(a) whether the number of scholarships given to girls of minority communities has gone up during the last three years and the current year;
(b) if so, the details thereof, scheme-wise; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government to provide scholarship to all the minority girls who apply for it?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)
(a) to (c) Ministry of Minority Affairs implements four Scholarship Schemes for the educational empowerment of students belonging to the notified minority communities (i) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme (ii)Post-matric Scholarship Scheme (iii) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme (iv) Maulana Azad National Scholarships to Meritorious Girls belonging to Minorities Girl Students. Under Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship schemes, 30% of the total scholarships are earmarked for girl students, whereas Maulana Azad National Scholarship Scheme is only for Meritorious girls belonging to minorities. The details of girl students of minority communities benefited during the last three years and current year, schemes wise, are as under:-
Sl.No. Name of the Scheme No. of girl students
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16* 2016-17
1 Pre-Matric 3850722 3781412 1808065 NIL
2 Post Matric 489012 495204 208908 NIL
3 Merit-cum-Means 39329 45759 21610 NIL
4 Maulana Azad National 35159 45426 48000 NIL
Scholarship to Meritorious
Girl Students
*These are not final figures as disbursement of scholarships for 2015-16 is still continuing Rs.936.91 Crores kept in a separate bank account.
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