Lok Sabha Question No. 542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Minority Girls at University Level
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA, RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †542 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## MINORITY GIRLS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

## †542.  SHRI  ANOOP  MISHRA: SHRI  NAGAR  RODMAL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  girls  belonging  to  the  minority  communities  studying  at university level in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  for  the  higher education of these girls in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  'All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education  (AISHE)'  for  the  year  2014-15, conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, shows that 6,95,261 Muslim and 3,50,138 other minority community females are enrolled throughout the country (data provisional). The State-wise details are at Annexure.

(b) & (c): The Government is committed to enhance the participation of minority girls  in  education.   In  order  to  promote  participation  of  minorities  at  all  levels  of education, priority is given to Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) in Central Schemes, for instance, Establishment of Model Degree Colleges, Women Hostels and Polytechnics.  Under the Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, funds are provided for construction of educational institutions  for  imparting  higher  education  in  identified  Minority  Concentration Blocks/  Towns.  Further,  additional  class  rooms,  laboratories  and  libraries  have been sanctioned for Degree Colleges. Besides, the Ministry of Human Resource Development grants scholarship to students belonging to reserved categories/weaker  sections  including  minorities  on  the  basis  of  merit  under  the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students.

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) gives concessions in setting up new technical institutions under the category of minority institutions to encourage  minorities  to  establish  new  educational  institutions  and  thus  enable easy access to technical education to minority students in the country. AICTE has launched a Scheme titled 'Pragati' in November, 2014 for providing assistance for advancement of girls participation in technical education.

The University  Grants  Commission (UGC) has the following schemes for the benefit of minority communities:-

1.  Remedial Coaching for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and Minority Community Students;
2.  Coaching  for  National  Eligibility  Test  (NET)/State  Eligibility  Test(SET) for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and minority community students;
3.  Coaching  Classes  for  entry  into  services  SC/ST/OBC  (Non-Creamy Layer) and minority community students;
4.  Coaching Classes for Residential for Minorities/SC/ST and Women.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements post-matric scholarship schemes  for  Class  XI  to  Ph.D.,  Merit-Cum-Means  (MCM)  scholarships  for professional and technical courses for higher education of minorities and provides Maulana Azad National Fellowships to Minority students pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D in universities/colleges.  Under  the  'Padho  Pardesh  Scheme'  of  the  Ministry  of Minority  Affairs,  interest  subsidy  on  educational  loan  for  overseas  studies  is provided while under Free Coaching and Allied Scheme, coaching is given to the minority students to empower them and prepare them for competitive examinations, so that their participation in government and private jobs improves. In  all  these  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs,  a  minimum  30%  of  the seats are earmarked for girls.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  †542  for  answer  on  20.07.2016  regarding  'Minority  Girls  at University Level'

## State-wise enrolment for Minority Females in Higher Education

Source: All India Survey on Higher Education, 2014-15 (Provisional)

| SN   | Name of State/UT         |   Muslim |   Other Minorities |
|------|--------------------------|----------|--------------------|
| 1.   | Andaman& Nicobar Islands |      413 |                123 |
| 2.   | Andhra Pradesh           |    20189 |               3829 |
| 3.   | Arunachal Pradesh        |       18 |                846 |
| 4    | Assam                    |    29307 |               2249 |
| 5.   | Bihar                    |    52572 |                647 |
| 6    | Chandigarh               |       78 |               1830 |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh             |     2308 |               2642 |
| 8    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     |       22 |                  8 |
| 9    | Daman & Diu              |       32 |                 24 |
| 10   | Delhi                    |     6010 |               3558 |
| 11   | Goa                      |      798 |               4141 |
| 12   | Gujarat                  |    10848 |               2677 |
| 13   | Haryana                  |     1490 |               7065 |
| 14   | Himachal Pradesh         |      203 |                864 |
| 15   | Jammu & Kashmir          |    64144 |               3918 |
| 16   | Jharkhand                |    13775 |               4634 |
| 17   | Karnataka                |    42305 |              29611 |
| 18   | Kerala                   |    49891 |              53292 |
| 19   | Lakshdweep               |      165 |                  0 |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh           |    14253 |               6786 |
| 21   | Maharashtra              |    46562 |              29776 |
| 22   | Manipur                  |     1907 |               7785 |
| 23   | Meghalaya                |      210 |              10367 |
| 24   | Mizoram                  |        4 |               5891 |
| 25   | Nagaland                 |      125 |               6043 |
| 26   | Odisha                   |     4332 |               1914 |
| 27   | Puducherry               |      962 |               2113 |
| 28   | Punjab                   |     1025 |              64418 |
| 29   | Rajasthan                |    12722 |               7232 |
| 30   | Sikkim                   |       12 |                236 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu               |    39745 |              59696 |
| 32   | Telangana                |    50233 |               4450 |
| 33   | Tripura                  |      848 |                266 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh            |   128862 |              14529 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand              |     2297 |               1133 |
| 36   | West Bengal              |    96594 |               6748 |
|      | All India                |   695261 |             350138 |

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