINORITY STUDENTS"

|       |                      | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   | State/UT- wise Physical Targets & Achievements under Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last three years.   |
|-------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | States/UTs           | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                      | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                      | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                      | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                      | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                      | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                      | 2015-16* Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme 2016-17**                                                                                  | 2015-16* Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme 2016-17**                                                                                  | 2015-16* Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme 2016-17**                                                                                  | 2015-16* Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme 2016-17**                                                                                  | 2015-16* Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme 2016-17**                                                                                  | 2015-16* Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme 2016-17**                                                                                  |
| S.No. | States/UTs           | Physical Target 2014-15                                                                                                            | Physical Achievements                                                                                                              | Physical Target                                                                                                                    | Physical Achievements 2015-16*                                                                                                     | Physical Target                                                                                                                    | Physical Achievements 2016-17**                                                                                                    | Physical Target 2014-15                                                                                                            | Physical Achievements                                                                                                              | Physical Target                                                                                                                    | Physical Achievements                                                                                                              | Physical Target                                                                                                                    | Physical Achievements                                                                                                              |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 61390                                                                                                                              | 131069                                                                                                                             | 61390                                                                                                                              | 155058                                                                                                                             | 61390                                                                                                                              | 104531                                                                                                                             | 10232                                                                                                                              | 5176                                                                                                                               | 10232                                                                                                                              | 10743                                                                                                                              | 10232                                                                                                                              | 11575                                                                                                                              |
| 2     | Telangana            | 66788                                                                                                                              | 176178                                                                                                                             | 66788                                                                                                                              | 214661                                                                                                                             | 66788                                                                                                                              | 103562                                                                                                                             | 11131                                                                                                                              | 11580                                                                                                                              | 11131                                                                                                                              | 15421                                                                                                                              | 11131                                                                                                                              | 12929                                                                                                                              |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 5716                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  | 5716                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  | 5716                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  | 950                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 950                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 950                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  |
| 4     | Assam                | 144310                                                                                                                             | 132981                                                                                                                             | 144310                                                                                                                             | 61325                                                                                                                              | 144310                                                                                                                             | 133737                                                                                                                             | 24077                                                                                                                              | 29893                                                                                                                              | 24077                                                                                                                              | 29600                                                                                                                              | 24077                                                                                                                              | 27276                                                                                                                              |
| 5     | Bihar                | 214215                                                                                                                             | 122883                                                                                                                             | 214215                                                                                                                             | 23210                                                                                                                              | 214215                                                                                                                             | 57082                                                                                                                              | 35712                                                                                                                              | 42248                                                                                                                              | 35712                                                                                                                              | 44162                                                                                                                              | 35712                                                                                                                              | 41664                                                                                                                              |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh         | 15529                                                                                                                              | 19953                                                                                                                              | 15529                                                                                                                              | 13363                                                                                                                              | 15529                                                                                                                              | 7210                                                                                                                               | 2589                                                                                                                               | 2657                                                                                                                               | 2589                                                                                                                               | 2204                                                                                                                               | 2589                                                                                                                               | 1880                                                                                                                               |
| 7     | Goa                  | 7122                                                                                                                               | 3350                                                                                                                               | 7122                                                                                                                               | 2127                                                                                                                               | 7122                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  | 1187                                                                                                                               | 93                                                                                                                                 | 1187                                                                                                                               | 177                                                                                                                                | 1187                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  |
| 8     | Gujarat              | 84764                                                                                                                              | 353933                                                                                                                             | 84764                                                                                                                              | 208176                                                                                                                             | 84764                                                                                                                              | 100580                                                                                                                             | 14127                                                                                                                              | 40574                                                                                                                              | 14127                                                                                                                              | 24017                                                                                                                              | 14127                                                                                                                              | 16330                                                                                                                              |
| 9     | Haryana              | 38510                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                  | 38510                                                                                                                              | 1174                                                                                                                               | 38510                                                                                                                              | 2218                                                                                                                               | 6417                                                                                                                               | 721                                                                                                                                | 6417                                                                                                                               | 2739                                                                                                                               | 6417                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh     | 4301                                                                                                                               | 3196                                                                                                                               | 4301                                                                                                                               | 2477                                                                                                                               | 4301                                                                                                                               | 1524                                                                                                                               | 718                                                                                                                                | 337                                                                                                                                | 718                                                                                                                                | 510                                                                                                                                | 718                                                                                                                                | 491                                                                                                                                |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir      | 110621                                                                                                                             | 389420                                                                                                                             | 110621                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                  | 110621                                                                                                                             | 53312                                                                                                                              | 18429                                                                                                                              | 15977                                                                                                                              | 18429                                                                                                                              | 20602                                                                                                                              | 18429                                                                                                                              | 21523                                                                                                                              |
| 12    | Jharkhand            | 76312                                                                                                                              | 28465                                                                                                                              | 76312                                                                                                                              | 25797                                                                                                                              | 76312                                                                                                                              | 18673                                                                                                                              | 12730                                                                                                                              | 12281                                                                                                                              | 12730                                                                                                                              | 12173                                                                                                                              | 12730                                                                                                                              | 12544                                                                                                                              |
| 13    | Karnataka            | 128489                                                                                                                             | 435369                                                                                                                             | 128489                                                                                                                             | 467890                                                                                                                             | 128489                                                                                                                             | 233250                                                                                                                             | 21414                                                                                                                              | 85830                                                                                                                              | 21414                                                                                                                              | 51775                                                                                                                              | 21414                                                                                                                              | 28866                                                                                                                              |
| 14    | Kerala               | 215670                                                                                                                             | 845465                                                                                                                             | 215670                                                                                                                             | 521109                                                                                                                             | 215670                                                                                                                             | 349713                                                                                                                             | 35965                                                                                                                              | 94460                                                                                                                              | 35965                                                                                                                              | 46703                                                                                                                              | 35965                                                                                                                              | 45537                                                                                                                              |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh       | 76139                                                                                                                              | 104819                                                                                                                             | 76139                                                                                                                              | 77054                                                                                                                              | 76139                                                                                                                              | 47555                                                                                                                              | 12697                                                                                                                              | 10009                                                                                                                              | 12697                                                                                                                              | 14309                                                                                                                              | 12697                                                                                                                              | 7548                                                                                                                               |
| 16    | Maharashtra          | 289706                                                                                                                             | 717896                                                                                                                             | 289706                                                                                                                             | 511996                                                                                                                             | 289706                                                                                                                             | 267581                                                                                                                             | 48302                                                                                                                              | 56984                                                                                                                              | 48302                                                                                                                              | 49766                                                                                                                              | 48302                                                                                                                              | 35592                                                                                                                              |
| 17    | Manipur              | 14476                                                                                                                              | 19364                                                                                                                              | 14476                                                                                                                              | 2120                                                                                                                               | 14476                                                                                                                              | 3300                                                                                                                               | 2412                                                                                                                               | 7085                                                                                                                               | 2412                                                                                                                               | 2647                                                                                                                               | 2412                                                                                                                               | 2623                                                                                                                               |
| 18    | Meghalaya            | 26916                                                                                                                              | 22327                                                                                                                              | 26916                                                                                                                              | 1879                                                                                                                               | 26916                                                                                                                              | 1776                                                                                                                               | 4486                                                                                                                               | 313                                                                                                                                | 4486                                                                                                                               | 4498                                                                                                                               | 4486                                                                                                                               | 1916                                                                                                                               |
| 19    | Mizoram              | 13240                                                                                                                              | 141210                                                                                                                             | 13240                                                                                                                              | 52149                                                                                                                              | 13240                                                                                                                              | 15237                                                                                                                              | 2206                                                                                                                               | 389                                                                                                                                | 2206                                                                                                                               | 586                                                                                                                                | 2206                                                                                                                               | 141                                                                                                                                |
| 20    | Nagaland             | 28364                                                                                                                              | 42836                                                                                                                              | 28364                                                                                                                              | 34507                                                                                                                              | 28364                                                                                                                              | 16427                                                                                                                              | 4726                                                                                                                               | 198                                                                                                                                | 4726                                                                                                                               | 797                                                                                                                                | 4726                                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                                                 |
| 21    | Odisha               | 26292                                                                                                                              | 39610                                                                                                                              | 26292                                                                                                                              | 2976                                                                                                                               | 26292                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                  | 4381                                                                                                                               | 3921                                                                                                                               | 4381                                                                                                                               | 3430                                                                                                                               | 4381                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  |
| 22    | Punjab               | 237666                                                                                                                             | 417001                                                                                                                             | 237666                                                                                                                             | 428583                                                                                                                             | 237666                                                                                                                             | 310459                                                                                                                             | 39627                                                                                                                              | 83415                                                                                                                              | 39627                                                                                                                              | 63801                                                                                                                              | 39627                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                  |
| 23    | Rajasthan            | 98228                                                                                                                              | 253433                                                                                                                             | 98228                                                                                                                              | 145135                                                                                                                             | 98228                                                                                                                              | 96395                                                                                                                              | 16371                                                                                                                              | 39098                                                                                                                              | 16371                                                                                                                              | 28437                                                                                                                              | 16371                                                                                                                              | 21729                                                                                                                              |
| 24    | Sikkim               | 3067                                                                                                                               | 4443                                                                                                                               | 3067                                                                                                                               | 2291                                                                                                                               | 3067                                                                                                                               | 876                                                                                                                                | 511                                                                                                                                | 184                                                                                                                                | 511                                                                                                                                | 539                                                                                                                                | 511                                                                                                                                | 156                                                                                                                                |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu           | 113859                                                                                                                             | 461376                                                                                                                             | 113859                                                                                                                             | 406136                                                                                                                             | 113859                                                                                                                             | 245146                                                                                                                             | 18989                                                                                                                              | 67385                                                                                                                              | 18989                                                                                                                              | 41880                                                                                                                              | 18989                                                                                                                              | 29252                                                                                                                              |
| 26    | Tripura              | 7100                                                                                                                               | 9193                                                                                                                               | 7100                                                                                                                               | 6478                                                                                                                               | 7100                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                  | 1183                                                                                                                               | 757                                                                                                                                | 1183                                                                                                                               | 1050                                                                                                                               | 1183                                                                                                                               | 850                                                                                                                                |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh        | 497684                                                                                                                             | 859667                                                                                                                             | 497684                                                                                                                             | 515410                                                                                                                             | 497684                                                                                                                             | 410302                                                                                                                             | 82882                                                                                                                              | 99852                                                                                                                              | 82882                                                                                                                              | 98184                                                                                                                              | 82882                                                                                                                              | 36806                                                                                                                              |
| 28    | Uttarakhand          | 19732                                                                                                                              | 54051                                                                                                                              | 19732                                                                                                                              | 6666                                                                                                                               | 19732                                                                                                                              | 13609                                                                                                                              | 3288                                                                                                                               | 1076                                                                                                                               | 3288                                                                                                                               | 2221                                                                                                                               | 3288                                                                                                                               | 2837                                                                                                                               |
| 29    | West Bengal          | 327088                                                                                                                             | 1690039                                                                                                                            | 327088                                                                                                                             | 1285719                                                                                                                            | 327088                                                                                                                             | 516525                                                                                                                             | 54501                                                                                                                              | 192267                                                                                                                             | 54501                                                                                                                              | 92122                                                                                                                              | 54501                                                                                                                              | 71921                                                                                                                              |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar    | 1694                                                                                                                               | 845                                                                                                                                | 1694                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  | 1694                                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                 | 282                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 282                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 282                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                  |
| 31    | Chandigarh           | 2992                                                                                                                               | 3319                                                                                                                               | 2992                                                                                                                               | 1715                                                                                                                               | 2992                                                                                                                               | 1840                                                                                                                               | 499                                                                                                                                | 222                                                                                                                                | 499                                                                                                                                | 257                                                                                                                                | 499                                                                                                                                | 54096                                                                                                                              |
| 32    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 225                                                                                                                                | 225                                                                                                                                | 225                                                                                                                                | 78                                                                                                                                 | 225                                                                                                                                | 58                                                                                                                                 | 37                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                  | 37                                                                                                                                 | 19                                                                                                                                 | 37                                                                                                                                 | 17                                                                                                                                 |
| 33    | Daman & Diu          | 315                                                                                                                                | 728                                                                                                                                | 315                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 315                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 53                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                  | 53                                                                                                                                 | 34                                                                                                                                 | 53                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                  |
| 34    | Delhi                | 38560                                                                                                                              | 9301                                                                                                                               | 38560                                                                                                                              | 78                                                                                                                                 | 38560                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                  | 6425                                                                                                                               | 522                                                                                                                                | 6425                                                                                                                               | 1226                                                                                                                               | 6425                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                  |
| 35    | Lakshadweep          | 920                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 920                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 920                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 132                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 132                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  | 132                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                  |
| 36    | Puducherry           | 2000                                                                                                                               | 2648                                                                                                                               | 2000                                                                                                                               | 1442                                                                                                                               | 2000                                                                                                                               | 1526                                                                                                                               | 332                                                                                                                                | 116                                                                                                                                | 332                                                                                                                                | 211                                                                                                                                | 332                                                                                                                                | 277                                                                                                                                |
|       | Total                | 3000000                                                                                                                            | 7496593                                                                                                                            | 3000000                                                                                                                            | 5178779                                                                                                                            | 3000000                                                                                                                            | 3114015                                                                                                                            | 500000                                                                                                                             | 905620                                                                                                                             | 500000                                                                                                                             | 666840                                                                                                                             | 500000                                                                                                                             | 486409                                                                                                                             |