Lok Sabha Question No. 1661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Fund Allocation for Minority Communities
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1661 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020

## FUND ALLOCATION FOR MINORITY COMMUNITIES

1661. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of fund allocated for various schemes meant for the welfare of minority communities during the last three years along with the trend of expenditure, year-wise and scheme-wise; and
- (b) the percentage of increase in budget for minorities during the said period, year-wise and scheme-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b): Year-wise and scheme-wise details of allocation of funds and actual expenditure during the last three years and current year for various schemes meant for the welfare of minority communities are at Annexure.

*****

Ministry of Minority Affairs

| Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20                    | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20   | in crore)                          |
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                               | Scheme                                                               | BE 2016­ 17                                         | Acutal Expr                                         | BE 2017 18                                          | Acutal Expr                                         | BE 2018­ 19                                         | Acutal Expr                                         | BE 2019­ 20                                         | Actual Exp. upto 26.02.20                           | BE 2020-21 (proposed)              |
| A.I                                                 | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                                            | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                           | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                           | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                           | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                           | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                           | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                           | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                           | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­                           | EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ­          |
| I                                                   | Pre-Matric Scholarshi p                                              | 931.00                                              | 585.94                                              | 950.00                                              | 1108.13                                             | 980.00                                              | 1176.19                                             | 1220.30                                             | 492.18                                              | 1330.00                            |
| 2                                                   | Post-Matric Scholarship                                              | 550.00                                              | 287.11                                              | 550.00                                              | 479.72                                              | 692.00                                              | 354.89                                              | 496.01                                              | 147.68                                              | 535.00                             |
| 3                                                   | Merit-cum-Means                                                      | 335.00                                              | 220.54                                              | 393.54                                              | 388.79                                              | 522.00                                              | 261.17                                              | 366.43                                              | 135.85                                              | 400.00                             |
| 4                                                   | Maulana Azad National Fellowship                                     | 80.00                                               | 119.92                                              | 100.00                                              | 124.87                                              | 153.00                                              | 97.85                                               | 155.00                                              | 100.00                                              | 175.00                             |
| 5                                                   | Interest subsidy on educational loans on overseas studies            | 4.00                                                | 4.00                                                | 8.00                                                | 17.00                                               | 24.00                                               | 45.00                                               | 30.00                                               | 9.00                                                | 30.00                              |
| 6                                                   | Free Coaching and Allied schemes                                     | 45.00                                               | 40.00                                               | 48.00                                               | 45.59                                               | 74.00                                               | 44.61                                               | 75.00                                               | 11.31                                               | 50.00                              |
| 7                                                   | Support for students clearingPrelims- UPSC                           | 4.00                                                | 4.00                                                | 4.00                                                | 6.18                                                | 8.00                                                | 6.72                                                | 20.00                                               | 5.00                                                | 10.00                              |
|                                                     | Sub-total                                                            | 1949.00                                             | 1261.51                                             | 2053.54                                             | 2170.28                                             | 2453.00                                             | 1986.43                                             | 2362.74                                             | 901.02                                              | 2530.00                            |
| A.2                                                 | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                                                | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                               | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                               | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                               | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                               | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                               | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                               | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                               | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-                               | ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT-              |
| 8                                                   | Skill Development lnitiave                                           | 210.00                                              | 204.94                                              | 250.00                                              | 199.80                                              | 250.00                                              | 175.73                                              | 250.00                                              | 152.73                                              | 250.00                             |
| 9                                                   | USTTAD (Hunar Haat)                                                  | 20.00                                               | 19.77                                               | 22.00                                               | 21.80                                               | 30.00                                               | 31.26                                               | 50.00                                               | 32.64                                               | 60.00                              |
| 10                                                  | Nai Manzi! (skill to 8th to 10th)                                    | 155.00                                              | 117.97                                              | 175.95                                              | 93.73                                               | 140.00                                              | 93.73                                               | 140.00                                              | 22.25                                               | 120.00                             |
| II                                                  | Equity ofNMDFC                                                       | 140.00                                              | 140.00                                              | 170.00                                              | 170.00                                              | 165.02                                              | 165.00                                              | 100.00                                              | 100.00                                              | 160.00                             |
|                                                     | Sub-total                                                            | 525.00                                              | 482.68                                              | 617.95                                              | 485.33                                              | 585.02                                              | 465.72                                              | 540.00                                              | 307.62                                              | 590.00                             |
| A.3                                                 | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                                   | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                  | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                  | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                  | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                  | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                  | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                  | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                  | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                  | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT |
| 12                                                  | Leadership development of Minority Women                             | 15.00                                               | 14.75                                               | 15.00                                               | 15.19                                               | 15.00                                               | 13.83                                               | 15.00                                               | 2.23                                                | 10.00                              |
| 13                                                  | Scheme for Containing Population Decline of Small Minority community | 2.00                                                | 1.54                                                | 2.00                                                | 3.00                                                | 4.00                                                | 4.00                                                | 4.00                                                | 3.46                                                | 4.00                               |
| 14                                                  | Hamari Dharohar ­                                                    | 11.00                                               | 6.6                                                 | 12.00                                               | 0.64                                                | 6.00                                                | 1.64                                                | 8.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 3.00                               |

## Annexure referred to LSUQ No. 1661 due for 2.3.2020

## Ministry of Minority Affairs

| Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and BE 2020-21 (proposed) & Actual Expenditure   |                                |                                |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                              | Scheme                                                                                             | BE 2016- 17                                                                                        | Acutal Expr                                                                                        | BE 2017 18                                                                                         | Acutal Expr                                                                                        | BE 2018­ 19                                                                                        | Acutal Expr                                                                                        | BE 2019 20                                                                                         | Actual Exp. upto 26.02.20      | BE 2020-21 (proposed)          |
| 15                                                                                                 | Research/ Studies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Publicity ­                                          | 45.00                                                                                              | 46.78                                                                                              | 50.00                                                                                              | 50.04                                                                                              | 55.00                                                                                              | 52.6                                                                                               | 60.00                                                                                              | 13.60                          | 50.00                          |
|                                                                                                    | Sub-total                                                                                          | 73.00                                                                                              | 69.67                                                                                              | 79.00                                                                                              | 68.87                                                                                              | 80.00                                                                                              | 72.07                                                                                              | 87.00                                                                                              | 19.29                          | 67.00                          |
| B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                     | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES | B. AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES |
| 16                                                                                                 | Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karya karam                                                               | 1125.00                                                                                            | 1082.78                                                                                            | 1200.00                                                                                            | 1197.66                                                                                            | 1320.00                                                                                            | 1156.07                                                                                            | 1470.00                                                                                            | 980.84                         | 1600.00                        |
| SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                            | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS        | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS        |
| 17                                                                                                 | Maulana Azad Education Foundation ­                                                                | 113.00                                                                                             | 113.00                                                                                             | 113.00                                                                                             | 113.00                                                                                             | 125.01                                                                                             | 36.00                                                                                              | 90.00                                                                                              | 37.50                          | 82.00                          |
| 18                                                                                                 | Grants to SCAs ofNMDFC ­                                                                           | 2.00                                                                                               | 1.27                                                                                               | 2.00                                                                                               | 0.30                                                                                               | 2.00                                                                                               | 2.00                                                                                               | 2.00                                                                                               | 1.43                           | 2.00                           |
| 19                                                                                                 | Quami Waqf Board Tariquatti scheme                                                                 | 13.00                                                                                              | 10.13                                                                                              | 13.00                                                                                              | 10.58                                                                                              | 16.94                                                                                              | 11.89                                                                                              | 17.50                                                                                              | 11.85                          | 18.00                          |
| 20                                                                                                 | Sahari waq f sampati vikas yojana                                                                  | 3.18                                                                                               | 2.8                                                                                                | 3.18                                                                                               | 3.16                                                                                               | 3.16                                                                                               | 3.16                                                                                               | 3 .16                                                                                              | 3.16                           | 3.00                           |
| 21                                                                                                 | Secretariat ­                                                                                      | 13.59                                                                                              | 16.23                                                                                              | 17.66                                                                                              | 17.81                                                                                              | 19.14                                                                                              | 28.16                                                                                              | 22.00                                                                                              | 19.81                          | 25.00                          |
| 22                                                                                                 | National Commision for Minorities                                                                  | 7.66                                                                                               | 7.19                                                                                               | 8.41                                                                                               | 7.26                                                                                               | 8.62                                                                                               | 8.92                                                                                               | 9.30                                                                                               | 8.17                           | 11.00                          |
| 23                                                                                                 | Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities ­                                                           | 2.82                                                                                               | 1.89                                                                                               | 2.74                                                                                               | 1.86                                                                                               | 2.32                                                                                               | 1.70                                                                                               | 2.30                                                                                               | 1.69                           | 3.00                           |
| 25                                                                                                 | Haj CGI Jeddah ­                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 78.00                                                                                              | 56.72                                                                                              | 76.79                                                                                              | 73.39                                                                                              | 85.00                                                                                              | 72.43                          | 88.00                          |
|                                                                                                    | Haj Secretariat ­                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 7.00                                                                                               | 6.48                                                                                               | 8.00                                                                                               | 7.50                                                                                               | 9.00                                                                                               | 6.75                           | 10.00                          |
|                                                                                                    | Sub-total                                                                                          | 155.25                                                                                             | 152.51                                                                                             | 244.99 4                                                                                           | 217.17                                                                                             | 261.98                                                                                             | 172.72                                                                                             | 240.26                                                                                             | 162.79                         | 242.00                         |
|                                                                                                    | Grand Total                                                                                        | 3827.25                                                                                            | 3049.15                                                                                            | 4195.48                                                                                            | 4139.31                                                                                            | 4700.00                                                                                            | 3853.01                                                                                            | 4700.00                                                                                            | 2371.56                        | 5029.00                        |

| [Percentage increase in budget for minorites   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| le as per BE)                                  | 9.62%     | 12.03%    | 0%        | 7%        |