Lok Sabha Question No. 531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Scholarships for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES

## 531. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  expected  outcomes/benefits  of  making  the  central  pre-matric,  post-matric  and  merit-cummeans scholarships for minorities to be demand driven;
- (b) the manner in which the Government is expected to meet the financial requirements when this is implemented;
- (c) the  number  of  students  and  the  amount  of  pre-matric  and  post-matric  scholarships  disbursed during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise, scholarship-wise;
- (d) whether  there  is  any  imbalance  in  the  number  of  applications  received  by  the  Ministry  from various States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  maximum  students  benefit  from  Minority Scholarship Schemes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a): All  the  three  Scholarship  Schemes  for  Minorities  viz.  Pre-matric,  Post-matric  and  Merit-cum Means Scholarship Schemes, are budget driven and there is no proposal at present to make them demand driven.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): The number of students and amount of Pre-matric and Post-matric scholarships disbursed during each of the last three years are annexed.  The disbursal of scholarship for the year 2016-17 is yet  to  commence  as  the  National  Scholarship  Portal  (NSP  2.0)  has  been  operationalized  on 01.07.2016 with submission of online applications with effect from 15.07.2016.
- (d): The State-wise and Community-wise physical allocation of each State/UT is fixed based on 2001 Census.
- (e): To ensure that maximum eligible students benefit from Minority Scholarship Schemes, from the year  2015-16,  all  the  three  Scholarship  Schemes  viz.  Pre-matric,  Post-matric  and  Merit-cum Means  Scholarship  Schemes  are  being  implemented  online  through  the  National  Scholarship Portal (NSP).

Ministry  has  also  taken  initiatives  to  give  wide  publicity  through  print  advertisements  and broadcast/telecast of audio/video spots through All India Radio (AIR), Doordarshan/Private TV Channels, FM Channels, Digital Cinema, and various means of outdoor publicity, to make the target group aware of the programme.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (c) OF LOK STABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM REGARDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES

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| S. No.                                                                                                              | States/UTs                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                     | Pre-matric Scholarship                                                                                              | Pre-matric Scholarship                                                                                              | Pre-matric Scholarship                                                                                              | 2015-16*                                                                                                            | 2015-16*                                                                                                            | 2013-14                                                                                                             | 2013-14                                                                                                             | 2013-14                                                                                                             | 2015-16*                                                                                                            | 2015-16*                                                                                                            |
| S. No.                                                                                                              | States/UTs                                                                                                          | Physical                                                                                                            | 2013-14 Financial (Rs. in crore)                                                                                    | Physical                                                                                                            | 2014-15 Financial (Rs. in crore)                                                                                    | Physical                                                                                                            | Financial (Rs. in crore)                                                                                            | Physical                                                                                                            | Financial (Rs. in crore)                                                                                            | Physical                                                                                                            | 2014-15 Financial (Rs. in crore)                                                                                    | Physical                                                                                                            | Financial (Rs. in crore)                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                      | 334949                                                                                                              | 62.39                                                                                                               | 131069                                                                                                              | 28.15                                                                                                               | 81267                                                                                                               | 18.73                                                                                                               | 19246                                                                                                               | 12.36                                                                                                               | 5176                                                                                                                | 3.52                                                                                                                | 10490                                                                                                               | 8.84                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 176178                                                                                                              | 48.03                                                                                                               | 91247                                                                                                               | 17.22                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 11580                                                                                                               | 6.98                                                                                                                | 15072                                                                                                               | 11.80                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                               | 241967                                                                                                              | 39.21                                                                                                               | 132981                                                                                                              | 40.98                                                                                                               | 7093                                                                                                                | 2.84                                                                                                                | 27932                                                                                                               | 19.17                                                                                                               | 29893                                                                                                               | 21.70                                                                                                               | 6829                                                                                                                | 5.17                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                               | 65663                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                | 122883                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                | 20548                                                                                                               | 5.60                                                                                                                | 34485                                                                                                               | 18.20                                                                                                               | 42248                                                                                                               | 19.49                                                                                                               | 40989                                                                                                               | 20.72                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                        | 20196                                                                                                               | 4.87                                                                                                                | 19953                                                                                                               | 6.61                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 2811                                                                                                                | 1.52                                                                                                                | 2657                                                                                                                | 1.49                                                                                                                | 1818                                                                                                                | 0.97                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                 | 8319                                                                                                                | 0.63                                                                                                                | 3350                                                                                                                | 0.23                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 124                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                | 93                                                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                                                | 173                                                                                                                 | 0.11                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                             | 355756                                                                                                              | 37.87                                                                                                               | 353933                                                                                                              | 52.94                                                                                                               | 142032                                                                                                              | 24.04                                                                                                               | 32979                                                                                                               | 17.75                                                                                                               | 40574                                                                                                               | 21.13                                                                                                               | 10535                                                                                                               | 5.88                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                             | 15780                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 1509                                                                                                                | 0.30                                                                                                                | 721                                                                                                                 | 0.52                                                                                                                | 2524                                                                                                                | 1.67                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                    | 3577                                                                                                                | 0.70                                                                                                                | 3196                                                                                                                | 0.78                                                                                                                | 1756                                                                                                                | 0.25                                                                                                                | 353                                                                                                                 | 0.06                                                                                                                | 337                                                                                                                 | 0.18                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                     | 113647                                                                                                              | 17.43                                                                                                               | 389420                                                                                                              | 43.36                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 25461                                                                                                               | 15.74                                                                                                               | 15977                                                                                                               | 10.00                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                           | 26694                                                                                                               | 4.53                                                                                                                | 28465                                                                                                               | 9.46                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 11581                                                                                                               | 6.71                                                                                                                | 12281                                                                                                               | 6.81                                                                                                                | 2221                                                                                                                | 1.27                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                           | 404511                                                                                                              | 43.40                                                                                                               | 435369                                                                                                              | 63.85                                                                                                               | 444718                                                                                                              | 47.95                                                                                                               | 51771                                                                                                               | 29.39                                                                                                               | 85830                                                                                                               | 53.77                                                                                                               | 50029                                                                                                               | 31.78                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                              | 884682                                                                                                              | 67.01                                                                                                               | 845465                                                                                                              | 85.39                                                                                                               | 332629                                                                                                              | 42.90                                                                                                               | 69643                                                                                                               | 21.68                                                                                                               | 94460                                                                                                               | 32.80                                                                                                               | 11234                                                                                                               | 5.95                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                      | 109507                                                                                                              | 10.85                                                                                                               | 104819                                                                                                              | 13.36                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 10863                                                                                                               | 7.34                                                                                                                | 10009                                                                                                               | 6.68                                                                                                                | 2893                                                                                                                | 1.78                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                         | 785177                                                                                                              | 56.49                                                                                                               | 717896                                                                                                              | 75.16                                                                                                               | 492605                                                                                                              | 50.16                                                                                                               | 60229                                                                                                               | 38.72                                                                                                               | 56984                                                                                                               | 35.24                                                                                                               | 31211                                                                                                               | 14.79                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                             | 13232                                                                                                               | 4.64                                                                                                                | 19364                                                                                                               | 6.66                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 7853                                                                                                                | 5.79                                                                                                                | 7085                                                                                                                | 5.38                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                                           | 23825                                                                                                               | 3.50                                                                                                                | 22327                                                                                                               | 4.67                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 170                                                                                                                 | 0.10                                                                                                                | 313                                                                                                                 | 0.26                                                                                                                | 2515                                                                                                                | 1.83                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                                             | 94745                                                                                                               | 23.00                                                                                                               | 141210                                                                                                              | 43.57                                                                                                               | 12284                                                                                                               | 2.98                                                                                                                | 669                                                                                                                 | 1.52                                                                                                                | 389                                                                                                                 | 0.33                                                                                                                | 391                                                                                                                 | 0.29                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                                            | 25792                                                                                                               | 6.24                                                                                                                | 42836                                                                                                               | 13.75                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 230                                                                                                                 | 0.20                                                                                                                | 198                                                                                                                 | 0.20                                                                                                                | 252                                                                                                                 | 0.21                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                              | 38611                                                                                                               | 3.04                                                                                                                | 39610                                                                                                               | 3.12                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 3380                                                                                                                | 2.42                                                                                                                | 3921                                                                                                                | 2.59                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                              | 353549                                                                                                              | 70.44                                                                                                               | 417001                                                                                                              | 72.42                                                                                                               | 309069                                                                                                              | 33.45                                                                                                               | 76577                                                                                                               | 41.38                                                                                                               | 83415                                                                                                               | 46.88                                                                                                               | 25639                                                                                                               | 13.40                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                           | 280100                                                                                                              | 31.66                                                                                                               | 253433                                                                                                              | 44.98                                                                                                               | 81219                                                                                                               | 17.97                                                                                                               | 33259                                                                                                               | 22.97                                                                                                               | 39098                                                                                                               | 26.91                                                                                                               | 12869                                                                                                               | 8.77                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                                              | 3785                                                                                                                | 0.71                                                                                                                | 4443                                                                                                                | 1.11                                                                                                                | 2208                                                                                                                | 0.51                                                                                                                | 310                                                                                                                 | 0.21                                                                                                                | 184                                                                                                                 | 0.14                                                                                                                | 478                                                                                                                 | 0.21                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                          | 406324                                                                                                              | 40.68                                                                                                               | 461376                                                                                                              | 74.76                                                                                                               | 267787                                                                                                              | 28.67                                                                                                               | 55152                                                                                                               | 30.19                                                                                                               | 67385                                                                                                               | 39.81                                                                                                               | 41361                                                                                                               | 24.66                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                                             | 7204                                                                                                                | 0.82                                                                                                                | 9193                                                                                                                | 2.27                                                                                                                | 3158                                                                                                                | 0.33                                                                                                                | 665                                                                                                                 | 0.42                                                                                                                | 757                                                                                                                 | 0.36                                                                                                                | 157                                                                                                                 | 0.07                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                       | 1262382                                                                                                             | 259.35                                                                                                              | 859667                                                                                                              | 155.10                                                                                                              | 373462                                                                                                              | 55.89                                                                                                               | 165783                                                                                                              | 129.90                                                                                                              | 99852                                                                                                               | 65.03                                                                                                               | 58381                                                                                                               | 40.28                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 54051                                                                                                               | 9.25                                                                                                                | 6085                                                                                                                | 2.40                                                                                                                | 774                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                | 1076                                                                                                                | 0.70                                                                                                                | 2123                                                                                                                | 1.35                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                         | 1869161                                                                                                             | 169.36                                                                                                              | 1690039                                                                                                             | 225.31                                                                                                              | 789926                                                                                                              | 177.13                                                                                                              | 195331                                                                                                              | 90.87                                                                                                               | 192267                                                                                                              | 91.63                                                                                                               | 21861                                                                                                               | 10.86                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                  | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                   | 236                                                                                                                 | 0.05                                                                                                                | 845                                                                                                                 | 0.13                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                   | 0.01                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                          | 6721                                                                                                                | 0.75                                                                                                                | 3319                                                                                                                | 0.38                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 290                                                                                                                 | 0.07                                                                                                                | 222                                                                                                                 | 0.11                                                                                                                | 253                                                                                                                 | 0.11                                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                | 167                                                                                                                 | 0.04                                                                                                                | 225                                                                                                                 | 0.05                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 25                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 34                                                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                                                |
| 33                                                                                                                  | Daman & Diu                                                                                                         | 494                                                                                                                 | 0.14                                                                                                                | 728                                                                                                                 | 0.23                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 26                                                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 34                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                               | 36096                                                                                                               | 3.67                                                                                                                | 9301                                                                                                                | 2.35                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 680                                                                                                                 | 0.41                                                                                                                | 522                                                                                                                 | 0.34                                                                                                                | 1193                                                                                                                | 0.76                                                                                                                |
| 35                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                |
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| 36                                                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                                                          | 1341                                                                                                                | 0.23                                                                                                                | 2648                                                                                                                | 0.42                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                | 301                                                                                                                 | 0.12                                                                                                                | 116                                                                                                                 | 0.08                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                |