Scholarship To Muslim Students

Scholarship To Muslim Students

For the educational empowerment of the students belonging to the notified minority communities, the Ministry of Minority Affairs implements Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme for class I to X. The number of students belonging to Muslim community benefited upto class X during the 11th and 12^th Plan (upto 2014-15), year-wise and State-wise including Telanagana is enlisted. Class-wise data was not maintained under Pre-matric Scholarships Scheme till 2014-15 as the scheme was implemented by States/UT Administration.

To ensure effective implementation of the Scheme, activity timelines are drawn up and communicated to all States/UTs and stakeholders as well as posted on the website of the Ministry. From the year 2015-16, students belonging to minority communities are required to apply for the scholarship online (mandatory for IX & X) on a dedicated scholarship portal i.e. National Scholarship Portal (NSP) under URL: www.scholarships.gov.in and scholarships are required to be distributed through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode to the students' bank accounts. Moreover, now the students can submit self declaration/ self certification and self attested copies of documents in respect of Religion Certificate, annual family income, marksheets etc. Periodic reviews are undertaken with State Governments/UT Administrations. Further, as regards sensitization and publicity of the scholarship schemes, Ministry runs specific multimedia campaign for each scholarship programme namely Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum Means (MCM) based Scholarship on All India Radio (AIR) Network and Doordarshan Network including their Regional and NE channels, Private FM channels and Private TV channels and Digital Cinema all across the country including NE States. In addition, from time to time, Print Advertisements of Scholarship Programmes are also published all over India in Hindi, English, Urdu and Vernacular languages.

Year-wise & State/UT- wise detail of scholarships awarded under Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme to Muslims Students during 11th Five Year Plan and 12th FYP (up to 2014-15)
S.No.	State	11th Plan					12th Plan
S.No.	State	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
1	Andhra Pradesh	Scheme not launched	22110	81070	206896	174627	283700	320238	124338
2	Telangana		-	-	-	-	-	-	170115
3	Arunachal Pradesh		0	0	0
4	Assam		0	85912	37237	81306	174000	232335	127504
5	Bihar		43440	35629	319861	193768	80595	65536	121687
6	Chhattisgarh		1289	3887	5105	9765	13782	15453	15231
7	Goa		48	259				1742	498
8	Gujarat		0	0	0			352647	343632
9	Haryana		3472	6731	13514		32311	9796
10	Himachal Pradesh		322	781	845	4142	2730	2631	2439
11	Jammu & Kashmir		4714	52586	112986	242519	220122	104975	383042
12	Jharkhand		11885	18036	25222	45275	40468	22933	24529
13	Karnataka		20460	75020	265121	372062	365442	354959	392212
14	Kerala		26186	91300	359919	378269	557003	544865	509881
15	Madhya Pradesh		12809	17902	59940	133286	125671	107814	99872
16	Maharashtra		34200	118880	365441	460751	510809	525335	471195
17	Manipur		400	2200		2000	8845	3979	5303
18	Meghalaya		118	298	117	970	276	1107	1712
19	Mizoram		4	110	73	88	129	189	162
20	Nagaland		0	0	99	332	314	254	355
21	Odisha		1620	11550	12306	16269	23235	28267	28830
22	Punjab		1262	6298	12871	13907	10543	19626	18257
23	Rajasthan		15933	55503	108034	132255	174141	243168	214953
24	Sikkim		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Tamil Nadu		11547	40260	166656	160251	174559	206036	231214
26	Tripura		810	1062	1611	1349	3718	7200	9178
27	Uttar Pradesh		97350	368168	460966	961216	1082950	1254870	850896
28	Uttarakhand		0	428	1110	2963	11180		48151
29	West Bengal		67391	234960	897346	933371	1130986	1836656	1661221
30	Andaman & Nicobar		60	17		72	163	168	487
31	Chandigarh		126	439		1375		3132	1398
32	Dadra & Nagar Haveli		16	31	64	138	208	152	205
33	Daman & Diu		30	110	100	170	485	487	726
34	Delhi		5395	24563	28634	11257	20550	33732	8708
35	Lakshadweep		0	0	0
36	Puducherry		146	154		1227		902	1766

* Includes both fresh and renewals.

This Information was given by the Minister of State Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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Non-Governmental Organisations

The Scheme-wise and State-wise number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)/ Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) functioning under various schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs during 2015-16 (as on 31.10.2015) are-

S. No.	State	Seekho Aur Kamao	Free Coaching and Allied Scheme	Nai Roshni	MAEF	Jiyo Parsi
1.	Andhra Pradesh	3	2	-	3	1
2.	Andaman And Nicobar Islands	-	-	-	-
3.	Arunachal Pradesh	2	-	-	-
4.	Assam	2	-	2
5.	Bihar	4	-	-	2
6.	Chandigarh	-	-	-	-
7.	Chhattisgarh	1	-	-	-
8.	Dadar& Nagar Haveli	-	-	-	-
9.	Daman And Diu	-	-	-	-
10.	Delhi	1	1	-	-
11.	Goa	-	-	-	-
12.	Gujarat	3	-	-	3
13.	Haryana	3	-	-	2
14.	Himachal Pradesh	3	-	-	1
15.	Jammu & Kashmir	4	-	-	-
16.	Jharkhand	3	-	-	-
17.	Karnataka	3	1	1	4
18.	Kerala	2	-	2	1
19.	Lakshadweep			-	-
20.	Madhya Pradesh	3	-	1	-
21.	Maharashtra	2	1	-	6
22.	Manipur	2	-	-	-
23.	Meghalaya	-	1	-	-
24.	Mizoram	3	-	-	1
25.	Nagaland	2	-	-	-
26.	Odisha	2	-	1	-
27.	Puducherry	-	-	-	-
28.	Punjab	3	-	-	-
29.	Rajasthan	5	4	-	-
30.	Sikkim	1	-	-	-
31.	Tamilnadu	1	-	-	-
32.	Telengana	3	-	-	-
33.	Tripura	2	-	-	-
34.	Uttar Pradesh	6	4	12	14
35.	Uttarakhand	2	-	1	4
36.	West Bengal	2	2	1	-
	Total	73	16	21	41	1

During Eleventh Plan Period (2007-2012), under educational empowerment the schemes of Pre-matric Scholarship, Post-matric Scholarship, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship, Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF), Free coaching and Allied Schemes and Grant-in-Aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF); under economic empowerment, the scheme of equity contribution to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for extending concessional loans; under area development, the scheme of Multi-sectoral Development Programme; and under social empowerment, the scheme of Computerisation of Waqf Records of State Waqf Boards were implemented for the welfare of notified minority communities.

Allocation of funds under the schemes of the Ministry is not made State-wise. Further under Computerisation of Waqf Records of State Waqf Boards, the
funds are released to State Waqf Boards, Central Waqf Council and National Informatics Centre (NIC).

Under MANF, funds are allocated to University Grant Commission (UGC). These are not allocated State-wise. In case of Free Coaching and Allied Scheme, it is implemented by the Ministry through selected Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs).

Central Government contributes its share of equity to NMDFC.

Further during current year 2015-16, the new schemes started during 12^th Plan (2012-2017) are also under implementation namely, Nai Roshni, Seekho aur Kamao, Jiyo Parsi, Padho Pardesh, Nai Udaan, Strengthening of State Waqf Boards, USTTAD and Hamari Dharohar. All the above schemes are Central Sector Schemes and implemented directly by the Ministry through selected Project Implementing Agencies all over the country. The details of fund earmarked, released and utilized under the above schemes during current year 2015-16 are given below:

(Rs. in crore)

S.No.	Schemes	Earmarked Budget	Funds released and utilized (as on 31.10.2015)	Remarks
1.	Seekho aurKamao	67.45	34.34	The earmarked budget has been enhanced to Rs.192.45 crore during 1^st supplementary.
2.	NaiRoshni	15.00	8.72	-
3.	Hamari Dharohar	10.01	3.59	-
4.	USTTAD	17.01	0.09	-
5.	JiyoParsi	2.00	1.02	-
6.	PadhoPardesh	4.19	1.63	-
7.	NaiUdaan	4.00	2.01	-
8.	Strengthening of State Waqf Boards	6.70	3.04	-

During 11^th Plan, under the schemes of Scholarship andMsDP, the funds
were released through the State Governments. In case of Scholarships, funds have been utilised by the States/ UTs. From current year 2015-16, the Scholarship Schemes have become online under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode on National Scholarship Portal. The last date of submission of application under Scholarship was 31.10.2015. So applications duly scrutinized by States/ UTs have not been received by the Ministry as on date.

Under MsDP, the utilisation of funds by States/ Union Territories (UTs) is slow. The funds released to the States/UTs were mainly related to the projects for creation of infrastructure for education, health, etc. These projects generally have long gestation period and require fulfillment of various modalities like land development, tendering process, etc. for starting the project.

To expedite utilisation of funds and implement various schemes effectively, National and Regional conferences/ meetings with the officials of States/UTs are organised by the Ministry and the progress of all programmes of the Ministry including MsDP, where the States are involved, is reviewed periodically. Under MsDP and Scholarship Schemes, regular review meetings with States/UTs are also held through Video Conferencing. States/UTs are also reminded and sensitized through regular communications at higher levels of the Ministry for further utilization of funds.

This Information was given by the Minister of State Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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National Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme

The progress of the implementation of National Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme is reviewed regularly by the Ministry with the States through Regional Meetings as well as video conferencing. Last regional meeting held at Srinagar on 12th October, 2015 and video conferencing with States were held on 12/08/2015, 28/09/2015, 01/10/2015 and 06/10/2015.

Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Scheme is on National Scholarship Portal (NSP) which was launched by the Government in July, 2015. Now the process of submission of applications, screening of applications, and release of scholarship in the bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode is completely online. National Scholarship Portal on one hand ensures speedy implementation and on the other transparency and accountability.

This Information was given by the Minister of State Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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Maulana Azad Eudcation Foundation

Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Minority Affairs, was established to promote education amongst educationally backward sections of the society, particularly minorities. Since inception in 1989, the MAEF suffered structural and functional weaknesses and lack of expertise to deliver. The issues related to efficiency and delivery of MAEF have been raised by various sections from time to time. Further, the post of Secretary (MAEF) has remained vacant from time to time and held by officers of the Ministry at appropriate level as additional charge. At present, the post is lying vacant since May 2014, and being managed by Deputy Secretary in the Ministry as additional charge, as the then Secretary (MAEF) was removed on the charges of misappropriation of funds.

In order to restructure MAEF, Ministry of Minority Affairs engaged Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on 26thFebruary, 2015 to undertake a structural and functional analysis of MAEF and submit a report. Accordingly, TISS has submitted the final report including recommendations in July, 2015, which was accepted by General Body of MAEF on 19.08.2015. Thereafter, MAEF has adopted the report and taken action for recruitment of the manpower in order to make Foundation work effectively.

This Information was given by the Minister of State Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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National Minority Development and Finance Corporation

National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) provides concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating activities through the State channelizing Agencies (SCAs) nominated by the respective State governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administration.

For availing assistance under NMDFC schemes, the annual family income eligibility criterion is Rs. 81,000 for rural areas and Rs. 1.03 lakh for urban areas (Credit Line-1). Higher annual household income eligibility criterion of upto Rs.6.00 lakh has also been introduced (Credit Line-2) for increasing coverage of beneficiaries under NMDFC schemes.

The schemes implemented by NMDFC are as follows:

A. Concessional Credit Schemes

1. Term Loan:-Maximum Loan of up to Rs.20.00 Lakh per beneficiary is available under Credit Line-1 at an interest rate of 6% per annum. Higher loan of maximum up to Rs.30.00 Lakh per beneficiary is available under Credit Line-2 at an interest rate of 8% per annum for male beneficiaries and 6% per annum for female beneficiaries.

2. Micro Finance:-Maximum loan upto Rs.1.00 Lakh per Self Help Group (SHG) member is available under Credit Line-1 at an interest rate of 7% per annum.Higher loan of maximum upto Rs.1.50 Lakh per SHG member is available under Credit Line-2 at an interest rate of 10% per annum for male beneficiaries and 8% per annum for female beneficiaries. The micro-finance scheme is primarily aimed at extending concessional credit to women beneficiaries.

3. Education Loan:- Under Credit line-1, the Educational Loan of upto Rs.15.00 Lakh for courses within India and Rs.20 Lakh for courses abroad, is available at an interest rate of 3% per annum for pursuing technical and professional courses with maximum course duration of 5 years. Under Credit line-2, higher Educational Loan of upto Rs.20.00 Lakh for courses within India and Rs.30 Lakh for courses abroad, is available at an interest rate of 8% per annum for male candidates and at 5% per annum for female beneficiaries.

4. Mahila Samridhi Yojana:- Skill development training is imparted to group of women in women friendly trades. Training period is of maximum 6 months with training and raw material cost of upto Rs.1,500 per women and stipend @ Rs.1,000 per women. During the period of training, the women are formed into Self Help Group, followed by infusion of micro-credit maximum upto Rs.1.00 Lakh per member for the purpose of using the skill developed during the training, for income generation activities.

B. Development Schemes:-

As part of its developmental mandate, NMDFC also implements promotional schemes like Skill Development and Marketing support for the benefit of its target groups thereby, strengthening its economic mandate, as well. Women beneficiaries are given preference. Detailsare as follows:-

1. Vocational Training Scheme:- The Vocational Training Scheme of NMDFC aims at imparting skills to the targeted individual beneficiaries leading to wage/self-employment. The scheme is implemented through the SCAs which organize need based skill development training with the help of local Government owned/recognized training institutes in trades having potential wage/self-employment. The cost of the training program is up to Rs.2000 per candidate per month for courses up to 6 months duration. Stipend @ Rs.1000 per month per trainees is also offered during the training. Under the scheme, the training institutes/implementing agencies are required to ensure employment of at least 80% trainees with at least 50% in the organized sector.

2. Marketing Assistance Scheme:- The Marketing Assistance Scheme is meant for individual crafts persons, beneficiaries of NMDFC as well as SHGs and is implemented through the SCAs. The scheme envisages to promote sale and marketing of their products at remunerative prices through participation/organizing exhibitions at State/District level.

As regards procedure to avail concessional loans under NMDFC schemes, SCAs have been delegated authority for sanction and disbursement of loan. SCAs adopt procedure as per guidelines issued by respective State Governments/ UT Administration. NMDFC has given broad guidelines to the SCAs for selection of beneficiaries and release of funds. Further, Guarantee norms for beneficiary have been simplified. No guarantee is required from beneficiaries for loans upto Rs.1.00 lakh. Now even Income Tax payee, employee from PSU/bank, prominent person from the community, any public representative etc. can stand as guarantor.

This Information was given by the Minister of State Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.