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
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: State-wise details of scholarships and amount sanctioned from 2017-18 to 2021-22* |
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States/UTs |
TOTAL |
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Scholarship Sanctioned |
Amount |
|
(In Rs. crore) |
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ANDHRA PRADESH |
7,52,404 |
189.99 |
TELANGANA |
8,51,388 |
292.97 |
ASSAM |
11,18,492 |
522.46 |
BIHAR |
9,00,010 |
292.82 |
CHHATTISGARH |
27,153 |
8.19 |
GOA |
4,189 |
0.49 |
GUJARAT |
5,90,428 |
161.84 |
HARYANA |
54,211 |
19.68 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
9,039 |
1.62 |
JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
16,91,880 |
381.69 |
JHARKHAND |
2,14,972 |
135.81 |
KARNATAKA |
23,57,584 |
457.85 |
KERALA |
29,58,576 |
365.38 |
LADAKH |
26,746 |
7.01 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
5,98,592 |
185.56 |
MAHARASHTRA |
35,89,408 |
402.41 |
MANIPUR |
1,65,383 |
93.44 |
MEGHALAYA |
50,893 |
13.97 |
MIZORAM |
2,43,697 |
67.97 |
NAGALAND |
2,53,087 |
90.55 |
ODISHA |
76,557 |
13.52 |
PUNJAB |
22,60,945 |
359.46 |
RAJASTHAN |
7,82,241 |
240.14 |
SIKKIM |
2,480 |
0.64 |
TAMIL NADU |
18,85,247 |
377.96 |
TRIPURA |
25,014 |
4.32 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
35,87,698 |
1249.94 |
UTTARAKHAND |
1,12,917 |
46.83 |
WEST BENGAL |
22,63,145 |
294.06 |
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |
6,519 |
0.99 |
CHANDIGARH |
8,806 |
0.91 |
THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |
1,250 |
0.17 |
DELHI |
35,119 |
4.01 |
PUDUCHERRY |
15,764 |
4.14 |
*Disbursement of Scholarships continues in 2022-23. |
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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