Lok Sabha Question No. 2871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Scholarship Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO.2871 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

## 2871.  SHRIMATI NUSRATJAHAN RUHI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  any  scholarship  schemes  exclusively  forstudents from minority communities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details regarding pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-meanscomponents of such scholarship schemes; and
- (c)  the  details  regarding  budget  earmarked  for  this  purpose  during  the  lastthree years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) is implementing the following three  Scholarship  schemes  for  the  educational  empowerment  of  students  or beneficiaries  belonging  to  six  centrally  notified  Minority  communities  i.e.  Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian (Parsi) in all States across the country:
- (i) Pre-matric  Scholarship  Scheme -  The  scholarship  is  provided  to  minority students  studying  in  class  I  to  X  in  Government/  recognized  Private  schools. Minimum 30% scholarships are earmarked for girls. To be eligible, students should not have annual parental/guardian's income of 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  Government/  recognized  Private schools/Colleges/Institutes.  Minimum 30% scholarships are earmarked for girls. To be eligible, students should not have annual parental/guardian's income of more than

Rs.2.00  lakh  and  he/she  should  have  secured  minimum  50%  marks  in  previous class.

- (iii) Merit-cum-Means 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  reputed  premier  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/guardian's  income  of  more  than  Rs.2.50  lakh  and  he/she  should  have secured minimum 50% marks in previous class.
- (b): The  details  of  components/rates  of  scholarships  under  three  Scholarship Schemes for minorities are as under:

## Pre-Matric Scholarship scheme

|   S. No. | Item                                                                                       | Hostellers                             | Day Scholars                          |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Admission fee from class VI to X                                                           | Rs.500/- per annum subject to actual.  | Rs.500/- per annum subject to actual. |
|        2 | Tuition fee from class VI to X                                                             | Rs.350/- per month subject to actual.  | Rs.350/- per month subject to actual. |
|        3 | Maintenance allowance is payable for a period not exceeding 10 months in an academic year. |                                        |                                       |
|        3 | (i) Class I to V                                                                           | Nil                                    | Rs. 100/- per month                   |
|        3 | (ii) Class VI to X                                                                         | Rs. 600/- per month subject to actual. | Rs. 100/- per month                   |

## Post-Matric Scholarship scheme

|   S. No. | Item                                                                                                                                       | Hosteller                                                  | Day scholar                                                |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Admission and Tuition fee for classes XI and XII.                                                                                          | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.7,000 per annum  | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.7,000 per annum  |
|        2 | Admission and course/tuition fee for technical and vocational courses of XI and XII level. (Includes fees/charges for raw materials, etc.) | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.10,000 per annum | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.10,000 per annum |
|        3 | Admission and tuition fee for under-                                                                                                       | Actual subject to a                                        | Actual subject to a                                        |

|    | graduate, post graduate.                                                                                                                   | maximum ceiling of Rs.3,000 per annum   | maximum ceiling of Rs.3,000 per annum   |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 4  | Maintenance allowance for 10 months only in an academic year (Includes expenses for study material, etc.) (i) Classes XI and XII including | Rs. 380 per month                       | Rs. 230 per month                       |
|    | (ii) Courses other than technical and professional courses at under- graduate and post graduate level                                      | Rs. 570 per month                       | Rs. 300 per month                       |
|    | (iii) M. Phil and Ph.D. (For those researchers who are not awarded any fellowship by university or any other authority)                    | Rs. 1200 per month                      | Rs. 550 per month                       |

## Merit-cum-Means Based Scholarship Scheme

|   S.No. | Item                                      | Hostellers                                  | Day Scholars                                |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Maintenance Allowance (for 10 month only) | Rs.10,000/- per annum (Rs. 1,000/- p.m.)    | Rs.5,000/- per annum (Rs. 500/- p.m.)       |
|       2 | Course Fee*                               | Rs.20,000/-p.a. or actual whichever is less | Rs.20,000/-p.a. or actual whichever is less |

- (c) The Budget allocated under the three Scholarship Schemes during the last three years is as below:

(In Rs Crore)

|   S. No. | Name of Scheme                           |   Funds Allocated in last three years i.e. 2016-19 |
|----------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Pre matric Scholarship Scheme            |                                            3308.13 |
|        2 | Post matric Scholarship Scheme           |                                            1611.29 |
|        3 | Merit cum Means based Scholarship Scheme |                                            1190.54 |

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