Lok Sabha Question No. 1630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Funds for Minority Welfare Programmes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1630

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## FUNDS FOR MINORITY WELFARE PROGRAMMES

## 1630. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated and spent on the welfare programme for the minorities in Tamil Nadu during 2015 to 2020, year and district-wise;
- (b)  the  amount  spent  on  the  scholarship  of  the  students  of  minority  communities  in Tamil Nadu, year-wise;
- (c)  the  number  of  students  benefited  from  this  scholarship  during  the  said  period  in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) the classification of scholarship beneficiaries among six religious minorities during 2015  to    2020  viz.  Muslims,  Christians,  Sikhs,  Buddhists,  Jains  and  Parsis  for  Tamil Nadu State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Scheme-wise  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  released/utilised  under  various schemes to meet the scheme objectives during the last five years i.e. 2015-16 to 201920 is  at Annexure I . No state-wise allocation is done in the Budget.

During the last five-years about 20.41 lakh scholarships amounting to Rs.524.48 crore have been sanctioned to the Minority students in Tamil Nadu under various scholarship schemes of the Ministry. Further, under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) projects  of  Rs.  4268.79  lakh  involving  central  share  of  Rs.2561.27  lakh  have  been approved.  The  projects  approved  include:-  Library  building-1,  Anganwadi  centre-28, Toilet  blocks  in  schools-2,  Health  related  projects-23,  Children  home-1,  Common service centre-4, Fish drying yard-2. An amount of Rs.1280.63 lakh have been released to state as installment of central share for implementation of above projects.

(b) to (d): The community-wise number of scholarships and amount sanctioned under Scholarship    Schemes  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  during  the  last  five  years  is  as  at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure referred in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1630 for answer on 11.02.2021

| Details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure since 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure since 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure since 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure since 2015-16 to 2019-20   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                  | Schemes                                                                 | B.E. (Rs. in Crores)                                                    | Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)                                             |
| 1                                                                       | Schemes Related To Educational Empowerment                              | 10876.50                                                                | 9585.94                                                                 |
| 2                                                                       | Schemes Related To Economic Empowerment                                 | 2472.43                                                                 | 2187.04                                                                 |
| 3                                                                       | Schemes Related To Special Initatives For Empowerment                   | 391.26                                                                  | 273.32                                                                  |
| 4                                                                       | Schemes Related To Area Development Programmes                          | 6366.64                                                                 | 6255.53                                                                 |
| 5                                                                       | Schemes Related To Support To Institutions                              | 650.01                                                                  | 484.02                                                                  |
|                                                                         | Total                                                                   | 20756.84                                                                | 18785.85                                                                |

Annexure- II Annexure referred in reply to Parts (b)  to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## No. 1630 for answer on 11.02.2021

| Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   | Community details of scholarship sanctioned in state of Tamil Nadu during 2015-16 to 2019-20   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                           | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                 | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                 | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                 | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                 | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                 | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                 | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                 | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in crores)                                                              |
| Year                                                                                           | Muslims                                                                                        | Christians                                                                                     | Sikhs                                                                                          | Parsis                                                                                         | Jains                                                                                          | Buddhists                                                                                      | Total                                                                                          | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in crores)                                                              |
| 227751                                                                                         | 228755                                                                                         | 15                                                                                             | 0                                                                                              | 863                                                                                            | 3                                                                                              | 457387                                                                                         | 89.74                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                        |
| 166715                                                                                         | 207954                                                                                         | 33                                                                                             | 11                                                                                             | 898                                                                                            | 18                                                                                             | 375629                                                                                         | 96.73                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                        |
| 183132                                                                                         | 217376                                                                                         | 53                                                                                             | 9                                                                                              | 1029                                                                                           | 39                                                                                             | 401638                                                                                         | 108.57                                                                                         | 2017-18                                                                                        |
| 168803                                                                                         | 205794                                                                                         | 45                                                                                             | 3                                                                                              | 883                                                                                            | 28                                                                                             | 375556                                                                                         | 107.37                                                                                         | 2018-19                                                                                        |
| 194123                                                                                         | 235772                                                                                         | 38                                                                                             | 3                                                                                              | 979                                                                                            | 17                                                                                             | 430932                                                                                         | 122.07                                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                                        |
| 940524                                                                                         | 1095651                                                                                        | 184                                                                                            | 26                                                                                             |                                                                                                | 4652                                                                                           | 105 2041142                                                                                    | 524.48                                                                                         | Total                                                                                          |