Lok Sabha Question No. 2642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Scholarship to Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2642 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2018

## SCHOLARSHIP TO MINORITY STUDENTS

## †2642. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the scholarships given for pre-matric, post matric and higher education; and
- (b) the  number  of  students  of  minority  communities  given  scholarships  in  the  State  of Jammu and Kashmir during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  the  following  Scholarship  Schemes throughout  the  country  for  educational  empowerment  of  six  notified  minority  communities, namely, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi (Zoroastrian). The details of these Schemes are as under:-
- (i) Pre-matric  Scholarship  SchemeThe  scholarship  is  provided  to  minority students studying in class I to X in recognized Government/Private schools. Minimum 30%  scholarships  are  earmarked  for  girls.  To  be  eligible,  students  should  not  have annual  parental/guardians  income  more  than  Rs.1.00  lakh  and  he/she  should  have secured minimum 50% marks in previous class.
- (ii) Post-matric  Scholarship  Scheme: The  scholarship  is  provided  to  minority students studying in class XI  to Ph.D.  level  in  recognized  Government/Private schools/Colleges/Institutes. Minimum 30% scholarships are earmarked for girls. To be eligible, students should not have annual parental/guardians income more than Rs.2.00 lakh and he/she should have secured minimum 50% marks in previous class.
- (iii) Merit-cum-Mean based Scholarship Scheme: The scholarship is awarded for pursuing professional and technical courses, at under-graduate and post-graduate levels, in  institutions  recognized  by  the  appropriate  authority.  Under  the  scheme,  30% scholarships are earmarked for girl students. 85 institutes for professional and technical courses have been listed in the scheme; for which full course fee is reimbursed. To be eligible, students should not have annual parental/guardians income more than Rs.2.50 lakh and he/she should have secured minimum 50% marks in previous class.

More details are available on the website of this Ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in .

- (b): The  details  of  beneficiaries  awarded  scholarships  in  the  State  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir under Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for minorities during the last three years and the current year are as under:-

| Scheme                             | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18* (as on 30.11.2017)   |
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| Pre-matric Scholarship             | 3,89,420  | 0         | 53,312    | 813                           |
| Post-matric Scholarship            | 15,977    | 20,602    | 21,523    | 2,116                         |
| Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship | 6,519     | 5,784     | 3,921     | 1,267                         |

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