Lok Sabha Question No. 1194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Disbursal of Scholarships
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## 1194.   SHRI B.B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  targets  and  achievements  made  under  Pre-Matric,  Post-Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship schemes during the last three years and the current year, scheme-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that there is a delay in disbursal of the scholarship leading to cases of drop out among minority students; and

(c)  if  so,  the  reasons  for  such  discrepancies  and  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government to resolve such issues?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every  strata,  including  minorities,  especially  the  economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged sections  of  the  society,  through  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social  Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  specifically  implemented  various  schemes,  including  PreMatric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship schemes, across the country  for socioeconomic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities.

The details on the targets and achievements made under Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cumMeans based Scholarship schemes during the last three years are given in the following table:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1194 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## Disbursal of Scholarships

| Name of the Scheme                       | Year    |   Target (in Lakh) Fresh |   Achievement including Renewals (in Lakh) |
|------------------------------------------|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | 2019-20 |                     30   |                                      55.67 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | 2020-21 |                     30   |                                      52.39 |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme            | 2021-22 |                     30   |                                      57.42 |
| Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | 2019-20 |                      5   |                                       7.44 |
| Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | 2020-21 |                      5   |                                       6.63 |
| Post Matric Scholarship Scheme           | 2021-22 |                      5   |                                       7.21 |
| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme | 2019-20 |                      0.3 |                                       1.19 |
| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme | 2020-21 |                      0.3 |                                       1.2  |
| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme | 2021-22 |                      0.3 |                                       1.32 |

The  Ministry  has  entrusted  National  Council  of  Applied  Economic  Research  (NCAER)  to undertake  'Monitoring  and  Evaluation  of  Central  Government  Minority  Scholarship  Scheme', wherein  some  irregularities  have  been  noticed.  The  Ministry  has  taken  action  in  this  regard to make the scholarship disbursal process more transparent and seamless.

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