Lok Sabha Question No. 1670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Refusal of Scholarship
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO.1670 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016

## REFUSAL OF SCHOLARSHIP

## NO. 1670: SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL; SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Ministry has received complaints from minority students of various States particularly Assam about refusal of scholarships under various schemes due to negligence of local officials;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Ministry has taken any action on the complaints and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to stop the number of scholarship given to minority students under various schemes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the funds allocated and released for scholarships given to minority students under various schemes during each of the last three years and the current year and the balance amount, if any, pending for sanction/release under the schemes, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b) & (c):  Does not arise.
- (d): No, Madam.

(e)  : There is no State-wise financial allocation under the Scholarship Schemes. Details of funds released under the three scholarship schemes viz. Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Schemes 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.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1670 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016 ASKED BY SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL: SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL REGARDING "REFUSAL OF SCHOLARSHIP"

State/UT-wise Financial allocation and Fund Released under Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Schemes for students belonging to the minority communities during the year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16

|        |                     | Pre-matric Scholarship   | Pre-matric Scholarship   | Pre-matric Scholarship   | Pre-matric Scholarship   | Pre-matric Scholarship   | Post-matric Scholarship   | Post-matric Scholarship   | Post-matric Scholarship   | Post-matric Scholarship   | Post-matric Scholarship   | Post-matric Scholarship   | Post-matric Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship                | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   | Merit-cum Means based Scholarship   |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        |                     | 2013-14                  | 2013-14                  | 2014-15                  | 2014-15                  | 2015-16*                 | 2015-16*                  | 2013-14                   | 2013-14                   | 2014-15                   | 2014-15                   | 2015-16*                  | 2015-16*                  | 2013-14                             | 2014-15                                          | 2015-16*                            | 2015-16*                            |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| S. No. | States/UTs          | Financial Allocation     | Financial (Rs. in crore) | Financial Allocation     | Financial (Rs. in crore) | Financial Allocation     | Financial (Rs. in crore)  | Financial Allocation      | Financial (Rs. in crore)  | Fina ncial Alloc ation    | Financ ial (Rs. in crore) | Finan cial Alloca tion    | Finan cial (Rs. in crore) | Finan cial Alloca tion              | Finan cial (Rs. in crore) Finan cial Alloca tion | Finan cial Alloca tion              | Finan cial (Rs. in crore            | Finan cial (Rs. in crore            | Finan cial (Rs. in crore            | Finan cial (Rs. in crore            | Finan cial (Rs. in crore            | Finan cial (Rs. in crore            | Finan cial (Rs. in crore            | Finan cial (Rs. in crore            |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      |                          | 62.39                    |                          | 28.15                    |                          | 18.73                     |                           |                           | 12.36                     | 3.52                      |                           | 8.84                      |                                     | 4.25                                             | 1.52                                | 2.97                                | 2.97                                | 2.97                                | 2.97                                | 2.97                                | 2.97                                | 2.97                                | 2.97                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 2      | Telangana           |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 48.03                    |                          | 17.22                     |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 6.98                      |                           | 11.80                     |                                     | 0.00                                             | 3.39                                | 4.53                                | 4.53                                | 4.53                                | 4.53                                | 4.53                                | 4.53                                | 4.53                                | 4.53                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.00                      |                                     | 0.00                                             | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 4      | Assam               |                          | 39.21                    |                          | 40.98                    |                          | 2.84                      |                           | 19.17                     |                           | 21.70                     |                           | 5.17                      |                                     | 10.69                                            | 11.59                               | 0.01                                | 0.01                                | 0.01                                | 0.01                                | 0.01                                | 0.01                                | 0.01                                | 0.01                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 5      | Bihar               |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 5.60                      |                           | 18.20                     |                           | 19.49                     |                           | 20.72                     |                                     | 17.86                                            | 38.02                               | 18.39                               | 18.39                               | 18.39                               | 18.39                               | 18.39                               | 18.39                               | 18.39                               | 18.39                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh        |                          | 4.87                     |                          | 6.61                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 1.52                      |                           | 1.49                      |                           | 0.97                      |                                     | 0.91                                             | 1.69                                | 1.42                                | 1.42                                | 1.42                                | 1.42                                | 1.42                                | 1.42                                | 1.42                                | 1.42                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 7      | Goa                 |                          | 0.63                     |                          | 0.23                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.05                      |                           | 0.11                      |                                     | 0.26                                             | 0.41                                | 0.15                                | 0.15                                | 0.15                                | 0.15                                | 0.15                                | 0.15                                | 0.15                                | 0.15                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 8      | Gujarat             |                          | 37.87                    |                          | 52.94                    |                          | 24.04                     |                           | 17.75                     |                           | 21.13                     |                           | 5.88                      |                                     | 6.28                                             | 11.66                               | 10.03                               | 10.03                               | 10.03                               | 10.03                               | 10.03                               | 10.03                               | 10.03                               | 10.03                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 9      | Haryana             |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.30                      |                           | 0.52                      |                           | 1.67                      |                                     | 2.28                                             | 2.94                                | 3.14                                | 3.14                                | 3.14                                | 3.14                                | 3.14                                | 3.14                                | 3.14                                | 3.14                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh    |                          | 0.70                     |                          | 0.78                     |                          | 0.25                      |                           | 0.06                      |                           | 0.18                      |                           | 0.00                      |                                     | 0.45                                             | 0.37                                | 0.25                                | 0.25                                | 0.25                                | 0.25                                | 0.25                                | 0.25                                | 0.25                                | 0.25                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 11     | Jammu& Kashmir      |                          | 17.43                    |                          | 43.36                    |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 15.74                     |                           | 10.00                     |                           | 0.00                      |                                     | 5.54                                             | 18.23                               | 0.16                                | 0.16                                | 0.16                                | 0.16                                | 0.16                                | 0.16                                | 0.16                                | 0.16                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 12     |                     | Financial                | 4.53                     |                          | 9.46                     |                          | 0.00                      | Allocation                | 6.71                      | Allocation                | 6.81                      | Allocation                |                           |                                     |                                                  | 4.38                                | 2.52                                | 2.52                                | 2.52                                | 2.52                                | 2.52                                | 2.52                                | 2.52                                | 2.52                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
|        | Jharkhand           | State/UT-wise Allocation |                          | Allocation               |                          | Allocation               |                           |                           |                           |                           |                           |                           | 1.27                      | Allocation                          | 4.90                                             |                                     | Allocation 4.55                     | Allocation 4.55                     | Allocation                          | Allocation 4.55                     | Allocation 4.55                     | Allocation 4.55                     | Allocation 4.55                     | Allocation 4.55                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 13     | Karnataka           |                          | 43.40                    |                          | 63.85                    |                          | 47.95                     |                           | 29.39                     |                           | 53.77                     |                           | 31.78                     |                                     | 14.63                                            | 50.26                               | 38.05                               | 38.05                               | 38.05                               | 38.05                               | 38.05                               | 38.05                               | 38.05                               | 38.05                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh      |                          | 10.85                    |                          | 13.36                    |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 7.34                      |                           | 6.68                      | Financial                 | 1.78                      |                                     | 40.11 3.61                                       | 8.22                                | 3.28                                | 3.28                                | 3.28                                | 3.28                                | 3.28                                | 3.28                                | 3.28                                | 3.28                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 16     | Maharashtra         |                          | 56.49                    |                          | 75.16                    |                          | 50.16                     |                           | 38.72                     |                           | 35.24                     |                           | 14.79                     | Financial                           | 18.43                                            | 13.93                               | Financial 0.00                      | Financial 0.00                      | Financial                           | Financial 0.00                      | Financial 0.00                      | Financial 0.00                      | Financial 0.00                      | Financial 0.00                      |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 17     | Manipur             |                          | 4.64                     | Financial                | 6.66                     | Financial                | 0.00                      | Financial                 | 5.79                      | Financial                 | 5.38                      |                           | 0.00                      |                                     | 2.00                                             | 1.60                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 18     | Meghalaya           |                          | 3.50                     |                          | 4.67                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.10                      |                           | 0.26                      |                           | 1.83                      |                                     | 2.13                                             | 2.66                                | 2.21                                | 2.21                                | 2.21                                | 2.21                                | 2.21                                | 2.21                                | 2.21                                | 2.21                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 19     | Mizoram             |                          | 23.00                    |                          | 43.57                    |                          | 2.98                      |                           | 1.52                      |                           | 0.33                      |                           | 0.29                      |                                     | 0.36                                             | 0.00                                | 0.12                                | 0.12                                | 0.12                                | 0.12                                | 0.12                                | 0.12                                | 0.12                                | 0.12                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 20     | Nagaland            |                          | 6.24                     |                          | 13.75                    | State/UT-wise            | 0.00                      | State/UT-wise             | 0.20                      | State/UT-wise             | 0.20                      | State/UT-wise             | 0.21                      |                                     | 3.02                                             | 3.74                                | State/UT-wise 3.11                  | State/UT-wise 3.11                  | State/UT-wise                       | State/UT-wise 3.11                  | State/UT-wise 3.11                  | State/UT-wise 3.11                  | State/UT-wise 3.11                  | State/UT-wise 3.11                  |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 21     | Odisha              |                          | 3.04                     | State/UT-wise            | 3.12                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 2.42                      |                           | 2.59                      |                           | 0.00                      | State/UT-wise                       | 1.77                                             | 1.49                                | 1.50                                | 1.50                                | 1.50                                | 1.50                                | 1.50                                | 1.50                                | 1.50                                | 1.50                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 22     | Punjab              |                          | 70.44                    |                          | 72.42                    |                          | 33.45                     |                           | 41.38                     |                           | 46.88                     |                           | 13.40                     |                                     | 23.48                                            | 29.50                               | 8.56                                | 8.56                                | 8.56                                | 8.56                                | 8.56                                | 8.56                                | 8.56                                | 8.56                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 23     | Rajasthan           | no                       | 31.66                    | no                       | 44.98                    | no                       | 17.97                     | no                        | 22.97                     | no                        | 26.91                     | no                        | 8.77                      | no                                  | 6.66                                             | 7.35                                | no 13.73                            | no 13.73                            | no                                  | no 13.73                            | no 13.73                            | no 13.73                            | no 13.73                            | no 13.73                            |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 24     | Sikkim              | is                       | 0.71                     | is                       | 1.11                     | is                       | 0.51                      | is                        | 0.21                      | is                        | 0.14                      | is                        | 0.21                      | is                                  | 0.40                                             | 0.30                                | is 0.17                             | is 0.17                             | is                                  | is 0.17                             | is 0.17                             | is 0.17                             | is 0.17                             | is 0.17                             |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 25     | Tamil Nadu          | There                    | 40.68                    | There                    | 74.76                    | There                    | 28.67                     | There                     | 30.19                     | There                     | 39.81                     | There                     | 24.66                     | There                               | 13.88                                            | 16.01                               | There                               | There                               | There                               | There                               | 7.36                                | There                               | There                               | There                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 26     | Tripura             |                          | 0.82                     |                          | 2.27                     |                          | 0.33                      |                           | 0.42                      |                           | 0.36                      |                           | 0.07                      |                                     | 0.48                                             | 0.39                                |                                     | 0.47                                | 0.47                                | 0.47                                | 0.47                                | 0.47                                | 0.47                                | 0.47                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh       |                          | 259.35                   |                          | 155.10                   |                          | 55.89                     |                           | 129.90                    |                           | 65.03                     |                           | 40.28                     |                                     | 43.83                                            | 45.34                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     | 41.32                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 28     | Uttarakhand         |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 9.25                     |                          | 2.40                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.70                      |                           | 1.35                      |                                     | 1.55                                             |                                     |                                     | 1.58                                | 1.78                                | 1.78                                | 1.78                                | 1.78                                | 1.78                                | 1.78                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 29     | West Bengal         |                          | 169.36                   |                          | 225.31                   |                          | 177.13                    |                           | 90.87                     |                           | 91.63                     |                           | 10.86                     |                                     | 28.29                                            | 29.38                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     | 30.50                               | 30.50                               | 30.50                               | 30.50                               |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 30     | Andaman& Nicobar    |                          | 0.05                     |                          | 0.13                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.01                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.00                      |                                     | 0.03                                             | 0.00                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     | 0.00                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 31     | Chandigarh          |                          | 0.75                     |                          | 0.38                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.07                      |                           | 0.11                      |                           |                           |                                     | 0.14                                             |                                     |                                     |                                     | 0.11                                |                                     | 0.09                                | 0.09                                | 0.09                                | 0.09                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 32     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                          | 0.04                     |                          | 0.05                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.01                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.11 0.02                 |                                     | 0.00                                             |                                     |                                     | 0.00                                |                                     |                                     | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 33     | Daman &Diu          |                          | 0.14                     |                          | 0.23                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.02                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.01                      |                                     | 0.02                                             |                                     |                                     |                                     | 0.01                                |                                     | 0.01                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
|        |                     |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          | 0.00                      |                           |                           |                           |                           |                           | 0.76                      |                                     | 1.44                                             |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     | 0.94                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 34     | Delhi               |                          | 3.67                     |                          | 2.35                     |                          |                           |                           | 0.41                      |                           | 0.34                      |                           |                           |                                     |                                                  | 1.81                                | 1.81                                | 1.81                                | 1.81                                | 1.81                                | 1.81                                | 1.81                                | 1.81                                | 1.81                                | 1.81                                |                                     |                                     |
| 35     | Lakshadweep         |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 0.00                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.00                      |                           | 0.00                      |                                     | 0.00                                             |                                     |                                     | 0.00                                |                                     | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |
| 36     | Puducherry          |                          | 0.23                     |                          | 0.42                     |                          | 0.00                      |                           | 0.12                      |                           | 0.08                      |                           | 0.00                      |                                     | 0.13                                             | 0.10                                |                                     | 381.27                              | 335.00 201.46                       |                                     | 0.12                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |
|        | Total               | 950.00                   | 963.70                   | 1100.00                  | 1128.81                  | 1040.10                  | 529.02                    | 548.50                    | 515.56                    | 598.50                    | 501.11                    | 580.10                    | 213.56                    | 335.00                              | 259.84                                           |                                     | 335.00                              |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |                                     |

Note 1: The disbursal of scholarship for the year 2016-17 is yet to commence as the National Scholarship Portal (NSP

2.0) has been launched on 01.07.2016.

Note 2: The financial allocation under Pre-matric, Post-matric & Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Schemes are Rs. 931.00 Cr.,

Rs. 550.00 Cr. and Rs. 335.00 Cr. respectively for 2016-17.