Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Educational Scholarship Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

## 240. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  is  implementing  any  educational  scholarship  schemes exclusively for the Christian students across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for the last three years, schemewise; and
- (c) the total number of the Christian students benefited out of this scholarship scheme for the last three years, State-wise?

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

(a) to (c) : Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  three  Scholarship  Schemes  viz.  Prematric, Post-matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for educational empowerment of six notified minority communities including Christian community  across the country.  There  is  no  State/UT-wise  and  community-wise  financial  allocation  under  these Scholarship Schemes.

Physical  targets  are  allocated  amongst  the  six  notified  minority  communities  based  on  their percentage of population in the state and country. Number of eligible students who had applied amongst Christian community under the above mentioned Scholarship Schemes during the last three years, State-wise and Scheme-wise is annexed.

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Annexure referred in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 240 for 12.12.2018 asked by Shri P. Nagarajan regarding "Educational Scholarship Scheme"

State/UT- wise and year-wise number of students from Christian community benefited under the three Scholarship Schemes during the last three years

| S.No.   | State                | Pre-matric Scholarship   | Pre-matric Scholarship   | Pre-matric Scholarship   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cim-Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cim-Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cim-Means based Scholarship Scheme   |
|---------|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State                | 2015- 16                 | Scheme 2016- 17          | 2017- 18*                | 2015- 16                         | 2016- 17                         | 2017- 18*                        | 2015- 16                                   | 2016- 17                                   | 2017- 18*                                  |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 7928                     | 6363                     | 7243                     | 298                              | 472                              | 902                              | 69                                         | 134                                        | 247                                        |
| 2       | Telangana            | 7640                     | 5462                     | 6004                     | 622                              | 549                              | 592                              | 131                                        | 122                                        | 198                                        |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 4       | Assam                | 707                      | 678                      | 2305                     | 1667                             | 781                              | 1369                             | 228                                        | 192                                        | 230                                        |
| 5       | Bihar                | 159                      | 64                       | 314                      | 145                              | 168                              | 153                              | 21                                         | 33                                         | 40                                         |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh         | 1239                     | 678                      | 570                      | 302                              | 242                              | 236                              | 99                                         | 113                                        | 73                                         |
| 7       | Goa                  | 1814                     | 1252                     | 0                        | 123                              | 193                              | 0                                | 116                                        | 72                                         | 0                                          |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 2027                     | 955                      | 906                      | 674                              | 545                              | 668                              | 181                                        | 154                                        | 150                                        |
| 9       | Haryana              | 5                        | 18                       | 98                       | 15                               | 9                                | 33                               | 9                                          | 10                                         | 14                                         |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     | 28                       | 16                       | 13                       | 4                                | 9                                | 16                               | 1                                          | 2                                          | 1                                          |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 0                        | 145                      | 138                      | 20                               | 52                               | 62                               | 6                                          | 3                                          | 8                                          |
| 12      | Jharkhand            | 5410                     | 3284                     | 6783                     | 951                              | 1215                             | 1566                             | 62                                         | 99                                         | 116                                        |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 32980                    | 37928                    | 30157                    | 5916                             | 6990                             | 4699                             | 1845                                       | 1564                                       | 1351                                       |
| 14      | Kerala               | 203914                   | 222071                   | 225080                   | 21614                            | 26495                            | 25129                            | 11135                                      | 9742                                       | 8952                                       |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       | 264                      | 387                      | 489                      | 181                              | 177                              | 251                              | 68                                         | 67                                         | 62                                         |
| 16      | Maharashtra          | 4238                     | 3781                     | 3936                     | 1301                             | 1413                             | 1418                             | 513                                        | 334                                        | 296                                        |
| 17      | Manipur              | 1269                     | 2047                     | 4105                     | 2040                             | 2127                             | 2595                             | 259                                        | 240                                        | 189                                        |
| 18      | Meghalaya            | 863                      | 6572                     | 4263                     | 4192                             | 4619                             | 5715                             | 1021                                       | 1106                                       | 1116                                       |
| 19      | Mizoram              | 50233                    | 47112                    | 29471                    | 559                              | 1286                             | 1099                             | 89                                         | 244                                        | 300                                        |
| 20      | Nagaland             | 33932                    | 16481                    | 22925                    | 758                              | 3568                             | 5402                             | 1268                                       | 1251                                       | 1213                                       |
| 21      | Odisha               | 129                      | 2936                     | 1263                     | 159                              | 336                              | 388                              | 41                                         | 65                                         | 102                                        |
| 22      | Punjab               | 11339                    | 4198                     | 4720                     | 746                              | 1011                             | 947                              | 69                                         | 98                                         | 102                                        |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 159                      | 91                       | 117                      | 139                              | 120                              | 115                              | 24                                         | 33                                         | 28                                         |
| 24      | Sikkim               | 341                      | 433                      | 135                      | 100                              | 133                              | 16                               | 16                                         | 19                                         | 1                                          |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           | 201917                   | 182965                   | 164363                   | 21274                            | 22156                            | 18198                            | 2619                                       | 2609                                       | 2906                                       |
| 26      | Tripura              | 45                       | 0                        | 419                      | 172                              | 87                               | 155                              | 30                                         | 44                                         | 20                                         |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh        | 238                      | 1153                     | 1103                     | 386                              | 187                              | 142                              | 66                                         | 79                                         | 39                                         |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          | 84                       | 130                      | 172                      | 33                               | 38                               | 55                               | 10                                         | 8                                          | 5                                          |
| 29      | West Bengal          | 13998                    | 13577                    | 22018                    | 1578                             | 1897                             | 1654                             | 156                                        | 148                                        | 110                                        |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar    | 0                        | 3                        | 0                        | 0                                | 1                                | 0                                | 1                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 31      | Chandigarh           | 91                       | 98                       | 107                      | 11                               | 20                               | 10                               | 2                                          | 1                                          | 1                                          |
| 32      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 2                        | 3                        | 3                        | 4                                | 8                                | 3                                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 33      | Daman & Diu          | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 3                                | 1                                | 0                                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 34      | Delhi                | 1                        | 0                        | 46                       | 10                               | 2                                | 49                               | 16                                         | 8                                          | 12                                         |
| 35      | Lakshadweep          | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 36      | Puducherry           | 536                      | 566                      | 581                      | 64                               | 112                              | 177                              | 25                                         | 19                                         | 17                                         |
|         | Total                | 583530                   | 561447                   | 539847                   | 66061                            | 77019                            | 73814                            | 20196                                      | 18613                                      | 17899                                      |