Lok Sabha Question No. 1666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Budgetory Allocation for the Education of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1666

ANSWERED ON 10/12/2025

## BUDGETORY ALLOCATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF MINORITIES

1666.  SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the budgetary allocation for the education of minority communities in the country for during the last ten years;
- (b) the reason for decrease in budgetary allocation for education of minority communities during the recent years; and
- (c) the main objectives of the Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for minorities and the number of beneficiary students from minority communities during each of the last three years, Statewise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) and (b): There is no specific budgetary allocation for education of minority communities under the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs.  The  ministry  has  specifically  implemented  various  schemes, including  Pre-Matric,  Post  Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  schemes,  across  the country for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities. However, the schemes had not been approved for implementation beyond 2021-22. The budgetary allocation for last 10 years for these 3 Scholarship Schemes is at Annexure-I.

(c): The objective of Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship was to provide financial assistance to the poor  and  meritorious  students  belonging  to  minority  communities  to  enable  them  to  pursue professional and technical courses. Number of beneficiaries under the scheme for the period 2019-20 to 2021-22, State wise, is at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

(Annexure as mentioned in reply to part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question No.1666 answered  on  10.12.2025  on  the  subject of  ' Budgetory  Allocation  for the Education  of Minorities' )

| Budgetary allocation under the 3 Scholarship Schemes   | Budgetary allocation under the 3 Scholarship Schemes   | Budgetary allocation under the 3 Scholarship Schemes   | Budgetary allocation under the 3 Scholarship Schemes   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Scheme                                                 | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme                          | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme                         | Merit-Cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme               |
| 2012-13                                                | 795.78                                                 | 340.75                                                 | 184.07                                                 |
| 2013-14                                                | 982.30                                                 | 542.53                                                 | 268.60                                                 |
| 2014-15                                                | 1130.00                                                | 598.50                                                 | 350.00                                                 |
| 2015-16                                                | 1040.10                                                | 580.10                                                 | 335.00                                                 |
| 2016-17                                                | 931.00                                                 | 550.00                                                 | 395.00                                                 |
| 2017-18                                                | 1001.15                                                | 561.29                                                 | 393.54                                                 |
| 2018-19                                                | 1269.00                                                | 500.00                                                 | 402.00                                                 |
| 2019-20                                                | 1199.82                                                | 482.66                                                 | 361.51                                                 |
| 2020-21                                                | 1330.00                                                | 535.00                                                 | 400.00                                                 |
| 2021-22                                                | 1378.00                                                | 468.00                                                 | 325.00                                                 |
| Total                                                  | 11057.15                                               | 5158.83                                                | 3414.72                                                |

## Annexure-II

(Annexure  as  mentioned  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  question  No.1666 answered  on  10.12.2025  on  the  subject of  ' Budgetory  Allocation  for the Education  of Minorities' )

| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - Details of scholarships sanctioned during the FY 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - Details of scholarships sanctioned during the FY 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - Details of scholarships sanctioned during the FY 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - Details of scholarships sanctioned during the FY 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - Details of scholarships sanctioned during the FY 2019-20 to 2021-22   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                            | States/Uts                                                                                                       | 2019-20                                                                                                          | 2020-21                                                                                                          | 2021-22                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | Scholarship Sanctioned                                                                                           | Scholarship Sanctioned                                                                                           | Scholarship Sanctioned                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 3476                                                                                                             | 1808                                                                                                             | 2118                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                                            | 6158                                                                                                             | 7216                                                                                                             | 9287                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                            | 6985                                                                                                             | 7933                                                                                                             | 6733                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 432                                                                                                              | 441                                                                                                              | 516                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                | Delhi                                                                                                            | 384                                                                                                              | 376                                                                                                              | 295                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                                              | 76                                                                                                               | 116                                                                                                              | 50                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 3037                                                                                                             | 2722                                                                                                             | 2731                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                          | 821                                                                                                              | 772                                                                                                              | 1029                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                               | 32                                                                                                               | 51                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                               | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                | 7702                                                                                                             | 8898                                                                                                             | 9392                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 1501                                                                                                             | 232                                                                                                              | 685                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                        | 20779                                                                                                            | 22510                                                                                                            | 22161                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                           | 26205                                                                                                            | 29630                                                                                                            | 32790                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                               | Ladakh                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                | 130                                                                                                              | 81                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 2448                                                                                                             | 2216                                                                                                             | 2530                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 2814                                                                                                             | 2187                                                                                                             | 2335                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                          | 348                                                                                                              | 282                                                                                                              | 338                                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                        | 1322                                                                                                             | 1165                                                                                                             | 601                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                          | 1115                                                                                                             | 46                                                                                                               | 107                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                         | 1193                                                                                                             | 1193                                                                                                             | 1258                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                           | 436                                                                                                              | 392                                                                                                              | 466                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                                       | 62                                                                                                               | 44                                                                                                               | 48                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                           | 2410                                                                                                             | 1829                                                                                                             | 1716                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 3241                                                                                                             | 3173                                                                                                             | 2907                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                           | 18                                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                               | 51                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                       | 5685                                                                                                             | 5295                                                                                                             | 6856                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                        | 3311                                                                                                             | 4065                                                                                                             | 4757                                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                                               | Dadra &Nagar Haveli And Daman &Diu                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                                |
| 33                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                          | 81                                                                                                               | 111                                                                                                              | 94                                                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | 10545                                                                                                            | 496                                                                                                              | 12387                                                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                      | 470                                                                                                              | 10154                                                                                                            | 658                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 118359                                                                                                           | 120371                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                                               | West Bengal Total                                                                                                | 5264                                                                                                             | 4856                                                                                                             | 6764 131810                                                                                                      |