Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*107

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23/11/2016

## MERIT-CUM-MEANS BASED SCHOLARSHIP

* 107 . SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether scholarships are provided under merit-cum-means based scholarship scheme for minorities;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise including Rajasthan for the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the working/implementation of the scheme and if so, the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. *107 for answer on 23.11.2016 raised by Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat regarding 'Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship'

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  For the educational empowerment of minority students all over  the  Country,  including  State  of  Rajasthan,  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs provides  financial  assistance  through  scholarship  schemes  under  Merit-cummeans (MCM) based Scholarship Scheme for professional and technical courses. The number of scholarships awarded under Merit-cum-means based scholarship scheme,  State-wise  including  State  of  Rajasthan,  for  the  last  three  years  and current year is Annexed.

(c)  :    Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  Scheme  has  been  evaluated  by  the Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  through  Research  &    Development  Initiative  (RDI)  in 2013. Major findings of the impact assessment of the scheme are as under:

'The Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme has been able to meet its objectives to a large extent.  It has reached the most deprived in the minority communities; raised their demand for technical and professional education; somewhat  reduced  the  financial  burden  of  poor  parents;  enabled  a  large proportion of beneficiaries to stay through their technical/professional course; improved  their performance  levels; and  more  significantly raised their aspirations  for  further  study.    These  perceived  impacts  of  the  Merit-cum means based  Scholarship  Scheme  is  statistically  significant.    The  scheme has contributed significantly towards the developmental objective of empowering the minority communities through education'.

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| S.No.                                                                                                            | States/UTs                                                                                                       | Merit-cum                                                                                                        | Merit-cum                                                                                                        | Merit-cum                                                                                                        | Merit-cum                                                                                                        |
| S.No.                                                                                                            | States/UTs                                                                                                       | 2013-14                                                                                                          | 2014-15                                                                                                          | 2015-16*                                                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                                                          |
| S.No.                                                                                                            | States/UTs                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                  | 526                                                                                                              | 1166                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                        | 1492                                                                                                             | 1238                                                                                                             | 1906                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 30.11.2016                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                                            | 3710                                                                                                             | 3886                                                                                                             | 4647                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                            | 6417                                                                                                             | 13393                                                                                                            | 11001                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 339                                                                                                              | 614                                                                                                              | 544                                                                                                              | is                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                                              | 108                                                                                                              | 163                                                                                                              | 167                                                                                                              | 2.0)                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 2607                                                                                                             | 4821                                                                                                             | 4431                                                                                                             | (NSP                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                          | 865                                                                                                              | 1109                                                                                                             | 1232                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 153                                                                                                              | 129                                                                                                              | 99                                                                                                               | Portal                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                  | 2317                                                                                                             | 6519                                                                                                             | 5744                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 1736                                                                                                             | 1498                                                                                                             | 2011                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                        | 5526                                                                                                             | 19814                                                                                                            | 16262                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                           | 15602                                                                                                            | 25844                                                                                                            | 31665                                                                                                            | Scholarship                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 1347                                                                                                             | 2954                                                                                                             | 2679                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 7113                                                                                                             | 5230                                                                                                             | 6494                                                                                                             | National                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                          | 519                                                                                                              | 437                                                                                                              | 391                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                        | 706                                                                                                              | 884                                                                                                              | 1056                                                                                                             | on                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                          | 97                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                | 94                                                                                                               | students                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                         | 1006                                                                                                             | 1160                                                                                                             | 1277                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                           | 606                                                                                                              | 550                                                                                                              | 550                                                                                                              | by                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                           | 11231                                                                                                            | 10367                                                                                                            | 8840                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 2769                                                                                                             | 2783                                                                                                             | 5239                                                                                                             | application                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                           | 146                                                                                                              | 78                                                                                                               | 82                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                       | 5149                                                                                                             | 5747                                                                                                             | 5219                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                          | 138                                                                                                              | 115                                                                                                              | 180                                                                                                              | online                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | 16942                                                                                                            | 16861                                                                                                            | 17306                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                      | 572                                                                                                              | 577                                                                                                              | 698                                                                                                              | of                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                      | 10506                                                                                                            | 10696                                                                                                            | 12461                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                               | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                | submission                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                               | Chandigarh                                                                                                       | 32                                                                                                               | 40                                                                                                               | 33                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                               | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                | for                                                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                                               | Daman & Diu                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                | date                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                                            | 613                                                                                                              | 693                                                                                                              | 1029                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | last                                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                                       | 47                                                                                                               | 40                                                                                                               | 54                                                                                                               | The                                                                                                              |
| 36                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                            | 100428                                                                                                           | 138770                                                                                                           | 144567                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                  |