Lok Sabha Question No. 753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Scholarship Schemes for Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO.753 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

## 753. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whetherthere  are  any  Pre-Matric,  Post-Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  based Scholarship Schemes for students belonging to minority communities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of minority communities that are under purview of these schemes;
- (c) the total estimated budget for these schemes for the upcoming year; and
- (d)  the  number  of  students  who  are  expected  to  benefit  from  these  schemes annually?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&  (b):  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 and 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 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  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  more  than  Rs.2.50  lakh  and  he/she should have secured minimum 50% marks in previous class.

(c) The Budget Estimate under the three Scholarship Schemes for the year 2019-20 is as below:

|   S.No. | Name of Scheme                           |   Funds Allocated (In Rs Crore) |
|---------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       1 | Pre matric Scholarship Scheme            |                         1220.3  |
|       2 | Post matric Scholarship Scheme           |                          496.01 |
|       3 | Merit cum Means based Scholarship Scheme |                          366.43 |

(d) Under the fresh quota, 30 lakhs, 5 lakhs and 60,000 students get Scholarship under the Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Schemes each year respectively. In addition, renewal Scholarships is also given under the three Scholarship schemes to all the eligible  students every  year. More than 60 Lakh students benefit from these  schemes annually.

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