Lok Sabha Question No. 2321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Scholarship Schemes for Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Deepak Baij, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO. †2321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

## †2321. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ: SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  scholarships  given  to  minority  communities  by  the  Ministry under  pre-matric,  post-matric  and  merit-cum-means  during  the  last  three  years, community-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  allows  SC/ST  communities  to  avail  post-matric scholarshipswhile  joining  courses  under  the  management  quota  in  self  financing educational institutions and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;
- (c) the number of students belonging to minoritycommunity given scholarship to ensure that they geteducation without any hurdles during the last six years;and
- (d) the details of scholarship amount givento the students and the dates on which it wasincreased?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  details  of  Pre-Matric,  Post  Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  scholarships given to minority communities by the Ministry of Minority Affairs during the last three years, community-wise, are as follows:
* - Provisional Data. Disbursement of Scholarship for 2018-19 and 2019-20 continues.

| Year                                     | Buddhist                                 | Christian                                | Jain                                     | Muslim                                   | Parsi                                    | Sikh                                     |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            |
| 2017-18                                  | 131419                                   | 539847                                   | 59317                                    | 3718345                                  | 544                                      | 424748                                   |
| 2018-19*                                 | 170892                                   | 613651                                   | 67106                                    | 4418314                                  | 854                                      | 421037                                   |
| 2019-20*                                 | 175939                                   | 565117                                   | 61015                                    | 2888448                                  | 228                                      | 419985                                   |
| Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           |
| 2017-18                                  | 3743                                     | 73814                                    | 14603                                    | 471057                                   | 64                                       | 58040                                    |
| 2018-19*                                 | 5192                                     | 87602                                    | 15244                                    | 514831                                   | 151                                      | 61245                                    |
| 2019-20*                                 | 3099                                     | 68936                                    | 12620                                    | 351911                                   | 35                                       | 53565                                    |
| Merit-cum-Means based 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 | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme |
| 2017-18                                  | 583                                      | 17899                                    | 3096                                     | 88406                                    | 11                                       | 6457                                     |
| 2018-19*                                 | 495                                      | 19035                                    | 3335                                     | 90731                                    | 12                                       | 4163                                     |
| 2019-20*                                 | 202                                      | 16105                                    | 2482                                     | 65521                                    | 6                                        | 2837                                     |

(b) Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  has  stated  that  students admitted  under  management  quota  are  not  eligible  for  benefits  under  Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes for SCs. In so far as, ST students are concerned, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has stated that Scholarship is given for the study of all recognized Post Matriculation  Post  secondary  course  pursued  in  recognized  institutions  with  the following exceptions:-

Scholarships are not awarded for training courses like Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's Courses and Private Pilot License courses, course at TrainingShip  Duffering  (Now  Rajendra),  course  of  training  at  the  Military  College, Dehradun and courses at pre-examination training centers of all India and Star Levels.'

(c) & (d): The  number  of  students  belonging  to  minority  communities  given scholarship  and  the  amount  sanctioned/released  during  the  last  six  years  are  as follows:

| 2014-15 to 2019-20 (As on 02.03.2020)    | 2014-15 to 2019-20 (As on 02.03.2020)   | 2014-15 to 2019-20 (As on 02.03.2020)   |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Scheme Name                              | Physical                                | Financial (in Rs. crore)                |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | 31505702                                | 6068.44                                 |
| Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | 3993202                                 | 2360.02                                 |
| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme | 715586                                  | 1920.62                                 |

The rates of Scholarships under all three Scholarship schemes for Minorities have remained same during the aforesaid years.

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