Lok Sabha Question No. 4232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Scholarship Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi, Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO. 4232 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

## 4232.   SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI  LEKHI: SHRI DHARMENDRA  KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of students who have availed scholarships with respect to scholarship schemes  i.e.  pre-matric,  post-matric,  merit-cum-means  for  minorities  since  the inception of schemes, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the total funds allocated and spent on these schemes;
- (c)  the steps taken for knowledge dissemination and coverage of students under these schemes; and
- (d)  the funds spent on the advertising of these schemes since inception?

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

- (a): A table, giving State/UT-wise, number of students who have availed scholarships  under  Pre-Matric,  Post-Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship Schemes for minorities since their inception, is annexed.
- (b): The total budget of Rs.18065 crore was allocated and Rs.15858 crore (provisional  figures)  was  spent  with  respect  to  these  three  Scholarship  Schemes  since their inception.
- (c) & (d): Ministry of Minority Affairs, under the Central Sector Scheme of 'Research/  Studies,  Monitoring  and  Evaluation  of  Development  Schemes  including Publicity', carries out awareness and publicity campaigns for all the Schemes implemented  by  this  Ministry  for  the  benefit  of  minority  communities.  The  awareness and  publicity  of  these  schemes  is  taken  up  through  multimedia  campaigns  i.e.  through print and electronic  media as well as radio Channels. In addition booklets and pamphlets,  giving  an  overview  of  these  schemes  are  distributed  and  advertisement published  throughout  the  country  in  leading  newspapers  in  Hindi,  English,  Urdu  as  well as regional languages.

The  funds  spent  on  the  advertisement  of all  the  Schemes  of  this  Ministry  under Research/Studies,  Monitoring  and  Evaluation  of  Development  head  including  Publicity of the Schemes/ Programme since 2014-15 is Rs.250.96 crore (provisional figures).

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Annexure  as  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha    Unstarred Question No.4232 for 19.03.2020 asked by Shrimati Meenakashi Lekhi and Shri Dharmendra Kashyap regarding 'Scholarship Schemes'.

| State-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes since inception of schemes.   | State-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes since inception of schemes.   | State-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes since inception of schemes.   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                         | States/UTs                                                                                                                                                      | Scholarships awarded/Sanctioned                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 22,15,731                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                                                                       | 11,44,120                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                                                                           | 17,86,773                                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                                                                           | 20,49,135                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                    | 1,50,574                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                                                                                             | 20,093                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                         | 16,89,950                                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                                                                         | 1,72,628                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 33,617                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                 | 21,60,146                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                       | 5,78,505                                                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                       | 48,81,771                                                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                                                                                          | 77,57,440                                                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 12,22,852                                                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                     | 73,13,452                                                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                                                                         | 2,00,616                                                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                       | 1,82,294                                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                         | 5,65,681                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                        | 2,84,620                                                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                                                                          | 2,60,448                                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                                                                                          | 45,23,757                                                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                       | 20,68,938                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                          | 28,056                                                                                                                                                          |

| 25    | Tamil Nadu           | 41,79,195   |
|-------|----------------------|-------------|
| 26    | Tripura              | 52,656      |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh        | 92,50,813   |
| 28    | Uttarakhand          | 1,86,993    |
| 29    | West Bengal          | 1,23,59,555 |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar    | 2,297       |
| 31    | Chandigarh           | 27,497      |
| 32    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1,661       |
| 33    | Daman & Diu          | 2,515       |
| 34    | Delhi                | 1,81,508    |
| 35    | Lakshadweep          | 31          |
| 36    | Puducherry           | 20,832      |
| Total | Total                | 6,75,56,751 |