Lok Sabha Question No. 2595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Scholarships for Education and Research
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2595

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

2595. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of applications received for scholarship from graduation onward during the last five years;
- (b) the details of the scholarships distributed, State-wise;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  women  from  different  sections  of  minority  community  who received scholarships for education and research from graduation onwards, Statewise;
- (d) the details of scholarships awarded during the last five years, community-wise; and
- (e) the total expenditure incurred on scholarships?

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

- (a): Ministry of Minority affairs implements 3 Scholarship Schemes, namely PreMatric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship for educational empowerment of students belonging to the   six notified minority communities viz. Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh. Students pursuing graduation and higher  level  courses  are  eligible  under  2  of  these  Schemes  i.e.  Post  Matric Scholarship Scheme  and  Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  Scheme.  The number of applications received under these 2 Schemes during the last five years i.e. between 2016-17 to 2020-21 is as follows:

| Scheme                                   | Number of applications received   |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme           | 3442897 (for graduation onward)   |
| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme | 1244390                           |

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  also  implements  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship (MANF)  through  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  for  minority  students pursuing M. Phil and Ph.D. Students who clear either of the National Eligibility Test (NET) i.e. UGC-NET or the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET are eligible for award of MANF. The total  number slots for Fellowships  awarded  under the Scheme are  1,000 per

- year. During 2016-17 to 2020-21, the number of students awarded fresh fellowships (besides renewal fellowships) under Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme is 4,370.
- (b) Scholarships sanctioned State-wise under the Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Meritcum-Means Scholarship Schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs, between 2016-17 to 2020-21 is given at Annexure-I.
- (c)  The  number  of  women,  community-wise,  who  received  Scholarships for education and research from Graduation onwards, State-wise is given in AnnexureII.
- (d) & (e): Number of scholarships awarded, community-wise, and total expenditure incurred under the 3 Scholarship Schemes between 2016-17 to 2020-21is given in the table below:

| Community-wise physical and financial achievements under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme from FY 2016-17 to 2020-21*   | Community-wise physical and financial achievements under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme from FY 2016-17 to 2020-21*   | Community-wise physical and financial achievements under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme from FY 2016-17 to 2020-21*   | Community-wise physical and financial achievements under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme from FY 2016-17 to 2020-21*   | Community-wise physical and financial achievements under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme from FY 2016-17 to 2020-21*   | Community-wise physical and financial achievements under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme from FY 2016-17 to 2020-21*   | Community-wise physical and financial achievements under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme from FY 2016-17 to 2020-21*   | Community-wise physical and financial achievements under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme from FY 2016-17 to 2020-21*   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                             | Number of Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                           | Number of Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                           | Number of Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                           | Number of Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                           | Number of Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                           | Number of Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                             |
| Scheme                                                                                                                                                      | Buddhist                                                                                                                                                    | Christian                                                                                                                                                   | Jain                                                                                                                                                        | Muslim                                                                                                                                                      | Sikh                                                                                                                                                        | Parsi                                                                                                                                                       | Amount Sanctioned (In Rs. Crore)                                                                                                                            |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                                               | 716681                                                                                                                                                      | 3108750                                                                                                                                                     | 307102                                                                                                                                                      | 19619582                                                                                                                                                    | 2197716                                                                                                                                                     | 3977                                                                                                                                                        | 5705.81                                                                                                                                                     |
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                                              | 17947                                                                                                                                                       | 430071                                                                                                                                                      | 75242                                                                                                                                                       | 2573372                                                                                                                                                     | 315978                                                                                                                                                      | 767                                                                                                                                                         | 2082.08                                                                                                                                                     |
| Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Scheme                                                                                                                   | 1975                                                                                                                                                        | 98450                                                                                                                                                       | 16906                                                                                                                                                       | 455600                                                                                                                                                      | 24750                                                                                                                                                       | 66                                                                                                                                                          | 1597.62                                                                                                                                                     |

*Provisional Data. Disbursement of Scholarships for 2020-21 continues in 2021-22

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| Annexure-I referred to in reply to para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2595 for answer on 17.03.2022 regarding Scholarships for Education and Research State/UT-wise and Scheme-Wise details of Scholarships sanctioned during AY 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Annexure-I referred to in reply to para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2595 for answer on 17.03.2022 regarding Scholarships for Education and Research State/UT-wise and Scheme-Wise details of Scholarships sanctioned during AY 2016-17 to 2020-21   | Annexure-I referred to in reply to para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2595 for answer on 17.03.2022 regarding Scholarships for Education and Research State/UT-wise and Scheme-Wise details of Scholarships sanctioned during AY 2016-17 to 2020-21   |
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| State/UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 783553                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 930189                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1206134                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1072054                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 43064                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6229                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 735759                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 58733                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 11709                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1634427                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 287169                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2555918                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 3257431                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 16580                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 637818                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3487944                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 138642                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 82368                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 238989                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 223678                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 82917                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2443878                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 857288                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 3683                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1997330                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 23743                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3678734                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 127263                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3272432                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3650                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 10294                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli&Daman& Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1345                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 38264                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15723                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

| Annexure-II referred to in reply to para (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2595 for answer on 17.03.2022 regarding Scholarships for Education and Research   | Annexure-II referred to in reply to para (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2595 for answer on 17.03.2022 regarding Scholarships for Education and Research   | Annexure-II referred to in reply to para (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2595 for answer on 17.03.2022 regarding Scholarships for Education and Research   |
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| Women Beneficiaries who received Scholarship from Graduation onwards between AY 2016-17 to 2020-21                                                                 | Women Beneficiaries who received Scholarship from Graduation onwards between AY 2016-17 to 2020-21                                                                 | Women Beneficiaries who received Scholarship from Graduation onwards between AY 2016-17 to 2020-21                                                                 |
| States/UTs                                                                                                                                                         | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                                                                                     | No. of Women                                                                                                                                                       |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                | 102                                                                                                                                                                | 50                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                     | 31667                                                                                                                                                              | 14014                                                                                                                                                              |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                                                              | 86519                                                                                                                                                              | 36724                                                                                                                                                              |
| BIHAR                                                                                                                                                              | 154505                                                                                                                                                             | 67397                                                                                                                                                              |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                         | 405                                                                                                                                                                | 243                                                                                                                                                                |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                       | 7337                                                                                                                                                               | 4440                                                                                                                                                               |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI ANDDAMANAND                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| DIU                                                                                                                                                                | 138                                                                                                                                                                | 52                                                                                                                                                                 |
| DELHI                                                                                                                                                              | 5263                                                                                                                                                               | 2446                                                                                                                                                               |
| GOA                                                                                                                                                                | 1313                                                                                                                                                               | 861                                                                                                                                                                |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                            | 63039                                                                                                                                                              | 29632                                                                                                                                                              |
| HARYANA                                                                                                                                                            | 15504                                                                                                                                                              | 5528                                                                                                                                                               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                   | 944                                                                                                                                                                | 498                                                                                                                                                                |
| JAMMUANDKASHMIR                                                                                                                                                    | 164891                                                                                                                                                             | 79750                                                                                                                                                              |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                          | 35349                                                                                                                                                              | 17135                                                                                                                                                              |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                          | 194290                                                                                                                                                             | 108759                                                                                                                                                             |
| KERALA                                                                                                                                                             | 242473                                                                                                                                                             | 156634                                                                                                                                                             |
| LADAKH                                                                                                                                                             | 130                                                                                                                                                                | 66                                                                                                                                                                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                     | 52266                                                                                                                                                              | 32667                                                                                                                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                        | 76710                                                                                                                                                              | 41598                                                                                                                                                              |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                            | 10320                                                                                                                                                              | 5328                                                                                                                                                               |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                          | 20183                                                                                                                                                              | 12219                                                                                                                                                              |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                            | 4833                                                                                                                                                               | 2496                                                                                                                                                               |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                           | 12369                                                                                                                                                              | 6549                                                                                                                                                               |
| ODISHA                                                                                                                                                             | 9096                                                                                                                                                               | 4273                                                                                                                                                               |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                         | 1204                                                                                                                                                               | 827                                                                                                                                                                |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                             | 68558                                                                                                                                                              | 49668                                                                                                                                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                          | 57383                                                                                                                                                              | 25594                                                                                                                                                              |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                             | 553                                                                                                                                                                | 332                                                                                                                                                                |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                         | 77236                                                                                                                                                              | 51089                                                                                                                                                              |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                          | 34444                                                                                                                                                              | 16358                                                                                                                                                              |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                            | 3119                                                                                                                                                               | 1307                                                                                                                                                               |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                        | 9697                                                                                                                                                               | 5204                                                                                                                                                               |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                      | 209892                                                                                                                                                             | 111070                                                                                                                                                             |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                        | 180400                                                                                                                                                             | 78901                                                                                                                                                              |