Lok Sabha Question No. 900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Educational Upliftment of Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Lalji Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †900

ANSWERED ON 04/02/2026

## EDUCATIONAL UPLIFTMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES

## †900. SHRI LALJI VERMA:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  increase  in  the  budget  allocation  for  educational  upliftment  of  minority communities from 2014 to 2025, year-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  implementation  percentage  of  the  planned  15-point  programme  for  the welfare of minority communities by the Government; and

(c) the details of all the work done under the 15-point programme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): The details of budget allocation under the three Scholarship Schemes from the year 2014 to 2025 is annexed. The Schemes were implemented till 2021-22.

(b)  and  (c):  The  Prime  Minister's  New  15  Point  Programme  for  welfare  of  Minorities  is  a programme which covers various schemes/ initiatives of the participating Ministries/ Departments with an aim to ensure that the underprivileged and weaker sections of six centrally notified  minority  communities  have  equal  opportunities  for  availing  the  various  Government welfare Schemes.

The schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs covered under the Prime Minister's 15 Point Programme  are  exclusively  meant  for  notified  minorities.  However,  15%  of  the  outlays  and targets,  to  the  extent  possible,  of  schemes/initiatives  implemented  by  other  participating Ministries/Departments are earmarked for notified minorities.

The Schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs and other participating Ministries included in the PM's New 15 Point Programme are as under:

- i. Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
- ii. Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
- iii. Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
- iv. National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation Loan Schemes.
- v. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (Ministry of Education)
- vi. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM) (Ministry of Rural Development)
- vii. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana (Ministry of Rural Development)
- viii. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Ministry of Rural Development)

ix. Deen  Dayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (Ministry  of Housing & Urban Affairs)

- x. Priority Sector Lending by Banks (Department of Financial Services)
- xi. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (Department of Financial Services)
- xii. POSHAN Abhiyan (Ministry of Women & Child Development)
- xiii. National Health Mission (Department of Health & Family Welfare)
- xiv. Ayushman Bharat (Department of Health & Family Welfare)

xv. National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (Jal  Jeevan  Mission),  (Department  of Drinking Water & Sanitation)

The  Schemes  are  implemented  by  the  respective  Ministries/  Departments  under  the saturation approach of Government. Under the saturation approach of the Government many of the components have achieved mainstreaming.

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ANNEXURE  AS  MENTIONED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †900. ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026 ON THE SUBJECT OF ' EDUCATIONAL UPLIFTMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES '  ASKED  BY SHRI LALJI VERMA

## Allocation from year 2014-15 to 2024-25.

| Schemes          |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Pre-Matric       |    1130   |    1040.1 |       931 |   1001.15 |      1269 |   1199.82 |      1330 |      1378 |
| Post- Matirc     |     598.5 |     580.1 |       550 |    561.29 |       500 |    482.66 |       535 |       468 |
| Merit-cum- Means |     350   |     335   |       395 |    393.54 |       402 |    361.51 |       400 |       325 |

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Schemes         |   2022-23* |   2023-24* |   2024-25* |
|-----------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Pre-Matric      |     556.82 |      323   |      90    |
| Post-Matirc     |     515    |      902.4 |     343.91 |
| Merit-cum-Means |     358.02 |      184.8 |      19.41 |

* The Scheme had not been approved for implementation beyond 2021-22.