Lok Sabha Question No. 3803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Educational Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Sanatan Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3803

ANSWERED ON 18/12/2024

## EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES FOR MINORITIES

† 3803. SHRI SANATAN PANDEY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  fund  released  for  various  educational  schemes  launched  for  the minorities of the country during each of the last five years particularly the funds allocated to Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, year-wise; and
- (b) the number of students applied for the said schemes along with the students benefited under such educational schemes in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a): The year-wise details of Scholarships sanctioned to the students from Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh under various Scholarship schemes implemented for minorities during the last five years are as under:
- (b): The details of students applied and benefitted under 3 Scholarship Schemes in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years are as under:
*    AY  2022-23- Provisional Data.

|                                                                          | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                                   | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                                   | Post-Matric Scholarship                                                  | Post-Matric Scholarship                                                  | Merit-cum-Means Scholarship                                              | Merit-cum-Means Scholarship                                              |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                     | Beneficiaries                                                            | Amount (in Rs.)                                                          | Beneficiaries                                                            | Amount (in Rs.)                                                          | Beneficiaries                                                            | Amount (in Rs.)                                                          |
| 2019-20                                                                  | 490                                                                      | 560678                                                                   | 300                                                                      | 1139675                                                                  | 41                                                                       | 1013480                                                                  |
| 2020-21                                                                  | 277                                                                      | 310610                                                                   | 344                                                                      | 1705029                                                                  | 66                                                                       | 1641170                                                                  |
| 2021-22                                                                  | 486                                                                      | 622585                                                                   | 199                                                                      | 1145690                                                                  | 76                                                                       | 1934711                                                                  |
| 2022-23*                                                                 | 18                                                                       | 23640                                                                    | 30                                                                       | 157185                                                                   | 23                                                                       | 557993                                                                   |
| 2023-24                                                                  | **                                                                       | **                                                                       | **                                                                       | **                                                                       | **                                                                       | **                                                                       |
| Total                                                                    | 7809                                                                     | 32010607                                                                 | 5303                                                                     | 34063369                                                                 | 443                                                                      | 11872409                                                                 |
| * AY 2022-23- Provisional Data. ** AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved. | * AY 2022-23- Provisional Data. ** AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved. | * AY 2022-23- Provisional Data. ** AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved. | * AY 2022-23- Provisional Data. ** AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved. | * AY 2022-23- Provisional Data. ** AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved. | * AY 2022-23- Provisional Data. ** AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved. | * AY 2022-23- Provisional Data. ** AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved. |

|                              | 2019-20             | 2019-20        | 2020-21             | 2020-21        | 2021-22             | 2021-22        | 2022-23*            | 2022-23*       | 2023-24**            | 2023-24**      |
|------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|
| Scheme                       | Scholarship Applied | Benefic iaries | Scholarship Applied | Benefic iaries | Scholarship Applied | Beneficia ries | Scholarship Applied | Beneficiari es | Scholar ship Applied | Beneficia ries |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship       | 1133334             | 727980         | 1082004             | 747354         | 1395720             | 842938         | 1481364             | 40303          | 0                    | 0              |
| Post-Matric Scholarship      | 143491              | 94291          | 182732              | 4646           | 243988              | 134433         | 251078              | 24639          | 0                    | 0              |
| Merit-cum- Means Scholarship | 16790               | 10545          | 18899               | 10154          | 17136               | 12387          | 16595               | 5385           | 0                    | 0              |

**  AY 2023-24 - Scheme was not approved.

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