Lok Sabha Question No. 2649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Discontinuation of Scholarship Funds
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2649

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

## DISCONTINUATION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

## 2649. SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  stopped  the  allocation  of  funds  for  pre-matric  and  postmatric scholarship to the minority students, if so, the reasons therefor along with the quantum of funds sanctioned and utilised for the welfare of minorities in the country, State/UT-wise including Karnataka;

(b) whether the Government has reduced other education grants and scholarships for minority community students in the State of Karnataka and if so, the quantum of funds sanctioned and spent in this regard during the last five years, year and religion-wise;

(c) whether it is a fact that the State Government would bear the expenses of pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for students from minority communities and other backward classes if the Centre does not allocate funds and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of the minority welfare schemes implemented in the State of Karnataka along with the funds sanctioned and spent during the said period, year-wise particulary in Hassan LokSabha Constituency?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  Government  has  implemented  various  schemes for  the  welfare  and  upliftment  of every strata, including minorities, especially the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry  of Textiles, Ministry  of  Culture,  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  and  Ministry  of  Rural Development.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  also  implemented  various  schemes,  including  various Scholarship and Fellowship schemes, across the country for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the notified minority communities.

The  Government  has  not  stopped  Pre-Matric  and  Post  Matric  Scholarship  for  minority students. However,  Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme  for  classes I to VIII has been discontinued from 2022-23. The State-wise details of Pre-Matric and Post Matric scholarships sanctioned for 2021-22 are annexed.

- (b): No reduction has been done specifically for the State of Karnataka.
- (c): Funds for Pre-Matric Scholarship and Post-Matric Scholarship for other backward classes are limited in nature and are released by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to the  States/UTs.  However,  States/UTs  are  free  to  release  funds  over  and  above  Central allocations from their own fund for these schemes.
- (d): The year-wise details of amount sanctioned/released in minority welfare schemes for the State of Karnataka during the last five years are as under:

(Amount in Rs Crore)

| Scheme                             |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 | 2022-23   |
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Jiyo Parsi                         |      0    |      0.02 |      0.06 |      0.04 |      0.01 | 0.02      |
| Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram |     42.27 |     66.04 |     56.34 |     31.47 |     17.1  | --        |
| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship  |     25.64 |     40.91 |     52.96 |     56.59 |     55.83 | --        |

Lok Sabha Constituency-wise data is not maintained.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2649 FOR 16.03.2023 REGARDING 'DISCONTINUATION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS'.

| Scholarship Amount Sanctioned in 2021-22 (In Rs. Crore)   | Scholarship Amount Sanctioned in 2021-22 (In Rs. Crore)   | Scholarship Amount Sanctioned in 2021-22 (In Rs. Crore)   | Scholarship Amount Sanctioned in 2021-22 (In Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                     | States/UTs                                                | Pre-Matric                                                | PostMatric                                                |
| 1                                                         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                       | 0.4                                                       | 0.1                                                       |
| 2                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                            | 37.99                                                     | 11.32                                                     |
| 3                                                         | ASSAM                                                     | 100.05                                                    | 51.34                                                     |
| 4                                                         | BIHAR                                                     | 49.29                                                     | 9.56                                                      |
| 5                                                         | CHANDIGARH                                                | 0.19                                                      | 0.05                                                      |
| 6                                                         | CHHATTISGARH                                              | 1.35                                                      | 1.54                                                      |
| 7                                                         | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                  | 0.04                                                      | 0.03                                                      |
| 8                                                         | DELHI                                                     | 1.28                                                      | 0.86                                                      |
| 9                                                         | GOA                                                       | 0.12                                                      | 0.27                                                      |
| 10                                                        | GUJARAT                                                   | 25.99                                                     | 12.83                                                     |
| 11                                                        | HARYANA                                                   | 8.55                                                      | 4.59                                                      |
| 12                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                          | 0.31                                                      | 0.29                                                      |
| 13                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                         | 79.29                                                     | 27.49                                                     |
| 14                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                 | 5.71                                                      | 3.41                                                      |
| 15                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                 | 111.05                                                    | 44.03                                                     |
| 16                                                        | KERALA                                                    | 78.94                                                     | 37.59                                                     |
| 17                                                        | LADAKH                                                    | 3.09                                                      | 0.5                                                       |
| 18                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                            | 47.61                                                     | 16.14                                                     |
| 19                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                               | 89.82                                                     | 21                                                        |
| 20                                                        | MANIPUR                                                   | 28.24                                                     | 3.94                                                      |
| 21                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                 | 4.43                                                      | 3.64                                                      |
| 22                                                        | MIZORAM                                                   | 18.67                                                     | 1.34                                                      |
| 23                                                        | NAGALAND                                                  | 28.09                                                     | 5.45                                                      |
| 24                                                        | ODISHA                                                    | 4.21                                                      | 2.4                                                       |
| 25                                                        | PUDUCHERRY                                                | 1.04                                                      | 0.33                                                      |
| 26                                                        | PUNJAB                                                    | 75.93                                                     | 29.98                                                     |
| 27                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                 | 56.2                                                      | 21.29                                                     |
| 28                                                        | SIKKIM                                                    | 0.1                                                       | 0.15                                                      |
| 29                                                        | TAMIL NADU                                                | 86.78                                                     | 29.2                                                      |
| 30                                                        | TELANGANA                                                 | 61.39                                                     | 16.8                                                      |
| 31                                                        | TRIPURA                                                   | 1.03                                                      | 1.21                                                      |
| 32                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                             | 318.08                                                    | 3.85                                                      |
| 33                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                               | 10.49                                                     | 100.98                                                    |
| 34                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                               | 0.14                                                      | 7.1                                                       |
|                                                           | Total                                                     | 1335.89                                                   | 470.60                                                    |