Lok Sabha Question No. 4706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Scholarship Programmes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4706

ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMES

4706. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds sanctioned and disbursed under pre-matric, post-matric, merit cum means and Begum Hazrat Mahal scholarship programmes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  increase  the  amount  disbursed  per student in these scholarship programmes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  increase  allocation  according  to  the higher Gross Enrollment Rates achieved by States; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The State-wise details of funds sanctioned under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  Schemes  and  Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National Scholarship  Scheme  (implemented  by  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation),from 2014-15 to 2021-22 is annexed.

(c)  &  (d):  All  aspects  including  raising  the  number  and  amount  of  scholarships  are looked into by the Ministry during the process of scheme revision which is a continuous process.

(e)  &  (f):The  budget  allocation  for  educational  empowerment  of  minority  communities which was Rs. 1888.50 Crore in 2013-14 has been increased to Rs. 2515.00 Crore in BE 2022-23. The distribution of Scholarship among the States/UTs is made on the basis of population  of  minorities  in  the  State/UT  as  per  the  Census.  It  was  based  on  Census 2001 up to 2017-18 and thereafter, it is based on Census 2011.

| Annexure referred to in reply to paras (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4706 for answer on 31.03.2022 regarding 'Scholarship Programmes'   | Annexure referred to in reply to paras (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4706 for answer on 31.03.2022 regarding 'Scholarship Programmes'   | Annexure referred to in reply to paras (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4706 for answer on 31.03.2022 regarding 'Scholarship Programmes'   |
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| State-wise details of Scholarships Sanctioned under 4 Scholarship Schemes (in Rs. Crore)                                                                  | State-wise details of Scholarships Sanctioned under 4 Scholarship Schemes (in Rs. Crore)                                                                  | State-wise details of Scholarships Sanctioned under 4 Scholarship Schemes (in Rs. Crore)                                                                  |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                     | States/UTs                                                                                                                                                | Amount of Scholarships Sanctioned                                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                            | 416.81                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                 | 607.50                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                         | 0.03                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                                         | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                     | 977.53                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                         | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                     | 773.74                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                         | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                              | 41.71                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                         | GOA                                                                                                                                                       | 4.67                                                                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                                                         | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                   | 474.22                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                         | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                   | 64.89                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                          | 6.60                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                                                         | 788.51                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                 | 261.53                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                 | 1,375.19                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                        | KERALA                                                                                                                                                    | 1,465.30                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                        | LADAKH                                                                                                                                                    | 8.87                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                            | 400.90                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                               | 931.67                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                        | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                   | 140.66                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                 | 72.18                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                                                        | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                   | 147.11                                                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                                                        | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                  | 169.77                                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                    | 50.95                                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                    | 892.30                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                 | 589.33                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                                        | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                    | 4.26                                                                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                                                                        | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                | 909.48                                                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                                                        | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                   | 16.20                                                                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                             | 2,610.33                                                                                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                               | 99.72                                                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                               | 1,443.52                                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                                        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                                                                       | 1.51                                                                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                                                                        | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                | 2.76                                                                                                                                                      |
| 33                                                                                                                                                        | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                                                              | 0.84                                                                                                                                                      |
| 34                                                                                                                                                        | DELHI                                                                                                                                                     | 26.43                                                                                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                                                                                        | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                | 8.33                                                                                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                           | 15,785.36                                                                                                                                                 |

Provisional data as on 21.03.2022. Disbursement of Scholarships continues in 2021-22.

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