Lok Sabha Question No. 771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Financial Assistance to Children
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  †771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN

## †771.    SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  financial  assistance  for  the  education  of  children belonging to minority community living in rural areas of the Country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the scholarship has been granted to the students of minority community during last three years; and
- (d) if so, the State-wise details of the students of minority community who got scholarship?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements nine Schemes throughout the country, including  the  rural  areas,  for  educational  empowerment  of  six  notified  minority  communities  namely Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi (Zoroastrian).  The schemes are as under:

- (i) Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme (for Class I to X);
- (ii) Post-matric Scholarship Scheme (for Class XI to Ph.D.);
- (iii) Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Scheme (For Technical and Professional courses);
- (iv) Naya SaveraFree Coaching & Allied Scheme (for preparation of Competitive Examinations of Professional Courses and Government jobs);
- (v) Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme (for pursuing M.Phil & Ph.D);
- (vi) Nai  Udaan-  Support  for  minority  students  clearing  prelims  conducted  by  Union  Public Service  Commission  (UPSC),  State  Public  Service  Commissions  (SPSCs)  and  Staff Selection Commission (SSC);
- (vii) Padho  Pardesh-  Scheme  of  Interest  Subsidy  on  educational  loan  for  overseas  studies  at Masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. Level;
- (viii) Nai Manzil; and
- (ix) Begam Hajrat Mahal National  Scholarship  for  Meritorious  Girls  belonging  to  MinoritiesImplemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation for girls studying in Class IX to XII..

The details of  first  eight  Schemes are available  on the website of  the Ministry of Minority Affairs i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in  and the 9 th Scheme is available on www.maef.nic.in.

(c) & (d): Yes, Sir. The details of minority students granted scholarships under the Schemes mentioned at serial numbers (i) to (iii) and (ix)), during the last three years, State/UT-wise, are at Annexures I and II.

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## ANNEXUTRE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 771 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2017 ASKED BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE REGARDING "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN ".

State/UT-wise Scholarship sanctioned under Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Schemes during the last three years and current year (as on 30.11.2017)

| S.No.   | States/UTs        | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme             | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs        | 2014-15                         | 2015- 16*                       | 2016- 17**                      | 2017- 18#                       | 2014- 15                         | 2015- 16*                        | 2016- 17**                       | 2017- 18#                                  | 2014- 15                                   | 2015- 16*                                  | 2016- 17**                                 | 2017-18#                                   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 131069                          | 155058                          | 104531                          | State/UT-wise data is yet to be | 5176                             | 10743                            | 11575 12929                      | State/UT-wise data is yet to be finalised. | 526                                        | 1174                                       | 1400                                       | State/UT-wise data is yet to be finalised. |
| 2       | Telangana         | 176178                          | 214661                          | 103562                          |                                 | 11580                            | 15421                            |                                  |                                            | 1238                                       | 1917                                       | 1722                                       | State/UT-wise data is yet to be finalised. |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |                                 | 0                                | 0                                |                                  |                                            | 0                                          | 0                                          |                                            | State/UT-wise data is yet to be finalised. |
| 4       | Assam             | 132981                          | 61325                           | 133737                          |                                 | 29893                            | 29600                            | 27276                            |                                            | 3886                                       | 4698                                       | 3718                                       | State/UT-wise data is yet to be finalised. |
| 5       | Bihar             | 122883                          | 23210                           | 57082                           |                                 | 42248                            | 44162                            | 41664                            |                                            | 13393                                      | 11107                                      | 8603                                       | State/UT-wise data is yet to be finalised. |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 19953                           | 13363                           | 7210                            | finalised.                      | 2657                             | 2204                             | 1880                             |                                            | 614                                        | 550                                        | 448                                        |                                            |
| 7       | Goa               | 3350                            | 2127                            | 0                               |                                 | 93                               | 177                              |                                  |                                            | 163                                        | 167                                        |                                            |                                            |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 353933                          | 208176                          | 100580                          |                                 | 40574                            | 24017                            | 16330                            |                                            | 4821                                       | 4386                                       | 3487                                       |                                            |
| 9       | Haryana           | 0                               | 1174                            | 2218                            |                                 | 721                              | 2739                             | 3341                             |                                            | 1109                                       | 1240                                       | 1065                                       |                                            |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 3196                            | 2477                            | 1524                            |                                 | 337                              | 510                              | 491                              |                                            | 129                                        | 99                                         | 65                                         |                                            |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 389420                          | 0                               | 53312                           |                                 | 15977                            | 20602                            | 21523                            |                                            | 6519                                       | 5784                                       | 3921                                       |                                            |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 28465                           | 25797                           | 18673                           |                                 | 12281                            | 12173                            | 12544                            |                                            | 1498                                       | 2066                                       | 1750                                       |                                            |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 435369                          | 467890                          | 233250                          |                                 | 85830                            | 51775                            | 28866                            |                                            | 19814                                      | 14728                                      | 7656                                       |                                            |
| 14      | Kerala            | 845465                          | 521109                          | 349713                          |                                 | 94460                            | 46703                            | 45537                            |                                            | 25844                                      | 22876                                      | 16070                                      |                                            |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 104819                          | 77054                           | 47555                           |                                 | 10009                            | 14309                            | 7548                             |                                            | 2954                                       | 2704                                       | 1912                                       |                                            |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 717896                          | 511996                          | 267581                          |                                 | 56984                            | 49766                            | 35592                            |                                            | 5230                                       | 6526                                       | 3839                                       |                                            |
| 17      | Manipur           | 19364                           | 2120                            | 3300                            |                                 | 7085                             | 2647                             | 2623                             |                                            | 437                                        | 395                                        |                                            |                                            |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 22327                           | 1879                            | 1776                            |                                 | 313                              | 4498                             | 1916                             |                                            | 884                                        | 1068                                       | 850                                        |                                            |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 141210                          | 52149                           | 15237                           |                                 | 389                              | 586                              | 141                              |                                            | 0                                          | 96                                         | 240                                        |                                            |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 42836                           | 34507                           | 16427                           |                                 | 198                              | 797                              | 30                               |                                            | 1160                                       | 1279                                       | 12                                         |                                            |
| 21      | Odisha            | 39610                           | 2976                            | 0                               |                                 | 3921                             | 3430                             |                                  |                                            | 550                                        | 550                                        |                                            |                                            |
| 22      | Punjab            | 417001                          | 428583                          | 310459                          |                                 | 83415                            | 63801                            | 50502                            |                                            | 10367                                      | 9008                                       | 6334                                       |                                            |

| 23    | Rajasthan            |   253433 |   145135 |   96395 |        | 39098   |   28437 | 21729   |         | 2783    | 4133    | 3472   |       |
|-------|----------------------|----------|----------|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-------|
| 24    | Sikkim               |     4443 |     2291 |     876 |        | 184     |     539 | 156     |         | 78      | 83      | 16     |       |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu           |   461376 |   406136 |  245146 |        | 67385   |   41880 | 29252   |         | 5747    | 5294    | 4511   |       |
| 26    | Tripura              |     9193 |     6478 |       1 |        | 757     |    1050 | 850     |         | 115     | 185     | 134    |       |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh        |   859667 |   515410 |  410302 |        | 99852   |   98184 | 36806   |         | 16861   | 17449   | 5612   |       |
| 28    | Uttarakhand          |    54051 |     6666 |   13609 |        | 1076    |    2221 | 2837    |         | 577     | 690     | 557    |       |
| 29    | West Bengal          |  1690039 |  1285719 |  516525 |        | 19226 7 |   92122 | 71921   |         | 10696   | 12190   | 8336   |       |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar    |      845 |        0 |      10 |        | 0       |       0 | 3       |         | 0       | 4       |        |       |
| 31    | Chandigarh           |     3319 |     1715 |    1840 |        | 222     |     257 | 253     |         | 40      | 33      | 18     |       |
| 32    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |      225 |       78 |      58 |        | 0       |      19 | 17      |         | 0       | 2       |        |       |
| 33    | Daman & Diu          |      728 |        0 |       0 |        | 0       |      34 |         |         | 4       | 4       |        |       |
| 34    | Delhi                |     9301 |       78 |       0 |        | 522     |    1226 |         |         | 693     | 1042    |        |       |
| 35    | Lakshadweep          |        0 |        0 |       0 |        | 0       |       0 |         |         | 0       | 0       |        |       |
| 36    | Puducherry           |     2648 |     1442 |    1526 |        | 116     |     211 | 277     |         | 40      | 55      | 40     |       |
| Total | Total                |  7496593 |  5178779 | 3114015 | 951281 | 90562 0 |  666840 | 486409  | 12878 4 | 13877 0 | 13358 2 | 85788  | 25486 |

* Provisional Data (Souce:CGG). ** Data provided by NIC as on 31.03.2017. Disbursement of scholarships continues 2017. # Achievements relating to the financial year 2016-17 sanctioned in 2017-18.

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †771  FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2017 ASKED BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE REGARDING "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN"

State/UT-wise Physical Achievements of Scholarship granted under Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belong to Minorities (erstwhile Maulana Azad National Scholarship for Meritorious Girl Students) Scheme of Maulana Azad Education Foundation during the last three years.

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UTs    |         |         |          |                                   |
|-----------|----------------------|---------|---------|----------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UTs    | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17* | 2017-18                           |
| 1         | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 8       | 2       | 9        | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 2394    | 1388    | 601      | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0       | 2       | 15       | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 4         | ASSAM                | 2457    | 2332    | 1136     | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 5         | BIHAR                | 4563    | 4514    | 1109     | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH           | 11      | 9       | 1        | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 7         | CHATTISGARH          | 17      | 18      | 10       | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 8         | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0       | 0       | 1        | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 9         | DAMAN & DIU          | 0       | 0       | 0        | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 10        | DELHI                | 546     | 552     | 434      | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 11        | GOA                  | 5       | 10      | 3        | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 12        | GUJARAT              | 1517    | 1570    | 318      | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 13        | HARYANA              | 85      | 32      | 16       | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 14        | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 7       | 2       | 3        | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 15        | JAMMU &KASHMIR       | 103     | 466     | 931      | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |
| 16        | JHARKHAND            | 1312    | 1109    | 514      | Scholarship yet to be sanctioned. |

| 17   | KARNATAKA      |   2681 |   2729 |   4367 |
|------|----------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 18   | KERALA         |   5899 |   6827 |   5944 |
| 19   | LAKSHADWEEP    |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 20   | MADHYA PRADESH |   1266 |   1062 |    372 |
| 21   | MAHARASHTRA    |   4151 |   4001 |   4090 |
| 22   | MANIPUR        |    199 |     62 |    100 |
| 23   | MEGHALAYA      |     16 |    170 |      8 |
| 24   | MIZORAM        |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 25   | NAGALAND       |     21 |      2 |     26 |
| 26   | ODISHA         |    253 |    301 |    171 |
| 27   | PUDUCHERY      |     26 |     16 |     39 |
| 28   | PUNJAB         |    253 |    250 |    129 |
| 29   | RAJASTHAN      |   1089 |   1343 |    794 |
| 30   | SIKKIM         |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 31   | TAMIL NADU     |   3200 |   4077 |    961 |
| 32   | TELANGANA      |      0 |    891 |   2385 |
| 33   | TRIPURA        |      0 |      1 |      3 |
| 34   | UTTAR PRADESH  |  10434 |  11181 |   7979 |
| 35   | UTTARAKHAND    |    282 |    433 |    319 |
| 36   | WEST BENGAL    |   2631 |   2647 |    693 |
|      | TOTAL          |  45426 |  48000 |  33482 |