Scholarship for Students from Minorities During COVID-19
02 AUG 2021 5:28PM by PIB Delhi
The budget allocated under the 3 Scholarship Schemes for minorities being implemented by Ministry of Minority Affairs was Rs. 2,265 crore in 2020-21 compared to Rs. 2,082.74 crore in 2019-20. Further, there has also been no reduction in the quota for fresh scholarships under the three scholarship schemes during the COVID pandemic.
The year-wise details of number of scholarships sanctioned and amount involved during the last five years i.e. 2016-17 to 2020-21 is given in the table below:-
|
Year |
Number of Scholarship** sanctioned |
Amount of Scholarship **sanctioned (in Rs. crore) |
|
2016-17 |
49,33,933 |
1474.83 |
|
2017-18 |
62,42,892 |
1881.15 |
|
2018-19 |
66,93,890 |
2114.79 |
|
2019-20 |
67,24,551 |
2388.02 |
|
2020-21* |
60,62,463 |
1984.69 |
* Provisional data (Sanction/Disbursement of scholarships continues in 2021-22).
** Includes the number and amount sanctioned towards the Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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