Lok Sabha Question No. 4737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Scholarships to Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4737

ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## SCHOLARSHIPSTO MINORITY STUDENTS

4737. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  Post-Matric  Scholarships  given  to  minority  students,  fund  allocation, actual expenses and the number of beneficiaries during the financial years 2015 to 2021, religion-wise; and
- (b)  the  details  of  Merit-cum-Means  Scholarships  given  to  minority  students,  fund allocation,  actual  expenses  and  the  number  of beneficiaries  during  the  financial  years 2015 to 2021, religion-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  After  2014-15,  5.20  crore  scholarships  have  been  disbursed  throughout  the country compared to 3.03crore scholarships before 2014-15. The religion-wise details of Scholarships  sanctioned  to  minority  students  under  the  Post-Matric  and  Merit-cumMeans based Scholarship Schemes during the financial years 2014-2015 to 2021-2022 along with the total amount sanctioned and disbursed under these Schemes directly to the  beneficiary  accounts  under  DBT  (Direct  Benefit  Transfer)  mode  during  the  said period is given in the table below:

| Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*   | Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*   | Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*   | Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*   | Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*   | Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*   | Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*   | Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Scheme                                                                                                              | Buddhist                                                                                                            | Christian                                                                                                           | Jain                                                                                                                | Muslim                                                                                                              | Sikh                                                                                                                | Parsi                                                                                                               | Amount sanctioned (In Rs. Crore)                                                                                    |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                       | 12,98,637                                                                                                           | 53,13,905                                                                                                           | 4,58,665                                                                                                            | 3,36,11,677                                                                                                         | 35,90,880                                                                                                           | 6,015                                                                                                               | 9057.08                                                                                                             |
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                      | 33,450                                                                                                              | 6,82,623                                                                                                            | 1,21,926                                                                                                            | 43,10,991                                                                                                           | 5,38,345                                                                                                            | 1,051                                                                                                               | 3426.81                                                                                                             |
| Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Scheme                                                                           | 3,376                                                                                                               | 1,63,188                                                                                                            | 31,206                                                                                                              | 7,51,778                                                                                                            | 49,963                                                                                                              | 97                                                                                                                  | 2670.81                                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                                               | 13,35,463                                                                                                           | 61,59,716                                                                                                           | 6,11,797                                                                                                            | 3,86,74,446                                                                                                         | 41,79,188                                                                                                           | 7,163                                                                                                               | 15,154.70                                                                                                           |

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