Question : PMS Scheme for Minorities

(a) the details of the amount disbursed for GoI Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) scheme for minorities for different States in the past five years, State-wise;

(b) the details of the amount released for GoI PMS scheme for minorities by different States in the past five years;

(c) whether amount per student distributed under scheme for minorities by different States is adequate and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether the Government would revise the scholarship amount in accordance with the rising fee in universities and increase in living cost and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b): The details of the amount disbursed/released under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme during the last five years, State-wise is annexed.

(c): The Scholarship is disbursed as per the stipulated guidelines of the Scheme and is given as ‘admission fees/tuition fees’ and ‘maintenance allowance’, considering the fact that most of the beneficiaries are from the economically weaker sections amongst the six notified minority communities namely – Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and studying in government schools/institutions.

(d): Therevision and streamlining of scheme is a continuous process in the Ministry.


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