Lok Sabha Question No. 474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Allocation under Pre and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pramila Bisoyi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## ALLOCATION UNDER PRE AND POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

## 474. SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Union Budget allocations, utilisation and unspent balances available with  States  under  Pre  and  Post  Matric  Scholarships  for  the  religious  minority students for the years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government is considering an upward revision of the unit cost of pre and  post-matric  scholarships  to  the  religious  minority  students,  if  so,  the  details thereof and the time by which the Government would notice such an increase of the scholarship amount and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Union  Government  in  recent  years  to  address  the economic poverty of the religious minority in the country; and

(d)  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  under  skill  improvement  training  programmes conducted for religious minorities during last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a): The details of budget allocated and amount utilized under Pre-Matric and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes for the religious minority students for the years 201718, 2018-19, 2019-20 are as under:

(In Rs Crore)

|        |             | 2017-18          | 2017-18         | 2018-19          | 2018-19         | 2019-20          | 2019-20         |
|--------|-------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
| S. No. | Scheme      | Budget allocated | Amount utilized | Budget allocated | Amount utilized | Budget allocated | Amount utilized |
| 1.     | Pre- Matric | 1108.13          | 1108.13         | 1269.00          | 1176.19         | 1324.84          | 1324.84         |
| 2.     | Post Matric | 561.29           | 479.72          | 500.00           | 354.89          | 482.66           | 428.77          |

The  scholarships  are  disbursed  directly  to  beneficiaries  through  DBT  under  these Schemes and neither any State-wise allocation of fund is made nor any amount is released to them against disbursement of scholarships.

- (b): The aforesaid Scholarship Schemes for Minorities are proposed for continuation beyond 2020-21. As such, all aspects, including raising the number and amount of scholarships or otherwise are to be looked into by this Ministry during the process of approval of these schemes for such period.
- (c): The Government has implemented the following welfare schemes to address the economic poverty for the six (6) centrally notified minority communities namely, Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh,especially economically weaker & downtrodden sections, across the country:-
- (1)  Pre-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Merit-cumMeans based Scholarship Scheme - For educational empowerment of students.
- (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) restructured in May 2018 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) launched in May 2015.

(11) Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts launched in  Aug. 2015.

- (12) Hamari Dharohar- A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture implemented since 2014-15.

(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 Minorities (b) Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme started in 2017-18. for providing short term job oriented skill development courses to youth belonging to minority communities. (c) Bridge Course for madarsa students & school dropouts by Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi under Nai Manzil scheme. (d) Swachh Vidyalaya.

(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.

(d): The numberof beneficiaries covered under skill improvement training programmes/schemes (Seekho aur Kamao, Nai Manzil, Kaushal Se Kushalta and Gharib  Nawaz  Employment  Scheme)  conducted  for  religious  minorities  by  this Ministry during the last three years( i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20) in various States/UTs is given  in  the  table  below.  In  addition  23760  candidates  were  covered  under  the Usttad Scheme during 2017-18 to 2019-20. No State-wise allocation is made under the Usttad Scheme.

|   S. No. | State/UT          |   Number of Beneficiaries |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                     17108 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                      1080 |
|        3 | Assam             |                     11485 |
|        4 | Bihar             |                     23907 |
|        5 | Chandigarh        |                        30 |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh      |                      2813 |
|        7 | Delhi             |                     23335 |
|        8 | Gujarat           |                      7567 |
|        9 | Haryana           |                      9093 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh  |                      1190 |
|       11 | Jammu and Kashmir |                     25110 |
|       12 | Jharkhand         |                     13445 |
|       13 | Karnataka         |                      9695 |
|       14 | Kerala            |                      3874 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh    |                     26605 |
|       16 | Maharashtra       |                     17494 |
|       17 | Manipur           |                      1983 |
|       18 | Meghalaya         |                      3275 |
|       19 | Nagaland          |                       826 |
|       20 | Orissa            |                      2259 |
|       21 | Punjab            |                     18630 |
|       22 | Rajasthan         |                      9104 |

| 23.         | Tamil Nadu        | 4673     |
|-------------|-------------------|----------|
| 24.         | Telangana         | 16405    |
| 25.         | Tripura           | 970      |
| 26.         | Uttar Pradesh     | 51882    |
| 27.         | Uttarakhand       | 984      |
| 28.         | West Bengal       | 24838    |
| 29.         | Andaman & Nicobar | 413      |
| 30.         | Goa               | 413      |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       | 3,30,486 |

Note:- In Seekho aur Kamao Scheme, the data is for 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Provisional) as the process of release of funds/commencement of training for the target year 2019-20 is still in operation. In Nai Manzil Scheme, no allocation has been made in the year 2019-20.

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