Lok Sabha Question No. 3036 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Pre-matric Post Matric Scholarship
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3036

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## PRE-MATRIC POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP

3036. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Pre-metric, Post-Metric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarships offered to students of minoritycommunities in the State of Kerala in the Financial Year2020-21 and 2021-22 and the expenditure incurred in thisregard, item and religion-wise;
- (b) the number of Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship offered to girl students in the  State  duringthe  said  period,  religion-wise  along  with  the  fundsallotted  thereunder; and
- (c) whether the  Government  proposes  to allocatethe funds for the above  said scholarships  in  proportion  with  the  Gross  Enrollment  Ratio  (GER)  of  minoritystudents and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Ministry of Minority Affairs  implements  three  Scholarship  Schemes  for educational  empowerment  of  minorities  (Buddhists,  Christians,  Jains,  Muslims,  Parsis and Sikhs) viz; Pre-Matric (for Class I to X out of which 30% scholarships are earmarked for girls), Post Matric (Class XI to Ph.D out of which 30% scholarships are earmarked for girls) and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes (for Technical and Professional  Courses  at  under  graduate  and  post  graduate  levels  out  of  which  30% scholarships are earmarked for girls). The Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) under the Ministry of Minority Affairs also implements the Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme (BHMNS) for meritorious girl students, belonging to the six notified minority communities, for classes IX-XII. Since 2014-15, more  than 5.1 crore* scholarships have been provided through National Scholarship portal(NSP) and Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) out of which more than 52% beneficiaries are female.

The total scholarship (Fresh and Renewal) sanctioned to the minority beneficiaries from the State of Kerala during 2020-21 along with community-wise breakup is  given  in  the  table  below.  The  disbursement  of  scholarship  for  2021-22  has  just started.

| Scheme s          | Total Scholars- hips**   | Buddhist                 | Christian       | Jain                | Muslim          | Sikh   | Parsi   | Amount (Rs. In Crore)   |
|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|---------|-------------------------|
| Pre- Matric       | 5,99,666 (1,92,789)      | 2 (61) 2,17,631 (78,785) | 65 (58)         | 3,81,951 (1,13,836) | 10 (49)         | 7 (0)  | 74.39   |                         |
| Post Matric       | 67,581 (32,132)          | 1 (10)                   | 29,995 (13,131) | 18 (10)             | 37,564 (18,973) | 2 (8)  | 1 (0)   | 31.79                   |
| Merit- cum- Means | 29,601 (3,856)           | 1 (1)                    | 13,143 (1,576)  | 6 (1)               | 16,449 (2,277)  | 1 (1)  | 1 (0)   | 80.73                   |
| Total             | 6,96,848                 | 4                        | 2,60,769        | 89                  | 4,35,964        | 13     | 9       | 186.91                  |

** State quota and community-wise Quota/Allocation for Fresh Scholarships is given in bracket.

(b): During 2020-21, under Begum  Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship, 22169 girls(quota-6560)  from  Chiristian  community  amounting  to  Rs.  1273  lakhs;  13  girls (quota-4)  from  Jain  community  amounting  to  Rs  0.74  lakh;  16459  girls  (quota-9476) from Muslim community amounting to Rs902 lakh and 1 girl each from Sikh and Parsi community were sanctioned. The Scheme is yet to be implemented for FY 2021-22.

(c):  The distribution of Scholarship among the States/Union Territories is made on the basis of population of minorities in the States/Union Territories as per the Census. It was based on Census 2001 up to 2017-18 and thereafter, it is based on Census 2011.

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*The figure also includes the beneficiaries who would avail the scholarship for the year 2021-22 for which the budget has been allocated.