Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Scholarship to Students of Minority Community
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajeev Rai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 256

ANSWERED ON 27/11/2024

## SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENTS OF MINORITY COMMUNITY

## 256 SHRI RAJEEV RAI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  children  belonging  to  the  Minority  community  who  have applied and been provided scholarships during the last five years, State-wise; (b) whether the Government has proposed any policy or scheme for children belonging to the Minority Community that provides them the opportunity to study abroad; (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (d) the quantum of funds allocated by the Government to Minority Board or Entities across the country, State/UT-wise; and (e)  the  time  by  when  the  Union  Government  is  likely  to  increase  the  amount  of  fellowship under  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  (MANF)  as  per  the  new  University  Grants Commission  (UGC),  Junior  Research  Fellowship  (JRF),  Senior  Research  Fellowship  (SRF)

amount restriction?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):  During  the  last  five  years,  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  implemented  various schemes for the educational empowerment of students belonging to six (6) centrally notified minority communities namely (i) Pre-Matric, (ii) Post-Matric and (iii) Merit-cum-Means based scholarship.  The  details  of  students  who  applied  for  and  sanctioned  Scholarships  during  last five years are at Annexure. (b)  &  (c):    Under  the  Educational  Loan  Scheme  for  Minority  students,  National  Minorities the administrative control of  Ministry of Minority Affairs provides loan for job oriented 'technical and professional courses' of duration not  exceeding five years for studies abroad, at  subsidized

Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC), a Government Company under rates.

(d):  The  benefits  of  aforementioned  Schemes  are  provided  directly  in  the  bank  account  of beneficiaries  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  mode.  No  fund  is  allocated  to  any

Minority Board or Entity, across the country.

(e):  The  guidelines  of  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  (MANF) stipulate  that  the  rate  of fellowship for JRF and SRF shall be at par with the UGC fellowship as amended from time to time. The disbursement of fellowship with revised rates (hiked w.e.f. 01.01.2023) was started from  February,  2024.  All  payments,  against  the  claims  received  till  October,  2024  on  the Scheme portal, have been released through Aadhaar Based Payment System (ABPS).

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Annexure-I

| Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2018-19   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2018-19   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2018-19   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2018-19   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2018-19   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2018-19   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2018-19   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                   | Pre-Matric                                                                                                        | Pre-Matric                                                                                                        | Post-Matric                                                                                                       | Post-Matric                                                                                                       | MCM                                                                                                               | MCM                                                                                                               |
| State                                                                                                             | No. of Applicati ons Received                                                                                     | No. of Scholars hips sanction ed                                                                                  | No. of Applicatio ns Received                                                                                     | No. of Scholar ships sanction ed                                                                                  | No. of Applicatio ns Received                                                                                     | No. of Scholar ships sanctio ned                                                                                  |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                               | 641                                                                                                               | 56                                                                                                                | 210                                                                                                               | 18                                                                                                                | 140                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 237143                                                                                                            | 129589                                                                                                            | 48606                                                                                                             | 13292                                                                                                             | 20322                                                                                                             | 2599                                                                                                              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 |
| ASSAM                                                                                                             | 365941                                                                                                            | 116564                                                                                                            | 72910                                                                                                             | 27856                                                                                                             | 12686                                                                                                             | 4440                                                                                                              |
| BIHAR                                                                                                             | 564366                                                                                                            | 222209                                                                                                            | 244282                                                                                                            | 49333                                                                                                             | 27364                                                                                                             | 11144                                                                                                             |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                        | 2021                                                                                                              | 1342                                                                                                              | 548                                                                                                               | 115                                                                                                               | 92                                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                      | 25237                                                                                                             | 5595                                                                                                              | 7942                                                                                                              | 2114                                                                                                              | 1442                                                                                                              | 421                                                                                                               |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                            | 244                                                                                                               | 134                                                                                                               | 54                                                                                                                | 13                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                 |
| DAMAN AND DIU                                                                                                     | 1028                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                 | 129                                                                                                               | 46                                                                                                                | 11                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 |
| DELHI                                                                                                             | 8114                                                                                                              | 2216                                                                                                              | 7030                                                                                                              | 2063                                                                                                              | 1204                                                                                                              | 459                                                                                                               |
| GOA                                                                                                               | 919                                                                                                               | 349                                                                                                               | 666                                                                                                               | 140                                                                                                               | 196                                                                                                               | 76                                                                                                                |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                           | 190486                                                                                                            | 128432                                                                                                            | 64022                                                                                                             | 20648                                                                                                             | 14678                                                                                                             | 3437                                                                                                              |
| HARYANA                                                                                                           | 20225                                                                                                             | 6259                                                                                                              | 16254                                                                                                             | 3792                                                                                                              | 3762                                                                                                              | 821                                                                                                               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                  | 3788                                                                                                              | 1541                                                                                                              | 2863                                                                                                              | 430                                                                                                               | 615                                                                                                               | 48                                                                                                                |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                 | 225172                                                                                                            | 155257                                                                                                            | 82012                                                                                                             | 28536                                                                                                             | 21912                                                                                                             | 5795                                                                                                              |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                         | 166453                                                                                                            | 50466                                                                                                             | 40574                                                                                                             | 12616                                                                                                             | 10335                                                                                                             | 1266                                                                                                              |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                         | 1172894                                                                                                           | 433314                                                                                                            | 234980                                                                                                            | 48924                                                                                                             | 40471                                                                                                             | 15980                                                                                                             |
| KERALA                                                                                                            | 880635                                                                                                            | 573776                                                                                                            | 139242                                                                                                            | 65875                                                                                                             | 35155                                                                                                             | 22038                                                                                                             |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                       | 86                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 116                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 19                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 166184                                                                                                            | 108841                                                                                                            | 47896                                                                                                             | 18536                                                                                                             | 6740                                                                                                              | 2156                                                                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                       | 997422                                                                                                            | 688310                                                                                                            | 113847                                                                                                            | 48332                                                                                                             | 27245                                                                                                             | 4207                                                                                                              |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                           | 25171                                                                                                             | 14882                                                                                                             | 9286                                                                                                              | 3860                                                                                                              | 638                                                                                                               | 364                                                                                                               |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                         | 8402                                                                                                              | 5392                                                                                                              | 11653                                                                                                             | 6563                                                                                                              | 2042                                                                                                              | 1182                                                                                                              |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                           | 55427                                                                                                             | 42696                                                                                                             | 3653                                                                                                              | 1300                                                                                                              | 2144                                                                                                              | 543                                                                                                               |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                          | 35453                                                                                                             | 28156                                                                                                             | 6575                                                                                                              | 4360                                                                                                              | 1569                                                                                                              | 1186                                                                                                              |
| ODISHA                                                                                                            | 42455                                                                                                             | 10611                                                                                                             | 12135                                                                                                             | 2134                                                                                                              | 5990                                                                                                              | 537                                                                                                               |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                        | 3363                                                                                                              | 2331                                                                                                              | 1343                                                                                                              | 516                                                                                                               | 155                                                                                                               | 57                                                                                                                |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                            | 532594                                                                                                            | 409392                                                                                                            | 99435                                                                                                             | 55829                                                                                                             | 6894                                                                                                              | 3273                                                                                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                         | 222904                                                                                                            | 135980                                                                                                            | 64872                                                                                                             | 24436                                                                                                             | 9649                                                                                                              | 3552                                                                                                              |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                            | 1179                                                                                                              | 392                                                                                                               | 562                                                                                                               | 104                                                                                                               | 85                                                                                                                | 21                                                                                                                |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                                        | 431229                                                                                                            | 325580                                                                                                            | 85888                                                                                                             | 36628                                                                                                             | 16553                                                                                                             | 5475                                                                                                              |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                         | 260355                                                                                                            | 169146                                                                                                            | 34263                                                                                                             | 15597                                                                                                             | 7875                                                                                                              | 2854                                                                                                              |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                           | 7601                                                                                                              | 3283                                                                                                              | 4977                                                                                                              | 1164                                                                                                              | 713                                                                                                               | 125                                                                                                               |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                       | 42445                                                                                                             | 21275                                                                                                             | 9112                                                                                                              | 2830                                                                                                              | 1149                                                                                                              | 526                                                                                                               |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                     | 1048803                                                                                                           | 691804                                                                                                            | 160317                                                                                                            | 86303                                                                                                             | 24467                                                                                                             | 9902                                                                                                              |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                       | 3123222                                                                                                           | 1206629                                                                                                           | 381478 2009733                                                                                                    | 99957 684260                                                                                                      | 22540 326877                                                                                                      | 13154                                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                                             | 10869603                                                                                                          | 5691799                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 117649                                                                                                            |

Source:-

National Scholarship Portal Database.

| Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2019-20   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2019-20   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2019-20   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2019-20   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2019-20   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2019-20   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2019-20   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                   | Pre-Matric                                                                                                        | Pre-Matric                                                                                                        | Post-Matric                                                                                                       | Post-Matric                                                                                                       | MCM                                                                                                               | MCM                                                                                                               |
| State                                                                                                             | No. of Applica tions Receive d                                                                                    | No. of Scholars hips sanction ed                                                                                  | No. of Applicati ons Received                                                                                     | No. of Scholar ships sanctio ned                                                                                  | No. of Applicatio ns Received                                                                                     | No. of Scholar ships sanction ed                                                                                  |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                               | 343                                                                                                               | 107                                                                                                               | 96                                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                 | 40                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 293899                                                                                                            | 161555                                                                                                            | 43980                                                                                                             | 15408                                                                                                             | 12517                                                                                                             | 3476                                                                                                              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                 | 34                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 28                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| ASSAM                                                                                                             | 700243                                                                                                            | 290719                                                                                                            | 76526                                                                                                             | 38531                                                                                                             | 12080                                                                                                             | 6158                                                                                                              |
| BIHAR                                                                                                             | 579886                                                                                                            | 245662                                                                                                            | 159689                                                                                                            | 48456                                                                                                             | 22033                                                                                                             | 6989                                                                                                              |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                        | 1795                                                                                                              | 1461                                                                                                              | 284                                                                                                               | 154                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                      | 8319                                                                                                              | 4839                                                                                                              | 3457                                                                                                              | 2202                                                                                                              | 567                                                                                                               | 432                                                                                                               |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                            | 203                                                                                                               | 143                                                                                                               | 97                                                                                                                | 34                                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                 |
| DAMAN AND DIU                                                                                                     | 735                                                                                                               | 325                                                                                                               | 214                                                                                                               | 47                                                                                                                | 19                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                 |
| DELHI                                                                                                             | 15720                                                                                                             | 4928                                                                                                              | 6933                                                                                                              | 2261                                                                                                              | 1095                                                                                                              | 384                                                                                                               |
| GOA                                                                                                               | 736                                                                                                               | 497                                                                                                               | 360                                                                                                               | 218                                                                                                               | 110                                                                                                               | 76                                                                                                                |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                           | 167744                                                                                                            | 134907                                                                                                            | 39399                                                                                                             | 23445                                                                                                             | 5053                                                                                                              | 3037                                                                                                              |
| HARYANA                                                                                                           | 14980                                                                                                             | 8860                                                                                                              | 7595                                                                                                              | 4703                                                                                                              | 1486                                                                                                              | 821                                                                                                               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                  | 2552                                                                                                              | 2056                                                                                                              | 811                                                                                                               | 534                                                                                                               | 81                                                                                                                | 30                                                                                                                |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                 | 659676                                                                                                            | 523653                                                                                                            | 205205                                                                                                            | 111052                                                                                                            | 23396                                                                                                             | 7721                                                                                                              |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                         | 203627                                                                                                            | 84133                                                                                                             | 25016                                                                                                             | 13182                                                                                                             | 3691                                                                                                              | 1503                                                                                                              |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                         | 977874                                                                                                            | 507463                                                                                                            | 227007                                                                                                            | 74944                                                                                                             | 38918                                                                                                             | 20779                                                                                                             |
| KERALA                                                                                                            | 817216                                                                                                            | 593531                                                                                                            | 119187                                                                                                            | 65635                                                                                                             | 38203                                                                                                             | 26207                                                                                                             |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 194402                                                                                                            | 137269                                                                                                            | 39633                                                                                                             | 22038                                                                                                             | 3478                                                                                                              | 2448                                                                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                       | 1070082                                                                                                           | 744273                                                                                                            | 78908                                                                                                             | 48331                                                                                                             | 10413                                                                                                             | 2814                                                                                                              |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                           | 71305                                                                                                             | 44390                                                                                                             | 12574                                                                                                             | 5599                                                                                                              | 616                                                                                                               | 348                                                                                                               |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                         | 13509                                                                                                             | 9865                                                                                                              | 12906                                                                                                             | 7533                                                                                                              | 1920                                                                                                              | 1322                                                                                                              |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                           | 78229                                                                                                             | 52652                                                                                                             | 5430                                                                                                              | 1309                                                                                                              | 4035                                                                                                              | 1115                                                                                                              |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                          | 73628                                                                                                             | 53156                                                                                                             | 8185                                                                                                              | 5332                                                                                                              | 1698                                                                                                              | 1194                                                                                                              |
| ODISHA                                                                                                            | 18462                                                                                                             | 12934                                                                                                             | 5587                                                                                                              | 2738                                                                                                              | 2486                                                                                                              | 436                                                                                                               |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                        | 4114                                                                                                              | 3223                                                                                                              | 895                                                                                                               | 572                                                                                                               | 87                                                                                                                | 62                                                                                                                |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                            | 657636                                                                                                            | 468622                                                                                                            | 102067                                                                                                            | 56646                                                                                                             | 3056                                                                                                              | 2410                                                                                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                         | 223774                                                                                                            | 165049                                                                                                            | 56239                                                                                                             | 27933                                                                                                             | 4546                                                                                                              | 3241                                                                                                              |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                            | 1941                                                                                                              | 716                                                                                                               | 125                                                                                                               | 52                                                                                                                | 50                                                                                                                | 18                                                                                                                |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                                        | 481072                                                                                                            | 376543                                                                                                            | 88992                                                                                                             | 43241                                                                                                             | 10730                                                                                                             | 5685                                                                                                              |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                         | 273095                                                                                                            | 171908                                                                                                            | 29910                                                                                                             | 17395                                                                                                             | 6013                                                                                                              | 3312                                                                                                              |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                           | 5878                                                                                                              | 3525                                                                                                              | 2615                                                                                                              | 1067                                                                                                              | 342                                                                                                               | 81                                                                                                                |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                       | 42345                                                                                                             | 30197                                                                                                             | 7293                                                                                                              | 4521                                                                                                              | 770                                                                                                               | 470                                                                                                               |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                       | 79873                                                                                                             | 884                                                                                                               | 46869                                                                                                             | 3730                                                                                                              | 13697                                                                                                             | 5264                                                                                                              |
| Total                                                                                                             | 8868263                                                                                                           | 5568025                                                                                                           | 1557617                                                                                                           | 743143                                                                                                            | 240045                                                                                                            | 118390                                                                                                            |

Source:-

National Scholarship Portal Database.

| Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2020-21   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2020-21   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2020-21   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2020-21   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2020-21   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2020-21   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned for AY 2020-21   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                   | Pre-Matric                                                                                                        | Pre-Matric                                                                                                        | Post-Matric                                                                                                       | Post-Matric                                                                                                       | MCM                                                                                                               | MCM                                                                                                               |
| State                                                                                                             | No. of Applicati ons Received                                                                                     | No. of Scholars hips sanction ed                                                                                  | No. of Applica tions Receive d                                                                                    | No. of Scholar ships sanctio ned                                                                                  | No. of Applica tions Receive d                                                                                    | No. of Scholar ships sanctio ned                                                                                  |
| ANDAMAN AND                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| NICOBAR                                                                                                           | 3713                                                                                                              | 2796                                                                                                              | 718                                                                                                               | 278                                                                                                               | 73                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 272330                                                                                                            | 152717                                                                                                            | 40559                                                                                                             | 12661                                                                                                             | 9619                                                                                                              | 1808                                                                                                              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| ASSAM                                                                                                             | 848960                                                                                                            | 250267                                                                                                            | 130823                                                                                                            | 30456                                                                                                             | 24369                                                                                                             | 7216                                                                                                              |
| BIHAR                                                                                                             | 603831                                                                                                            | 134270                                                                                                            | 188846                                                                                                            | 43512                                                                                                             | 14470                                                                                                             | 7933                                                                                                              |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                        | 2379                                                                                                              | 1913                                                                                                              | 358                                                                                                               | 123                                                                                                               | 37                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                      | 9960                                                                                                              | 4308                                                                                                              | 4140                                                                                                              | 2198                                                                                                              | 669                                                                                                               | 441                                                                                                               |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| DELHI                                                                                                             | 25869                                                                                                             | 8328                                                                                                              | 9977                                                                                                              | 3518                                                                                                              | 793                                                                                                               | 376                                                                                                               |
| GOA                                                                                                               | 1198                                                                                                              | 772                                                                                                               | 655                                                                                                               | 349                                                                                                               | 159                                                                                                               | 116                                                                                                               |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                           | 145935                                                                                                            | 102880                                                                                                            | 41063                                                                                                             | 21289                                                                                                             | 3956                                                                                                              | 2722                                                                                                              |
| HARYANA                                                                                                           | 14665                                                                                                             | 9396                                                                                                              | 9221                                                                                                              | 5194                                                                                                              | 2007                                                                                                              | 772                                                                                                               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                  | 2294                                                                                                              | 1985                                                                                                              | 696                                                                                                               | 500                                                                                                               | 73                                                                                                                | 32                                                                                                                |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                 | 790408                                                                                                            | 466290                                                                                                            | 213884                                                                                                            | 53725                                                                                                             | 17720                                                                                                             | 8898                                                                                                              |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                         | 177999                                                                                                            | 14332                                                                                                             | 27953                                                                                                             | 5918                                                                                                              | 4380                                                                                                              | 232                                                                                                               |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                         | 798363                                                                                                            | 517541                                                                                                            | 198841                                                                                                            | 55081                                                                                                             | 37885                                                                                                             | 22510                                                                                                             |
| KERALA                                                                                                            | 958258                                                                                                            | 599695                                                                                                            | 154374                                                                                                            | 67584                                                                                                             | 39103                                                                                                             | 29630                                                                                                             |
| LADAKH                                                                                                            | 28507                                                                                                             | 14862                                                                                                             | 5187                                                                                                              | 1593                                                                                                              | 234                                                                                                               | 130                                                                                                               |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 160359                                                                                                            | 113781                                                                                                            | 43482                                                                                                             | 20430                                                                                                             | 3099                                                                                                              | 2216                                                                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                       | 1163591                                                                                                           | 734819                                                                                                            | 105956                                                                                                            | 47333                                                                                                             | 8733                                                                                                              | 2187                                                                                                              |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                           | 91423                                                                                                             | 47528                                                                                                             | 10115                                                                                                             | 4497                                                                                                              | 498                                                                                                               | 282                                                                                                               |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                         | 21552                                                                                                             | 14630                                                                                                             | 11342                                                                                                             | 7254                                                                                                              | 1461                                                                                                              | 1165                                                                                                              |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                           | 92110                                                                                                             | 53129                                                                                                             | 7060                                                                                                              | 1144                                                                                                              | 5470                                                                                                              | 46                                                                                                                |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                          | 87018                                                                                                             | 69054                                                                                                             | 10791                                                                                                             | 6029                                                                                                              | 1484                                                                                                              | 1193                                                                                                              |
| ODISHA                                                                                                            | 30741                                                                                                             | 17470                                                                                                             | 8403                                                                                                              | 3146                                                                                                              | 3066                                                                                                              | 392                                                                                                               |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                        | 5235                                                                                                              | 3963                                                                                                              | 1251                                                                                                              | 596                                                                                                               | 81                                                                                                                | 44                                                                                                                |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                            | 674974                                                                                                            | 447136                                                                                                            | 113843                                                                                                            | 53450                                                                                                             | 2819                                                                                                              | 1829                                                                                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                         | 198626                                                                                                            | 146298                                                                                                            | 54298                                                                                                             | 27404                                                                                                             | 4718                                                                                                              | 3173                                                                                                              |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                            | 263                                                                                                               | 102                                                                                                               | 237                                                                                                               | 85                                                                                                                | 111                                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                                |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                                        | 468273                                                                                                            | 381455                                                                                                            | 110255                                                                                                            | 44319                                                                                                             | 9948                                                                                                              | 5295                                                                                                              |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                         | 212855                                                                                                            | 156037                                                                                                            | 36929                                                                                                             | 18372                                                                                                             | 6241                                                                                                              | 4068                                                                                                              |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                      | 797                                                                                                               | 275                                                                                                               | 123                                                                                                               | 57                                                                                                                | 18                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                 |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                           | 8319                                                                                                              | 5723                                                                                                              | 2009                                                                                                              | 1004                                                                                                              | 437                                                                                                               | 111                                                                                                               |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                       | 36664                                                                                                             | 18621                                                                                                             | 7996                                                                                                              | 4646                                                                                                              | 834                                                                                                               | 496                                                                                                               |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                                       | 41698                                                                                                             | 273                                                                                                               | 28806                                                                                                             | 5184                                                                                                              | 13509                                                                                                             | 4856                                                                                                              |
| Total                                                                                                             | 9061171                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   | 1762923                                                                                                           | 663319                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   | 120380                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 5240000                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 236973                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   |

Source:-

National Scholarship Portal Database

| Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned forAY 2021- 22   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned forAY 2021- 22   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned forAY 2021- 22   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned forAY 2021- 22   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned forAY 2021- 22   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned forAY 2021- 22   | Scholarship Scheme-wise, State-wise details of Applications received and Scholarships sanctioned forAY 2021- 22   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                             | Pre-Matric                                                                                                        | Pre-Matric                                                                                                        | Post-Matric                                                                                                       | Post-Matric                                                                                                       | MCM                                                                                                               | MCM                                                                                                               |
| State                                                                                                             | No. of Applications Received                                                                                      | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                                    | No. of Applications Received                                                                                      | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                                    | No. of Applications Received                                                                                      | No. of Scholarships sanctioned                                                                                    |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                               | 3775                                                                                                              | 3294                                                                                                              | 455                                                                                                               | 296                                                                                                               | 11                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 283239                                                                                                            | 175881                                                                                                            | 49048                                                                                                             | 15217                                                                                                             | 5640                                                                                                              | 2118                                                                                                              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| ASSAM                                                                                                             | 509644                                                                                                            | 235497                                                                                                            | 192062                                                                                                            | 49111                                                                                                             | 24066                                                                                                             | 9384                                                                                                              |
| BIHAR                                                                                                             | 369060                                                                                                            | 175486                                                                                                            | 130031                                                                                                            | 19654                                                                                                             | 16452                                                                                                             | 6737                                                                                                              |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                                        | 2333                                                                                                              | 1813                                                                                                              | 333                                                                                                               | 117                                                                                                               | 43                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                      | 6375                                                                                                              | 4476                                                                                                              | 4945                                                                                                              | 2745                                                                                                              | 784                                                                                                               | 518                                                                                                               |
| DELHI                                                                                                             | 31607                                                                                                             | 12553                                                                                                             | 9140                                                                                                              | 2923                                                                                                              | 1685                                                                                                              | 296                                                                                                               |
| GOA                                                                                                               | 1373                                                                                                              | 1118                                                                                                              | 774                                                                                                               | 459                                                                                                               | 111                                                                                                               | 51                                                                                                                |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                           | 132442                                                                                                            | 90391                                                                                                             | 42575                                                                                                             | 23530                                                                                                             | 4041                                                                                                              | 2733                                                                                                              |
| HARYANA                                                                                                           | 31846                                                                                                             | 25053                                                                                                             | 14066                                                                                                             | 7831                                                                                                              | 1533                                                                                                              | 1031                                                                                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                  | 2246                                                                                                              | 1819                                                                                                              | 876                                                                                                               | 637                                                                                                               | 85                                                                                                                | 52                                                                                                                |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                 | 657262                                                                                                            | 395184                                                                                                            | 168963                                                                                                            | 47601                                                                                                             | 16751                                                                                                             | 9397                                                                                                              |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                         | 27673                                                                                                             | 14174                                                                                                             | 12756                                                                                                             | 5499                                                                                                              | 1636                                                                                                              | 685                                                                                                               |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                         | 853198                                                                                                            | 568451                                                                                                            | 273938                                                                                                            | 73919                                                                                                             | 35925                                                                                                             | 22175                                                                                                             |
| KERALA                                                                                                            | 828212                                                                                                            | 638742                                                                                                            | 142861                                                                                                            | 74335                                                                                                             | 44931                                                                                                             | 32815                                                                                                             |
| LADAKH                                                                                                            | 23846                                                                                                             | 11903                                                                                                             | 1959                                                                                                              | 907                                                                                                               | 153                                                                                                               | 81                                                                                                                |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                    | 181112                                                                                                            | 139838                                                                                                            | 46098                                                                                                             | 23638                                                                                                             | 3473                                                                                                              | 2533                                                                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                       | 1086150                                                                                                           | 810541                                                                                                            | 146689                                                                                                            | 42159                                                                                                             | 9396                                                                                                              | 2344                                                                                                              |
| MANIPUR                                                                                                           | 70575                                                                                                             | 52557                                                                                                             | 7674                                                                                                              | 4632                                                                                                              | 512                                                                                                               | 338                                                                                                               |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                                         | 28769                                                                                                             | 15488                                                                                                             | 8598                                                                                                              | 5318                                                                                                              | 1462                                                                                                              | 601                                                                                                               |
| MIZORAM                                                                                                           | 81632                                                                                                             | 61081                                                                                                             | 4125                                                                                                              | 1704                                                                                                              | 1054                                                                                                              | 107                                                                                                               |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                          | 95314                                                                                                             | 78013                                                                                                             | 9613                                                                                                              | 6425                                                                                                              | 1701                                                                                                              | 1258                                                                                                              |
| ODISHA                                                                                                            | 36766                                                                                                             | 25644                                                                                                             | 7666                                                                                                              | 4032                                                                                                              | 1205                                                                                                              | 466                                                                                                               |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                        | 5518                                                                                                              | 4327                                                                                                              | 1302                                                                                                              | 630                                                                                                               | 88                                                                                                                | 48                                                                                                                |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                            | 699110                                                                                                            | 505497                                                                                                            | 121149                                                                                                            | 55461                                                                                                             | 2870                                                                                                              | 1716                                                                                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                         | 260654                                                                                                            | 190684                                                                                                            | 85971                                                                                                             | 30055                                                                                                             | 8008                                                                                                              | 2910                                                                                                              |
| SIKKIM                                                                                                            | 727                                                                                                               | 513                                                                                                               | 444                                                                                                               | 289                                                                                                               | 88                                                                                                                | 51                                                                                                                |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                                        | 572275                                                                                                            | 449559                                                                                                            | 129197                                                                                                            | 52432                                                                                                             | 11864                                                                                                             | 6862                                                                                                              |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                         | 245378                                                                                                            | 177799                                                                                                            | 47591                                                                                                             | 20851                                                                                                             | 7900                                                                                                              | 4758                                                                                                              |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                      | 469                                                                                                               | 318                                                                                                               | 98                                                                                                                | 79                                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                                 |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                           | 26888                                                                                                             | 7156                                                                                                              | 6309                                                                                                              | 1767                                                                                                              | 815                                                                                                               | 94                                                                                                                |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                       | 34039                                                                                                             | 21837                                                                                                             | 10006                                                                                                             | 5298                                                                                                              | 915                                                                                                               | 659                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 845364                                                                                                            | 243988                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 12442                                                                                                             |
| UTTAR PRADESH WEST BENGAL                                                                                         | 1395720 15590                                                                                                     | 576                                                                                                               | 26073                                                                                                             | 135329 6560                                                                                                       | 17136 17482                                                                                                       | 6770                                                                                                              |
| Total                                                                                                             | 8600817                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 132048                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | 5742627                                                                                                           | 1947373                                                                                                           | 721440                                                                                                            | 239828                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   |

Source:- National Scholarship Portal Database

| State                          | Pre-Matric                   | Pre-Matric                     | Post-Matric                  | Post-Matric                    | MCM                          | MCM                            |
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| State                          | No. of Applications Received | No. of Scholarships sanctioned | No. of Applications Received | No. of Scholarships sanctioned | No. of Applications Received | No. of Scholarships sanctioned |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR            | 3783                         | 97                             | 290                          | 44                             | 8                            | 1                              |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                 | 297416                       | 8573                           | 33798                        | 3159                           | 3638                         | 957                            |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH              | 0                            | 0                              | 0                            | 0                              | 0                            | 0                              |
| ASSAM                          | 706078                       | 4706                           | 86712                        | 254                            | 25388                        | 1263                           |
| BIHAR                          | 455110                       | 3001                           | 106779                       | 1455                           | 13870                        | 2876                           |
| CHANDIGARH                     | 1754                         | 44                             | 107                          | 6                              | 13                           | 5                              |
| CHHATTISGARH                   | 9914                         | 412                            | 6306                         | 786                            | 703                          | 265                            |
| DELHI                          | 39936                        | 546                            | 5938                         | 372                            | 504                          | 111                            |
| GOA                            | 1364                         | 77                             | 544                          | 84                             | 68                           | 25                             |
| GUJARAT                        | 152809                       | 2796                           | 37451                        | 4353                           | 3075                         | 1006                           |
| HARYANA                        | 41573                        | 994                            | 9499                         | 1206                           | 1308                         | 516                            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH               | 2678                         | 193                            | 803                          | 157                            | 68                           | 20                             |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR              | 649247                       | 8402                           | 108455                       | 5722                           | 11402                        | 2837                           |
| JHARKHAND                      | 32389                        | 683                            | 9391                         | 761                            | 1421                         | 263                            |
| KARNATAKA                      | 996903                       | 47922                          | 198651                       | 17262                          | 28392                        | 9727                           |
| KERALA                         | 917722                       | 52879                          | 139270                       | 15787                          | 50360                        | 19890                          |
| LADAKH                         | 17213                        | 292                            | 1124                         | 63                             | 72                           | 9                              |
| LAKSHADWEEP                    | 0                            | 0                              | 0                            | 0                              | 0                            | 0                              |
| MADHYA PRADESH                 | 241079                       | 8573                           | 41545                        | 5255                           | 3106                         | 1263                           |
| MAHARASHTRA                    | 1188709                      | 35502                          | 60549                        | 7137                           | 2637                         | 907                            |
| MANIPUR                        | 95401                        | 4275                           | 7354                         | 701                            | 596                          | 130                            |
| MEGHALAYA                      | 30777                        | 613                            | 5117                         | 614                            | 721                          | 210                            |
| MIZORAM                        | 99526                        | 1236                           | 2500                         | 192                            | 196                          | 48                             |
| NAGALAND                       | 112590                       | 4551                           | 12001                        | 1272                           | 1616                         | 569                            |
| ODISHA                         | 51271                        | 700                            | 7607                         | 779                            | 971                          | 178                            |
| PUDUCHERRY                     | 6354                         | 319                            | 1135                         | 115                            | 102                          | 26                             |
| PUNJAB                         | 814868                       | 15748                          | 91720                        | 7570                           | 1918                         | 779                            |
| RAJASTHAN                      | 338781                       | 14881                          | 70210                        | 7256                           | 4901                         | 1550                           |
| SIKKIM                         | 760                          | 22                             | 314                          | 35                             | 43                           | 11                             |
| TAMIL NADU                     | 605799                       | 49824                          | 106809                       | 14056                          | 11263                        | 3674                           |
| TELANGANA                      | 313300                       | 9453                           | 30588                        | 1736                           | 5819                         | 1999                           |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND | 377                          | 9                              | 48                           | 12                             | 10                           | 5                              |
|                                |                              |                                | 6432                         | 226                            | 263                          | 37                             |
| DAMANANDDIU TRIPURA            | 16305 37329                  | 391 556                        | 8110                         | 729                            | 902                          | 288                            |
| UTTARAKHAND UTTAR PRADESH      | 1481364                      | 40303                          | 251078                       | 24639                          | 16595                        | 5385                           |
| WEST BENGAL                    | 15099                        | 3                              | 37007                        | 812                            | 16293                        | 1600                           |
| Total                          | 9775578                      | 318576                         | 1485242                      | 124607                         | 208242                       | 58430                          |

Source:- National Scholarship Portal Database