Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarships
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 345

ANSWERED ON 27/11/2024

## PRE-MATRIC AND POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIPS

## 345. SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of budget allocation, utilization of funds for pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for minority communities during the last five years, year and State-wise;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  said  scholarships  were  instituted  after  the  Sachar  Committee  Report found that children from the Muslim community were among the most educationally backward in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  educational  status,  achievement  and  needs  among minority communities and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  discontinued  pre-matric  scholarships  to  students  of minority communities from class one to eight from 2023-24 and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  improve  educational  access  among  minority communities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a): The year-wise details of budget allocations under Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last five years is as follows:

(Amount in ₹ Crore)

|         | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme   |
|---------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year    | Budget Allocation               | Budget Allocation                |
| 2019-20 | 1199.82                         | 482.66                           |
| 2020-21 | 1330.00                         | 535.00                           |
| 2021-22 | 1378.00                         | 468.00                           |
| 2022-23 | 556.82                          | 515.00                           |
| 2023-24 | 400.00                          | 1000.00                          |
| 2024-25 | 326.16                          | 1145.38                          |

The State-wise details of Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarships sanctioned during the period from 2019-20  to  2022-23  are  at Annexure. The  Scholarships  Schemes  have  not  been  approved  beyond 2021-22. During the year 2022-23, the payments have been made only towards committed liabilities.

(b):  Pursuant  to  acceptance  of  the  recommendations  of  the  Sachar  Committee  Report,  submitted  in November,  2006,  the  Government  decided,  inter-alia,  to  implement  Scholarship  Schemes  viz.  PreMatric,  Post-Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  specifically  for  the  students  belonging  to  the  Minority communities for development of education.

(c): The educational status has been assessed by the Government from time to time. The Ministry of Education publishes Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) and All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) reports in this regard.

(d): The Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 makes it obligatory for the Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education (classes I to VIII) to each and every child. Accordingly, only students  studying  in  classes  IX  and  X  are  covered  under  the  Pre-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme  of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Likewise from 2022-23, the coverage under the Pre Matric Scholarship Scheme of Ministry of Minority Affairs has been restricted for classes IX and X only.

(e):  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  been  implementing  various  schemes  for  socio-economic empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority  communities,  which  inter-alia,  includes scholarships for the students belonging to minority communities.

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## ANNEXURE  AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2024 REGARDING 'PRE-MATRIC AND POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIPS' BY SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN

|                       |                                            | 2019-20 Amount Sanctioned   | 2020-21 Amount Sanctioned   | (In Rs. crore)            | (In Rs. crore)             |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|                       |                                            | 2019-20 Amount Sanctioned   | 2020-21 Amount Sanctioned   | 2021-22 Amount Sanctioned | 2022-23 Amount Sanctione d |
| 1                     | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                        | 0.04                        | 0.37                        | 0.4                       | 0.0127                     |
| 2                     | ANDHRA PRADESH                             | 47.60                       | 36.4                        | 37.85                     | 3.3069                     |
| 3                     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0                         | 0.0000                     |
| 4                     | ASSAM                                      | 161.16                      | 90.97                       | 99.98                     | 2.3499                     |
| 5                     | BIHAR                                      | 82.43                       | 32.97                       | 49.19                     | 0.6094                     |
| 6                     | CHANDIGARH                                 | 0.15                        | 0.2                         | 0.18                      | 0.0052                     |
| 7                     | CHHATTISGARH                               | 1.64                        | 1.35                        | 1.34                      | 0.1825                     |
| 8                     | DELHI                                      | 0.65                        | 0.88                        | 1.25                      | 0.0563                     |
| 9                     | GOA                                        | 0.06                        | 0.08                        | 0.11                      | 0.0083                     |
| 10                    | GUJARAT                                    | 37.48                       | 28.6                        | 25.7                      | 1.2365                     |
| 11                    | HARYANA                                    | 3.25                        | 3.58                        | 8.53                      | 0.4907                     |
| 12                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           | 0.40                        | 0.34                        | 0.3                       | 0.0398                     |
| 13                    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          | 129.16                      | 96.24                       | 77.67                     | 3.1067                     |
| 14                    | JHARKHAND                                  | 60.90                       | 5.17                        | 5.7                       | 0.3617                     |
| 15                    | KARNATAKA                                  | 100.42                      | 99.74                       | 110.67                    | 15.3849                    |
| 16                    | KERALA                                     | 74.80                       | 74.4                        | 78.32                     | 8.2699                     |
| 17                    | LADAKH                                     |                             | 3.93                        | 3.08                      | 0.1237                     |
| 18                    | LAKSHADWEEP                                | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0                         | 0.0000                     |
| 19                    | MADHYA PRADESH                             | 41.54                       | 37.93                       | 47.53                     | 4.1891                     |
| 20                    | MAHARASHTRA                                | 86.66                       | 81.65                       | 88.89                     | 4.5188                     |
| 21                    | MANIPUR                                    | 25.76                       | 26.29                       | 28.17                     | 3.3999                     |
| 22                    | MEGHALAYA                                  | 2.51                        | 3.97                        | 4.42                      | 0.3144                     |
| 23                    | MIZORAM                                    | 15.09                       | 15.07                       | 18.54                     | 0.7748                     |
| 24                    | NAGALAND                                   | 18.90                       | 24.01                       | 28.03                     | 2.5970                     |
| 25                    | ODISHA                                     | 2.53                        | 2.92                        | 4.19                      | 0.1381                     |
| 26                    | PUDUCHERRY                                 | 0.87                        | 1                           | 1.04                      | 0.1281                     |
| 27                    | PUNJAB                                     | 76.14                       | 70.44                       | 75.57                     | 3.6812                     |
| 28                    | RAJASTHAN                                  | 53.66                       | 46.59                       | 55.58                     | 6.4354                     |
| 29                    | SIKKIM                                     | 0.15                        | 0.03                        | 0.1                       | 0.0091                     |
| 30                    | TAMILNADU                                  | 78.23                       | 76.96                       | 86.55                     | 13.6521                    |
| 31                    | TELANGANA                                  | 60.28                       | 56.6                        | 61.29                     | 4.6415                     |
| 32                    | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU | 0.07                        | 0.03                        | 0.04                      | 0.0018                     |
| 33                    | TRIPURA                                    | 0.52                        | 0.87                        | 1.02                      | 0.0807                     |
| 34                    | UTTAR PRADESH                              | 247.14                      | 265.24                      | 317.32                    | 19.9029                    |
| 35                    | UTTARAKHAND                                | 14.00                       | 7.4                         | 10.48                     | 0.3063                     |
| 36                    | WEST BENGAL                                | 0.36                        | 0.2                         | 0.14                      | 0.0032                     |
| Total 1424.56 1192.42 | Total 1424.56 1192.42                      | Total 1424.56 1192.42       | Total 1424.56 1192.42       | 1329.17                   | 100.32                     |

## Post-Matric-State-wise details of Scholarships sanctioned during the period from 2019-20 to 2022-23

(In Rs. crore)

| S. No.   | States/ UTs                          |   2019-20 Amount Sanctioned |   2020-21 Amount Sanctioned |   2021-22 Amount Sanctioned | 2022-23 Amount Sanctioned   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                  |                        0.01 |                        0.1  |                        0.1  | 0.011                       |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH                       |                       12.95 |                        9.69 |                       11.32 | 2.399                       |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    |                        0    |                        0    |                        0    |                             |
| 4        | ASSAM                                |                       32.94 |                       24.78 |                       51.34 | 0.146                       |
| 5        | BIHAR                                |                       30.53 |                       18.12 |                        9.55 | 0.809                       |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH                           |                        0.06 |                        0.05 |                        0.05 | 0.003                       |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH                         |                        1.38 |                        1.27 |                        1.54 | 0.450                       |
| 8        | DELHI                                |                        0.89 |                        1.08 |                        0.86 | 0.119                       |
| 9        | GOA                                  |                        0.15 |                        0.21 |                        0.27 | 0.049                       |
| 10       | GUJARAT                              |                       13.43 |                       11.6  |                       12.82 | 2.502                       |
| 11       | HARYANA                              |                        3.22 |                        3.31 |                        4.58 | 0.742                       |
| 12       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     |                        0.26 |                        0.24 |                        0.29 | 0.083                       |
| 13       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                    |                       72.51 |                       30.38 |                       27.47 | 3.283                       |
| 14       | JHARKHAND                            |                        8.72 |                        2.99 |                        3.41 | 0.492                       |
| 15       | KARNATAKA                            |                       49.9  |                       34.24 |                       43.98 | 10.875                      |
| 16       | KERALA                               |                       32.68 |                       31.8  |                       37.55 | 8.669                       |
| 17       | LADAKH                               |                        0    |                        0.91 |                        0.5  | 0.032                       |
| 18       | LAKSHADWEEP                          |                        0    |                        0    |                        0    | 0.000                       |
| 19       | MADHYA PRADESH                       |                       14.47 |                       13.6  |                       16.13 | 3.593                       |
| 20       | MAHARASHTRA                          |                       24.23 |                       23.02 |                       20.97 | 3.830                       |
| 21       | MANIPUR                              |                        4.86 |                        3.82 |                        3.93 | 0.574                       |
| 22       | MEGHALAYA                            |                        5.06 |                        4.88 |                        3.63 | 0.417                       |
| 23       | MIZORAM                              |                        1.17 |                        0.85 |                        1.34 | 0.150                       |
| 24       | NAGALAND                             |                        4.58 |                        4.88 |                        5.45 | 1.119                       |
| 25       | ODISHA                               |                        1.98 |                        1.91 |                        2.4  | 0.440                       |
| 26       | PUDUCHERRY                           |                        0.36 |                        0.33 |                        0.33 | 0.066                       |
| 27       | PUNJAB                               |                       30.18 |                       27.66 |                       29.96 | 3.587                       |
| 28       | RAJASTHAN                            |                       20.73 |                       19.39 |                       21.26 | 5.174                       |
| 29       | SIKKIM                               |                        0.03 |                        0.04 |                        0.15 | 0.018                       |
| 30       | TAMILNADU                            |                       25.93 |                       24.79 |                       29.18 | 8.228                       |
| 31       | TELANGANA                            |                       13.9  |                       14.63 |                       16.8  | 1.483                       |
| 32       | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI&DAMAN&DIU |                        0.03 |                        0.02 |                        0.03 | 0.005                       |
| 33       | TRIPURA                              |                        0.73 |                        0.63 |                        1.21 | 0.137                       |
| 34       | UTTAR PRADESH                        |                       68.2  |                       81.22 |                      100.24 | 18.315                      |
| 35       | UTTARAKHAND                          |                        3.43 |                        3.37 |                        3.85 | 0.522                       |
| 36       | WEST BENGAL                          |                        3.15 |                        5.49 |                        7.09 | 0.971                       |
| Total    | Total                                |                      482.65 |                      401.3  |                      469.58 | 79.292                      |

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