Lok Sabha Question No. 112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Problems faced by Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO.112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## PROBLEMS FACED BY MINORITY COMMUNITIES

## 112. SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  problems  being  faced  by  minority communities in the country;
- (b) the schemes aimed to empower the students belonging to minority communities in the country;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  recently  reviewed  the  centrally  sponsored  Scholarship Scheme & Free Coaching and Allied Scheme for Minority Communities Students;
- (d) the details of the coaching institutions providing free coaching to minority students in the country, State-wise;
- (e) the details of the students benefited under Scholarship Scheme & Free Coaching and Allied Scheme for last two years and the current year, State-wise;
- (f) whether the Government has received proposals to increase the financial support for Scholarship Scheme & Free Coaching and Allied Scheme from the State Governments; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Government has notified six communities as minorities in the country under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. These communities are  Buddhist,  Christian,  Jain,Muslim,  Sikh  andZoroastrian  (Parsis).  It  has  been  the endeavour of the Government to take necessary steps for empowerment of minorities, in general, and improve their quality of lifeacross the country by way of implementing several schemes/initiatives, meant for their welfare, and by taking necessary measures therefor.  These  are  being  done  by  way  of  their  educational  empowerment,  skill development, economic empowerment, preservation of traditional skills, infrastructural development in minority concentration area, etc.

(b):  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  (MoMA)  is  implementing  the  following  schemes  for educational empowerment of notified minorities:

- i. Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme (for Class I to X);
- ii. Post-matric Scholarship Scheme (for Class XI to Ph.D.);
- iii. Merit-cum  Means  based  Scholarship  Scheme  (For  Professional  and  Technical courses at under graduate and post graduate levels);
- iv. NayaSavera - Free Coaching & Allied Scheme (for Competitive Examinations of Professional Courses and Government jobs);
- v. Maulana Azad National Fellowship (for M.Phil&Ph.D);
- vi. NaiUdaan - Support for Minorities (for clearing Prelims examination conducted by  Union  Public  Service  Commission  (UPSC),  Staff  Selection  Commission (SSC) and State Public Service Commissions (SPSCs);
- vii. PadhoPardesh (for overseas studies at Masters, M.Phil. and Ph.D. Level);
- viii. NaiManzil (An Integrated Education and Livelihood Initiative Communities); and
- ix. BegamHajratMahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Minority GirlsImplemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) (for minority girls studying in Class IX to XII).

(c): The Government endeavoursto review all the ongoing schemesmeant for the welfare of minorities, in general, at regular intervals, which is a continuous process.

- (d): The state-wise details of coaching institutions/organizations empaneled under the Free Coaching  and  Allied  scheme  for  2017-18  to  2019-20  is  available  on  the  website  of  this Ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in. The number of coaching institutions/organizations empanelled in each state is at Annexure-I.
- (e):    The  state-wise  details  of  the  students  benefited  under  the  Pre-matric  Scholarship Scheme;Post-matric Scholarship Scheme;Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Scheme;NayaSavera  -  Free  Coaching  &  Allied  Scheme  and  BegamHajratMahal  National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls for the last two years and the current year are at AnnexuresII, III and IV.
- (f)&  (g):Requests  have  been  received  from  some  State  Governments  for  increasing  the community-wise quota for their State as there is a fixed State/Community-wise quota under Pre-matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Post-matric  Scholarship  Scheme  and  Merit-cum  Means based Scholarship Scheme for minorities and these are currently being implemented without any  change.Free  Coaching  &  Allied  Scheme  is  being  implemented  through  empanelled institutions/organizations scattered all over the country and rates of coaching fees of various courses have also been increased wherever necessary.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018 ASKED BY SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL REGARDING PROBLEMS FACED BY MINORITY COMMUNITIES

## The State-wise details of coaching institutions/organizations empaneled under the Free Coaching & Allied Scheme for 2017-18 and 2018-19

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | 2017-18              | 2017-18        | 2018-19              | 2018-19        |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | No. of organizations | No. of centres | No. of organizations | No. of centres |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 4                    | 4              | 6                    | 8              |
| 2         | Assam             | 1                    | 1              | 1                    | 1              |
| 3         | Bihar             | 1                    | 1              | 0                    | 0              |
| 4         | Chandigarh        | 2                    | 2              | 2                    | 2              |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 0                    | 0              | 1                    | 2              |
| 6         | Delhi             | 1                    | 1              | 2                    | 2              |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 0                    | 0              | 6                    | 9              |
| 8         | Haryana           | 1                    | 3              | 1                    | 1              |
| 9         | Jammu and Kashmir | 2                    | 2              | 4                    | 6              |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 0                    | 0              | 1                    | 1              |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 1                    | 1              | 7                    | 8              |
| 12        | Kerala            | 1                    | 1              | 3                    | 9              |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | 10                   | 13             | 11                   | 11             |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | 2                    | 2              | 7                    | 14             |
| 15        | Manipur           | 0                    | 0              | 3                    | 3              |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 0                    | 0              | 1                    | 1              |
| 17        | Punjab            | 1                    | 1              | 2                    | 3              |
| 18        | Rajasthan         | 5                    | 5              | 3                    | 3              |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu        | 0                    | 0              | 1                    | 1              |
| 20        | Telangana         | 3                    | 3              | 10                   | 11             |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh     | 10                   | 15             | 14                   | 26             |
| 22        | West Bengal       | 1                    | 1              | 3                    | 3              |
|           | Total             | 46                   | 56             | 89                   | 125            |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018 ASKED BY SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL REGARDING PROBLEMS FACED BY MINORITY COMMUNITIES

State/UT-wise of beneficiaries awarded scholarship under Pre-matric, Postmatric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for the last two years and current year

| S.No.   | States/UTs           | Pre-matric   | Pre-matric   | Post-matric   | Post-matric   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship   |
|---------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs           | 2016- 17*    | 2017- 18*    | 2016- 17*     | 2017- 18*     | 2016-17*                            | 2017-18*                            |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 126764       | 119570       | 12002         | 13626         | 1950                                | 2567                                |
| 2       | Telangana            | 159023       | 146538       | 15017         | 15465         | 2444                                | 2667                                |
| 3       | Assam                | 137516       | 169325       | 28330         | 29200         | 4308                                | 4929                                |
| 4       | Bihar                | 60399        | 112342       | 46630         | 47105         | 11352                               | 11006                               |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | 7329         | 7660         | 2001          | 2137          | 566                                 | 497                                 |
| 6       | Goa                  | 1414         | 0            | 239           | 0             | 114                                 | 0                                   |
| 7       | Gujarat              | 113690       | 123638       | 18257         | 18823         | 4006                                | 4012                                |
| 8       | Haryana              | 2419         | 4592         | 3413          | 5217          | 1229                                | 1111                                |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh     | 1665         | 1600         | 503           | 529           | 79                                  | 66                                  |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 54137        | 101080       | 23676         | 22439         | 5230                                | 6099                                |
| 11      | Jharkhand            | 18976        | 42965        | 12946         | 14751         | 2242                                | 2330                                |
| 12      | Karnataka            | 418552       | 321073       | 41720         | 32220         | 12915                               | 9779                                |
| 13      | Kerala               | 498400       | 516303       | 54613         | 55941         | 20903                               | 19190                               |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh       | 71286        | 95344        | 15296         | 17273         | 2799                                | 2112                                |
| 15      | Maharashtra          | 445635       | 579795       | 44085         | 45604         | 5181                                | 6379                                |
| 16      | Manipur              | 3382         | 5047         | 2852          | 3330          | 375                                 | 277                                 |
| 17      | Meghalaya            | 8470         | 4988         | 4954          | 6034          | 1162                                | 1209                                |
| 18      | Mizoram              | 47427        | 29721        | 1331          | 1331          | 254                                 | 398                                 |
| 19      | Nagaland             | 16718        | 23459        | 3676          | 5520          | 1264                                | 1228                                |
| 20      | Odisha               | 14771        | 9574         | 3179          | 3019          | 604                                 | 717                                 |
| 21      | Punjab               | 379737       | 407784       | 58822         | 51292         | 6975                                | 5319                                |
| 22      | Rajasthan            | 117789       | 132479       | 24608         | 21973         | 3983                                | 3830                                |
| 23      | Sikkim               | 1026         | 739          | 207           | 97            | 55                                  | 11                                  |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu           | 330731       | 308277       | 38444         | 32690         | 5487                                | 6056                                |
| 25      | Tripura              | 1            | 4892         | 909           | 1021          | 159                                 | 165                                 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh        | 422293       | 531289       | 74833         | 86762         | 12648                               | 10514                               |
| 27      | Uttarakhand          | 14480        | 20292        | 2920          | 4045          | 652                                 | 574                                 |
| 28      | West Bengal          | 675373       | 987562       | 88387         | 78171         | 12303                               | 12388                               |
| 29      | Andaman & Nicobar    | 16           | 0            | 5             | 0             | 2                                   | 0                                   |
| 30      | Chandigarh           | 2394         | 2045         | 259           | 167           | 25                                  | 11                                  |
| 31      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 63           | 0            | 26            | 11            | 7                                   | 0                                   |
| 32      | Daman & Diu          | 0            | 0            | 39            | 4             | 10                                  | 0                                   |
| 33      | Delhi                | 3            | 7229         | 531           | 4794          | 518                                 | 481                                 |
| 34      | Puducherry           | 1645         | 1919         | 280           | 382           | 57                                  | 59                                  |
| Total   | Total                | 4153524      | 4819121      | 624990        | 620973        | 121858                              | 115981                              |

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018 ASKED BY SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL REGARDING PROBLEMS FACED BY MINORITY COMMUNITIES

| The State-wise details of students benefitted under the Free Coaching & Allied Scheme for the last two years and current year i.e. 2016-17 to 2017-18   | The State-wise details of students benefitted under the Free Coaching & Allied Scheme for the last two years and current year i.e. 2016-17 to 2017-18   | The State-wise details of students benefitted under the Free Coaching & Allied Scheme for the last two years and current year i.e. 2016-17 to 2017-18   | The State-wise details of students benefitted under the Free Coaching & Allied Scheme for the last two years and current year i.e. 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                 | States/UTs                                                                                                                                              | No. of students benefitted during 2016-17 and 2017-18                                                                                                   | No. of students likely to be benefitted during 2018-19                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 2420                                                                                                                                                    | 650                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 100                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 100                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                              | 510                                                                                                                                                     | 240                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 100                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                                                                                   | 910                                                                                                                                                     | 350                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                 | 618                                                                                                                                                     | 600                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                 | 270                                                                                                                                                     | 300                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                       | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                       | 580                                                                                                                                                     | 450                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 40                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                               | 2619                                                                                                                                                    | 1140                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                                                  | 920                                                                                                                                                     | 790                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 490                                                                                                                                                     | 1280                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                             | 2190                                                                                                                                                    | 1480                                                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                 | 160                                                                                                                                                     | 190                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                               | 110                                                                                                                                                     | 100                                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                                                  | 600                                                                                                                                                     | 350                                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                               | 330                                                                                                                                                     | 450                                                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                              | 450                                                                                                                                                     | 200                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                                                               | 2690                                                                                                                                                    | 2050                                                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                                                 | 600                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 2495                                                                                                                                                    | 2800                                                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                             | 50                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                                                             | 960                                                                                                                                                     | 790                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                                                                   | 19972                                                                                                                                                   | 14550                                                                                                                                                   |

ANNEXURE-IV REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018 ASKED BY SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL REGARDING PROBLEMS FACED BY MINORITY COMMUNITIES

State/UT-wise number of students benefitted during the last two years and current year under the Begum HazratMahal Scholarship for Meritorious Minority girl students under Maulana Azad Education Foundation

| S.No.   | States/UTs           | 2016-17 (Provisional Data)   | 2017-18      | 2018-19               |
|---------|----------------------|------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs           | No. of Girls                 | No. of Girls | 2018-19               |
| 1       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 9                            | 0            | Yet to be implemented |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 601                          | 2299         |                       |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 15                           | 1            |                       |
| 4       | ASSAM                | 1136                         | 1850         |                       |
| 5       | BIHAR                | 1109                         | 8280         |                       |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH           | 1                            | 1            |                       |
| 7       | CHATTISGARH          | 10                           | 12           |                       |
| 8       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 1                            | 0            |                       |
| 10      | DELHI                | 434                          | 188          |                       |
| 11      | GOA                  | 3                            | 1            |                       |
| 12      | GUJARAT              | 318                          | 3096         |                       |
| 13      | HARYANA              | 16                           | 44           |                       |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 3                            | 8            |                       |
| 15      | JAMMU &KASHMIR       | 931                          | 807          |                       |
| 16      | JHARKHAND            | 514                          | 1247         |                       |
| 17      | KARNATAKA            | 4367                         | 25139        |                       |
| 18      | KERALA               | 5944                         | 20534        |                       |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP          | 1                            | 0            |                       |
| 20      | MADHYA PRADESH       | 372                          | 3686         |                       |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA          | 4090                         | 8383         |                       |
| 22      | MANIPUR              | 100                          | 248          |                       |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA            | 8                            | 0            |                       |
| 25      | NAGALAND             | 26                           | 2            |                       |
| 26      | ODISHA               | 171                          | 691          |                       |
| 27      | PUDUCHERY            | 39                           | 5            |                       |
| 28      | PUNJAB               | 129                          | 44           |                       |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN            | 794                          | 15           |                       |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU           | 961                          | 3153         |                       |
| 32      | TELANGANA            | 2385                         | 5696         |                       |
| 33      | TRIPURA              | 3                            | 19           |                       |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH        | 7979                         | 26045        |                       |
| 35      | UTTARAKHAND          | 319                          | 530          |                       |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL          | 693                          | 2070         |                       |