The State/UT-wise details of scholarships provided under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme to the students belonging to the six centrally notified minority communities during the last five years i.e. from FY 2017-18 to 2021-22 are annexed.
The annual allocation for a State/UT is earmarked under the Scheme based on the overall community-wise minority population of all six notified minorities in the respective State/UT as per Census 2011. The process of Scheme revision is a continuous process and Government takes appropriate action as and when required.
ANNEXURE
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Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise details of scholarships and amount sanctioned from 2017-18 to 2021-22*
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States/UTs
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TOTAL
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Scholarship Sanctioned
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Amount
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(In Rs. crore)
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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7,52,404
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189.99
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TELANGANA
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8,51,388
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292.97
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ASSAM
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11,18,492
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522.46
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BIHAR
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9,00,010
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292.82
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CHHATTISGARH
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27,153
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8.19
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GOA
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4,189
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0.49
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GUJARAT
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5,90,428
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161.84
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HARYANA
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54,211
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19.68
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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9,039
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1.62
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JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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16,91,880
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381.69
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JHARKHAND
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2,14,972
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135.81
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KARNATAKA
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23,57,584
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457.85
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KERALA
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29,58,576
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365.38
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LADAKH
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26,746
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7.01
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MADHYA PRADESH
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5,98,592
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185.56
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MAHARASHTRA
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35,89,408
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402.41
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MANIPUR
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1,65,383
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93.44
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MEGHALAYA
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50,893
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13.97
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MIZORAM
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2,43,697
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67.97
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NAGALAND
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2,53,087
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90.55
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ODISHA
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76,557
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13.52
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PUNJAB
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22,60,945
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359.46
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RAJASTHAN
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7,82,241
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240.14
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SIKKIM
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2,480
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0.64
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TAMIL NADU
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18,85,247
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377.96
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TRIPURA
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25,014
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4.32
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UTTAR PRADESH
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35,87,698
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1249.94
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UTTARAKHAND
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1,12,917
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46.83
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WEST BENGAL
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22,63,145
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294.06
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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
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6,519
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0.99
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CHANDIGARH
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8,806
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0.91
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THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU
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1,250
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0.17
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DELHI
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35,119
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4.01
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PUDUCHERRY
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15,764
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4.14
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*Disbursement of Scholarships continues in 2022-23.
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This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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