Lok Sabha Question No. 3811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary, Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3811

ANSWERED ON 18/12/2024

## MERIT-CUM-MEANS BASED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

## †3811. SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE:

MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds allocated and utilized under the Merit-cum-Means Scholarship scheme during the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, State-wise;
- (b) the number of the minority students benefited from this scheme during the last five years  in  Maharashtra  particularly  in  Ramtek  Parliamentary  Constituency,  State-wise  and district-wise;
- (c) the number of girl students benefitted from the scheme during the said period, Statewise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  number  of  institutions  covered under the Merit-cum-Means scholarship scheme particularly in Maharashtra; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (c): During  the  financial  years  2022-23,  2023-24  and  2024-25,  Rs.365.00  crore, Rs.  152.74  crore  and  Rs.  33.80  crore  respectively  were  allocated  under  Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme. The State-wise fund allocation is not made. The state-wise details of minority students benefitted under this scheme, including girl students, are at Annexure-I. The district-wise details of minority students benefitted under this scheme in Maharashtra are at Annexure-II. The Constituency-wise data is not maintained.

- (d) & (e): As of now, there is no such proposal to increase the number of institutions covered under the Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme.

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## Annexure-I

| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme- State-wise details of Beneficiaries (with Girls)   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme- State-wise details of Beneficiaries (with Girls)   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme- State-wise details of Beneficiaries (with Girls)   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme- State-wise details of Beneficiaries (with Girls)   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme- State-wise details of Beneficiaries (with Girls)   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme- State-wise details of Beneficiaries (with Girls)   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme- State-wise details of Beneficiaries (with Girls)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| and Amount AY 2019-20                                                                        | and Amount AY 2019-20                                                                        | and Amount AY 2019-20                                                                        | and Amount AY 2019-20                                                                        | AY 2020-21                                                                                   | AY 2020-21                                                                                   | AY 2020-21                                                                                   |
| States/UTs                                                                                   | No. of Benefic iaries                                                                        | No. of Girl Beneficiari es                                                                   | Amount (In Rs. Crore)                                                                        | No. of Beneficiari es                                                                        | No. of Girl Beneficiari es                                                                   | Amount (In Rs. Crore)                                                                        |
| ANDAMANAND NICOBAR                                                                           | 3                                                                                            | 1                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                         | 4                                                                                            | 1                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                         |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                               | 3476                                                                                         | 1352                                                                                         | 9.17                                                                                         | 1808                                                                                         | 628                                                                                          | 4.43                                                                                         |
| ASSAM                                                                                        | 6158                                                                                         | 1789                                                                                         | 17.25                                                                                        | 7216                                                                                         | 2415                                                                                         | 19.08                                                                                        |
| BIHAR                                                                                        | 6985                                                                                         | 768                                                                                          | 18.74                                                                                        | 7933                                                                                         | 844                                                                                          | 20.85                                                                                        |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                   | 2                                                                                            | 1                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                         | 6                                                                                            | 2                                                                                            | 0.02                                                                                         |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                 | 432                                                                                          | 200                                                                                          | 1.09                                                                                         | 441                                                                                          | 208                                                                                          | 1.28                                                                                         |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                                                                       | 3                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                         | 7                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                         |
| DAMANAND DIU                                                                                 | 2                                                                                            | 2                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                         | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            |
| DELHI                                                                                        | 384                                                                                          | 118                                                                                          | 0.97                                                                                         | 376                                                                                          | 124                                                                                          | 1.04                                                                                         |
| GOA                                                                                          | 76                                                                                           | 39                                                                                           | 0.2                                                                                          | 116                                                                                          | 48                                                                                           | 0.29                                                                                         |
| GUJARAT                                                                                      | 3037                                                                                         | 919                                                                                          | 7.17                                                                                         | 2722                                                                                         | 914                                                                                          | 6.47                                                                                         |
| HARYANA                                                                                      | 821                                                                                          | 113                                                                                          | 2.12                                                                                         | 772                                                                                          | 78                                                                                           | 2.04                                                                                         |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                             | 30                                                                                           | 12                                                                                           | 0.09                                                                                         | 32                                                                                           | 9                                                                                            | 0.09                                                                                         |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                            | 7702                                                                                         | 2079                                                                                         | 19.91                                                                                        | 8898                                                                                         | 2846                                                                                         | 22.14                                                                                        |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                    | 1501                                                                                         | 270                                                                                          | 4.40                                                                                         | 232                                                                                          | 34                                                                                           | 0.59                                                                                         |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                    | 20779                                                                                        | 9828                                                                                         | 52.96                                                                                        | 22510                                                                                        | 9806                                                                                         | 56.59                                                                                        |
| KERALA                                                                                       | 26205                                                                                        | 17859                                                                                        | 71.42                                                                                        | 29630                                                                                        | 20132                                                                                        | 80.81                                                                                        |
| LADAKH                                                                                       | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                         | 130                                                                                          | 66                                                                                           | 0.30                                                                                         |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                               | 2448                                                                                         | 959                                                                                          | 7.28                                                                                         | 2216                                                                                         | 831                                                                                          | 6.53                                                                                         |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                  | 2814                                                                                         | 852                                                                                          | 8.5                                                                                          | 2187                                                                                         | 602                                                                                          | 7.14                                                                                         |
| MANIPUR                                                                                      | 348                                                                                          | 156                                                                                          | 1.01                                                                                         | 282                                                                                          | 137                                                                                          | 0.81                                                                                         |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                    | 1322                                                                                         | 690                                                                                          | 3.32                                                                                         | 1165                                                                                         | 616                                                                                          | 2.63                                                                                         |
| MIZORAM                                                                                      | 1115                                                                                         | 583                                                                                          | 3.24                                                                                         | 46                                                                                           | 24                                                                                           | 0.11                                                                                         |
| NAGALAND                                                                                     | 1193                                                                                         | 549                                                                                          | 3.09                                                                                         | 1193                                                                                         | 556                                                                                          | 3.01                                                                                         |
| ODISHA                                                                                       | 436                                                                                          | 88                                                                                           | 1.33                                                                                         | 392                                                                                          | 69                                                                                           | 1.08                                                                                         |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                   | 62                                                                                           | 27                                                                                           | 0.14                                                                                         | 44                                                                                           | 24                                                                                           | 0.09                                                                                         |
| PUNJAB                                                                                       | 2410                                                                                         | 1619                                                                                         | 6.53                                                                                         | 1829                                                                                         | 1236                                                                                         | 5.06                                                                                         |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                    | 3241                                                                                         | 622                                                                                          | 8.63                                                                                         | 3173                                                                                         | 708                                                                                          | 8.52                                                                                         |
| SIKKIM                                                                                       | 18                                                                                           | 10                                                                                           | 0.04                                                                                         | 34                                                                                           | 20                                                                                           | 0.05                                                                                         |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                   | 5685                                                                                         | 2689                                                                                         | 14.85                                                                                        | 5295                                                                                         | 2365                                                                                         | 13.48                                                                                        |
| TELANGANA                                                                                    | 3311                                                                                         | 1374                                                                                         | 8.88                                                                                         | 4065                                                                                         | 1404                                                                                         | 10.80                                                                                        |
| TRIPURA                                                                                      | 81                                                                                           | 19                                                                                           | 0.20                                                                                         | 111                                                                                          | 34                                                                                           | 0.28                                                                                         |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                | 10545                                                                                        | 2215                                                                                         | 27.05                                                                                        | 10154                                                                                        | 1992                                                                                         | 26.19                                                                                        |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                  | 470                                                                                          | 110                                                                                          | 1.26                                                                                         | 496                                                                                          | 134                                                                                          | 1.44                                                                                         |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                  | 5264                                                                                         | 1203                                                                                         | 14.77                                                                                        | 4856                                                                                         | 1348                                                                                         | 14.54                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                        | 118359                                                                                       | 49115                                                                                        | 315.62                                                                                       | 120371                                                                                       | 50255                                                                                        | 317.84                                                                                       |

| AY 2021-22                             | AY 2021-22            | AY 2021-22                 | AY 2021-22            | AY 2022-23*           | AY 2022-23*                | AY 2022-23*           |
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
| States/UTs                             | No. of Beneficiar ies | No. of Girl Beneficiar ies | Amount (In Rs. Crore) | No. of Beneficiar ies | No. of Girl Beneficiar ies | Amount (In Rs. Crore) |
| ANDAMANAND NICOBAR                     | 3                     | 1                          | 0.01                  | 1                     | 1                          | 0                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                         | 2118                  | 704                        | 5.54                  | 957                   | 309                        | 2.51                  |
| ASSAM                                  | 9287                  | 3862                       | 26.93                 | 1263                  | 363                        | 3.66                  |
| BIHAR                                  | 6733                  | 654                        | 17.66                 | 2876                  | 266                        | 7.49                  |
| CHANDIGARH                             | 7                     | 1                          | 0.02                  | 5                     | 1                          | 0.01                  |
| CHHATTISGARH                           | 516                   | 230                        | 1.42                  | 265                   | 120                        | 0.66                  |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIAND DAMANAND DIU | 8                     | 1                          | 0.06                  | 5                     | 1                          | 0.01                  |
| DELHI                                  | 295                   | 85                         | 0.77                  | 111                   | 39                         | 0.24                  |
| GOA                                    | 50                    | 30                         | 0.13                  | 25                    | 17                         | 0.06                  |
| GUJARAT                                | 2731                  | 918                        | 6.54                  | 1006                  | 365                        | 2.51                  |
| HARYANA                                | 1029                  | 130                        | 2.71                  | 516                   | 46                         | 1.42                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                       | 51                    | 20                         | 0.13                  | 20                    | 10                         | 0.05                  |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                      | 9392                  | 3337                       | 23.83                 | 2837                  | 1049                       | 7.1                   |
| JHARKHAND                              | 685                   | 95                         | 1.94                  | 263                   | 31                         | 0.83                  |
| KARNATAKA                              | 22161                 | 9533                       | 55.79                 | 9727                  | 4316                       | 24.66                 |
| KERALA                                 | 32790                 | 21855                      | 89.80                 | 19890                 | 13710                      | 55.01                 |
| LADAKH                                 | 81                    | 47                         | 0.22                  | 9                     | 7                          | 0.05                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                         | 2530                  | 868                        | 7.30                  | 1263                  | 419                        | 3.69                  |
| MAHARASHTRA                            | 2335                  | 655                        | 7.74                  | 907                   | 272                        | 3.11                  |
| MANIPUR                                | 338                   | 159                        | 0.94                  | 130                   | 63                         | 0.39                  |
| MEGHALAYA                              | 601                   | 333                        | 1.51                  | 210                   | 135                        | 0.52                  |
| MIZORAM                                | 107                   | 48                         | 0.23                  | 48                    | 19                         | 0.1                   |
| NAGALAND                               | 1258                  | 594                        | 3.13                  | 569                   | 271                        | 1.47                  |
| ODISHA                                 | 466                   | 94                         | 1.29                  | 178                   | 32                         | 0.46                  |
| PUDUCHERRY                             | 48                    | 27                         | 0.12                  | 26                    | 17                         | 0.06                  |
| PUNJAB                                 | 1716                  | 1165                       | 4.76                  | 779                   | 525                        | 2.12                  |
| RAJASTHAN                              | 2907                  | 617                        | 7.97                  | 1550                  | 337                        | 4.31                  |
| SIKKIM                                 | 51                    | 20                         | 0.08                  | 11                    | 6                          | 0.02                  |
| TAMIL NADU                             | 6856                  | 2634                       | 17.55                 | 3674                  | 1410                       | 9.48                  |
| TELANGANA                              | 4757                  | 1517                       | 12.82                 | 1999                  | 584                        | 5.38                  |
| TRIPURA                                | 94                    | 27                         | 0.24                  | 37                    | 11                         | 0.09                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH                          | 12387                 | 2587                       | 32.10                 | 5385                  | 1037                       | 13.96                 |
| UTTARAKHAND                            | 658                   | 167                        | 1.69                  | 288                   | 77                         | 0.75                  |
| WEST BENGAL                            | 6764                  | 2113                       | 19.90                 | 1600                  | 394                        | 4.89                  |
| Total                                  | 131810                | 55128                      | 352.91                | 58430                 | 26260                      | 157.07                |

For AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved.

| Maharashtra- District-wise details of Beneficiaries sanctioned under Merit-cum-Means Scheme   | based Scholarship   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23*   | 2023-24                  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|--------------------------|
| AHEMADNAGAR                                                                                   | 42                  | 28        | 31        | 5          | Scheme was not approved. |
| AKOLA                                                                                         | 81                  | 52        | 53        | 24         |                          |
| AMRAVATI                                                                                      | 31                  | 32        | 44        | 28         |                          |
| AURANGABAD                                                                                    | 253                 | 163       | 265       | 51         |                          |
| BEED                                                                                          | 60                  | 62        | 48        | 12         |                          |
| BHANDARA                                                                                      | 8                   | 6         | 5         | 1          |                          |
| BULDANA                                                                                       | 75                  | 66        | 79        | 42         |                          |
| CHANDRAPUR                                                                                    | 22                  | 10        | 11        | 2          |                          |
| DHULE                                                                                         | 16                  | 16        | 16        | 13         |                          |
| GADCHIROLI                                                                                    | 3                   | 1         | 4         | 2          |                          |
| GONDIA                                                                                        | 11                  | 3         | 2         | 0          |                          |
| HINGOLI                                                                                       | 23                  | 13        | 10        | 3          |                          |
| JALGAON                                                                                       | 77                  | 84        | 90        | 49         |                          |
| JALNA                                                                                         | 35                  | 23        | 21        | 7          |                          |
| KOLHAPUR                                                                                      | 107                 | 121       | 125       | 70         |                          |
| LATUR                                                                                         | 43                  | 37        | 37        | 17         |                          |
| MUMBAI                                                                                        | 422                 | 289       | 275       | 97         |                          |
| MUMBAI(SUBURBAN)                                                                              | 150                 | 139       | 151       | 57         |                          |
| NAGPUR                                                                                        | 140                 | 71        | 68        | 32         |                          |
| NANDED                                                                                        | 70                  | 56        | 81        | 32         |                          |
| NANDURBAR                                                                                     | 30                  | 27        | 25        | 15         |                          |
| NASHIK                                                                                        | 78                  | 50        | 53        | 16         |                          |
| OSMANABAD                                                                                     | 46                  | 25        | 20        | 9          |                          |
| PALGHAR                                                                                       | 40                  | 25        | 21        | 5          |                          |
| PARBHANI                                                                                      | 87                  | 71        | 86        | 32         |                          |
| PUNE                                                                                          | 187                 | 88        | 75        | 23         |                          |
| RAIGAD                                                                                        | 44                  | 30        | 25        | 9          |                          |
| RATNAGIRI                                                                                     | 22                  | 12        | 19        | 13         |                          |
| SANGLI                                                                                        | 89                  | 80        | 99        | 31         |                          |
| SATARA                                                                                        | 25                  | 14        | 18        | 7          |                          |
| SINDHUDURG                                                                                    | 8                   | 11        | 9         | 3          |                          |
| SOLAPUR                                                                                       | 82                  | 68        | 78        | 32         |                          |
| THANE                                                                                         | 348                 | 377       | 358       | 150        |                          |
| WARDHA                                                                                        | 16                  | 9         | 11        | 7          |                          |
| WASHIM                                                                                        | 11                  | 9         | 11        | 4          |                          |
| YAVATMAL                                                                                      |                     | 19        |           |            |                          |
| * AY 2022-23 Provisional Data.                                                                | 32                  |           | 20        | 7          |                          |

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