Lok Sabha Question No. 430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Employment Opportunities for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Naba Charan Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 430

ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES

## 430.   SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

## SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether any scheme has been launched by the Government to increase the employment opportunities for the minority communities;

(b)  if  so,  the  area-wise  details  of  the  people  belonging  to  minority  communities  employed across various sectors; and

(c)  the  details  of  the  number  of  students  belonging  to  minorities  communities  who  have received  scholarship  from  the  Government  during  the  last  five  years,  State-wise  including Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  and  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  various  schemes  for  socioeconomic empowerment of the six (6) centrally notified minority communities.

The  PM VIKAS (Pradhan Mantri  Virasat  Ka Samvardhan)  Scheme converges  5 erstwhile livelihood schemes of the Ministry including Seekho aur Kamao, launched in 2013-14, and Nai Manzil, launched in 2015. Seekho aur Kamao  (SAK)  Scheme targeted to upgrade the skills  of  minority  youth  (14-45  years)  in  various  modern/  traditional  skills.  Nai  Manzil Scheme was implemented with an objective to benefit the minority youth, school dropouts from  BPL  families  and  provide  education  and  skill  development  support.  The  eligible beneficiaries  would  continue  to  benefit  under  PM  VIKAS  Scheme.  Both  Schemes  were implemented by Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), empaneled by the Ministry.

Under  the  erstwhile  'Naya  Savera'  Scheme  ('Free  Coaching  and  Allied'  scheme)  of  the Ministry which was implemented from 2007-08 to till 2021-22 to assist students/candidates of  minority  communities  by  way  of  special  coaching  for  qualifying  examinations  for admission in technical/professional courses and competitive examination for recruitment to Group  A,  B,  &  C  services  and  other  equivalent  posts  under  the  Central  and  State Governments  including  public  sector  undertakings,  banks  and  railways.  The  Scheme  was implemented across the country through empaneled PIAs.

Further, under the 'Nai Udaan' Scheme of the Ministry which was implemented from 201314 to till 2021-22 to provide financial support to the minority candidates who qualify in the preliminary  examinations  conducted  by  Union  Public  Service  Commission  (UPSC),  Staff Selection Commission (SSC), State Public Service Commissions (SPSCs).

Area-wise details of the people belonging to minority communities employed across various sectors is not maintained.

(c):  The  State-wise  number  of  students  from  minority  communities  who  have  received scholarships under various Scholarship Schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs during the last five years is placed at Annexure .

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 430 FOR 24.07.2024 REGARDING 'EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES'

| Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                                                              | AY 2017- 18                                                                                                                                        | AY 2018- 19                                                                                                                                        | AY 2019- 20                                                                                                                                        | AY 2020- 21                                                                                                                                        | AY 2021- 22                                                                                                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 1,32,983                                                                                                                                           | 1,29,589                                                                                                                                           | 1,61,555                                                                                                                                           | 1,52,714                                                                                                                                           | 1,75,881                                                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                          | 1,76,726                                                                                                                                           | 1,69,146                                                                                                                                           | 1,71,908                                                                                                                                           | 1,56,037                                                                                                                                           | 1,77,799                                                                                                                                           |
| Assam                                                                                                                                              | 2,25,605                                                                                                                                           | 1,16,564                                                                                                                                           | 2,90,719                                                                                                                                           | 2,50,267                                                                                                                                           | 2,35,497                                                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                              | 1,22,582                                                                                                                                           | 2,22,209                                                                                                                                           | 2,45,662                                                                                                                                           | 1,34,270                                                                                                                                           | 1,75,486                                                                                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                       | 7,958                                                                                                                                              | 5,595                                                                                                                                              | 4,839                                                                                                                                              | 4,308                                                                                                                                              | 4,476                                                                                                                                              |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                | 1,460                                                                                                                                              | 349                                                                                                                                                | 497                                                                                                                                                | 772                                                                                                                                                | 1,118                                                                                                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                            | 1,34,673                                                                                                                                           | 1,28,432                                                                                                                                           | 1,34,907                                                                                                                                           | 1,02,873                                                                                                                                           | 90,391                                                                                                                                             |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                            | 4,685                                                                                                                                              | 6,259                                                                                                                                              | 8,860                                                                                                                                              | 9,396                                                                                                                                              | 25,053                                                                                                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 1,667                                                                                                                                              | 1,541                                                                                                                                              | 2,056                                                                                                                                              | 1,985                                                                                                                                              | 1,819                                                                                                                                              |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                  | 1,57,548                                                                                                                                           | 1,55,312                                                                                                                                           | 5,23,653                                                                                                                                           | 4,66,290                                                                                                                                           | 3,95,184                                                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                          | 51,895                                                                                                                                             | 50,466                                                                                                                                             | 84,133                                                                                                                                             | 14,332                                                                                                                                             | 14,174                                                                                                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                          | 3,32,989                                                                                                                                           | 4,33,314                                                                                                                                           | 5,07,463                                                                                                                                           | 5,17,527                                                                                                                                           | 5,68,451                                                                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                             | 5,57,278                                                                                                                                           | 5,73,776                                                                                                                                           | 5,93,531                                                                                                                                           | 5,99,692                                                                                                                                           | 6,38,742                                                                                                                                           |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                  | 14,862                                                                                                                                             | 11,903                                                                                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 99,064                                                                                                                                             | 1,08,841                                                                                                                                           | 1,37,269                                                                                                                                           | 1,13,780                                                                                                                                           | 1,39,838                                                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        | 6,19,888                                                                                                                                           | 6,88,310                                                                                                                                           | 7,44,273                                                                                                                                           | 7,34,816                                                                                                                                           | 8,10,541                                                                                                                                           |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                            | 6,153                                                                                                                                              | 14,882                                                                                                                                             | 44,390                                                                                                                                             | 47,526                                                                                                                                             | 52,557                                                                                                                                             |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                          | 5,544                                                                                                                                              | 5,392                                                                                                                                              | 9,865                                                                                                                                              | 14,630                                                                                                                                             | 15,488                                                                                                                                             |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                            | 34,436                                                                                                                                             | 42,696                                                                                                                                             | 52,652                                                                                                                                             | 53,129                                                                                                                                             | 61,081                                                                                                                                             |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                           | 24,840                                                                                                                                             | 28,156                                                                                                                                             | 53,156                                                                                                                                             | 69,053                                                                                                                                             | 78,013                                                                                                                                             |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                             | 9,922                                                                                                                                              | 10,611                                                                                                                                             | 12,934                                                                                                                                             | 17,470                                                                                                                                             | 25,644                                                                                                                                             |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                             | 4,32,616                                                                                                                                           | 4,09,392                                                                                                                                           | 4,68,622                                                                                                                                           | 4,47,136                                                                                                                                           | 5,05,497                                                                                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          | 1,46,089                                                                                                                                           | 1,35,980                                                                                                                                           | 1,65,049                                                                                                                                           | 1,46,296                                                                                                                                           | 1,90,684                                                                                                                                           |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                             | 757                                                                                                                                                | 392                                                                                                                                                | 716                                                                                                                                                | 102                                                                                                                                                | 513                                                                                                                                                |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                         | 3,53,184                                                                                                                                           | 3,25,580                                                                                                                                           | 3,76,543                                                                                                                                           | 3,81,455                                                                                                                                           | 4,49,559                                                                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                            | 5,374                                                                                                                                              | 3,283                                                                                                                                              | 3,525                                                                                                                                              | 5,723                                                                                                                                              | 7,156                                                                                                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 5,77,622                                                                                                                                           | 6,91,804                                                                                                                                           | 7,27,980                                                                                                                                           | 7,47,354                                                                                                                                           | 8,45,364                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                        | 21,012                                                                                                                                             | 21,275                                                                                                                                             | 30,197                                                                                                                                             | 18,621                                                                                                                                             | 21,837                                                                                                                                             |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                        | 10,54,783                                                                                                                                          | 12,06,629                                                                                                                                          | 884                                                                                                                                                | 273                                                                                                                                                | 576                                                                                                                                                |
| Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                                | 288                                                                                                                                                | 56                                                                                                                                                 | 107                                                                                                                                                | 2,796                                                                                                                                              | 3,294                                                                                                                                              |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                         | 2,307                                                                                                                                              | 1,342                                                                                                                                              | 1,461                                                                                                                                              | 1,913                                                                                                                                              | 1,813                                                                                                                                              |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                                       | 55                                                                                                                                                 | 134                                                                                                                                                | 468                                                                                                                                                | 275                                                                                                                                                | 318                                                                                                                                                |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                              | 7,345                                                                                                                                              | 2,216                                                                                                                                              | 4,928                                                                                                                                              | 8,328                                                                                                                                              | 12,553                                                                                                                                             |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                         | 1,929                                                                                                                                              | 2,331                                                                                                                                              | 3,223                                                                                                                                              | 3,963                                                                                                                                              | 4,327                                                                                                                                              |
| Total                                                                                                                                              | 53,11,257                                                                                                                                          | 56,91,854                                                                                                                                          | 55,68,025                                                                                                                                          | 52,39,964                                                                                                                                          | 57,42,627                                                                                                                                          |

## Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22

| State                                        | AY 2017-18   | AY 2018-19   | AY 2019-20   | AY 2020-21   | AY 2021-22   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                               | 14,161       | 13,292       | 15,408       | 12,661       | 15,217       |
| Telangana                                    | 16,275       | 15,597       | 17,393       | 18,372       | 20,851       |
| Assam                                        | 33,071       | 27,856       | 38,531       | 30,456       | 49,111       |
| Bihar                                        | 50,511       | 49,333       | 48,456       | 43,512       | 19,654       |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 2,189        | 2,114        | 2,202        | 2,198        | 2,745        |
| Goa                                          | 291          | 140          | 218          | 349          | 459          |
| Gujarat                                      | 20,454       | 20,652       | 23,445       | 21,289       | 23,530       |
| Haryana                                      | 5,247        | 3,792        | 4,703        | 5,194        | 7,831        |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 570          | 430          | 534          | 500          | 637          |
| Jammu and Kashmir                            | 26,695       | 28,536       | 1,11,052     | 53,725       | 47,601       |
| Jharkhand                                    | 15,025       | 12,616       | 13,182       | 5,918        | 5,499        |
| Karnataka                                    | 43,917       | 48,924       | 74,944       | 55,081       | 73,919       |
| Kerala                                       | 63,084       | 65,875       | 65,635       | 67,583       | 74,335       |
| Ladakh                                       | -            | -            | -            | 1,593        | 907          |
| Madhya Pradesh                               | 18,319       | 18,536       | 22,038       | 20,430       | 23,638       |
| Maharashtra                                  | 47,697       | 48,332       | 48,331       | 47,333       | 42,159       |
| Manipur                                      | 3,846        | 3,860        | 5,599        | 4,497        | 4,632        |
| Meghalaya                                    | 6,129        | 6,563        | 7,533        | 7,254        | 5,318        |
| Mizoram                                      | 1,367        | 1,300        | 1,309        | 1,144        | 1,704        |
| Nagaland                                     | 6,301        | 4,360        | 5,332        | 6,029        | 6,425        |
| Odisha                                       | 3,260        | 2,134        | 2,738        | 3,146        | 4,032        |
| Punjab                                       | 61,883       | 55,829       | 56,646       | 53,450       | 55,461       |
| Rajasthan                                    | 23,982       | 24,437       | 27,933       | 27,404       | 30,055       |
| Sikkim                                       | 101          | 104          | 52           | 85           | 289          |
| Tamil Nadu                                   | 39,193       | 36,628       | 43,241       | 44,319       | 52,432       |
| Tripura                                      | 1,054        | 1,164        | 1,067        | 1,004        | 1,767        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 94,518       | 86,303       | 94,291       | 4,646        | 1,35,329     |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 4,102        | 2,830        | 4,521        | 1,14,388     | 5,298        |
| West Bengal                                  | 89,303       | 99,957       | 3,730        | 5,184        | 6,560        |
| Andaman and Nicobar                          | 53           | 18           | 9            | 278          | 296          |
| Chandigarh                                   | 174          | 115          | 154          | 123          | 117          |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 56           | 59           | 81           | 57           | 79           |
| Delhi                                        | 4,854        | 2,063        | 2,261        | 3,518        | 2,923        |
| Puducherry                                   | 387          | 516          | 572          | 596          | 630          |
| Total                                        | 6,98,069     | 6,84,265     | 7,43,141     | 6,63,316     | 7,21,440     |

| Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   | Number of students from minority communities who have received scholarships under the Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for AY 2017-18 to AY 2021-22   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                                                                         | AY 2017-18                                                                                                                                                    | AY 2018-19                                                                                                                                                    | AY 2019-20                                                                                                                                                    | AY 2020-21                                                                                                                                                    | AY 2021-22                                                                                                                                                    |
| Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                                           | 14                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 2,618                                                                                                                                                         | 2,599                                                                                                                                                         | 3,476                                                                                                                                                         | 1,808                                                                                                                                                         | 2,118                                                                                                                                                         |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                         | 5,178                                                                                                                                                         | 4,437                                                                                                                                                         | 6,158                                                                                                                                                         | 7,216                                                                                                                                                         | 9,384                                                                                                                                                         |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                         | 11,094                                                                                                                                                        | 11,144                                                                                                                                                        | 6,985                                                                                                                                                         | 7,933                                                                                                                                                         | 6,737                                                                                                                                                         |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                  | 499                                                                                                                                                           | 421                                                                                                                                                           | 432                                                                                                                                                           | 441                                                                                                                                                           | 518                                                                                                                                                           |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                         | 487                                                                                                                                                           | 459                                                                                                                                                           | 384                                                                                                                                                           | 376                                                                                                                                                           | 296                                                                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                           | 119                                                                                                                                                           | 76                                                                                                                                                            | 76                                                                                                                                                            | 116                                                                                                                                                           | 51                                                                                                                                                            |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                       | 4,058                                                                                                                                                         | 3,437                                                                                                                                                         | 3,037                                                                                                                                                         | 2,722                                                                                                                                                         | 2,733                                                                                                                                                         |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                       | 1,123                                                                                                                                                         | 821                                                                                                                                                           | 821                                                                                                                                                           | 772                                                                                                                                                           | 1,031                                                                                                                                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 69                                                                                                                                                            | 48                                                                                                                                                            | 30                                                                                                                                                            | 32                                                                                                                                                            | 52                                                                                                                                                            |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                             | 6,191                                                                                                                                                         | 5,794                                                                                                                                                         | 7,702                                                                                                                                                         | 8,898                                                                                                                                                         | 9,397                                                                                                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                     | 2,439                                                                                                                                                         | 1,264                                                                                                                                                         | 1,501                                                                                                                                                         | 232                                                                                                                                                           | 685                                                                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                     | 9,970                                                                                                                                                         | 15,979                                                                                                                                                        | 20,779                                                                                                                                                        | 22,510                                                                                                                                                        | 22,175                                                                                                                                                        |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                        | 19,240                                                                                                                                                        | 22,038                                                                                                                                                        | 26,205                                                                                                                                                        | 29,630                                                                                                                                                        | 32,815                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                             | 130                                                                                                                                                           | 81                                                                                                                                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 3,444                                                                                                                                                         | 2,154                                                                                                                                                         | 2,448                                                                                                                                                         | 2,216                                                                                                                                                         | 2,533                                                                                                                                                         |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                   | 6,487                                                                                                                                                         | 4,336                                                                                                                                                         | 2,814                                                                                                                                                         | 2,187                                                                                                                                                         | 2,344                                                                                                                                                         |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                       | 301                                                                                                                                                           | 364                                                                                                                                                           | 348                                                                                                                                                           | 282                                                                                                                                                           | 338                                                                                                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                     | 1,214                                                                                                                                                         | 1,182                                                                                                                                                         | 1,322                                                                                                                                                         | 1,165                                                                                                                                                         | 601                                                                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                       | 403                                                                                                                                                           | 543                                                                                                                                                           | 1,115                                                                                                                                                         | 46                                                                                                                                                            | 107                                                                                                                                                           |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                      | 1,231                                                                                                                                                         | 1,186                                                                                                                                                         | 1,193                                                                                                                                                         | 1,193                                                                                                                                                         | 1,258                                                                                                                                                         |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                        | 784                                                                                                                                                           | 537                                                                                                                                                           | 436                                                                                                                                                           | 392                                                                                                                                                           | 466                                                                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                    | 61                                                                                                                                                            | 57                                                                                                                                                            | 62                                                                                                                                                            | 44                                                                                                                                                            | 48                                                                                                                                                            |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                        | 5,343                                                                                                                                                         | 3,273                                                                                                                                                         | 2,410                                                                                                                                                         | 1,829                                                                                                                                                         | 1,716                                                                                                                                                         |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                     | 3,842                                                                                                                                                         | 3,555                                                                                                                                                         | 3,241                                                                                                                                                         | 3,173                                                                                                                                                         | 2,910                                                                                                                                                         |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                                                                            | 21                                                                                                                                                            | 18                                                                                                                                                            | 34                                                                                                                                                            | 51                                                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                    | 6,108                                                                                                                                                         | 5,475                                                                                                                                                         | 5,685                                                                                                                                                         | 5,295                                                                                                                                                         | 6,862                                                                                                                                                         |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                     | 2,913                                                                                                                                                         | 2,854                                                                                                                                                         | 3,311                                                                                                                                                         | 4,065                                                                                                                                                         | 4,758                                                                                                                                                         |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                                             |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                       | 168                                                                                                                                                           | 125                                                                                                                                                           | 81                                                                                                                                                            | 111                                                                                                                                                           | 94                                                                                                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 11,038                                                                                                                                                        | 9,901                                                                                                                                                         | 10,545                                                                                                                                                        | 496                                                                                                                                                           | 12,442                                                                                                                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                   | 576                                                                                                                                                           | 526                                                                                                                                                           | 470                                                                                                                                                           | 10,154                                                                                                                                                        | 659                                                                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                   | 12,426                                                                                                                                                        | 13,154                                                                                                                                                        | 5,264                                                                                                                                                         | 4,856                                                                                                                                                         | 6,770                                                                                                                                                         |
| Total                                                                                                                                                         | 1,19,472                                                                                                                                                      | 1,17,771                                                                                                                                                      | 1,18,359                                                                                                                                                      | 1,20,371                                                                                                                                                      | 1,32,048                                                                                                                                                      |

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