Question : Pre-Post Matric Scholarships

(a) whether the Government extends Pre-Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means scholarships to minority students;


(b) if so, the total number of scholarships in these categories that have been given in the current year;

(c) the details of the amount released/disbursed by Government of India for Post Matric scholarship for minorities in different States during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(d) the amount per student disbursed thereon, State-wise; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to revise the scholarship amounts 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) : Ministry of Minority Affairs implements three Scholarship Schemes viz. Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for educational empowerment of six notified minority communities viz. Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi (Zoroastrians) across the country. The process for disbursement of Scholarship entails inviting applications online, verification and drawing up the eligible list, which is normally completed in the 3rd quarter of this financial year as was done in 2017-18. The same process is to be followed in 2018-19.

(c) & (d): The details of the physical allocation and achievement along with amount of scholarships released under Post-matric Scholarship Scheme to the minorities in different States/UTs during the last three years and the current year is annexed. The rates of scholarship under the scheme is as under:

S. No. Item Hosteller * Day Scholar
1. Admission and tuition fee for Classes XI and XII Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of ? 7,000/- p.a. Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of ? 7,000/- p.a.
2. Admission and Course/Tuition fee for Technical and Vocational courses of XI and XII level (including fee / charges for raw materials, etc.). Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of ? 10,000/- p.a. Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of ? 10,000/- p.a.
3. Admission and Tuition fee for Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of ? 3,000/- p.a. Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of ? 3,000/- p.a.
4. Maintenance allowance for 10 months in an academic year (includes expenses for study material etc.) ? 380/- p.m. ? 230/- p.m.
(i) Classes XI and XII including Technical and Vocational courses for this level.
(ii) Courses other than Technical and Vocational courses at Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate ? 570/- p.m. ? 300/- p.m.
(iii) M.Phil and Ph.D
(For those researchers who are not awarded any fellowship by University or any other Authority) ? 1200/- p.m. ? 550/- p.m.

* Hostellers include students who are not staying in hostel of the school/institute concerned but are staying as paying guest or in rented accommodation in towns/cities which are not the places where their parents reside.

(e): The Government endeavours to revise the scholarship amounts as and when found necessary, which is a continuous process.

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