Lok Sabha Question No. 1939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Minority Student Beneficiaries of Scholarship Programmes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1939

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## MINORITY STUDENT BENEFICIARIES OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMES

## 1939. SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number of minority  student  beneficiaries  of  Central  educational  scholarship programmes during the last three years, programme and State-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  minority beneficiaries of Central  employment-oriented  skill development programmes during the last three years, programme and State-wise;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries of the Maulana Azad National Fellowship during the last three years, State-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  any  new  educational  programmes  for students of minority groups and if so, details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government recognises concerns that minority students may suffer to a great extent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown; and
- (f) if so, the measures taken to redress the situation and if not, reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI

- (a) Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  three  scholarships  schemes  namely Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme and Meritcum-Means  based  Scholarship  Scheme  for  educational  empowerment  of minority students. Besides, Maulana Azad Education Foundation an autonomous body under the administrative control of Ministry also implements Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  Scheme  for  Meritorious  Girls belonging  to  the  economically  weaker  sections  of  Minorities.  Details  of minority students benefitted under the above mentioned Scholarship Schemes during last three years are given at Annexure A.
- (b) This  Ministry  implements  following  schemes  related  to  skill  development  of minorities:
- (i) Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill development scheme for  youth of 14 - 35 years age group and aiming at improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc.
- (ii) Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts   launched in  Aug. 2015.
- (iii) USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training  in Traditional Arts/Crafts for        Development)  -  Launched  in  May  2015  aims  to  preserve  rich heritage  of  traditional  skills  of  indigenous  artisans/craftsmen.    Under this scheme Hunnar Haats are also held all over the country to provide nation-wide  marketing  platform  to  Minority  artisans  &  entrepreneurs and to create employment opportunities.   During the last  three  years 7560 persons have benefitted from the Scheme.
- (iv) Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme started  in 2017-18 by MAEF for providing short term job oriented skill development training to  minority youth.

The above schemes are implemented through implementing agencies empanelled  under  the  respective  schemes/programmes  and  there  are  no state-wise  allocations  or  beneficiary  targets.  Information  of  State/UT  wise number of beneficiaries under the Seekho aur Kamao, Nai Manzil and Gharib Nawaz Employment Schemes for the last three years is at Annexure B.

- (c) Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance to minority students. State-wise details of beneficiaries of the  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  during  the  last  three  years  is  at Annexure C .

The details of all the above schemes mentioned in replies to parts (a) to (c) are available at website of ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in./ www.maef.nic.in.

- (d) No  Sir.  There  is  no  proposal  for  any  new  educational  programmes  for students of minority under consideration in the Ministry.
- (e) & (f):  Ministry of Education has analysed   the problems in education sector due to COVID-19 and has taken initiative to provide psychological support to students  including  minorities,  teachers  and  families  for  mental  health  and wellbeing  during  the  Covid-19  outbreak  and  beyond.  Under  the  initiative,  a web page named Manodarpan has been created on the Ministry of Education (MoE's)  website.  The  webpage  contains  advisory,  practical  tips,  posters, videos,  dos  and  don'ts  for  psychological  support,  FAQ  and  online  query system. There is a provision of tele-counseling to address their mental health and psychological issues.

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Annexure  referred    in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.1939  for 22.09.2020 asked by Shri Karti P. Chidambaram regarding 'Minority Student Beneficiaries of Scholarship Programmes'.

| No.   | States/UTs                  | No. of Scholarship Sanctioned   |
|-------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 4                               |
| 3     | Telangana                   | 596402                          |
| 4     | Assam                       | 762160                          |
| 5     | Bihar                       | 820142                          |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh                | 26435                           |
| 7     | Goa                         | 3263                            |
| 8     | Gujarat                     | 498438                          |
| 9     | Haryana                     | 37204                           |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh            | 7001                            |
| 11    | Jammu &Kashmir              | 1024609                         |
| 12    | Jharkhand                   | 238674                          |
| 13    | Karnataka                   | 1560951                         |
| 14    | Kerala                      | 2098974                         |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh              | 434751                          |
| 16    | Maharashtra                 | 2274598                         |
| 17    | Manipur                     | 81918                           |
| 18    | Meghalaya                   | 44946                           |
| 19    | Mizoram                     | 135824                          |
| 20    | Nagaland                    | 125975                          |
| 21    | Odisha                      | 45587                           |
| 22    | Punjab                      | 1496240                         |
| 23    | Rajasthan                   | 543442                          |
| 24    | Sikkim                      | 2175                            |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                  | 1208079                         |
| 26    | Tripura                     | 16041                           |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh               | 2425851                         |
| 28    | Uttarakhand                 | 88921                           |
| 29    | West Bengal                 | 2527615                         |
| 30 31 | Andaman &Nicobar Chandigarh | 552 5580                        |
| 32    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli         | 402                             |
| 33    | Daman &Diu                  | 475                             |
| 34    | Lakshadweep                 | 2                               |
| 35    | Delhi                       | 25882                           |
| 36    | Puducherry                  | 9341                            |
| Total |                             | 19658412                        |

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.   1939  for  answer  on  22.09.2020  asked  by  Shri  Karti  P.  Chidambaram regarding 'Minority Student Beneficiaries of Scholarship Programmes'.

| State/UT wise achievement under Skill Development Scheme/Programme during last three years   | State/UT wise achievement under Skill Development Scheme/Programme during last three years   | State/UT wise achievement under Skill Development Scheme/Programme during last three years   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                       | State /UT                                                                                    | Number of beneficiaries                                                                      |
| 1.                                                                                           | Andaman& Nicobar Islands                                                                     | 413                                                                                          |
| 2.                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                               | 9766                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                            | 1766                                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                        | 16259                                                                                        |
| 5.                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                        | 25961                                                                                        |
| 6.                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                 | 5840                                                                                         |
| 7.                                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                                   | 60                                                                                           |
| 8.                                                                                           | Delhi                                                                                        | 14850                                                                                        |
| 9.                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                          | 1523                                                                                         |
| 10.                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                      | 12059                                                                                        |
| 11.                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                      | 11653                                                                                        |
| 12.                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                             | 2450                                                                                         |
| 13.                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                               | 28040                                                                                        |
| 14.                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                    | 18405                                                                                        |
| 15.                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                    | 9178                                                                                         |
| 16.                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                       | 4575                                                                                         |
| 17.                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                               | 28165                                                                                        |
| 18.                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                  | 13703                                                                                        |
| 19.                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                      | 3483                                                                                         |
| 20.                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                    | 4511                                                                                         |
| 21.                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                      | 645                                                                                          |
| 22.                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                     | 1516                                                                                         |
| 23.                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                       | 3889                                                                                         |
| 24.                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                   | 600                                                                                          |
| 25.                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                       | 21670                                                                                        |
| 26.                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                    | 13440                                                                                        |
| 27.                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                       | 1045                                                                                         |
| 28.                                                                                          | Tamilnadu                                                                                    | 4030                                                                                         |
| 29.                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                    | 14845                                                                                        |
| 30.                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                      | 2315                                                                                         |
| 31.                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                | 67576                                                                                        |
| 32.                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                  | 4090                                                                                         |
| 33.                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                  | 21947                                                                                        |
|                                                                                              | Total                                                                                        | 370268                                                                                       |

Annexure    referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1939  for 22.09.2020 asked  by  Shri Karti  P.  Chidambaram  regarding 'Minority Student Beneficiaries of Scholarship Programmes'.

| State/UT wise No. of fellowship awarded under Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme during the last three years   | State/UT wise No. of fellowship awarded under Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme during the last three years   | State/UT wise No. of fellowship awarded under Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme during the last three years   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                               | States/UTs                                                                                                          | Number of Fellowship Awarded                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                      | 31                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                           | 42                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                               | 94                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                               | 154                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                             | 32                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                             | 40                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                    | 14                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                     | 473                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                  | Ladakh                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                           | 54                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                           | 60                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                              | 317                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                      | 52                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                         | 179                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                             | 24                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                                           | 27                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                                             | 12                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                                            | 15                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                              | 19                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                              | 208                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                           | 76                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                                              | 14                                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                          | 70                                                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                       | 500                                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                                         | 21                                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                         | 307                                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                               | 121                                                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                   |
| 35                                                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                   |
| Total 3007                                                                                                          | Total 3007                                                                                                          | Total 3007                                                                                                          |