Ministry of Minority Affairs
Scholarship Programmes
Posted On:
31 MAR 2022 4:16PM by PIB Delhi
The State-wise details of funds sanctioned under Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes and Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme (implemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation), from 2014-15 to 2021-22 is annexed.
All aspects including raising the number and amount of scholarships are looked into by the Ministry during the process of scheme revision which is a continuous process.
The budget allocation for educational empowerment of minority communities which was Rs. 1888.50 Crore in 2013-14 has been increased to Rs. 2515.00 Crore in BE 2022-23. The distribution of Scholarship among the States/UTs is made on the basis of population of minorities in the State/UT as per the Census. It was based on Census 2001 up to 2017-18 and thereafter, it is based on Census 2011.
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Annexure
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State-wise details of Scholarships Sanctioned under 4 Scholarship Schemes (in Rs. Crore)
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S.No.
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States/UTs
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Amount of Scholarships Sanctioned
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1
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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416.81
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2
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TELANGANA
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607.50
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3
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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0.03
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4
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ASSAM
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977.53
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5
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BIHAR
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773.74
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6
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CHHATTISGARH
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41.71
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7
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GOA
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4.67
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8
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GUJARAT
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474.22
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9
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HARYANA
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64.89
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10
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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6.60
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11
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JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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788.51
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12
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JHARKHAND
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261.53
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13
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KARNATAKA
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1,375.19
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14
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KERALA
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1,465.30
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15
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LADAKH
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8.87
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16
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MADHYA PRADESH
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400.90
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17
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MAHARASHTRA
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931.67
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18
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MANIPUR
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140.66
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19
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MEGHALAYA
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72.18
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20
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MIZORAM
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147.11
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21
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NAGALAND
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169.77
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22
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ODISHA
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50.95
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23
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PUNJAB
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892.30
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24
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RAJASTHAN
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589.33
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25
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SIKKIM
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4.26
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26
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TAMIL NADU
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909.48
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27
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TRIPURA
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16.20
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28
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UTTAR PRADESH
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2,610.33
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29
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UTTARAKHAND
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99.72
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30
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WEST BENGAL
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1,443.52
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31
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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
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1.51
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32
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CHANDIGARH
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2.76
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33
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THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU
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0.84
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34
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DELHI
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26.43
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35
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PUDUCHERRY
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8.33
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Total
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15,785.36
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Provisional data as on 21.03.2022. Disbursement of Scholarships continues in 2021-22.
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This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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