Lok Sabha Question No. 3503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Decline in Minority Scholarships
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## DECLINE IN MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS

## 3503. DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  applications  received  for  the  minority  scholarships  and  the  total number of minority scholarships granted during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) whether  there  has  been  a  decline  in  disbursal  of  minority  scholarships  during  the  last three years; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Details  of  number  of  applications  received  and  beneficiaries  awarded  scholarships under  the  Pre-matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Post-matric  Scholarship  Scheme  and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for the last three years are given in the table below:
- (b) & (c): The launching of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) software in 2015 and implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode for payment of scholarship directly into the student's bank account have eliminated duplication and leakage and prevented fake  /  fraudulent  applications  causing  minor  reduction  in  the  number  of scholarships awarded. The process has now become more transparent and accountable and provides scholarship to the really needy and genuine beneficiaries.

|                                    | 2015-16                       | 2015-16                      | 2016-17                       | 2016-17                      | 2017-18                       | 2017-18                      |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Scheme                             | No. of application s received | No. of beneficiaries awarded | No. of application s received | No. of beneficiaries awarded | No. of application s received | No. of beneficiaries awarded |
| Pre-matric Scholarship             | 69,82,276                     | 51,78,779                    | 86,35,428                     | 41,53,524                    | 96,50,248                     | 48,74,220                    |
| Post-matric Scholarship            | 17,30,089                     | 6,66,840                     | 18,03,649                     | 6,24,990                     | 17,35,599                     | 6,21,321                     |
| Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship | 2,62,829                      | 1,33,582                     | 2,80,639                      | 1,21,858                     | 2,49,230                      | 1,16,452                     |
| Total                              | 89,75,194                     | 59,79,201                    | 1,07,19,716                   | 49,00,372                    | 1,16,35,077                   | 56,11,993                    |

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