Lok Sabha Question No. 2751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Pre-matric Scholarships to Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2751

ANSWERED ON 22.12.2022

## PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO MINORITIES

## 2751.   SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  amount  for  pre-matric  scholarships  to Minorities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  students  awarded  pre-matric  scholarships  from  2013  to  2021, year/ religion-wise; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  stop  the  pre-matric  scholarship  scheme  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a):  The  process  of  Scheme  revision  is  a  continuous  process  and  various  aspects,  including revision of the income criteria under the Scholarship Schemes, are looked into by the Ministry during such processes.
- (b):  The  year-wise  and  religion-wise  details  of  the  number  of  students  awarded  Pre-matric scholarships from 2013-14 to 2021-22 is provided in the Table below:

| Number of Scholarships awarded under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme during 2013-14 to 2021-22   | Number of Scholarships awarded under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme during 2013-14 to 2021-22   | Number of Scholarships awarded under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme during 2013-14 to 2021-22   | Number of Scholarships awarded under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme during 2013-14 to 2021-22   | Number of Scholarships awarded under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme during 2013-14 to 2021-22   | Number of Scholarships awarded under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme during 2013-14 to 2021-22   | Number of Scholarships awarded under Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme during 2013-14 to 2021-22   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                           | Buddhist                                                                                       | Christian                                                                                      | Jain                                                                                           | Muslim                                                                                         | Sikh                                                                                           | Parsi                                                                                          |
| 2013-14                                                                                        | 262159                                                                                         | 829602                                                                                         | 0                                                                                              | 6301184                                                                                        | 398508                                                                                         | 2737                                                                                           |
| 2014-15                                                                                        | 234243                                                                                         | 894877                                                                                         | 41602                                                                                          | 5869697                                                                                        | 455335                                                                                         | 839                                                                                            |
| 2015-16                                                                                        | 160741                                                                                         | 583530                                                                                         | 53310                                                                                          | 3947260                                                                                        | 433532                                                                                         | 406                                                                                            |
| 2016-17                                                                                        | 61863                                                                                          | 561447                                                                                         | 61130                                                                                          | 3072462                                                                                        | 395909                                                                                         | 713                                                                                            |
| 2017-18                                                                                        | 141105                                                                                         | 590195                                                                                         | 61623                                                                                          | 4068709                                                                                        | 448672                                                                                         | 953                                                                                            |
| 2018-19                                                                                        | 170892                                                                                         | 613651                                                                                         | 67106                                                                                          | 4418314                                                                                        | 421037                                                                                         | 854                                                                                            |
| 2019-20                                                                                        | 183965                                                                                         | 682322                                                                                         | 65561                                                                                          | 4156104                                                                                        | 479171                                                                                         | 902                                                                                            |
| 2020-21                                                                                        | 159266                                                                                         | 661410                                                                                         | 51748                                                                                          | 3913963                                                                                        | 453020                                                                                         | 557                                                                                            |
| 2021-22                                                                                        | 187002                                                                                         | 727011                                                                                         | 56691                                                                                          | 4231712                                                                                        | 507578                                                                                         | 795                                                                                            |

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