Lok Sabha Question No. 443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Post Matric Scholarship
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 443

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015

## Post Matric Scholarship

## 443. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated and released under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for students  belonging  to  minority  communities  for  the  years  2014-15  and  2015-16, State-wise including Jharkhand; and
- (b) the  number  of  students  belonging  to  minority  communities  State-wise  including Jharkhand offered such scholarships?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a)  to  (b):      The  State-wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  to  various  States including  Jharkhand  along  with  number  of  students  benefited  under  the Scheme  of  Post-Matric  Scholarship  for  students  belonging  to  minority communities, for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16 are at Annexure - I.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (b) FOR LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 443 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015 ASKED BY  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY REGARDING "POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP".

State/UT- wise  Financial Allocation and Achievement including number of students awarded under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme for Students belonging to the minority communities during 2014-15 and 2015-16

| S.No.   | States/UTs        | 2014-15                               | 2014-15                      | 2014-15         | 2015-16 * (as on 30.06.2015)          | 2015-16 * (as on 30.06.2015)   | 2015-16 * (as on 30.06.2015)   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs        | Financial Allocation (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore) | No. of Students | Financial Allocation (Rs. in Crore)   | Fund Released (Rs. in Crore)   | No. of Students                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | There was no State/UT wise allocation | 3.52                         | 5176            | There was no State/UT wise allocation |                                |                                |
| 2       | Telangana         |                                       | 6.98                         | 11580           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                       |                              |                 |                                       |                                |                                |
| 4       | Assam             |                                       | 21.70                        | 29893           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 5       | Bihar             |                                       | 19.49                        | 42248           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      |                                       | 1.49                         | 2657            |                                       |                                |                                |
| 7       | Goa               |                                       | 0.05                         | 93              |                                       |                                |                                |
| 8       | Gujarat           |                                       | 21.13                        | 40574           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 9       | Haryana           |                                       | 0.52                         | 721             |                                       |                                |                                |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                       | 0.18                         | 337             |                                       |                                |                                |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                       | 10.00                        | 15977           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 12      | Jharkhand         |                                       | 6.81                         | 12281           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 13      | Karnataka         |                                       | 53.77                        | 85830           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 14      | Kerala            |                                       | 32.80                        | 94460           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                       | 6.68                         | 10009           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 16      | Maharashtra       |                                       | 35.24                        | 56984           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 17      | Manipur           |                                       | 5.38                         | 7085            |                                       |                                |                                |
| 18      | Meghalaya         |                                       | 0.26                         | 313             |                                       |                                |                                |
| 19      | Mizoram           |                                       | 0.33                         | 389             |                                       |                                |                                |
| 20      | Nagaland          |                                       | 0.20                         | 198             |                                       |                                |                                |
| 21      | Odisha            |                                       | 2.59                         | 3921            |                                       |                                |                                |
| 22      | Punjab            |                                       | 46.88                        | 83415           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 23      | Rajasthan         |                                       | 26.91                        | 39098           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 24      | Sikkim            |                                       | 0.14                         | 184             |                                       |                                |                                |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        |                                       | 39.81                        | 67385           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 26      | Tripura           |                                       | 0.36                         | 757             |                                       |                                |                                |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                       | 65.03                        | 99852           |                                       |                                |                                |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |                                       | 0.70                         | 1076            |                                       |                                |                                |
| 29      | West Bengal       |                                       | 91.63                        | 192267          |                                       |                                |                                |
| 30      | Andaman& Nicobar  |                                       |                              |                 |                                       |                                |                                |

| 31    | Chandigarh          |        | 0.11   | 222    |        |      |    |
|-------|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------|----|
| 32    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |        |        |        |        | 0.01 | 15 |
| 33    | Daman &Diu          |        |        |        |        |      |    |
| 34    | Delhi               |        | 0.34   | 522    |        |      |    |
| 35    | Lakshadweep         |        |        |        |        |      |    |
| 36    | Puducherry          |        | 0.08   | 116    |        |      |    |
| Total | Total               | 598.50 | 501.11 | 905620 | 580.10 | 0.01 | 15 |

* Funds for scholarship have not been released because the last date of submission of application is 15/09/2015.