The religion-wise details of Scholarships sanctioned to minority students under the Post-Matric and Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Schemes

The religion-wise details of Scholarships sanctioned to minority students under the Post-Matric and Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Schemes
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4737
ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

SCHOLARSHIPSTO MINORITY STUDENTS

4737. SHRI S. VENKATESAN

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Post-Matric Scholarships given to minority students, fund allocation, actual expenses and the number of beneficiaries during the financial years 2015 to 2021, religion-wise; and

SCHOLARSHIPSTO MINORITY STUDENTS

(b) the details of Merit-cum-Means Scholarships given to minority students, fund allocation, actual expenses and the number of beneficiaries during the financial years 2015 to 2021, religion-wise?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

(SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b): After 2014-15, 5.20 crore scholarships have been disbursed throughout the country compared to 3.03crore scholarships before 2014-15. The religion-wise details of Scholarships sanctioned to minority students under the Post-Matric and  Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Schemes during the financial years 2014-2015 to 2021-2022 along with the total amount sanctioned and disbursed under these Schemes directly to the beneficiary accounts under DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) mode  during  the  said period is given in the table below:

Religion-wise

details


under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship
Schemes from


FY 2014-15 to 2021-22*

Scheme

Buddhist

Christian

Jain

Muslim

Sikh

Parsi

Amount

sanctioned

(In

Rs.

Crore)

Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme

12,98,637

53,13,905

4,58,665

3,36,11,677

35,90,880

6,015

9057.08

Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme

33,450

6,82,623

1,21,926

43,10,991

5,38,345

1,051

3426.81

Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Scheme

3,376

1,63,188

31,206

7,51,778

49,963

97

2670.81

Total

13,35,463

61,59,716

6,11,797

3,86,74,446

41,79,188

7,163

15,154.70

* Disbursement of Scholarships continues in 2021-22.


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