Lok Sabha Question No. 4115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Scholarship Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

## 4115. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  criterion  for the scholarship schemes  for  children  belonging  to  minority  communities  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the percentage of donation from Union and State Governments;
- (c) the amount approved under the said schemes during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the percentage of the funds spent during the above period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) implements Pre-matric, Post-matric, Merit-cum  Means  based  Scholarship  Schemes  and  Maulana  Azad  National Scholarship  (MANS)  Scheme  for  Meritorious  Girl  Students  (through  Maulana Azad  Education  Foundation)  for  students  belonging  to  the  six  notified  minority communities. The criteria fixed for above schemes are available on the website of Ministry of Minority Affairs i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in

(b):  The  three  scholarship  schemes of  MoMA are Central Sector Schemes with 100% Central funding.  MANS Scheme for Meritorious Girl Students is implemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation and is also 100% funded by the Foundation.

(c)  &  (d):  The  details  of  amount  approved/sanctioned,  including  in  percentage, under  the  above  schemes  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  are  at Annexures I & II.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER REGARDING "SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES".

State/UT-wise Amount Approved/Sanctioned including % under Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Schemes for students belonging to the minority communities during the last three years (as on 29.07.2016)

| S.    | States/UTs              | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum Means Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum Means Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum Means Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum Means Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum Means Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-cum Means Scholarship Scheme   |
|-------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| No.   | States/UTs              | 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                              | 2013-14                              | 2014-15 2015-16*                     | 2014-15 2015-16*                     |                                      |
| S.    | States/UTs              | Amount Approved/ %age           | Amount Approved/                | %age                            | Amount Approved/                | %age                            | Amount Approved/                 | %age                             | Amount Approved/                 | %age                             | Amount Approved/                 | %age                             | Amount Approved/                     | %age                                 | Amount Approved/                     | %age                                 | Amount Approved/                     | %age                                 |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh          | Sanctioned 62.3934              | 6.47                            | Sanctioned 28.1539 2.49         | Sanctioned in 49.9200           | 6.45                            | Sanctioned 12.3558               | 2.40                             | Sanctioned (Rs. in 3.5242        | 0.70                             | Sanctioned 8.9900                | 2.70                             | Sanctioned 4.2534                    | 1.64                                 | Sanctioned (Rs. in 1.5162            | 0.40                                 | Sanctioned (Rs. in 5.9600            | 1.68                                 |
| 2     | Telangana               | (Rs. in crore)                  | (Rs. in crore) 48.0295          | 4.25                            | (Rs. crore) 24.4800             | 3.17                            | (Rs. in crore)                   |                                  | crore) 6.9843                    | 1.39                             | (Rs. in crore) 6.4800            | 1.94                             | (Rs. in crore)                       |                                      | crore) 3.3912                        | 0.89                                 | crore) 2.3500                        | 0.66                                 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh       | 0.0000 0.00                     | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            | 0.0000                           | 0.00                             | 0.0000                           | 0.00                             | 0.0000                           | 0.00                             | 0.0000                               | 0.00                                 | 0.0000                               | 0.00                                 | 0.0000                               | 0.00                                 |
| 4     | Assam                   | 39.2050                         | 4.07 40.9765                    | 3.63                            | 22.8100                         | 2.95                            | 19.1719                          | 3.72                             | 21.6966                          | 4.33                             | 20.5000                          | 6.15                             | 10.6862                              | 4.11                                 | 11.5934                              | 3.04                                 | 12.7800                              | 3.60                                 |
| 5     | Bihar                   | 0.0000                          | 0.00 0.0000                     | 0.00                            | 6.2200                          | 0.80                            | 18.2022                          | 3.53                             | 19.4907                          | 3.89                             | 22.1400                          | 6.64                             | 17.8630                              | 6.87                                 | 38.0208                              | 9.97                                 | 30.4100                              | 8.57                                 |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh            | 4.8694                          | 0.51 6.6095                     | 0.59                            | 1.8000                          | 0.23                            | 1.5247                           | 0.30                             | 1.4912                           | 0.30                             | 1.0500                           | 0.31                             | 0.9096                               | 0.35                                 | 1.6872                               | 0.44                                 | 1.4600                               | 0.41                                 |
| 7     | Goa                     | 0.6275                          | 0.07 0.2257                     | 0.02                            | 0.2200                          | 0.03                            | 0.0000                           | 0.00                             | 0.0533                           | 0.01                             | 0.0900                           | 0.03                             | 0.2643                               | 0.10                                 | 0.4065                               | 0.11                                 | 0.1600                               | 0.05                                 |
| 8     | Gujarat                 | 37.8697                         | 3.93 52.9358                    | 4.69                            | 32.5600                         | 4.21                            | 17.7547                          | 3.44                             | 21.1342                          | 4.22                             | 12.6100                          | 3.78                             | 6.2803                               | 2.42                                 | 11.6639                              | 3.06                                 | 10.6400                              | 3.00                                 |
| 9     | Haryana                 | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            | 0.0000 0.00                     | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            | 0.2973                           | 0.06                             | 0.5186                           | 0.10                             | 1.6700                           | 0.50                             | 2.2838                               | 0.88                                 | 2.9391                               | 0.77                                 | 3.1400                               | 0.88                                 |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh        | 0.6970                          | 0.07 0.7754                     | 0.07                            | 0.2500                          | 0.03                            | 0.0571                           | 0.01                             | 0.1845                           | 0.04                             | 0.0000                           | 0.00                             | 0.4526                               | 0.17                                 | 0.3718                               | 0.10                                 | 0.2500                               | 0.07                                 |
| 11    | Jammu &Kashmir          | 17.4270                         | 1.81 43.3590                    | 3.84                            | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            | 15.7433                          | 3.05                             | 9.9970                           | 1.99                             | 0.0000                           | 0.00                             | 5.5390                               | 2.13                                 | 18.2254                              | 4.78                                 | 0.1600                               | 0.05                                 |
| 12    | Jharkhand               | 4.5298                          | 0.47                            | 9.4576 0.84                     | 7.8500                          | 1.02                            | 6.7069                           | 1.30                             | 6.8100                           | 1.36                             | 6.6700                           | 2.00                             | 4.8957                               | 1.88                                 | 4.3831                               | 1.15                                 | 5.8100                               | 1.64                                 |
| 13    | Karnataka               | 43.4038                         | 4.50 63.8486                    | 5.66                            | 51.7600                         | 6.69                            | 29.3949                          | 5.70                             | 53.7738                          | 10.73                            | 32.5400                          | 9.76                             | 14.6334                              | 5.63                                 | 50.2550                              | 13.18                                | 40.1400                              | 11.31                                |
| 14    | Kerala                  | 67.0147                         | 6.95 85.3920                    | 7.56                            | 61.3000                         | 7.93                            | 21.6812                          | 4.21                             | 32.8040                          | 6.55                             | 20.8500                          | 6.25                             | 40.1144                              | 15.44                                | 73.3044                              | 19.23                                | 85.7900                              | 24.17                                |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh          | 10.8450                         | 1.13                            | 13.3636 1.18                    | 10.8300                         | 1.40                            | 7.3398                           | 1.42                             | 6.6795                           | 1.33                             | 8.2600                           | 2.48                             | 3.6082                               | 1.39                                 | 8.2173                               | 2.16                                 | 7.6500                               | 2.16                                 |
| 16    | Maharashtra             | 56.4909                         | 5.86                            | 75.1637 6.66                    | 52.0200                         | 6.73                            | 38.7153                          | 7.51                             | 35.2396                          | 7.03                             | 19.7000                          | 5.91                             | 18.4312                              | 7.09                                 | 13.9299                              | 3.65                                 | 17.1000                              | 4.82                                 |
| 17    | Manipur                 | 4.6372                          | 0.48                            | 6.6597 0.59                     | 0.6900                          | 0.09                            | 5.7940                           | 1.12                             | 5.3761                           | 1.07                             | 1.8600                           | 0.56                             | 2.0000                               | 0.77                                 | 1.6012                               | 0.42                                 | 1.1000                               | 0.31                                 |
| 18    | Meghalaya               | 3.5015                          | 0.36 4.6723                     | 0.41                            | 0.4900                          | 0.06                            | 0.1024                           | 0.02                             | 0.2555                           | 0.05                             | 3.2100                           | 0.96                             | 2.1300                               | 0.82                                 | 2.6588                               | 0.70                                 | 2.7900                               | 0.79                                 |
| 19    | Mizoram                 | 22.9972                         | 2.39                            | 43.5664 3.86                    | 11.9300                         | 1.54                            | 1.5150                           | 0.29                             | 0.3307                           | 0.07                             | 0.4000                           | 0.12                             | 0.3600                               | 0.14                                 | 0.0000                               | 0.00                                 | 0.2800                               | 0.08                                 |
| 20    | Nagaland                | 6.2433                          | 0.65                            | 13.7457 1.22                    | 7.6500                          | 0.99                            | 0.2036                           | 0.04                             | 0.1996                           | 0.04                             | 0.6600                           | 0.20                             | 3.0224                               | 1.16                                 | 3.7352                               | 0.98                                 | 3.4600                               | 0.97                                 |
| 21    | Odisha                  | 3.0378                          | 0.32 3.1215                     | 0.28                            | 0.3900                          | 0.05                            | 2.4184                           | 0.47                             | 2.5851                           | 0.52                             | 2.0000                           | 0.60                             | 1.7747                               | 0.68                                 | 1.4949                               | 0.39                                 | 1.5200                               | 0.43                                 |
| 22    | Punjab                  | 70.4449                         | 7.31                            | 72.4182 6.42                    | 33.4500                         | 4.33                            | 41.3812                          | 8.03                             | 46.8832                          | 9.36                             | 13.4000                          | 4.02                             | 23.4825                              | 9.04                                 | 29.4993                              | 7.74                                 | 8.5600                               | 2.41                                 |
| 23    | Rajasthan               | 31.6592 3.29                    | 44.9830                         | 3.99                            | 24.0000                         | 3.10                            | 22.9676                          | 4.45                             | 26.9122                          | 5.37                             | 17.0300                          | 5.11                             | 6.6608                               | 2.56                                 | 7.3478                               | 1.93                                 | 13.5400                              | 3.81                                 |
| 24    | Sikkim                  | 0.7076                          | 0.07 1.1064                     | 0.10                            | 0.5200                          | 0.07                            | 0.2078                           | 0.04                             | 0.1376                           |                                  | 0.03 0.2400                      | 0.07                             | 0.4000                               | 0.15                                 | 0.3023                               | 0.08                                 | 0.2000                               | 0.06                                 |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu              | 40.6848                         | 4.22                            | 74.7576 6.62                    | 44.4900                         | 5.75                            | 30.1866                          | 5.86                             | 39.8075                          | 7.94                             | 24.9200                          | 7.47                             | 13.8789                              | 5.34                                 | 16.0064                              | 4.20                                 | 13.4900                              | 3.80                                 |
| 26    | Tripura                 | 0.8186                          | 0.08                            | 2.2726 0.20                     | 0.9900                          | 0.13                            | 0.4247                           | 0.08                             | 0.3585                           | 0.07                             | 0.5000                           | 0.15                             | 0.4804                               | 0.18                                 | 0.3897                               | 0.10                                 | 0.5700                               | 0.16                                 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh           | 259.3492                        | 26.91 155.0961                  | 13.74                           | 70.4300                         | 9.11                            | 129.8999                         | 25.20                            | 65.0263                          | 12.98                            | 63.3100                          | 18.99                            | 43.8309                              | 16.87                                | 45.3441                              | 11.89                                | 44.5000                              | 12.54                                |
| 28 29 | Uttarakhand West Bengal | 0.0000                          | 0.00 225.3122                   | 9.2472 0.82                     | 2.4000 253.5800                 | 0.31 32.79                      | 0.0000                           | 0.00 17.63                       | 0.7025                           | 0.14                             | 1.3500                           | 0.40                             | 1.5495                               | 0.60                                 | 1.5842                               | 0.42                                 | 1.7800                               | 0.50                                 |
|       |                         | 169.3559                        | 17.57                           | 19.96                           |                                 |                                 | 90.8730                          |                                  | 91.6275                          |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                      | 10.89                                | 29.3787                              | 7.71                                 |                                      |                                      |
|       |                         |                                 |                                 |                                 |                                 |                                 |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  | 18.28 42.6200                    | 12.78                            | 28.2903                              |                                      |                                      |                                      | 38.8900                              | 10.96                                |
| 30 31 | Andaman &Nicobar        | 0.0529 0.01                     | 0.1277                          | 0.01                            | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            | 0.0129                           | 0.00                             | 0.0000                           | 0.00                             | 0.0000 0.1100                    | 0.00 0.03                        | 0.0275 0.1442                        | 0.01 0.06                            | 0.0000                               | 0.00                                 | 0.0000                               | 0.00                                 |
| 32    | Chandigarh Dadra &Nagar | 0.7528 0.0404                   | 0.08 0.0455                     | 0.3751 0.03 0.00                | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            | 0.0684                           | 0.01                             | 0.0000                           | 0.1058 0.02                      | 0.0200                           | 0.01                             | 0.0000                               |                                      | 0.1053 0.0000                        | 0.03 0.00                            | 0.0900 0.0030                        | 0.03 0.00                            |
| 33    |                         |                                 | 0.00 0.2336                     |                                 | 0.0800                          | 0.01                            | 0.0126                           | 0.00                             |                                  | 0.00                             | 0.0100                           |                                  |                                      | 0.00                                 | 0.0120                               | 0.00                                 |                                      | 0.00                                 |
| 34    | Haveli Daman &Diu Delhi | 0.1430 0.01 3.6707              | 0.38                            | 0.02 2.3491 0.21                | 0.0000 0.0000                   | 0.00 0.00                       | 0.0227 0.4059                    | 0.00 0.08                        | 0.0000                           | 0.3448                           | 0.00 0.07                        | 0.00                             | 0.0180                               | 0.01 0.55                            | 1.8071                               | 0.47                                 | 0.0100 0.2400                        | 0.07                                 |
|       | Lakshadweep             | 0.0000                          | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            |                                 |                                 |                                  |                                  | 0.00                             | 0.0000                           | 0.0800 0.00                      | 0.02                             | 1.4411 0.0000                        |                                      | 0.00                                 | 0.0000 0.00                          | 0.0000                               | 0.00                                 |
| 35    |                         |                                 | 0.00                            |                                 | 0.0000                          | 0.00                            | 0.0000                           |                                  | 0.02                             |                                  | 0.0000                           | 0.00                             |                                      | 0.1300                               |                                      | 100.00                               |                                      |                                      |
|       | Puducherry              | 0.2335                          | 0.4247                          | 0.04                            |                                 | 0.03                            | 0.1227                           |                                  |                                  | 0.0760                           | 0.02 0.1300                      | 0.04                             |                                      | 0.05                                 | 0.0959                               |                                      |                                      | 0.04                                 |
| 36    | Total                   | 963.70                          | 0.02 100.00                     | 1128.81 100.00                  | 0.2600 773.37                   | 100.00                          | 515.56                           |                                  | 100.00                           | 501.11                           | 100.00 333.40                    | 100.00                           | 259.84                               | 100.00                               | 381.27                               | 0.03                                 | 0.1400 354.96                        | 100.00                               |

Note: Amount Approved/Sanctioned is shown as 'Zero' against some States/UTs due to- (i) non-claim or delayed submission of claim by the States/UTs; (ii) Sanction of scholarships from the unutilised amounts of previous years; (iii) or rounding off in crore.

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER REGARDING "SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES".

State/UT Wise fund released including % of the Maulana Azad National Scholarship scheme to the Meritorious Girl Students in respect of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) during last three years

| S. No   |                     | 2013-14                                   | 2013-14        | 2014-15                                   | 2014-15        | 2015-16                                   | 2015-16        |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------|
| S. No   | State/UTs           | Amount Approved/ Sanctioned (Rs. in lakh) | %age           | Amount Approved/ Sanctioned (Rs. in lakh) | %age           | Amount Approved/ Sanctioned (Rs. in lakh) | %age           |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar    | 0.84                                      | 0.02           | 0.96                                      | 0.02           | 0.24                                      | 0.00           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh      | 222.12                                    | 5.26           | 287.28                                    | 5.27           | 166.56                                    | 2.89           |
| 3       | Assam               | 185.52                                    | 4.40           | 294.84                                    | 5.41           | 0.24                                      | 0.00           |
| 4       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           | 279.84                                    | 4.86           |
| 5       | Bihar               | 413.04                                    | 9.79           | 547.56                                    | 10.04          | 541.68                                    | 9.40           |
| 6       | Chandigarh          | 0.84                                      | 0.02           | 1.32                                      | 0.02           | 1.08                                      | 0.02           |
| 7       | Chattisgarh         | 4.8                                       | 0.11           | 2.04                                      | 0.04           | 2.16                                      | 0.04           |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           |
| 9       | Daman &Diu          | 0.48                                      | 0.01           | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           |
| 10      | Delhi               | 50.64                                     | 1.20           | 65.52                                     | 1.20           | 66.24                                     | 1.15           |
| 11      | Goa                 | 0.24                                      | 0.01           | 0.6                                       | 0.01           | 1.2                                       | 0.02           |
| 12      | Gujarat             | 140.16                                    | 3.32           | 182.04                                    | 3.34           | 188.4                                     | 3.27           |
| 13      | Haryana             | 4.2                                       | 0.10           | 10.2                                      | 0.19           | 3.84                                      | 0.07           |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh    | 0.12                                      | 0.00           | 0.84                                      | 0.02           | 0.24                                      | 0.00           |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 21.48                                     | 0.51           | 12.36                                     | 0.23           | 55.92                                     | 0.97           |
| 16      | Jharkhand           | 123                                       | 2.92           | 157.44                                    | 2.89           | 133.08                                    | 2.31           |
| 17      | Karnataka           | 241.68                                    | 5.73           | 321.72                                    | 5.90           | 327.48                                    | 5.69           |
| 18      | Kerala              | 571.2                                     | 13.54          | 707.88                                    | 12.99          | 819.24                                    | 14.22          |
| 19      | Lakshadweep         | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh      | 117                                       | 2.77           | 151.92                                    | 2.79           | 127.44                                    | 2.21           |
| 21      | Maharashtra         | 351.36                                    | 8.33           | 498.12                                    | 9.14           | 480.12                                    | 8.34           |
| 22      | Manipur             | 13.68                                     | 0.32           | 23.88                                     | 0.44           | 7.44                                      | 0.13           |
| 23      | Meghalaya           | 1.2                                       | 0.03           | 1.92                                      | 0.04           | 20.4                                      | 0.35           |
| 24      | Mizoram             | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0.12                                      | 0.00           |
| 25      | Nagaland            | 0.72                                      | 0.02           | 2.52                                      | 0.05           | 0.24                                      | 0.00           |
| 26      | Odisha              | 19.8                                      | 0.47           | 30.36                                     | 0.56           | 36.12                                     | 0.63           |
| 27      | Puducherry          | 2.4                                       | 0.06           | 3.12                                      | 0.06           | 1.92                                      | 0.03           |
| 28      | Punjab              | 18                                        | 0.43           | 30.36                                     | 0.56           | 30                                        | 0.52           |
| 29      | Rajasthan           | 110.76                                    | 2.63           | 130.68                                    | 2.40           | 161.16                                    | 2.80           |
| 30      | Sikkim              | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu          | 301.08                                    | 7.14           | 384                                       | 7.04           | 489.24                                    | 8.49           |
| 32      | Telangana Tripura   | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           | 106.92                                    | 1.86           |
| 33      |                     | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0                                         | 0.00           | 0.12                                      | 0.00           |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh       | 952.68                                    | 22.58          | 1252.08                                   | 22.97          | 1341.72                                   | 23.29          |
| 35      | Uttarakhand         | 22.92                                     | 0.54           | 33.84                                     | 0.62           | 51.96                                     | 0.90           |
| 36      | West Bengal         | 327.12                                    | 7.75           | 315.72                                    | 5.79           | 317.64                                    | 5.51           |
| Total   | Total               | 4219.08 100.00                            | 4219.08 100.00 | 5451.12 100.00                            | 5451.12 100.00 | 5760.00 100.00                            | 5760.00 100.00 |

Note: Scholarship for 2016-17 are yet to be disbursed.