Lok Sabha Question No. 4277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Budgetary Allocation for Education of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4277 ANSWERED ON 26/03/2025

## BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FOR EDUCATION OF MINORITIES

4277. MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

(a)  the  reason  for  the  sharp  decrease  in  budgetary  allocation  for  educational  empowerment  for minorities in the 2025-26 Budget;

- (b) the reason for slashing the budget of education schemes for madrasas and minorities and the budget that has been allocated for the scheme since 2014;
- (c)  the  number  of  scholarships  that  have  been  awarded  under  various  minority  education  schemes during the last five years, State-wise; and

(d) the specific steps taken by the Government to prevent educational inequality from worsening due to reduced financial support for minority education?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  &  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  various  schemes  for  socio-economic empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority  communities  including  various  educational empowerment  Schemes  such  as  (i)  Pre-Matric,  (ii)  Post-Matric  and  (iii)  Merit-cum-Means  based scholarships, across the country.

The reason for reduction in the budget is attributed to the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 which makes it obligatory for the Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education (classes I to VIII) to each and every child. Accordingly, Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme has been restricted to students studying in classes IX and X. Similarly, considering the overlap of Maulana Azad National Fellowship and Padho Pardesh interest subsidy scheme for over studies, with similar schemes of other Ministries/ Departments, the schemes have been discontinued. Moreover, these schemes have not been approved  for  implementation  for  the  year  2024-25.  Besides  these,  the  Ministry  also  implemented  a Scheme namely- Scheme for Providing Education in Madrasa/Minorities (SPEMM), which comprises of  two  sub-Schemes-  (i)  Scheme  for  Providing  Quality  Education  in  Madrasas  (SPQEM)  and  (ii) Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI) for 2021-22.

(c): The details of Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based scholarships disbursed during the last five years are annexed .

(d):  The  Government  has  implemented  various  educational  empowerment  schemes  viz.  Pre-Matric Scholarship  Scheme  (for  class  I-X),  Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme  (for  class  XIth  to  Ph.D.)  and Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  Scheme  (for  technical  and  professional  courses at  under graduate/post  graduate  level)  to  prevent  educational  inequality  among  minority  communities.  About 8.30 crore students from minority communities have benefited through these programmes.

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

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| S.                                                                                                                          | States/ UTs                                                                                                                 | 2019-20                                                                                                                     | 2019-20                                                                                                                     | 2020-21                                                                                                                     | 2020-21                                                                                                                     | 2021-22                                                                                                                     | 2021-22                                                                                                                     | 2022-23*                                                                                                                    | 2022-23*                                                                                                                    |
| N o.                                                                                                                        | States/ UTs                                                                                                                 | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                        | Amount                                                                                                                      | No. of Beneficiarie s                                                                                                       | Amount                                                                                                                      | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                        | Amount                                                                                                                      | No. of Beneficiar ies                                                                                                       | Amount                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                                         | 107                                                                                                                         | 0.04                                                                                                                        | 2796                                                                                                                        | 0.37                                                                                                                        | 3272                                                                                                                        | 0.40                                                                                                                        | 97                                                                                                                          | 0.01                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                              | 161555                                                                                                                      | 47.60                                                                                                                       | 152714                                                                                                                      | 36.40                                                                                                                       | 175563                                                                                                                      | 37.85                                                                                                                       | 8573                                                                                                                        | 3.31                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                           | ASSAM                                                                                                                       | 290719                                                                                                                      | 161.16                                                                                                                      | 250267                                                                                                                      | 90.97                                                                                                                       | 235337                                                                                                                      | 99.98                                                                                                                       | 4706                                                                                                                        | 2.35                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                           | BIHAR                                                                                                                       | 245662                                                                                                                      | 82.43                                                                                                                       | 134270                                                                                                                      | 32.97                                                                                                                       | 175287                                                                                                                      | 49.19                                                                                                                       | 3001                                                                                                                        | 0.61                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                           | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                  | 1461                                                                                                                        | 0.15                                                                                                                        | 1913                                                                                                                        | 0.20                                                                                                                        | 1783                                                                                                                        | 0.18                                                                                                                        | 44                                                                                                                          | 0.01                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                           | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                | 4839                                                                                                                        | 1.64                                                                                                                        | 4308                                                                                                                        | 1.35                                                                                                                        | 4453                                                                                                                        | 1.34                                                                                                                        | 412                                                                                                                         | 0.18                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                           | DELHI                                                                                                                       | 4928                                                                                                                        | 0.65                                                                                                                        | 8328                                                                                                                        | 0.88                                                                                                                        | 12302                                                                                                                       | 1.25                                                                                                                        | 546                                                                                                                         | 0.06                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                           | GOA                                                                                                                         | 497                                                                                                                         | 0.06                                                                                                                        | 772                                                                                                                         | 0.08                                                                                                                        | 1111                                                                                                                        | 0.11                                                                                                                        | 77                                                                                                                          | 0.01                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                                     | 134907                                                                                                                      | 37.48                                                                                                                       | 102873                                                                                                                      | 28.60                                                                                                                       | 89543                                                                                                                       | 25.70                                                                                                                       | 2796                                                                                                                        | 1.24                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                                     | 8860                                                                                                                        | 3.25                                                                                                                        | 9396                                                                                                                        | 3.58                                                                                                                        | 25011                                                                                                                       | 8.53                                                                                                                        | 994                                                                                                                         | 0.49                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                            | 2056                                                                                                                        | 0.40                                                                                                                        | 1985                                                                                                                        | 0.34                                                                                                                        | 1790                                                                                                                        | 0.30                                                                                                                        | 193                                                                                                                         | 0.04                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                           | 523653                                                                                                                      | 129.16                                                                                                                      | 466290                                                                                                                      | 96.24                                                                                                                       | 389132                                                                                                                      | 77.67                                                                                                                       | 8402                                                                                                                        | 3.11                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                          | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                   | 84133                                                                                                                       | 60.90                                                                                                                       | 14332                                                                                                                       | 5.17                                                                                                                        | 14146                                                                                                                       | 5.70                                                                                                                        | 683                                                                                                                         | 0.36                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                          | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                   | 507463                                                                                                                      | 100.42                                                                                                                      | 517527                                                                                                                      | 99.74                                                                                                                       | 566291                                                                                                                      | 110.67                                                                                                                      | 47922                                                                                                                       | 15.38                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                          | KERALA                                                                                                                      | 593531                                                                                                                      | 74.80                                                                                                                       | 599692                                                                                                                      | 74.40                                                                                                                       | 634299                                                                                                                      | 78.32                                                                                                                       | 52879                                                                                                                       | 8.27                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                          | LADAKH                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             | 14862                                                                                                                       | 3.93                                                                                                                        | 11884                                                                                                                       | 3.08                                                                                                                        | 292                                                                                                                         | 0.12                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                          | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                          | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                              | 137269                                                                                                                      | 41.54                                                                                                                       | 113780                                                                                                                      | 37.93                                                                                                                       | 139638                                                                                                                      | 47.53                                                                                                                       | 8573                                                                                                                        | 4.19                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                 | 744273                                                                                                                      | 86.66                                                                                                                       | 734816                                                                                                                      | 81.65                                                                                                                       | 802121                                                                                                                      | 88.89                                                                                                                       | 35502                                                                                                                       | 4.52                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                          | MANIPUR                                                                                                                     | 44390                                                                                                                       | 25.76                                                                                                                       | 47526                                                                                                                       | 26.29                                                                                                                       | 52432                                                                                                                       | 28.17                                                                                                                       | 4275                                                                                                                        | 3.40                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                          | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                   | 9865                                                                                                                        | 2.51                                                                                                                        | 14630                                                                                                                       | 3.97                                                                                                                        | 15462                                                                                                                       | 4.42                                                                                                                        | 613                                                                                                                         | 0.31                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                          | MIZORAM                                                                                                                     | 52652                                                                                                                       | 15.09                                                                                                                       | 53129                                                                                                                       | 15.07                                                                                                                       | 60784                                                                                                                       | 18.54                                                                                                                       | 1236                                                                                                                        | 0.77                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                          | NAGALAND                                                                                                                    | 53156                                                                                                                       | 18.90                                                                                                                       | 69053                                                                                                                       | 24.01                                                                                                                       | 77882                                                                                                                       | 28.03                                                                                                                       | 4551                                                                                                                        | 2.60                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                          | ODISHA                                                                                                                      | 12934                                                                                                                       | 2.53                                                                                                                        | 17470                                                                                                                       | 2.92                                                                                                                        | 25620                                                                                                                       | 4.19                                                                                                                        | 700                                                                                                                         | 0.14                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                          | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                  | 3223                                                                                                                        | 0.87                                                                                                                        | 3963                                                                                                                        | 1.00                                                                                                                        | 4318                                                                                                                        | 1.04                                                                                                                        | 319                                                                                                                         | 0.13                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                          | PUNJAB                                                                                                                      | 468622                                                                                                                      | 76.14                                                                                                                       | 447136                                                                                                                      | 70.44                                                                                                                       | 503179                                                                                                                      | 75.57                                                                                                                       | 15748                                                                                                                       | 3.68                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                          | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                   | 165049                                                                                                                      | 53.66                                                                                                                       | 146296                                                                                                                      | 46.59                                                                                                                       | 188827                                                                                                                      | 55.58                                                                                                                       | 14881                                                                                                                       | 6.44                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                          | SIKKIM                                                                                                                      | 716                                                                                                                         | 0.15                                                                                                                        | 102                                                                                                                         | 0.03                                                                                                                        | 513                                                                                                                         | 0.10                                                                                                                        | 22                                                                                                                          | 0.01                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                  | 376543                                                                                                                      | 78.23                                                                                                                       | 381455                                                                                                                      | 76.96                                                                                                                       | 448485                                                                                                                      | 86.55                                                                                                                       | 49824                                                                                                                       | 13.65                                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                                          | TELANGANA                                                                                                                   | 171908                                                                                                                      | 60.28                                                                                                                       | 156037                                                                                                                      | 56.60                                                                                                                       | 177571                                                                                                                      | 61.29                                                                                                                       | 9453                                                                                                                        | 4.64                                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                                          | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN                                                                                        | 468                                                                                                                         | 0.07                                                                                                                        | 275                                                                                                                         | 0.03                                                                                                                        | 318                                                                                                                         | 0.04                                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                                          | AND DIU TRIPURA                                                                                                             | 3525                                                                                                                        | 0.52                                                                                                                        | 5723                                                                                                                        | 0.87                                                                                                                        | 7109                                                                                                                        | 1.02                                                                                                                        | 391                                                                                                                         | 0.08                                                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                                                          | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                               | 727980                                                                                                                      | 247.14                                                                                                                      | 747354                                                                                                                      | 265.24                                                                                                                      | 842938                                                                                                                      | 317.32                                                                                                                      | 40303                                                                                                                       | 19.90                                                                                                                       |
| 35                                                                                                                          | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                 | 30197                                                                                                                       | 14.00                                                                                                                       | 18621                                                                                                                       | 7.40                                                                                                                        | 21812                                                                                                                       | 10.48                                                                                                                       | 556                                                                                                                         | 0.31                                                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                 | 884                                                                                                                         | 0.36                                                                                                                        | 273                                                                                                                         | 0.20                                                                                                                        | 576                                                                                                                         | 0.14                                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                        |
| Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 5568025 1424.56 5239964 1192.42 5,710,789 1329.17 318576 100.32 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. |

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| S. N                                                                                                    | States/ UTs                                                                                             | 2019-20                                                                                                 | 2019-20                                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                                                 | 2022-23*                                                                                                | 2022-23*                                                                                                |
| o.                                                                                                      | States/ UTs                                                                                             | No. of Benefici aries                                                                                   | Amount                                                                                                  | No. of Benefici aries                                                                                   | Amount                                                                                                  | No. of Beneficiar ies                                                                                   | Amount                                                                                                  | No. of Benefici aries                                                                                   | Amount                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                       | 0.01                                                                                                    | 278                                                                                                     | 0.10                                                                                                    | 295                                                                                                     | 0.10                                                                                                    | 44                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                          | 15408                                                                                                   | 12.95                                                                                                   | 12661                                                                                                   | 9.69                                                                                                    | 15216                                                                                                   | 11.32                                                                                                   | 3159                                                                                                    | 2.40                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       |                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                       | ASSAM                                                                                                   | 38531                                                                                                   | 32.94                                                                                                   | 30456                                                                                                   | 24.78                                                                                                   | 49106                                                                                                   | 51.34                                                                                                   | 254                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                       | BIHAR                                                                                                   | 48456                                                                                                   | 30.53                                                                                                   | 43512                                                                                                   | 18.12                                                                                                   | 19642                                                                                                   | 9.55                                                                                                    | 1455                                                                                                    | 0.81                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                       | CHANDIGARH                                                                                              | 154                                                                                                     | 0.06                                                                                                    | 123                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                    | 117                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                       | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                            | 2202                                                                                                    | 1.38                                                                                                    | 2198                                                                                                    | 1.27                                                                                                    | 2744                                                                                                    | 1.54                                                                                                    | 786                                                                                                     | 0.45                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                       | DELHI                                                                                                   | 2261                                                                                                    | 0.89                                                                                                    | 3518                                                                                                    | 1.08                                                                                                    | 2908                                                                                                    | 0.86                                                                                                    | 372                                                                                                     | 0.12                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                       | GOA                                                                                                     | 218                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                    | 349                                                                                                     | 0.21                                                                                                    | 458                                                                                                     | 0.27                                                                                                    | 84                                                                                                      | 0.05                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                      | GUJARAT                                                                                                 | 23445                                                                                                   | 13.43                                                                                                   | 21289                                                                                                   | 11.60                                                                                                   | 23519                                                                                                   | 12.82                                                                                                   | 4353                                                                                                    | 2.50                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                      | HARYANA                                                                                                 | 4703                                                                                                    | 3.22                                                                                                    | 5194                                                                                                    | 3.31                                                                                                    | 7824                                                                                                    | 4.58                                                                                                    | 1206                                                                                                    | 0.74                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 534                                                                                                     | 0.26                                                                                                    | 500                                                                                                     | 0.24                                                                                                    | 637                                                                                                     | 0.29                                                                                                    | 157                                                                                                     | 0.08                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                       | 111052                                                                                                  | 72.51                                                                                                   | 53725                                                                                                   | 30.38                                                                                                   | 47574                                                                                                   | 27.47                                                                                                   | 5722                                                                                                    | 3.28                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                      | JHARKHAND                                                                                               | 13182                                                                                                   | 8.72                                                                                                    | 5918                                                                                                    | 2.99                                                                                                    | 5494                                                                                                    | 3.41                                                                                                    | 761                                                                                                     | 0.49                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                      | KARNATAKA                                                                                               | 74944                                                                                                   | 49.90                                                                                                   | 55081                                                                                                   | 34.24                                                                                                   | 73830                                                                                                   | 43.98                                                                                                   | 17262                                                                                                   | 10.88                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                      | KERALA                                                                                                  | 65635                                                                                                   | 32.68                                                                                                   | 67583                                                                                                   | 31.80                                                                                                   | 74271                                                                                                   | 37.55                                                                                                   | 15787                                                                                                   | 8.67                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                      | LADAKH                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    | 1593                                                                                                    | 0.91                                                                                                    | 905                                                                                                     | 0.50                                                                                                    | 63                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                      | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                      | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                          | 22038                                                                                                   | 14.47                                                                                                   | 20430                                                                                                   | 13.60                                                                                                   | 23622                                                                                                   | 16.13                                                                                                   | 5255                                                                                                    | 3.59                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                      | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                             | 48331                                                                                                   | 24.23                                                                                                   | 47333                                                                                                   | 23.02                                                                                                   | 42110                                                                                                   | 20.97                                                                                                   | 7137                                                                                                    | 3.83                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                      | MANIPUR                                                                                                 | 5599                                                                                                    | 4.86                                                                                                    | 4497                                                                                                    | 3.82                                                                                                    | 4629                                                                                                    | 3.93                                                                                                    | 701                                                                                                     | 0.57                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                      | MEGHALAYA                                                                                               | 7533                                                                                                    | 5.06                                                                                                    | 7254                                                                                                    | 4.88                                                                                                    | 5306                                                                                                    | 3.63                                                                                                    | 614                                                                                                     | 0.42                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                      | MIZORAM                                                                                                 | 1309                                                                                                    | 1.17                                                                                                    | 1144                                                                                                    | 0.85                                                                                                    | 1702                                                                                                    | 1.34                                                                                                    | 192                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                      | NAGALAND                                                                                                | 5332                                                                                                    | 4.58                                                                                                    | 6029                                                                                                    | 4.88                                                                                                    | 6421                                                                                                    | 5.45                                                                                                    | 1272                                                                                                    | 1.12                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                      | ODISHA                                                                                                  | 2738                                                                                                    | 1.98                                                                                                    | 3146                                                                                                    | 1.91                                                                                                    | 4030                                                                                                    | 2.40                                                                                                    | 779                                                                                                     | 0.44                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                      | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                              | 572                                                                                                     | 0.36                                                                                                    | 596                                                                                                     | 0.33                                                                                                    | 629                                                                                                     | 0.33                                                                                                    | 115                                                                                                     | 0.07                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                      | PUNJAB                                                                                                  | 56646                                                                                                   | 30.18                                                                                                   | 53450                                                                                                   | 27.66                                                                                                   | 55430                                                                                                   | 29.96                                                                                                   | 7570                                                                                                    | 3.59                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                      | RAJASTHAN                                                                                               | 27933                                                                                                   | 20.73                                                                                                   | 27404                                                                                                   | 19.39                                                                                                   | 30012                                                                                                   | 21.26                                                                                                   | 7256                                                                                                    | 5.17                                                                                                    |
| 29 30                                                                                                   | SIKKIM                                                                                                  | 52                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                    | 85                                                                                                      | 0.04                                                                                                    | 289                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                    | 35                                                                                                      | 0.02                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                                              | 43241                                                                                                   | 25.93                                                                                                   | 44319                                                                                                   | 24.79                                                                                                   | 52409                                                                                                   | 29.18                                                                                                   | 14056                                                                                                   | 8.23                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                      | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND                                                                | 81                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                    | 57                                                                                                      | 0.02                                                                                                    | 78                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                      | DIU                                                                                                     | 1067                                                                                                    | 0.73                                                                                                    | 1004                                                                                                    |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | 1.21                                                                                                    | 226                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                                      | TRIPURA                                                                                                 | 94291                                                                                                   | 68.20                                                                                                   | 4646                                                                                                    | 0.63                                                                                                    | 1766                                                                                                    |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                           |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | 81.22                                                                                                   | 134433                                                                                                  | 100.24                                                                                                  | 24639                                                                                                   | 18.32                                                                                                   |
| 35                                                                                                      | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                             | 4521                                                                                                    | 3.43                                                                                                    | 114388                                                                                                  | 3.37                                                                                                    | 5296                                                                                                    | 3.85                                                                                                    | 729                                                                                                     | 0.52                                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                   | 743141                                                                                                  | 482.65                                                                                                  | 663316                                                                                                  | 401.30                                                                                                  | 720093                                                                                                  | 469.58                                                                                                  | 124607                                                                                                  | 79.29                                                                                                   |
| Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   | Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23.                                                   |
| Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     | Scheme not implemented for 2023-24.                                                                     |

| S. N                                                                                                               | States/UTs                                                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                                                            | 2019-20                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 2020-21 2021-22                                                                                                    | 2020-21 2021-22                                                                                                    | (Amount in 2022-23*                                                                                                | (Amount in 2022-23*                                                                                                |
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| S. N                                                                                                               | States/UTs                                                                                                         | No. of Benefic iaries                                                                                              | Amount                                                                                                             | No. of Benefici aries                                                                                              | Amount                                                                                                             | No. of Beneficiar ies                                                                                              | Amount                                                                                                             | No. of Benefici aries                                                                                              | Amoun t                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                  | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                     | 3476                                                                                                               | 9.17                                                                                                               | 1808                                                                                                               | 4.43                                                                                                               | 2118                                                                                                               | 5.54                                                                                                               | 957                                                                                                                | 2.52                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                  | ASSAM                                                                                                              | 6158                                                                                                               | 17.25                                                                                                              | 7216                                                                                                               | 19.08                                                                                                              | 9287                                                                                                               | 26.93                                                                                                              | 1263                                                                                                               | 3.67                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                  | BIHAR                                                                                                              | 6985                                                                                                               | 18.74                                                                                                              | 7933                                                                                                               | 20.85                                                                                                              | 6733                                                                                                               | 17.66                                                                                                              | 2876                                                                                                               | 7.49                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                  | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                       | 432                                                                                                                | 1.09                                                                                                               | 441                                                                                                                | 1.28                                                                                                               | 516                                                                                                                | 1.42                                                                                                               | 265                                                                                                                | 0.66                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                  | DELHI                                                                                                              | 384                                                                                                                | 0.97                                                                                                               | 376                                                                                                                | 1.04                                                                                                               | 295                                                                                                                | 0.77                                                                                                               | 111                                                                                                                | 0.24                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                  | GOA                                                                                                                | 76                                                                                                                 | 0.20                                                                                                               | 116                                                                                                                | 0.29                                                                                                               | 50                                                                                                                 | 0.13                                                                                                               | 25                                                                                                                 | 0.06                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                 | GUJARAT                                                                                                            | 3037                                                                                                               | 7.17                                                                                                               | 2722                                                                                                               | 6.47                                                                                                               | 2731                                                                                                               | 6.54                                                                                                               | 1006                                                                                                               | 2.52                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                 | HARYANA                                                                                                            | 821                                                                                                                | 2.12                                                                                                               | 772                                                                                                                | 2.04                                                                                                               | 1029                                                                                                               | 2.71                                                                                                               | 516                                                                                                                | 1.42                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                   | 30                                                                                                                 | 0.09                                                                                                               | 32                                                                                                                 | 0.09                                                                                                               | 51                                                                                                                 | 0.13                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                 | 0.06                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                  | 7702                                                                                                               | 19.91                                                                                                              | 8898                                                                                                               | 22.14                                                                                                              | 9392                                                                                                               | 23.83                                                                                                              | 2837                                                                                                               | 7.10                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                 | JHARKHAND                                                                                                          | 1501                                                                                                               | 4.40                                                                                                               | 232                                                                                                                | 0.59                                                                                                               | 685                                                                                                                | 1.94                                                                                                               | 263                                                                                                                | 0.83                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                 | KARNATAKA                                                                                                          | 20779                                                                                                              | 52.96                                                                                                              | 22510                                                                                                              | 56.59                                                                                                              | 22161                                                                                                              | 55.79                                                                                                              | 9727                                                                                                               | 24.66                                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                 | KERALA                                                                                                             | 26205                                                                                                              | 71.42                                                                                                              | 29630                                                                                                              | 80.81                                                                                                              | 32790                                                                                                              | 89.80                                                                                                              | 19890                                                                                                              | 55.01                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                 | LADAKH                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               | 130                                                                                                                | 0.30                                                                                                               | 81                                                                                                                 | 0.22                                                                                                               | 9                                                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                 | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                     | 2448                                                                                                               | 7.28                                                                                                               | 2216                                                                                                               | 6.53                                                                                                               | 2530                                                                                                               | 7.30                                                                                                               | 1263                                                                                                               | 3.69                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                        | 2814                                                                                                               | 8.50                                                                                                               | 2187                                                                                                               | 7.14                                                                                                               | 2335                                                                                                               | 7.74                                                                                                               | 907                                                                                                                | 3.12                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                 | MANIPUR                                                                                                            | 348                                                                                                                | 1.01                                                                                                               | 282                                                                                                                | 0.81                                                                                                               | 338                                                                                                                | 0.94                                                                                                               | 130                                                                                                                | 0.39                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                          | 1322                                                                                                               | 3.32                                                                                                               | 1165                                                                                                               | 2.63                                                                                                               | 601                                                                                                                | 1.51                                                                                                               | 210                                                                                                                | 0.52                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                                                                            | 1115                                                                                                               | 3.24                                                                                                               | 46                                                                                                                 | 0.11                                                                                                               | 107                                                                                                                | 0.23                                                                                                               | 48                                                                                                                 | 0.10                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                 | NAGALAND                                                                                                           | 1193                                                                                                               | 3.09                                                                                                               | 1193                                                                                                               | 3.01                                                                                                               | 1258                                                                                                               | 3.13                                                                                                               | 569                                                                                                                | 1.47                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                 | ODISHA                                                                                                             | 436                                                                                                                | 1.33                                                                                                               | 392                                                                                                                | 1.08                                                                                                               | 466                                                                                                                | 1.29                                                                                                               | 178                                                                                                                | 0.46                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                         | 62                                                                                                                 | 0.14                                                                                                               | 44                                                                                                                 | 0.09                                                                                                               | 48                                                                                                                 | 0.12                                                                                                               | 26                                                                                                                 | 0.06                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                 | PUNJAB                                                                                                             | 2410                                                                                                               | 6.53                                                                                                               | 1829                                                                                                               | 5.06                                                                                                               | 1716                                                                                                               | 4.76                                                                                                               | 779                                                                                                                | 2.12                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                          | 3241                                                                                                               | 8.63                                                                                                               | 3173                                                                                                               | 8.52                                                                                                               | 2907                                                                                                               | 7.97                                                                                                               | 1550                                                                                                               | 4.31                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                                 | 0.04                                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                                 | 0.05                                                                                                               | 51                                                                                                                 | 0.08                                                                                                               | 11                                                                                                                 | 0.02                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                         | 5685                                                                                                               | 14.85                                                                                                              | 5295                                                                                                               | 13.48                                                                                                              | 6856                                                                                                               | 17.55                                                                                                              | 3674                                                                                                               | 9.48                                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                                 | TELANGANA                                                                                                          | 3311                                                                                                               | 8.88                                                                                                               | 4065                                                                                                               | 10.80                                                                                                              | 4757                                                                                                               | 12.82                                                                                                              | 1999                                                                                                               | 5.38                                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                                 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                  | 0.07                                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                                  | 0.06                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                 | TRIPURA                                                                                                            | 81                                                                                                                 | 0.20                                                                                                               | 111                                                                                                                | 0.28                                                                                                               | 94                                                                                                                 | 0.24                                                                                                               | 37                                                                                                                 | 0.10                                                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                      | 10545                                                                                                              | 27.05                                                                                                              | 10154                                                                                                              | 26.19                                                                                                              | 12387                                                                                                              | 32.10                                                                                                              | 5385                                                                                                               | 13.96                                                                                                              |
| 35 36                                                                                                              | UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL                                                                                            | 470 5264                                                                                                           | 1.26 14.77                                                                                                         | 496 4856                                                                                                           | 1.44 14.54                                                                                                         | 658 6764                                                                                                           | 1.69 19.90                                                                                                         | 288 1600                                                                                                           | 0.75 4.89                                                                                                          |
| Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. | Total 118359 315.63 120371 317.86 131810 352.87 58430 157.11 Source- NSP database. * Data provisional for 2022-23. |