Lok Sabha Question No. 3790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Scholarships to Students in West Bengal
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3790

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN WEST BENGAL

3790 . SHRI RAJU BISTA :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS:

be  pleased  to  state  the  details  of  the  scholarships  provided  to  the  students  in  West  Bengal  under various schemes of the Ministry including Maulana Azad National Fellowship during the last three years  and  the  current  year,  year  and  district-wise  including  Darjeeling,  Kalimpong  and  North Dinajpur?

## ANSWER

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

The  Government  implements  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  specifically  implements  various  schemes,  including  Pre-Matric,  Post Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  and  Fellowship  schemes,  across  the  country  for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities.

The year-wise and  district-wise  details  of  scholarships  sanctioned  to  the  students  in  West  Bengal during the last three years are annexed. During the years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22, a total of 119, 67 and 83 fresh fellowships respectively were awarded to the students in West Bengal (districtwise data is not maintained).

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3790 FOR 23.03.2023 REGARDING  'SCHOLARSHIPS  TO STUDENTS IN  WEST BENGAL'.

| Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2019-20 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2019-20 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2019-20 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2019-20 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2019-20 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2019-20 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2019-20 (Amount in Rs.)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                     | Pre-Matric                                                                                   | Pre-Matric                                                                                   | Post Matric                                                                                  | Post Matric                                                                                  | Merit-cum-Means                                                                              | Merit-cum-Means                                                                              |
| District                                                                                     | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                         | Amount Sanctione d                                                                           | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                         | Amount Sanctioned                                                                            | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                         | Amount Sanctioned                                                                            |
| Alipurduar                                                                                   | 3                                                                                            | 18910                                                                                        | 7                                                                                            | 79200                                                                                        | 21                                                                                           | 544596                                                                                       |
| Bankura                                                                                      | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 43                                                                                           | 482290                                                                                       | 58                                                                                           | 1508830                                                                                      |
| Bardhaman                                                                                    | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 63                                                                                           | 481920                                                                                       | 373                                                                                          | 10857337                                                                                     |
| Birbhum                                                                                      | 79                                                                                           | 324440                                                                                       | 414                                                                                          | 2859733                                                                                      | 336                                                                                          | 9337663                                                                                      |
| Coochbehar                                                                                   | 9                                                                                            | 8000                                                                                         | 55                                                                                           | 657200                                                                                       | 58                                                                                           | 1547298                                                                                      |
| Dakshin Dinajpur                                                                             | 7                                                                                            | 30740                                                                                        | 82                                                                                           | 925300                                                                                       | 133                                                                                          | 3779235                                                                                      |
| Darjeeling                                                                                   | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 61                                                                                           | 434726                                                                                       | 47                                                                                           | 2594115                                                                                      |
| East Medinipur                                                                               | 18                                                                                           | 130020                                                                                       | 83                                                                                           | 928662                                                                                       | 104                                                                                          | 3074576                                                                                      |
| Hooghly                                                                                      | 46                                                                                           | 64051                                                                                        | 194                                                                                          | 1129738                                                                                      | 98                                                                                           | 2541155                                                                                      |
| Howrah                                                                                       | 226                                                                                          | 396785                                                                                       | 89                                                                                           | 603860                                                                                       | 179                                                                                          | 4687701                                                                                      |
| Jalpaiguri                                                                                   | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 20                                                                                           | 161180                                                                                       | 44                                                                                           | 1089305                                                                                      |
| Jhargram                                                                                     | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 1                                                                                            | 30000                                                                                        |
| Kalimpong                                                                                    | 1                                                                                            | 8200                                                                                         | 11                                                                                           | 75870                                                                                        | 6                                                                                            | 138450                                                                                       |
| Kolkata                                                                                      | 30                                                                                           | 258190                                                                                       | 27                                                                                           | 235300                                                                                       | 574                                                                                          | 15689674                                                                                     |
| Maldah                                                                                       | 3                                                                                            | 20200                                                                                        | 372                                                                                          | 3739355                                                                                      | 1107                                                                                         | 32038915                                                                                     |
| Murshidabad                                                                                  | 30                                                                                           | 163800                                                                                       | 718                                                                                          | 7353499                                                                                      | 853                                                                                          | 23390287                                                                                     |
| Nadia                                                                                        | 3                                                                                            | 22470                                                                                        | 96                                                                                           | 1093185                                                                                      | 241                                                                                          | 6792088                                                                                      |
| North 24 Paraganas                                                                           | 214                                                                                          | 615631                                                                                       | 279                                                                                          | 1954704                                                                                      | 238                                                                                          | 6274752                                                                                      |
| PaschimBardhaman                                                                             | 15                                                                                           | 23155                                                                                        | 485                                                                                          | 2396554                                                                                      | 51                                                                                           | 1255465                                                                                      |
| Purulia                                                                                      | 4                                                                                            | 33350                                                                                        | 40                                                                                           | 315783                                                                                       | 29                                                                                           | 752900                                                                                       |
| South 24 Paraganas                                                                           | 15                                                                                           | 119290                                                                                       | 146                                                                                          | 1726600                                                                                      | 273                                                                                          | 7633422                                                                                      |
| Uttar Dinajpur                                                                               | 95                                                                                           | 420490                                                                                       | 342                                                                                          | 3054496                                                                                      | 366                                                                                          | 10179427                                                                                     |
| West Medinipur                                                                               | 86                                                                                           | 909110                                                                                       | 103                                                                                          | 810150                                                                                       | 74                                                                                           | 2011720                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                        | 884                                                                                          | 3566832                                                                                      | 3730                                                                                         | 31499305                                                                                     | 5264                                                                                         | 147748911                                                                                    |

| Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY 2020-21 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY 2020-21 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY 2020-21 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY 2020-21 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY 2020-21 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY 2020-21 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY 2020-21 (Amount in Rs.)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                      | Pre-Matric                                                                                    | Pre-Matric                                                                                    | Post Matric                                                                                   | Post Matric                                                                                   | Merit-cum-Means                                                                               | Merit-cum-Means                                                                               |
| District                                                                                      | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                          | Amount Sanctioned                                                                             | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                          | Amount Sanctioned                                                                             | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                          | Amount Sanctioned                                                                             |
| Alipurduar                                                                                    | 4                                                                                             | 35100                                                                                         | 7                                                                                             | 59560                                                                                         | 19                                                                                            | 552360                                                                                        |
| Bankura                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 57                                                                                            | 693300                                                                                        | 73                                                                                            | 2147500                                                                                       |
| Bardhaman                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 142                                                                                           | 1352172                                                                                       | 215                                                                                           | 6582865                                                                                       |
| Birbhum                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 321                                                                                           | 2783339                                                                                       | 420                                                                                           | 12173054                                                                                      |
| Coochbehar                                                                                    | 2                                                                                             | 20400                                                                                         | 79                                                                                            | 912980                                                                                        | 48                                                                                            | 1409733                                                                                       |
| Dakshin Dinajpur                                                                              | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 179                                                                                           | 2030951                                                                                       | 128                                                                                           | 3731445                                                                                       |
| Darjeeling                                                                                    | 1                                                                                             | 5700                                                                                          | 51                                                                                            | 496900                                                                                        | 44                                                                                            | 1209360                                                                                       |
| East Medinipur                                                                                | 7                                                                                             | 63210                                                                                         | 193                                                                                           | 2495190                                                                                       | 56                                                                                            | 1623020                                                                                       |
| Hooghly                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 63                                                                                            | 654950                                                                                        | 50                                                                                            | 1399660                                                                                       |
| Howrah                                                                                        | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 32                                                                                            | 315403                                                                                        | 52                                                                                            | 1489900                                                                                       |
| Jalpaiguri                                                                                    | 4                                                                                             | 13200                                                                                         | 31                                                                                            | 319600                                                                                        | 25                                                                                            | 685760                                                                                        |
| Jhargram                                                                                      | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 30000                                                                                         |
| Kalimpong                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 17                                                                                            | 179626                                                                                        | 2                                                                                             | 55000                                                                                         |
| Kolkata                                                                                       | 38                                                                                            | 378665                                                                                        | 62                                                                                            | 539445                                                                                        | 161                                                                                           | 6709210                                                                                       |
| Maldah                                                                                        | 3                                                                                             | 14800                                                                                         | 1067                                                                                          | 11362401                                                                                      | 1510                                                                                          | 44360883                                                                                      |
| Murshidabad                                                                                   | 28                                                                                            | 189795                                                                                        | 1428                                                                                          | 15791696                                                                                      | 870                                                                                           | 25551979                                                                                      |
| Nadia                                                                                         | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 154                                                                                           | 1829780                                                                                       | 247                                                                                           | 7350900                                                                                       |
| North 24 Paraganas                                                                            | 81                                                                                            | 483700                                                                                        | 259                                                                                           | 2450550                                                                                       | 138                                                                                           | 3998815                                                                                       |
| PaschimBardhaman                                                                              | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 190                                                                                           | 1154622                                                                                       | 29                                                                                            | 689615                                                                                        |
| Purulia                                                                                       | 2                                                                                             | 11400                                                                                         | 15                                                                                            | 136460                                                                                        | 17                                                                                            | 689700                                                                                        |
| South 24 Paraganas                                                                            | 7                                                                                             | 52610                                                                                         | 380                                                                                           | 4586640                                                                                       | 232                                                                                           | 7887900                                                                                       |
| Uttar Dinajpur                                                                                | 81                                                                                            | 633211                                                                                        | 332                                                                                           | 3533323                                                                                       | 449                                                                                           | 12999925                                                                                      |
| West Medinipur                                                                                | 15                                                                                            | 144980                                                                                        | 125                                                                                           | 1254282                                                                                       | 70                                                                                            | 2045250                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                         | 273                                                                                           | 2046771                                                                                       | 5184                                                                                          | 54933170                                                                                      | 4856                                                                                          | 145373834                                                                                     |

| Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2021-22 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2021-22 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2021-22 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2021-22 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2021-22 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2021-22 (Amount in Rs.)   | Scheme-wise &District-wise Scholarship Statistics of West Bengal AY2021-22 (Amount in Rs.)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                     | Pre-Matric                                                                                   | Pre-Matric                                                                                   | Post Matric                                                                                  | Post Matric                                                                                  | Merit-cum-Means                                                                              | Merit-cum-Means                                                                              |
| District                                                                                     | No. of Beneficiari es                                                                        | Amount Sanctioned                                                                            | No. of Beneficiarie s                                                                        | Amount Sanctioned                                                                            | No. of Beneficiari es                                                                        | Amount Sanctioned                                                                            |
| Alipurduar                                                                                   | 5                                                                                            | 10070                                                                                        | 31                                                                                           | 236614                                                                                       | 18                                                                                           | 515560                                                                                       |
| Bankura                                                                                      | 6                                                                                            | 6720                                                                                         | 137                                                                                          | 1716270                                                                                      | 88                                                                                           | 2594900                                                                                      |
| Bardhaman                                                                                    | 24                                                                                           | 29040                                                                                        | 304                                                                                          | 2530893                                                                                      | 288                                                                                          | 8300657                                                                                      |
| Birbhum                                                                                      | 27                                                                                           | 35780                                                                                        | 431                                                                                          | 4517218                                                                                      | 562                                                                                          | 15704005                                                                                     |
| Coochbehar                                                                                   | 2                                                                                            | 9550                                                                                         | 135                                                                                          | 1665765                                                                                      | 71                                                                                           | 2110000                                                                                      |
| Dakshin Dinajpur                                                                             | 2                                                                                            | 19200                                                                                        | 240                                                                                          | 2942900                                                                                      | 178                                                                                          | 5233045                                                                                      |
| Darjeeling East                                                                              | 5                                                                                            | 15600                                                                                        | 89                                                                                           | 781034                                                                                       | 54                                                                                           | 1511410                                                                                      |
| Medinipur                                                                                    | 5                                                                                            | 24750                                                                                        | 104                                                                                          | 1292630                                                                                      | 59                                                                                           | 1710120                                                                                      |
| Hooghly                                                                                      | 2                                                                                            | 9500                                                                                         | 107                                                                                          | 915869                                                                                       | 106                                                                                          | 3337375                                                                                      |
| Howrah                                                                                       | 2                                                                                            | 2480                                                                                         | 45                                                                                           | 460530                                                                                       | 84                                                                                           | 2172476                                                                                      |
| Jalpaiguri                                                                                   | 8                                                                                            | 14380                                                                                        | 28                                                                                           | 245030                                                                                       | 51                                                                                           | 1482550                                                                                      |
| Jhargram                                                                                     | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 3                                                                                            | 24230                                                                                        | 9                                                                                            | 270000                                                                                       |
| Kalimpong                                                                                    | 3                                                                                            | 12400                                                                                        | 20                                                                                           | 186963                                                                                       | 6                                                                                            | 150810                                                                                       |
| Kolkata                                                                                      | 62                                                                                           | 106290                                                                                       | 124                                                                                          | 817232                                                                                       | 130                                                                                          | 6211573                                                                                      |
| Maldah                                                                                       | 310                                                                                          | 589420                                                                                       | 1329                                                                                         | 14329580                                                                                     | 2165                                                                                         | 62906654                                                                                     |
| Murshidaba d                                                                                 | 7                                                                                            | 22580                                                                                        | 1510                                                                                         | 17781594                                                                                     | 1343                                                                                         | 38901197                                                                                     |
| Nadia                                                                                        | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 285                                                                                          | 3474830                                                                                      | 363                                                                                          | 10705250                                                                                     |
| North 24 Paraganas                                                                           | 57                                                                                           | 185148                                                                                       | 405                                                                                          | 3975001                                                                                      | 188                                                                                          | 5467360                                                                                      |
| PaschimBar dhaman                                                                            | 3                                                                                            | 5850                                                                                         | 158                                                                                          | 904815                                                                                       | 31                                                                                           | 1153145                                                                                      |
| Purulia                                                                                      | 6                                                                                            | 6894                                                                                         | 49                                                                                           | 356346                                                                                       | 17                                                                                           | 435550                                                                                       |
| South 24 Paraganas                                                                           | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 246                                                                                          | 3097592                                                                                      | 297                                                                                          | 10300450                                                                                     |
| Uttar Dinajpur                                                                               | 38                                                                                           | 263180                                                                                       | 725                                                                                          | 8095609                                                                                      | 485                                                                                          | 12886605                                                                                     |
| West Medinipur                                                                               | 2                                                                                            | 2810                                                                                         | 55                                                                                           | 609175                                                                                       | 177                                                                                          | 5132962                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                        | 576                                                                                          | 1371642                                                                                      | 6560                                                                                         | 70957720                                                                                     | 6770                                                                                         | 199193654                                                                                    |

Note

:   The Schemes are yet to be implemented for 2022-23.