Minority Benefits

Author(s): Babita Jain
Publisher: Shrut Samvardhan Samsthan

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SCHEME OF MERIT CUM MEANS BASED SCHOLARSHIP' FOR STUDENTS BELONGING TO THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES
1. OBJECT:
The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses.
2. SCOPE:
These scholarships are available for studies in India only and will be awarded through State Government/UT Administration or an Agency designated by the State Government/UT Administration for this purpose.
3. NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP:
During 12th Five Year Plan, 60000 fresh Scholarships will be awarded each financial year, besides renewals among the students of minority communities in States/ UTS throughout the country based on the State/UT-wise population of these communities. The distribution of fresh scholarships based on 2001 census is as under:
State-wise distribution of scholarship among the students belonging to minority communities.
S.
No.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
State/UT- wise & Community- wise distribution of Merit-cum-means based Scholarships for students belonging to the minority communities.
States/UTs
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Jain Parsi Total
10
13
0 2564
1
0
115
7
2889
6
4284
22
310
145
1697
770
85 2211
1528
2570
4316
1524
5797
290
2165
6
2553
4251
127
29
1423
379
37
2105
1156
2002
2436
1190
3180
59
366
64
306
16
124
111
88
8
2
6
339
313
1877
53
328
229
2
14
363
22
64
26
5
1
47
67
1
10
44
16
6
20
0
6
2
24
35
2
122
1
65
1809
1
0
7
5
17
0
163
18
0
1
5
128
1
169
403
0
000
3
5
300000
0
0
PO
10
0
Minority R