Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for students from weaker economic background belonging to the 6 notified minority communities

Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for students from weaker economic background belonging to the 6 notified minority communities
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 232
ANSWERED ON 22.12.2022

SCHOLARSHIP TO MINORITY STUDENTS
232.  SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL
         ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH
Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  discontinue  pre-matric  scholarship  for minority students studying in classes one to eight;
SCHOLARSHIP TO MINORITY STUDENTS
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has noted the widespread objection against this decision and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

(d) whether the Government proposes to withdraw the decision to discontinue pre-matric scholarship up to eighth standard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 

SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION *232 FOR ANSWER ON 22.12.2022 BY  SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL AND ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH REGARDING SCHOLARSHIP TO MINORITY STUDENTS
(a) to (e): Ministry of Minority Affairs implements Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for students from weaker economic background belonging to the 6 notified minority communities, namely, Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh. The coverage under the scheme has been modified from 2022-23 and made applicable for classes IX and X only as the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for free and compulsory elementary education (classes I to VIII) to each and every child. This modification has also been done to harmonize the Scheme with the identical Scholarship Schemes implemented by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry  of  Tribal Affairs and hence there is no proposal to withdraw the decision of discontinuation of Pre- Matric Scholarship up to eighth standard.

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