(a) whether the Government has announced scholarships for 5 crore students from minority community during the next five years and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the criteria fixed for giving such scholarships;
(c) whether the Government has focused on girl students who have dropped out of Madrassas and main stream schools by providing them bridge courses and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the plan chalked out for Madrassa teachers for awarding them qualitytraining in madrassas?
MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)
(a)& (b) Yes, Sir. The government during the last five years has provided 3.18 crores scholarships to students from amongst the six centrally notified Minorities namely, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi, Muslim and Christian. Out of these, girls constitute more than 50% of the beneficiaries. During the next five years, the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) proposes to provide Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means scholarships to five crore economically Weaker-section students from the six centrally notified Minority communities. This will include more than 50% of girl students. The three scholarship schemes are now being implemented through the National Scholarship Portal and since 2015, the scholarships schemes are being implemented under direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode to improve the efficiency and bring transparency by removing duplicity and stopping pilferages.
Total Population of Minorities Pre Matric Post Matric Merit cum Means Total Beneficiaries Proportionate beneficiaries out of Minorities population
Ben(No.) Ben(No.) Ben(No.)
Muslim 172245158 20974526 2645897 451864 24072287 13.98
Christian 27819588 3193073 396388 95175 3684636 13.24
Sikh 20833116 2130441 344440 42286 2517167 12.08
Buddhist 8442972 759126 20464 2549 782139 9.26
Jain 4451753 282410 76243 20791 379444 8.52
Parsi 57264 3283 457 53 3793 6.62
TOTAL 233849851 27342859 3483889 612718 31439466
(c) From the year 2017-18, the Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Minority Affairs,in its scheme Begum Hazrat Mahal Scholarship for Meritorious Girls decided to extend the scholarships to economically weaker minority girl studentsfrom all the six centrally notified Minority communitiesstudying in classes 9th and 10th, besides classes 11th and 12thand to girls, who have passed same level of exam from recognized Madarsa also. Also, this Ministry is providing financial assistance to Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi & Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh for running Bridge course for Madarsa students as well as school dropouts under the pilot project of Nai Manzil. Bridge course is being provided to Madarsa students/dropouts for helping them to continue mainstream education. After completion of the bridge course, these students become eligible for admission in various regular courses of Universities at graduate level.
(d) To narrow down the gap between mainstream school education and the Madarsa school system, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) is implementing an Umbrella Scheme for Providing Education to Madarsas/Minorities (SPEMM), which comprises two Schemes namely Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM) & Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMIs). These Centrally Sponsored Schemes are being implemented at National level & are voluntary in nature.
The objective of SPQEM is to encourage traditional institutions like Madarsas and Maktabs by giving financial assistance to introduce Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum; to provide opportunities to students of these institutions to acquire education comparable to the National Education System especially for secondary and senior secondary levels; to strengthen State Madrasa Boards opting for assistance and to provide for in-service training of teachers appointed under the scheme, for teaching modern subjects of Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Hindi, and English.
The objective of IDMI is to facilitate education of minorities by augmenting and strengthening school infrastructure in Minority Institutions (Elementary/Secondary/Senior Secondary Schools)and to encourage educational facilities for girls, children with special needs.
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