Lok Sabha Question No. 1836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Schemes for Upliftment of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1836 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## FUNDS FOR MINORITY WELFARE PROGRAMMES

## 1836.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  schemes  introduced  for  upliftment  of  minorities  along  with  the budget allocated during the last three years;
- (b) whether scholarships have been provided to minorities during the last three years;
- (c) if so, the details of the budget allocation and the number of beneficiaries, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to increase this amount during the current financial year and if so, the extent to which it is likely to be increased; and
- (e) if not, whether increase is proposed according to the population and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a):     The Government is implementing various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of  every  section  of  the  society  including  minorities  especially  economically  weaker  & downtrodden  sections  all  over  the  country  with  schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN), Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana  (PMUY),  Pradhan  Mantri AwasYojana (PMAY), Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, etc.

Ministry of Minority Affairs also  implements programmes/ schemes for socio-economic and  educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority  communities namely Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, Jains and Muslims,. These schemes/programmes in brief are as under:-

- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - For educational empowerment of students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT ) mode.

(2)  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  Scheme  -  Provide  fellowships  in  the  form  of financial assistance.

- (3) Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - The Scheme aims to provide free coaching  to  students/candidates  belonging  to  minority  communities  for  qualifying  in entrance examinations of technical/ professional courses and Competitive examinations.
- (4) Padho Pardesh - Scheme of interest subsidy to students of minority communities on educational loans for overseas higher studies.
- (5)  Nai  Udaan  -  Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by  Union  Public Service Commission (UPSC), State Public Service Commission (PSC) Staff Selection Commission (SSC) etc.

(6) Nai Roshni - Leadership development of women belonging to minority communities.

- (7) Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill development scheme for youth of 14 - 35 years age group and aiming at improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc.
- (8) Pradhan  Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram  (PMJVK)  earlier  known  as  MsDP  Implemented for the benefit of the people from all sections of the society in identified Minority  Concentration  Areas  for  creation  of  assets  in  education,  skill  and  health sectors.

(9) Jiyo Parsi - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis in India.

(10) USTTAD  (Upgrading  the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)

(11) Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts.

(12) Hamari Dharohar- A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture.

(13)  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  implements  education  and  skill related  schemes  as  follows:-  (a)  Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  for Meritorious Girls belonging to the economically weaker sections of Minorities (b) Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme started in 2017-18 for providing short term job oriented skill  development  training    to  youth  (c)  Bridge  Course  for madarsa  students &  school dropouts.

(14) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for providing concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating ventures.

In addition to the above, the Ministry also implements schemes for strengthening State Waqf Boards and coordinates arrangements for annual Haj pilgrimage.

The details of the schemes (S. No.1 to 12)  mentioned above  and status of their implementation are available on the website of this Ministry (www.minorityaffairs.gov.in) and  those at serial No.(13) and (14) are available on the website  of  MAEF (www.maef.nic.in) and  NMDFC (www.nmdfc.org )  respectively.  A  statement  showing scheme-wise Budget Allocation during the last three years is given at Annexure-I.

(b)  &  (c):  Since  2014-15  to  till  date,  more  than  4  crore  scholarships  have  been sanctioned  to  the  students  belonging  to  economically  weaker  sections  of  minority communities. During the last three-years i.e from 2017-18 to 2019-20 about 1.97 crore scholarships have  been  sanctioned  to  Minority students under  four scholarship schemes  namely  Pre-matric  Scholarship,  Post-matric  scholarship,  Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship and Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for meritorious girls. Further, state-wise details of scholarship sanctioned including Maharashtra during the last three-years is given at Annexure-II. There is no State-wise fund allocation under above  mentioned  schemes.  However,  an  amount  of  Rs.6743.60  crores  has  been allocated under the above schemes in the last three years.

(d) & (e) : Budget allocation for the scholarship schemes of the Ministry during the last three years for 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 was Rs.2126.99 crore, Rs.2282.40 crore and  2334.21  crore  respectively.  Therefore,  budgetary  provisions  for  the  scholarship schemes has been increased consistently during the last three years.

Budget Estimates (BE) for  2020-21 for above mentioned scholarship schemes  is Rs. 2402.50 crores and the same has been retained at RE stage.

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## Annexure referred in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1836 for answer on 11.02.2021

| Scheme-wise details of Budget Allocation since 2017-18 to 2019-20   | Scheme-wise details of Budget Allocation since 2017-18 to 2019-20    | Scheme-wise details of Budget Allocation since 2017-18 to 2019-20   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                               | Schemes                                                              | B.E. (Rs. in Crores)                                                |
| 1                                                                   | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                               | 3150.30                                                             |
| 2                                                                   | Post-Matric Scholarship                                              | 1738.01                                                             |
| 3                                                                   | Merit-cum-Means                                                      | 1281.97                                                             |
| 4                                                                   | Maulana Azad National Fellowship                                     | 408.00                                                              |
| 5                                                                   | Interest subsidy on educational loans on overseas studies            | 62.00                                                               |
| 6                                                                   | Free Coaching and Allied schemes                                     | 197.00                                                              |
| 7                                                                   | Support for students clearing Prelims-                               | 32.00                                                               |
| 8                                                                   | Skill Development Initiative                                         | 750.00                                                              |
| 9                                                                   | USTTAD (Hunar Haat)                                                  | 102.00                                                              |
| 10                                                                  | Nai Manzil (skill to 8th to 10th)                                    | 455.95                                                              |
| 11                                                                  | Equity of NMDFC                                                      | 435.02                                                              |
| 12                                                                  | Leadership development of Minority Women                             | 45.00                                                               |
| 13                                                                  | Scheme for Containing Population Decline of Small Minority community | 10.00                                                               |
| 14                                                                  | Hamari Dharohar -                                                    | 26.00                                                               |
| 15                                                                  | Research/ Studies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Publicity              | 165.00                                                              |
| 16                                                                  | Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram                                  | 3990.0                                                              |
| 17                                                                  | Maulana Azad Education Foundation -                                  | 328.01                                                              |
| 18                                                                  | Grants to SCAs of NMDFC -                                            | 6.00                                                                |
| 19                                                                  | Quami Waqf Board Tariquatti Scheme                                   | 47.44                                                               |
| 20                                                                  | Sahari Waqf Sampati Vikas Yojana                                     | 9.50                                                                |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred in reply to Parts (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1836 for answer on 11.02.2021

| State-wise details of scholarships sanctioned during the last three years i.e 2017-18 to 2019-20   | State-wise details of scholarships sanctioned during the last three years i.e 2017-18 to 2019-20   | State-wise details of scholarships sanctioned during the last three years i.e 2017-18 to 2019-20   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                             | States/UTs                                                                                         | Total No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | 490129                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                          | 597008                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                              | 762819                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                              | 820330                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                       | 26439                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                | 3263                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                            | 498600                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                            | 37210                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 7001                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                    | 1024736                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                          | 238704                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                          | 1562081                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                             | 2100448                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | 434838                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                        | 2275825                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                            | 81997                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                          | 44955                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                            | 135824                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                           | 126002                                                                                             |

| 20   | Odisha               | 45598       |
|------|----------------------|-------------|
| 21   | Punjab               | 1496246     |
| 22   | Rajasthan            | 543515      |
| 23   | Sikkim               | 2176        |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu           | 1208126     |
| 25   | Tripura              | 16042       |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh        | 2429101     |
| 27   | Uttarakhand          | 88932       |
| 28   | West Bengal          | 2527794     |
| 29   | Andaman & Nicobar    | 552         |
| 30   | Chandigarh           | 5580        |
| 31   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 402         |
| 32   | Daman & Diu          | 475         |
| 33   | Delhi                | 25901       |
| 34   | Puducherry           | 9343        |
| 35   | Lakswadeep           | 2           |
| 36   | Arunachal Pradesh    | 4           |
|      | Total                | 1,96,67,998 |