Ministry of Minority Affairs
Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities
Posted On:
06 DEC 2021 4:02PM by PIB Delhi
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:-
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Scholarship Schemes |
Budget Allocation (In Rs. Crore) |
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2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
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1973.54 |
2304 |
2247.74 |
2402.5 |
2329.12 |
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The State/UT-wise details of scholarships sanctioned under the above mentioned Schemes during 2017-18 to 2020-21 are annexed.
Annexure
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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 |
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States/UTs |
Total Scholarships sanctioned 2017-18 to 2020-21** |
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Andhra Pradesh |
662793 |
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Telangana |
778559 |
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Assam |
1065128 |
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Bihar |
1021383 |
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Chhattisgarh |
33418 |
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Goa |
4534 |
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Gujarat |
634803 |
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Haryana |
53007 |
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Himachal Pradesh |
9527 |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
1554805 |
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Jharkhand |
263205 |
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Karnataka |
2172360 |
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Kerala |
2834335 |
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Ladakh |
16615 |
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Madhya Pradesh |
579996 |
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Maharashtra |
3081115 |
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Manipur |
134650 |
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Meghalaya |
67980 |
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Mizoram |
189982 |
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Nagaland |
202287 |
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Odisha |
67382 |
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Punjab |
1998520 |
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Rajasthan |
725306 |
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Sikkim |
2396 |
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Tamil Nadu |
1644997 |
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Tripura |
23101 |
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Uttar Pradesh |
3338929 |
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Uttarakhand |
114785 |
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West Bengal |
2578669 |
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Andaman & Nicobar |
3629 |
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Chandigarh |
7622 |
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu |
687 |
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476 |
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Delhi |
38226 |
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Puducherry |
13995 |
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** 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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Ministry of Minority Affairs Scholarship Scheme for Minority Communities Posted On: 06 DEC 2021 4:02PM by PIB Delhi 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 Schemes Budget Allocation (In Rs. Crore) 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 1973.54 2304 2247.74 2402.5 2329.12 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/UTs Total Scholarships sanctioned 2017-18 to 2020-21** Andhra Pradesh 662793 Telangana 778559 Assam 1065128 Bihar 1021383 Chhattisgarh 33418 Goa 4534 Gujarat 634803 Haryana 53007 Himachal Pradesh 9527 Jammu & Kashmir 1554805 Jharkhand 263205 Karnataka 2172360 Kerala 2834335 Ladakh 16615 Madhya Pradesh 579996 Maharashtra 3081115 Manipur 134650 Meghalaya 67980 Mizoram 189982 Nagaland 202287 Odisha 67382 Punjab 1998520 Rajasthan 725306 Sikkim 2396 Tamil Nadu 1644997 Tripura 23101 Uttar Pradesh 3338929 Uttarakhand 114785 West Bengal 2578669 Andaman & Nicobar 3629 Chandigarh 7622 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 687 476 Delhi 38226 Puducherry 13995 ** 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. ***** N Ao//(MoMA_RSQ-931) (Release ID: 1778489) Visitor Counter : 88