RU-31-01-0065-160322/BACKGROUNDER
SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES FOR MINORITY COMMUNITIES
More than 4.52 crore beneficiaries provided scholarships in the last 7 years
Of this 76% i.e 2.34 crore are Muslim students; 53% beneficiaries females
(Ministry of Minority Affairs)
March 16, 2022
Introduction
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The Government of India has implemented numerous schemes for the welfare and upliftment
of every section of the society including minorities especially the economically weaker and
deprived sections of the society. The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements various
programmes/ schemes for socio-economic and educational empowerment of six notified
minority communities viz. Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh.
The different scholarship schemes/programmes encourage parents from minority communities
to send their children to school, lighten their financial burden on school education and sustain
their efforts to support their children to complete school education. The schemes form the
foundation for their educational attainment and provide a level playing field in the competitive
employment arena. Empowerment through education, which is also one of the Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG), has the potential for upliftmentment of the socio economic
conditions of the minority communities.
Budget Allocation
The budget allocation for scholarship schemes for minorities was Rs 1,973 crore in 2017-18
which has increased by 15 per cent to Rs 2,329 crore in 2021-22. The details of budget
allocations under these schemes during 2017-18 to 2021-22 are as under:
Scholarship
Schemes
Budget Allocation (Rs. in Crore)
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
1973.54
2304
2247.74
2402.5
2329.12
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1778489
To see State/UT-wise details of scholarships sanctioned under the above mentioned Schemes
during 2017-18 to 2020-21 click here
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Beneficiaries:
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During the last seven years, more than 4.52 crore beneficiaries have been provided different
scholarships through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
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and Direct Benefit Transfer
(DBT)
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out of which more than 53 per cent beneficiaries are female.
The details of category-wise number and number of scholarships sanctioned under the
above-mentioned Scholarship Schemes during 2016-17 to 2020-21 are as follows
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:
Buddhist
Christian
Jain
Muslim
Sikh
Parsi
Total
Scholarships
Sanctioned
Amount
(Rs in
Crore)
741231
3722438
404121
23445123
2540217
4828
30857958
9904.06
2
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1778489
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1739045
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https://scholarships.gov.in/
5
https://dbtbharat.gov.in/
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1805847
Scholarship Schemes for Minorities:
The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements three Scholarships Schemes viz; Pre-Matric, Post
Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes for the educational empowerment of
students belonging to economically weaker section of the six notified minority communities
i.e. Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh in all States/UTs across the country. The
Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)
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under the Ministry of Minority Affairs also
implements the Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme (BHMNS)
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for meritorious
girl students belonging to the six notified minority communities.
The schemes/programmes implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs in brief are
as under:
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
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:
● To encourage parents from
their school going children to
school.
● To form the foundation for
minority communities
children educational
attainment and provide a level
playing field in the
competitive employment
arena.
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https://www.maef.nic.in/
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https://bhmnsmaef.org/maefwebsite/
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https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/Pre-matric_5.pdf
Post-Matric Scholarship
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● To award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker
sections of minority community so as to provide them better opportunities for higher
education, increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their
employability.
Merit-cum-Means Based Scholarship
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● To provide financial assistance to the
poor and meritorious students
belonging to minority communities
to enable them to pursue
professional and technical courses.
Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship
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● To recognize, promote and assist girl students belonging to National Minorities who
cannot continue their education due to lack of financial support.
Scheme-wise details of the funds released/utilised to meet the scheme objectives and
number of beneficiaries under various schemes during the last two years and previous
year i.e. 2019-20 to 2021-22 (till 30.06.2021)
S. No.
Schemes
Expenditure
(Rs. in Crores)*
No of Beneficiaries*
1
Pre-Matric Scholarship
2670.75
10614317
2
Post-Matric Scholarship
942.21
1391274
3
Merit-cum-Means
700.09
235973
4
Maulana Azad National Fellowship
203.50
1726
13
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https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/Post-matric_3.pdf
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https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/MCM_4.pdf
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https://bhmnsmaef.org/maefwebsite/pdf/Scheme%20Guideline_BHMNS.pdf
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1737752
The table below depicts the state-wise details of scholarships sanctioned under Pre-Matric,
Post-Matric, Merit-cum-Means based scholarship schemes and Begum Hazrat Mahal National
Scholarship Scheme, during the last three years (2018-19 to 2020-21*)
STATE-WISE DETAILS OF SCHOLARSHIPS SANCTIONED UNDER PRE-MATRIC, POST
MATRIC, MERIT-CUM-MEANS BASED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES AND BEGUM HAZRAT
MAHAL NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME, DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS (2018-19
TO 2020-21*)
States/UTs
Scholarship Sanctioned for 2018-19 to 2020-21*
Andhra Pradesh
510957
Telangana
577246
Assam
799854
Bihar
829026
Chhattisgarh
22768
Goa
2664
Gujarat
472926
Haryana
41915
Himachal Pradesh
7216
Jammu & Kashmir
1363797
Jharkhand
192612
Karnataka
1760925
Kerala
2174404
Ladakh
16626
Madhya Pradesh
455571
Maharashtra
2399620
Manipur
124163
Meghalaya
55115
Mizoram
153787
Nagaland
169941
Odisha
52732
Punjab
1498743
Rajasthan
551461
Sikkim
1525
Tamil Nadu
1243478
Tripura
16493
Uttar Pradesh
2630409
Uttarakhand
88567
West Bengal
1420087
Andaman & Nicobar
3275
Chandigarh
5130
Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu
1088
Delhi
25387
Puducherry
11616
*Disbursement of Scholarships for 2020-21 continues in 2021-22
The table below depicts the state-wise details of minority students benefited/allocated under
free coaching and allied scheme during the last four years i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22 (till
December 20, 2021)
STATE-WISE DETAILS OF MINORITY STUDENTS BENEFITED/ALLOCATED UNDER FREE COACHING
AND ALLIED SCHEME DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT F.Y. YEAR I.E. 2018-19 TO 2021-
22 (TILL DATE)
State
No. of Beneficiary allocated
Andhra Pradesh
1700
Assam
150
Bihar
200
Chandigarh
340
Chhattisgarh
400
Delhi
378
Gujarat
1550
Haryana
950
Jammu and Kashmir
200
Jharkhand
360
Karnataka
2899
Kerala
1230
Madhya Pradesh
2260
Maharashtra
2880
Manipur
350
Meghalaya
300
Punjab
1000
Rajasthan
1150
Tamil Nadu
400
Uttar Pradesh
9040
West Bengal
2380
Video References:
● Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship Scheme of Ministry of Minorities Welfare
Twitter Links:
● https://twitter.com/MOMAIndia/status/1481234650626662400/photo/1
● https://twitter.com/MOMAIndia/status/1480117144193052673/photo/1
References:
● https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1778489
● https://www.maef.nic.in/
● https://bhmnsmaef.org/maefwebsite/
● https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/Pre-matric_5.pdf
● https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/Post-matric_3.pdf
● https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/MCM_4.pdf
● https://bhmnsmaef.org/maefwebsite/pdf/Scheme%20Guideline_BHMNS.pdf
● https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1778489
● https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1739045
● https://scholarships.gov.in/
● https://dbtbharat.gov.in/
● https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1737752
● https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1783435
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