(a) the number of students who have availed scholarships with respect to scholarship schemes i.e. pre-matric, post-matric, merit-cum-means for minorities since the inception of schemes, State/UT-wise;
(b) the total funds allocated and spent on these schemes;
(c) the steps taken for knowledge dissemination and coverage of students under these schemes; and
(d) the funds spent on the advertising of these schemes since inception?
MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)
(a): A table, giving State/UT-wise, number of students who have availed
scholarships under Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for minorities since their inception, is annexed.
(b): The total budget of Rs.18065 crore was allocated and Rs.15858 crore
(provisional figures) was spent with respect to these three Scholarship Schemes since their inception.
(c) & (d): Ministry of Minority Affairs, under the Central Sector Scheme of
“Research/ Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Schemes including Publicity”, carries out awareness and publicity campaigns for all the Schemes
implemented by this Ministry for the benefit of minority communities. The awareness
and publicity of these schemes is taken up through multimedia campaigns i.e. through
print and electronic media as well as radio Channels. In addition booklets and
pamphlets, giving an overview of these schemes are distributed and advertisement published throughout the country in leading newspapers in Hindi, English, Urdu as well
as regional languages.
The funds spent on the advertisement of all the Schemes of this Ministry under Research/Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation of Development head including Publicity
of the Schemes/ Programme since 2014-15 is Rs.250.96 crore (provisional figures).
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