Lok Sabha Question No. 913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Reduction in Budget allocation
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 913

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## REDUCTION IN BUDGET ALLOCATION

913. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for the budget estimate for the Ministry being reduced from Rs.
- 4810.77 crore to Rs. 4346.45 crore during the financial year 2021-22;
- (b) the amount of this reduced budget actually spent; and
- (c) the numbers  of  scholarships  under  different categories  given by the Government each year during the last five years and their individual amount?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b):   Government of India has taken a number of welfare measures during pandemic  for  all  Indians  including  minorities  through  schemes such  as   Free Vaccination,  Food  Security,  PM  Garib  Kalyan  Yojana,  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)  etc.  During  financial  year 2021-22, the expenditure of the Ministry of Minority Affairs rose to 99.51% of allocated budget. Accordingly budget of the Ministry for FY 2022-23 has been enhanced by Finance Ministry to Rs. 5020.50 Crore.

- (c)        The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based scholarship schemes, Begum Hazrat Mahal National  Scholarship  and   Maulana   Azad  National  Fellowship  Scheme (MANF) for educational empowerment of students or beneficiaries belonging to six notified minority communities i.e. Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Zoroastrian (Parsi) in all States across the country.

The year-wise details of the aforesaid Scholarships awarded during each of the last five years i.e. from 2017-18 to 2021-22 are as follows:

| Year     | Total     |
|----------|-----------|
| 2017-18  | 62,43,648 |
| 2018-19  | 66,94,890 |
| 2019-20  | 67,25,802 |
| 2020-21  | 62,74,683 |
| 2021-22* | 67,28,951 |

*Disbursement of Scholarships continues in 2022-23.

The  rates/amount  admissible  under  the  aforesaid  scholarship  schemes are at Annexure .

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 913 for answer on 21.07.2022 regarding 'Reduction in Budget allocation'

## PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

|   S. No. | Item                                                                                     | Hosteller                             | Day Scholar                           |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Admission fee from class VI to X                                                         | Rs.500/- per annum subject to actual. | Rs.500/- per annum subject to actual. |
|        2 | Tuition fee from class VI to X                                                           | Rs.350/- per month subject to actual. | Rs.350/- per month subject to actual. |
|        3 | Maintenance allowance (payable for a period not exceeding 10 months in an academic year) |                                       |                                       |
|        3 | (i) Class I to V*                                                                        | Nil                                   | Rs. 100/- per month                   |
|        3 | (ii) Class VI to X*                                                                      | Rs. 600/- per month.                  | Rs. 100/- per month                   |

## POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

| S. No.   | Item                                                                                                                                       | Hosteller                                                  | Day scholar                                                |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Admission and Tuition fee for classes XI and XII.                                                                                          | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.7,000 per annum  | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.7,000 per annum  |
| 2        | Admission and course/tuition fee for technical and vocational courses of XI and XII level. (Includes fees/charges for raw materials, etc.) | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.10,000 per annum | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.10,000 per annum |
| 3        | Admission and tuition fee for under-graduate, post graduate.                                                                               | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.3,000 per annum  | Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.3,000 per annum  |
| 4        | Maintenance allowance for 10 months only in an academic year (Includes expenses for study material, etc.)                                  |                                                            |                                                            |
|          | (i) Classes XI and XII including technical and vocational courses of this level.                                                           | Rs. 380 per month                                          | Rs. 230 per month                                          |
|          | (ii) Courses other than technical and                                                                                                      | Rs. 570 per month                                          | Rs. 300 per month                                          |

| professional courses at under-graduate and post graduate level                                                          |                    |                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| (iii) M. Phil and Ph.D. (For those researchers who are not awarded any fellowship by university or any other authority) | Rs. 1200 per month | Rs. 550 per month |

## MERIT-CUM-MEANS BASED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME:-

|   S. No. | Item                                      | Hostellers                                  | Day Scholars                                |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Maintenance Allowance (for 10 month only) | Rs.1,000/- per month                        | Rs.500/- per month                          |
|        2 | Course Fee*                               | Rs.20,000/-p.a. or actual whichever is less | Rs.20,000/-p.a. or actual whichever is less |

## BEGUM HAZRAT MAHAL NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME:-

|   S.No. | Class          | Amount of Scholarship per annum   |
|---------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | Class IX & X   | Rs. 5,000/-                       |
|       2 | Class Xi & XII | Rs. 6,000/-                       |

## MAULANA AZAD NATINAL FELLOWSHIP:-

| Fellowship                                                 | @Rs. 31,000/- for initial two years (JRF) @Rs. 35,000/- for remaining tenure (SRF)     |
|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Contingency for Humanities & Social Sciences and Commerce. | @Rs. 10,000/- p.a. for initial two years @Rs. 20,500/- p.a. for remaining three years. |
| Contingency for Science                                    | @Rs. 12,000/- p.a. for initial two years @Rs. 25,000/- p.a. for remaining three years. |
| Departmental Assistance                                    | @Rs. 3,000/- p.a. per student to the host institution for providing infrastructure     |
| Escorts/Reader Assistance                                  | @Rs. 2,000/- p.m. in case of physically and visually challenged candidates             |
| H.R.A.                                                     | As per rules of University/Institution                                                 |

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