Lok Sabha Question No. 4320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Scholarship Schemes for Students of Minority Community
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES FOR STUDENTS OF MINORITY COMMUNITY

## 4320.   SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of beneficiaries of the scholarship schemes being implemented by the Government  for  students  belonging  to  the  minority  communities  in  the  country during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UT-wise  and scheme-wise;
- (b) whether there is a gap between funds sought by the States/UTs and released by the Union Government under the said schemes during the said period;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and scheme-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  cases  of  irregularities/corruption/diversion  of  funds  under  the  said schemes have come to the notice of the Government during the said period;
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and Scheme-wise and the reasons therefor along with the remedial  measures taken/being taken by the Government in such cases so far; and
- (f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for effective implementation of the said schemes in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a):  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  (MoMA)  implements  three  scholarship  schemes  viz, Pre-Matric, Post matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for educational empowerment of six notified minority communities viz. Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi across the country.  The number of beneficiaries of these scholarship schemes during the last three years and current year is at Annexure.

(b):  No,  Madam.  The  Scholarship  is  disbursed  directly  to  the  students  under  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

- (c): Does not arise.
- (d): No, Madam.
- (e): Does not arise.

(f):  All  the  three  Scholarship  Schemes  are  now  implemented  through  the  National Scholarship  Portal  (NSP)  and  the  disbursement  of  scholarship  is  made  under  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. This process has increased transparency and promptness in disbursement of scholarship, in general, and reduced the number of duplicate beneficiaries  and  pilferage  of  funds.  This  has  also  enabled  the  actual  and  needy beneficiaries from the weaker sections of minorities to avail these scholarships.

Besides this, the Ministry has also taken various initiatives to give wide publicity of these schemes through print advertisements and broadcast/telecast of audio/video spots through All India Radio (AIR), Doordarshan/Private TV Channels, FM Channels, Digital Cinema and various other means of outdoor publicity, including publicity made through 'Progress Panchayat'  to  make  the  target  group  aware  of  these  schemes.  Annual  and  Regional Conference/Workshops are also conducted at regular intervals for implementing agencies/stakeholders.

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|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                    | States/UTs                                               | Pre-matric Scholarship                                   | Pre-matric Scholarship                                   | Pre-matric Scholarship                                   | Pre-matric Scholarship                                   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme                           | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme                           | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme                           | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship                        | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship                        | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship                        | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship                        |
| S.No.                                                    | States/UTs                                               | 2014-15 Scholarship                                      | 2015-16 Scholarship                                      | 2016-17** Scholarship                                    | 2017-18** Scholarship                                    | 2015-16 Scholarship                                      | 2016-17** Scholarship                                    | 2017-18** Scholarship                                    | 2014-15 Scholarship                                      | 2015-16 Scholarship                                      | 2016-17** Scholarship                                    | 2017-18** Scholarship                                    |
| S.No.                                                    | States/UTs                                               | awarded                                                  | awarded                                                  | awarded                                                  | awarded                                                  | Scholarship awarded awarded                              | awarded                                                  | awarded                                                  | awarded                                                  | awarded                                                  | awarded                                                  | awarded                                                  |
| 1                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                           | 131069                                                   | 155058                                                   | 126750                                                   | 108436                                                   | 5176                                                     | 11998                                                    | 11487                                                    | 526                                                      | 1174                                                     | 1922                                                     | 1160                                                     |
| 2                                                        | Telangana                                                | 176178                                                   | 214661                                                   | 158873                                                   | 134695                                                   | 10743 11580 15421                                        | 15008                                                    | 14602                                                    | 1238                                                     | 1917                                                     | 2437                                                     | 2383                                                     |
| 3                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0 0                                                      | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| 4                                                        | Assam                                                    | 132981                                                   | 61325                                                    | 137493                                                   | 162246                                                   | 29893 29600                                              | 28303                                                    | 29439                                                    | 3886                                                     | 4698                                                     | 3999                                                     | 4583                                                     |
| 5                                                        | Bihar                                                    | 122883                                                   | 23210                                                    | 60399                                                    | 107077                                                   | 42248 44162                                              | 45577                                                    | 44626                                                    | 13393                                                    | 11107                                                    | 10923                                                    | 9969                                                     |
| 6                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                             | 19953                                                    | 13363                                                    | 7329                                                     | 7056                                                     | 2657 2204                                                | 2001                                                     | 2039                                                     | 614                                                      | 550                                                      | 565                                                      | 448                                                      |
| 7                                                        | Goa                                                      | 3350                                                     | 2127                                                     | 1414                                                     |                                                          | 93 177                                                   | 239                                                      |                                                          | 163                                                      | 167                                                      | 114                                                      |                                                          |
| 8                                                        | Gujarat                                                  | 353933                                                   | 208176                                                   | 113666                                                   | 107857                                                   | 40574 24017                                              | 18254                                                    | 18407                                                    | 4821                                                     | 4386                                                     | 3996                                                     | 3098                                                     |
| 9                                                        | Haryana                                                  | 0                                                        | 1174                                                     | 2419                                                     | *                                                        | 721 2739                                                 | 3409                                                     | *                                                        | 1109                                                     | 1240                                                     | 1224                                                     | *                                                        |
| 10                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                         | 3196                                                     | 2477                                                     | 1665                                                     | 1414                                                     | 337 510                                                  | 503                                                      | 520                                                      | 129                                                      | 99                                                       | 78                                                       | 63                                                       |
| 11                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                           | 389420                                                   | 0                                                        | 54135                                                    | 92485                                                    | 15977 20602                                              | 23639                                                    | 20673                                                    | 6519                                                     | 5784                                                     | 5162                                                     | 2595                                                     |
| 12                                                       | Jharkhand                                                | 28465                                                    | 25797                                                    | 18933                                                    | 7216                                                     | 12281 12173                                              | 12929                                                    | 13148                                                    | 1498                                                     | 2066                                                     | 2204                                                     | 1099                                                     |
| 13                                                       | Karnataka                                                | 435369                                                   | 467890                                                   | 418486                                                   | 327234                                                   | 85830 51775                                              | 41690                                                    | 31764                                                    | 19814                                                    | 14728                                                    | 12897                                                    | 6553                                                     |
| 14                                                       | Kerala                                                   | 845465                                                   | 521109                                                   | 498360                                                   | 422072                                                   | 94460 46703                                              | 54608                                                    | 57189                                                    | 25844                                                    | 22876                                                    | 20864                                                    | 16287                                                    |
| 15                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                           | 104819                                                   | 77054                                                    | 71285                                                    | 71582                                                    | 10009 14309                                              | 15293                                                    | 16197                                                    | 2954                                                     | 2704                                                     | 2794                                                     | 2070                                                     |
| 16                                                       | Maharashtra                                              | 717896                                                   | 511996                                                   | 444286                                                   | 465027                                                   | 56984 49766                                              | 44066                                                    | 46095                                                    | 5230                                                     | 6526                                                     | 5165                                                     | 2348                                                     |
| 17                                                       | Manipur                                                  | 19364                                                    | 2120                                                     | 3382                                                     |                                                          | 7085 2647                                                | 2830                                                     | 2237                                                     | 437                                                      | 395                                                      | 345                                                      | 27                                                       |
| 18                                                       | Meghalaya                                                | 22327                                                    | 1879                                                     | 8470                                                     |                                                          | 313 4498                                                 | 4951                                                     | 5617                                                     | 884                                                      | 1068                                                     | 1125                                                     | 1043                                                     |
| 19                                                       | Mizoram                                                  | 141210                                                   | 52149                                                    | 47423                                                    | 27757                                                    | 389 586                                                  | 1331                                                     | 1290                                                     | 0                                                        | 96                                                       | 247                                                      | 164                                                      |
| 20                                                       | Nagaland                                                 | 42836                                                    | 34507                                                    | 16717                                                    | 24084                                                    | 198 797                                                  | 3673                                                     | 5199                                                     | 1160                                                     | 1279                                                     | 1222                                                     | 652                                                      |
| 21                                                       | Odisha                                                   | 39610                                                    | 2976                                                     | 14771                                                    |                                                          | 3921 3430                                                | 3179                                                     |                                                          | 550                                                      | 550                                                      | 596                                                      |                                                          |
| 22                                                       | Punjab                                                   | 417001                                                   | 428583                                                   | 379711                                                   | *                                                        | 83415 63801                                              | 58812                                                    | *                                                        | 10367                                                    | 9008                                                     | 6923                                                     | *                                                        |
| 23                                                       | Rajasthan                                                | 253433                                                   | 145135                                                   | 117787                                                   | 105922                                                   | 39098 28437                                              | 24604                                                    | 20584                                                    | 2783                                                     | 4133                                                     | 3972                                                     | 3360                                                     |
| 24                                                       | Sikkim                                                   | 4443                                                     | 2291                                                     | 1026                                                     | 666                                                      | 184 539                                                  | 205                                                      | 103                                                      | 78                                                       | 83                                                       | 22                                                       | 9                                                        |
| 25                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                               | 461376                                                   | 406136                                                   | 330596                                                   | 283475                                                   | 67385 41880                                              | 38403                                                    | 30403                                                    | 5747                                                     | 5294                                                     | 5459                                                     | 4772                                                     |
| 26                                                       | Tripura                                                  | 9193                                                     | 6478                                                     | 1                                                        | 3754                                                     | 757 1050                                                 | 909                                                      | 909                                                      | 115                                                      | 185                                                      | 155                                                      | 66                                                       |
| 27                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                            | 859667                                                   | 515410                                                   | 422084                                                   | 497644                                                   | 99852 98184                                              | 74633                                                    | 89846                                                    | 16861                                                    | 17449                                                    | 12380                                                    | 9964                                                     |
| 28                                                       | Uttarakhand                                              | 54051                                                    | 6666                                                     | 14478                                                    | 18374                                                    | 1076 2221                                                | 2918                                                     | 3507                                                     | 577                                                      | 690                                                      | 646                                                      | 243                                                      |
| 29                                                       | West Bengal                                              | 1690039                                                  | 1285719                                                  | 675218                                                   | 662590                                                   | 192267 92122                                             | 87798                                                    | 77818                                                    | 10696                                                    | 12190                                                    | 12114                                                    | 12231                                                    |
| 30                                                       | Andaman &Nicobar                                         | 845                                                      | 0                                                        | 15                                                       |                                                          | 0                                                        | 5                                                        |                                                          | 0                                                        | 4                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          |
| 31                                                       | Chandigarh                                               |                                                          | 1715                                                     | 2394                                                     | 329866                                                   | 0 222 257                                                | 259                                                      | 52076                                                    | 40                                                       | 33                                                       | 25                                                       |                                                          |
| 32                                                       | Dadra &Nagar                                             | 3319 225                                                 | 78                                                       | 63                                                       |                                                          | 0 19                                                     | 26                                                       |                                                          | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 7                                                        | 985                                                      |
| 33                                                       | Haveli Daman &Diu                                        | 728                                                      | 0                                                        | 3                                                        |                                                          | 0 34                                                     | 39                                                       |                                                          | 4                                                        | 4                                                        | 10                                                       |                                                          |
| 34                                                       | Delhi                                                    | 9301                                                     | 78                                                       | 0                                                        |                                                          | 522 1226                                                 | 528                                                      | 3881                                                     | 693                                                      | 1042                                                     | 509                                                      | 107                                                      |
| 35                                                       | Lakshadweep                                              | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          | 0 0                                                      | 0                                                        |                                                          | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          |
| 36                                                       | Puducherry                                               | 2648                                                     | 1442                                                     | 1645                                                     | 1724                                                     | 116 211                                                  | 280                                                      | 367                                                      | 40                                                       | 55                                                       | 57                                                       | 56                                                       |

Note: Total No. of Scholarships reduced  due to implementation of Schemes through National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and disbursement made under Direct Benefit Transfer  Mode.