Lok Sabha Question No. 729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Scholarship Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Bag Mitali

## 729.  SMT. BAG MITALI:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the number of scholarships sanctioned under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes during the last five years, State-wise; and (b) the  details  of  Budget  allocation  and  utilisation  (in  Rs.)  to  all  scholarship  schemes  run  by  the Government since 2019, year and scheme-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): Ministry of Minority Affairs implemented various schemes, including PreMatric,  Post  Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  Scholarship  schemes,  across  the  country  for  socioeconomic  and  educational  empowerment  of  the  six  notified  minority  communities.  However,  the schemes have not been approved for implementation beyond 2021-22. The number of scholarships sanctioned  under  Pre-Matric  and  Post-Matric  Scholarship  Schemes  in  the  year  2021-22  is  at Annexure-I.

(b):  The  budget  allocation  and  utilization  under  these  Scholarship  Schemes  since  2019,  is  at Annexure-II.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 729 ANSWERED ON 04/02/2026

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

Annexure-I (Annexure as mentioned in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question No.729

answered on 04.02.2026 on the subject of ' Scholarship schemes ' asked by Smt. Bag Mitali)

| Scholarship Sanctioned during year 2021-22   | Scholarship Sanctioned during year 2021-22   | Scholarship Sanctioned during year 2021-22   | Scholarship Sanctioned during year 2021-22   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.No .                                       | States/Uts                                   | Pre-Matric Scholarship Sanctioned            | Post-Matric Scholarship Sanctioned           |
| 1                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 175563                                       | 15216                                        |
| 2                                            | TELANGANA                                    | 177571                                       | 20843                                        |
| 3                                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 4                                            | ASSAM                                        | 235337                                       | 49106                                        |
| 5                                            | BIHAR                                        | 175287                                       | 19642                                        |
| 6                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 4453                                         | 2744                                         |
| 7                                            | GOA                                          | 1111                                         | 458                                          |
| 8                                            | GUJARAT                                      | 89543                                        | 23519                                        |
| 9                                            | HARYANA                                      | 25011                                        | 7824                                         |
| 10                                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 1790                                         | 637                                          |
| 11                                           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 389132                                       | 47574                                        |
| 12                                           | JHARKHAND                                    | 14146                                        | 5494                                         |
| 13                                           | KARNATAKA                                    | 566291                                       | 73830                                        |
| 14                                           | KERALA                                       | 634299                                       | 74271                                        |
| 15                                           | LADAKH                                       | 11884                                        | 905                                          |
| 16                                           | MADHYA PRADESH                               | 139638                                       | 23622                                        |
| 17                                           | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 802121                                       | 42110                                        |
| 18                                           | MANIPUR                                      | 52432                                        | 4629                                         |
| 19                                           | MEGHALAYA                                    | 15462                                        | 5306                                         |
| 20                                           | MIZORAM                                      | 60784                                        | 1702                                         |
| 21                                           | NAGALAND                                     | 77882                                        | 6421                                         |
| 22                                           | ODISHA                                       | 25620                                        | 4030                                         |
| 23                                           | PUNJAB                                       | 503179                                       | 55430                                        |
| 24                                           | RAJASTHAN                                    | 188827                                       | 30012                                        |
| 25                                           | SIKKIM                                       | 513                                          | 289                                          |
| 26                                           | TAMIL NADU                                   | 448485                                       | 52409                                        |
| 27                                           | TRIPURA                                      | 7109                                         | 1766                                         |
| 28                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 842938                                       | 5296                                         |
| 29                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 21812                                        | 134433                                       |
| 30                                           | WEST BENGAL                                  | 576                                          | 6548                                         |
| 31                                           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                          | 3272                                         | 295                                          |
| 32                                           | CHANDIGARH                                   | 1783                                         | 117                                          |
| 33                                           | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU   | 318                                          | 78                                           |
| 34                                           | DELHI                                        | 12302                                        | 2908                                         |
| 35                                           | LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 36 PUDUCHERRY Total                          | 36 PUDUCHERRY Total                          | 57,10,789                                    | 7,20,093                                     |

Annexure-II (Annexure as mentioned in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question No.729 answered on 04.02.2026 on the subject of ' Scholarship schemes ' asked by Smt. Bag Mitali)

| Scholarship Scheme   | 2019-20    | 2019-20     | 2020-21    | 2020-21     | 2021-22    | 2021-22     |
|----------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| Scholarship Scheme   | Allocation | Utilization | Allocation | Utilization | Allocation | Utilization |
| Pre-Matric           | 1199.82    | 1324.85     | 1330.00    | 1325.54     | 1378.00    | 1350.99     |
| Post-Matric          | 482.66     | 428.77      | 535.00     | 512.81      | 468.00     | 411 .87     |
| Merit-cum- Means     | 361 .51    | 285.63      | 400.00     | 396.34      | 325.00     | 345.77      |