Lok Sabha Question No. 4221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Free Coaching and Allied Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4221 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## FREE COACHING AND ALLIED SCHEMES

## 4221. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

## SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the existing coaching centres identified in the State of West Bengal under Free Coaching and Allied Scheme for the candidates of Minority Communities;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and released to these coaching centres under the said scheme during the last three years;
- (c) the details of the students of minority community benefited under Scholarship schemes, Free  Coaching  and  Allied  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT and year-wise;
- (d) the details of schemes aimed at providing free coaching to minority students during the above period; and
- (e) whether  there  exists  any  implementing  agency  to  have  a  check  on  such  coaching institutions/organizations and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) &  (b):  Under  Free  Coaching  and  Allied  Scheme,  the  following  Project  Implementing Agencies (PIAs) have been empanelled w.e.f  2017-18 to 2019-20 for the State of West Bengal. The funds released to these PIAs in the State of West Bengal during the last three years and the current financial year is given as under:-
- (c):   In the last three  years and current year, 2,28,48,809 scholarships and 31,801 students were    provided  free  coaching.  The  State-wise  and  Year  -wise  details  of  students  of minority community benefitted under Scholarship schemes and Free Coaching and Allied Scheme during the last three years and current year are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (d):  The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme  under  which  free  coaching  is  provided  to  students  of  six  centrally  notified minority communities namely Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Zoroastrians (Parsis). The scheme provides coaching to students so as to enable them to qualify  in  entrance  examinations  for  admission  in  technical/  professional  courses,  and various  Competitive  examinations  for  recruitment  to  Group  'A',  'B'  and  'C'  services. The scheme is implemented through Project Implementing Agencies(PIA)/NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs). Details are available on www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.
- (e): Coaching  institutions/organizations are monitored by State Government  as  per provisions of the scheme including checking their infrastructure and mid-term inspection report. In addition, National Productivity Council (NPC) which is an independent agency under administrative control of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of  Commerce and Industry had been engaged to conduct concurrent  monitoring of the scheme w.e.f 2016-17 to 2018-19.

|   S. No. | Name of organization         | District    |   Fund released (Rs. in crore) |
|----------|------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Al-Ameen Mission             | Howrah      |                           5.39 |
|        2 | Chuanpur Saptaparni          | Murshidabad |                           0.1  |
|        3 | Al-Ameen Educational Council | Howrah      |                           0.2  |
|        4 | Al-Ameen Mission Trust       | Howrah      |                           7.01 |

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Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4221 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020 ASKED BY SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO & SHRI HIBI EDEN REGARDING FREE COACHING & ALLIED SCHEMES

Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme: State-wise and year-wise details of scholarships awarded/sanctioned during the last three years and current year

|   S.No. | States/UTs           |   2016-17 Scholarship awarded |   2017-18 Scholarship awarded |   2018-19* Scholarship awarded |   2019-20* Scholarship awarded |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh       |                        140716 |                        136544 |                         145480 |                         168588 |
|       2 | Telangana            |                        176487 |                        176109 |                         187597 |                         182932 |
|       3 | Assam                |                        170155 |                        203463 |                         148857 |                         277026 |
|       4 | Bihar                |                        118386 |                        170621 |                         282686 |                         296103 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh         |                          9896 |                         10307 |                           8130 |                           7410 |
|       6 | Goa                  |                          1767 |                             0 |                            565 |                            789 |
|       7 | Gujarat              |                        135954 |                        146473 |                         152521 |                         160452 |
|       8 | Haryana              |                          7062 |                         10926 |                          10872 |                          14089 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh     |                          2247 |                          2195 |                           2019 |                           2611 |
|      10 | Jammu & Kashmir      |                         83050 |                        146262 |                         189642 |                         442784 |
|      11 | Jharkhand            |                         34168 |                         63299 |                          64346 |                          89908 |
|      12 | Karnataka            |                        473190 |                        363072 |                         498217 |                         549918 |
|      13 | Kerala               |                        573921 |                        591695 |                         661689 |                         663865 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh       |                         89386 |                        115078 |                         129531 |                         151072 |
|      15 | Maharashtra          |                        494903 |                        638111 |                         740978 |                         758781 |
|      16 | Manipur              |                          6609 |                          9095 |                          19106 |                          47101 |
|      17 | Meghalaya            |                         14586 |                         12231 |                          13137 |                          18185 |
|      18 | Mizoram              |                         49012 |                         31461 |                          44539 |                          53425 |
|      19 | Nagaland             |                         21661 |                         30207 |                          33702 |                          56278 |
|      20 | Odisha               |                         18556 |                         13342 |                          13282 |                          16020 |
|      21 | Punjab               |                        445540 |                        464862 |                         468494 |                         507773 |
|      22 | Rajasthan            |                        146385 |                        158285 |                         163972 |                         186287 |
|      23 | Sikkim               |                          1288 |                           850 |                            517 |                            783 |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu           |                        374668 |                        348398 |                         367683 |                         408146 |
|      25 | Tripura              |                          1072 |                          6083 |                           4572 |                           4641 |
|      26 | Uttar Pradesh        |                        509783 |                        638433 |                         788008 |                         720876 |
|      27 | Uttarakhand          |                         18052 |                         24911 |                          24631 |                          33745 |
|      28 | West Bengal          |                        776071 |                       1082415 |                        1319740 |                           9681 |
|      29 | Andaman & Nicobar    |                            23 |                             0 |                             76 |                            119 |
|      30 | Chandigarh           |                          2678 |                          2317 |                           1465 |                           1614 |
|      31 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                            96 |                            70 |                            148 |                            178 |
|      32 | Daman & Diu          |                            49 |                             5 |                             46 |                             49 |
|      33 | Delhi                |                          1052 |                         12510 |                           4738 |                           7532 |
|      34 | Puducherry           |                          1982 |                          2363 |                           2904 |                           3714 |

Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4221 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020 ASKED BY SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO & SHRI HIBI EDEN REGARDING FREE COACHING & ALLIED SCHEMES

State -wise minority students benefitted under Free Coaching and Allied Scheme during the last three years and current year i.e. 2016-17 to 2019-20 (as on 05.03.2020)

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs        |   2016-17 No. of students |   2017-18 .of students |   2018-19 No. of students |   2019-20 No. of students |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                      2160 |                    260 |                       400 |                       350 |
|         2 | Assam             |                         0 |                      0 |                        50 |                        50 |
|         3 | Bihar             |                         0 |                      0 |                       100 |                         0 |
|         4 | Chandigarh        |                       260 |                    250 |                        50 |                        84 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |                         0 |                      0 |                       100 |                         0 |
|         6 | Delhi             |                       265 |                    645 |                       328 |                        50 |
|         7 | Gujarat           |                         0 |                    618 |                       550 |                        50 |
|         8 | Haryana           |                        60 |                    210 |                        50 |                       250 |
|         9 | Jammu and Kashmir |                        90 |                    490 |                        50 |                         0 |
|        10 | Jharkhand         |                         0 |                      0 |                       360 |                         0 |
|        11 | Karnataka         |                       400 |                   2219 |                      1049 |                         0 |
|        12 | Kerala            |                       220 |                    700 |                       590 |                        50 |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh    |                        55 |                    435 |                       680 |                       148 |
|        14 | Maharashtra       |                       640 |                   1550 |                      1390 |                       150 |
|        15 | Manipur           |                        60 |                    100 |                        60 |                       150 |
|        16 | Meghalaya         |                         0 |                    110 |                       100 |                         0 |
|        17 | Punjab            |                         0 |                    600 |                       300 |                         0 |
|        18 | Rajasthan         |                         0 |                    330 |                       350 |                       100 |
|        19 | Tamil Nadu        |                         0 |                    450 |                       200 |                         0 |
|        20 | Telangana         |                      1540 |                   1750 |                         0 |                         0 |
|        21 | Uttar Pradesh     |                      1550 |                    945 |                      2600 |                       250 |
|        22 | Uttarakhand       |                        50 |                      0 |                         0 |                         0 |
|        23 | West Bengal       |                       760 |                    200 |                       740 |                        50 |