Discontinuation of Scholarship Fund

Discontinuation of Scholarship Fund 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2649
ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

DISCONTINUATION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS 
2649. SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA
Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has stopped the allocation of funds for pre-matric and post- matric scholarship to the minority students, if so, the reasons therefor along with the quantum of funds sanctioned and utilised for the welfare of minorities in the country, State/UT-wise including Karnataka;
(b) whether the Government has reduced other education grants and scholarships for minority community students in the State of Karnataka and if so, the quantum of funds sanctioned and spent in this regard during the last five years, year and religion-wise;
Discontinuation of Scholarship Fund
(c) whether it is a fact that the State Government would bear the expenses of pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for students from minority communities and other backward classes if the Centre does not allocate funds and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(d) the details of the minority welfare schemes implemented in the State of Karnataka along with the funds sanctioned and spent during the said period, year-wise particulary in Hassan LokSabha Constituency?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 

SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI
(a): The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every strata, including minorities, especially the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social Justice and  Empowerment, Ministry  of  Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development  and Ministry of Rural Development.
Ministry of Minority Affairs has also implemented various schemes, including various Scholarship and Fellowship schemes, across the country for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the notified minority communities.
The Government has not stopped Pre-Matric and Post Matric Scholarship for minority students.   However,   Pre-Matric   Scholarship   Scheme   for   classes   I   to   VIII   has   been discontinued from 2022-23. The State-wise details of Pre-Matric and  Post  Matric scholarships sanctioned for 2021-22 are annexed.
(b): No reduction has been done specifically for the State of Karnataka.
(c): Funds for Pre-Matric Scholarship and Post-Matric Scholarship for other backward classes are limited in nature and are released by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to the States/UTs. However, States/UTs are free to release funds over and above Central allocations from their own fund for these schemes.
(d): The year-wise details of amount sanctioned/released in minority welfare schemes for the State of Karnataka during the last five years are as under:
(Amount in Rs Crore)

Scheme

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

Jiyo Parsi

0

0.02

0.06

0.04

0.01

0.02

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram

42.27

66.04

56.34

31.47

17.1

Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship

25.64

40.91

52.96

56.59

55.83

Lok Sabha Constituency-wise data is not maintained.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2649 FOR 16.03.2023 REGARDING ‘DISCONTINUATION OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS’.

Scholarship

Amount

Sanctioned

in

2021-22
(In Rs. Crore)

S.No.

States/UTs

Pre-Matric

PostMatric

1

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR

0.4

0.1

2

ANDHRA PRADESH

37.99

11.32

3

ASSAM

100.05

51.34

4

BIHAR

49.29

9.56

5

CHANDIGARH

0.19

0.05

6

CHHATTISGARH

1.35

1.54

7

DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU

0.04

0.03

8

DELHI

1.28

0.86

9

GOA

0.12

0.27

10

GUJARAT

25.99

12.83

11

HARYANA

8.55

4.59

12

HIMACHAL PRADESH

0.31

0.29

13

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

79.29

27.49

14

JHARKHAND

5.71

3.41

15

KARNATAKA

111.05

44.03

16

KERALA

78.94

37.59

17

LADAKH

3.09

0.5

18

MADHYA PRADESH

47.61

16.14

19

MAHARASHTRA

89.82

21

20

MANIPUR

28.24

3.94

21

MEGHALAYA

4.43

3.64

22

MIZORAM

18.67

1.34

23

NAGALAND

28.09

5.45

24

ODISHA

4.21

2.4

25

PUDUCHERRY

1.04

0.33

26

PUNJAB

75.93

29.98

27

RAJASTHAN

56.2

21.29

28

SIKKIM

0.1

0.15

29

TAMIL NADU

86.78

29.2

30

TELANGANA

61.39

16.8

31

TRIPURA

1.03

1.21

32

UTTAR PRADESH

318.08

3.85

33

UTTARAKHAND

10.49

100.98

34

WEST BENGAL

0.14

7.1

Total

1335.89

470.60

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