Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities

दैनिक समाचार

The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements three Scholarships Schemes viz; Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for the educational empowerment of students belonging to economically weaker section of the six notified minority communities i.e. Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh in all States/UTs across the country. The Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) under the Ministry of Minority Affairs also implements the Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme (BHMNS) for meritorious girl students belonging to the six notified minority communities. Since 2014-15, there are more than 5.10 crore* beneficiaries compared to 3.15 crore beneficiaries before 2014-15. The scholarship is being provided through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and more than 52% of the beneficiaries are girls.

The details of budget allocations under these schemes during 2017-18 to 2021-22 are as under:-

  Scholarship SchemesBudget Allocation (In Rs. Crore)
2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
1973.5423042247.742402.52329.12

The State/UT-wise details of scholarships sanctioned under the above mentioned Schemes during 2017-18 to 2020-21 are annexed.

Annexure

State-wise details of Scholarship Sanctioned under Pre-Matric, Post Matric, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes and  Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme during 2017-18 to     2020-21 
States/UTsTotal Scholarships sanctioned 2017-18 to 2020-21** 
 
Andhra Pradesh662793 
Telangana778559 
Assam1065128 
Bihar1021383 
Chhattisgarh33418 
Goa4534 
Gujarat634803 
Haryana53007 
Himachal Pradesh9527 
Jammu & Kashmir1554805 
Jharkhand263205 
Karnataka2172360 
Kerala2834335 
Ladakh16615 
Madhya Pradesh579996 
Maharashtra3081115 
Manipur134650 
Meghalaya67980 
Mizoram189982 
Nagaland202287 
Odisha67382 
Punjab1998520 
Rajasthan725306 
Sikkim2396 
Tamil Nadu1644997 
Tripura23101 
Uttar Pradesh3338929 
Uttarakhand114785 
West Bengal2578669 
Andaman & Nicobar3629 
Chandigarh7622 
Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu687 
476 
Delhi38226 
Puducherry13995 

** Disbursement of Scholarships during 2020-21 continues in 2021-22.

* The figure also includes the beneficiaries who would avail the scholarship for the year 2021-22 for which budget has been allocated.

This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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