Lok Sabha Question No. 308 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Funds for Minority Education
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 308

FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2022

## FUNDS FOR MINORITY EDUCATION

*308. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether people belonging to minority religions constitute about nineteen per cent of the  total  population  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the percentage of allocation made to the Ministry of Minority Affairs compared to the total budget of the Union Government;

(b) whether it is a fact that only a negligible percentage of the total budget is allocated to the Ministry of Minority Affairs and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  measures,  if  any,  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  this  issue  and  enhance allocation of funds;

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  budget  allocation  for  education  of minorities was drastically reduced in the current budget and if so, the steps taken by the Government to increase the allocation;

(e) the funds allocated in the current budget for post-matric scholarship of the students belonging to minority communities; and

(f) the details of the minority students receiving post-matric scholarship between 2014 and 2021, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No 308 for answer on 24.03.2022 regarding Funds for Minority Education

(a) As  per  Census  2011,  total  population  of  six  notified  minority  communities  in  the country is 23.39 crore out of a total population of 121.09 crore i.e. about 19.3% of total population.

The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every  section  of  the  society  including  minorities  especially  the  economically  weaker and  deprived  sections  of  the  society  with  schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya Yojana  (PMJAY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Samman  Nidhi  (PM  KISAN),  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY),  Pradhan Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (PMAY),  Beti  Bachao  Beti  PadhaoYojana,Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Dhan  Yojna,  Pradhan  Mantri  Har  Ghar  Jal  Yojna  etc.  Further,  Ministry  of  Minority Affairs implements various programmes/schemes with a focused approach on the socioeconomic  welfare  of  six  centrally  notified  minority  communities  namely  Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslims, Parsis and Jains across the country.

In 2021-22, Union Budget was of Rs. 3483236 crore which benefited every section of  the  society  including  minorities  out  of  which  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  was allotted  budget  of  Rs.  4810.77  crore  for  focused  approach  on  socio-economic  and educational empowerment of minorities.

(b) & (c)  No, sir. The budget of Ministry of Minority Affairs has been enhanced from Rs.  3130.84  crore  in  2013-14  to  Rs.  5020.50  crore  in  2022-23.  The  allocation  of  Rs 5020.50 crore allotted to Ministry of Minority Affairs during 2022-23 is specifically for empowerment of Minority communities. In addition to this, allocation is also made for various sectors such as education, health and family welfare, agriculture, skill development,  women  and  child  development,  disabilities,  tribal  affairs,  irrigation, shipping,  roadways,  railways,  civil  aviation,  sports  etc.  which  are  utilized  for  the benefits of all the citizens of India including minority communities.

(d) The budget allocation for education of minority communities which was Rs1888.50 crore in 2013-14 has been increased to Rs 2515.00 crore in BE 2022-23.

(e)   An  amount  of  Rs  468.00  crore  has  been  allocated  in  the  current  budget  for  postmatric scholarship of the students belonging to minority communities.

(f) The details of minority students who received post-matric scholarship between 2014 and 2021, State-wise is given in the Annexure.

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| Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No 308 for answer on 24.03.2022 regarding Funds for Minority Education showing number of minority students availed post-matric Scholarship from 2014-15 to 2020-21 State-wise.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No 308 for answer on 24.03.2022 regarding Funds for Minority Education showing number of minority students availed post-matric Scholarship from 2014-15 to 2020-21 State-wise.   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No 308 for answer on 24.03.2022 regarding Funds for Minority Education showing number of minority students availed post-matric Scholarship from 2014-15 to 2020-21 State-wise.   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | States/Uts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 83439                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 109648                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 217723                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 324839                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15550                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | GOA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1507                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 168654                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 25808                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3384                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 280260                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 84140                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 402112                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 457951                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | LADAKH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1593                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 118928                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 342470                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 30382                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 37239                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7426                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 26692                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 21807                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 433841                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 195896                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1272                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 311086                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 662295                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 28 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 22313 570891                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | ANDAMAN AND                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 363                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1304                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 371                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | DELHI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 14971                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2678                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4985837                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |