New Delhi: After 2014-15, 5.20 crore scholarships have been disbursed throughout the country compared to 3.03crore scholarships before 2014-15. The religion-wise details of Scholarships sanctioned to minority students under the Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes during the financial years 2014-2015 to 2021-2022 along with the total amount sanctioned and disbursed under these Schemes directly to the beneficiary accounts under DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) mode during the said period is given in the table below:
Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22* |
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Scheme |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Jain |
Muslim |
Sikh |
Parsi |
Amount sanctioned (In Rs. Crore) |
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Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme |
12,98,637 |
53,13,905 |
4,58,665 |
3,36,11,677 |
35,90,880 |
6,015 |
9057.08 |
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Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme |
33,450 |
6,82,623 |
1,21,926 |
43,10,991 |
5,38,345 |
1,051 |
3426.81 |
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Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme |
3,376 |
1,63,188 |
31,206 |
7,51,778 |
49,963 |
97 |
2670.81 |
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Total |
13,35,463 |
61,59,716 |
6,11,797 |
3,86,74,446 |
41,79,188 |
7,163 |
15,154.70 |
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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