(a) whether it is a fact that about 52 lakh Muslim children benefited from the pre-matric scholarships in the Eleventh
Five Year Plan;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including
Andhra Pradesh; and
(c) the steps being taken to cover more muslim children during the current year?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a) : More than 95 lakh Muslim children have benefited under
the Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme from inception of the scheme
in 2008-09 till the end of the 11th Five Year Plan i.e. 31.03.2012.
(b) : Detail of State-wise Muslim children who have benefited
from the Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme including Andhra Pradesh
from inception of the scheme up to the end of the Eleventh
Five Year Plan i.e. 31.03.2012 is annexed.
(c) : Allocation during the current year has been increased
by 50%, i.e. from Rs. 600 crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 900 crore in
2012-13 in order to cover more minority students under the
Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme which also includes Muslim students.