**Executive Summary**
This document presents the answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †900, concerning the educational upliftment of minority communities, answered on February 4, 2026. It provides details on budget allocation from 2014 to 2025 under scholarship schemes and the implementation of the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the welfare of minorities. The details of the budget allocation under the three scholarship schemes for 2014-2025 are annexed, and the schemes were implemented until 2021-22.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Budget Allocation for Scholarship Schemes (2014-2025):**
* Details of budget allocation under the three Scholarship Schemes from the year 2014 to 2025 are provided in the annexure.
* The Schemes were implemented till 2021-22.
* **Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme:**
* Aimed at ensuring equal opportunities for underprivileged sections of six centrally notified minority communities to access government welfare schemes.
* 15% of the outlays and targets of schemes/initiatives implemented by other participating Ministries/Departments are earmarked for notified minorities.
* **Schemes under the PM's New 15 Point Programme:**
* Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
* Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
* Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
* National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation Loan Schemes.
* Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (Ministry of Education).
* Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM) (Ministry of Rural Development).
* Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana (Ministry of Rural Development).
* Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Ministry of Rural Development).
* Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs).
* Priority Sector Lending by Banks (Department of Financial Services).
* Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (Department of Financial Services).
* POSHAN Abhiyan (Ministry of Women & Child Development).
* National Health Mission (Department of Health & Family Welfare).
* Ayushman Bharat (Department of Health & Family Welfare).
* National Rural Drinking Water Programme (Jal Jeevan Mission), (Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation).
* **Implementation Approach:**
* The schemes are implemented by the respective Ministries/ Departments under the saturation approach of Government.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Minority Affairs**
* **Impact:** Ministry of Minority Affairs is the primary ministry responsible for implementation of the scholarship schemes, ensuring that the notified minorities have equal opportunities for availing various Government welfare Schemes.
* **Action Required:** To continue implementing and monitoring the effectiveness of these scholarship schemes.
**Participating Ministries/Departments**
* **Impact:** The Ministries/Departments participating in the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme are impacted by the requirement to earmark 15% of the outlays and targets of their schemes/initiatives for notified minorities.
* **Action Required:** Ministries/Departments need to ensure compliance with the earmarking requirements and implement the schemes effectively.
**Minority Communities**
* **Impact:** Minority communities are the direct beneficiaries of the scholarship schemes and initiatives under the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme.
* **Action Required:** Eligible members of minority communities should apply for the relevant scholarship schemes and initiatives.
Key Entities Referenced
Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme: A programme for the welfare of minorities, covering various schemes/initiatives of the participating Ministries/Departments.
Ministry of Minority Affairs: The central ministry responsible for the welfare of minority communities and implementation of related schemes.
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: A scholarship scheme by the Ministry of Minority Affairs for students below matriculation.
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: A scholarship scheme by the Ministry of Minority Affairs for students post matriculation.
Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes: A scholarship scheme by the Ministry of Minority Affairs based on merit and financial need.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †900
ANSWERED ON 04/02/2026
EDUCATIONAL UPLIFTMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES
†900. SHRI LALJI VERMA:
Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) the details of increase in the budget allocation for educational upliftment of minority
communities from 2014 to 2025, year-wise;
(b) the details of the implementation percentage of the planned 15-point programme for the
welfare of minority communities by the Government; and
(c) the details of all the work done under the 15-point programme?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a): The details of budget allocation under the three Scholarship Schemes from the year 2014 to
2025 is annexed. The Schemes were implemented till 2021-22.
(b) and (c): The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for welfare of Minorities is a
programme which covers various schemes/ initiatives of the participating Ministries/
Departments with an aim to ensure that the underprivileged and weaker sections of six centrally
notified minority communities have equal opportunities for availing the various Government
welfare Schemes.
The schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs covered under the Prime Minister's 15 Point
Programme are exclusively meant for notified minorities. However, 15% of the outlays and
targets, to the extent possible, of schemes/initiatives implemented by other participating
Ministries/Departments are earmarked for notified minorities.
The Schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs and other participating Ministries included in the
PM’s New 15 Point Programme are as under:
i. Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
ii. Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
iii. Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes (Ministry of Minority Affairs).
iv. National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation Loan Schemes.
v. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (Ministry of Education)vi. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM) (Ministry of Rural Development)
vii. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana (Ministry of Rural Development)
viii. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Ministry of Rural Development)
ix. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (Ministry of
Housing & Urban Affairs)
x. Priority Sector Lending by Banks (Department of Financial Services)
xi. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (Department of Financial Services)
xii. POSHAN Abhiyan (Ministry of Women & Child Development)
xiii. National Health Mission (Department of Health & Family Welfare)
xiv. Ayushman Bharat (Department of Health & Family Welfare)
xv. National Rural Drinking Water Programme (Jal Jeevan Mission), (Department of
Drinking Water & Sanitation)
The Schemes are implemented by the respective Ministries/ Departments under the
saturation approach of Government. Under the saturation approach of the Government many of
the components have achieved mainstreaming.
*****Annexure
ANNEXURE AS MENTIONED IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †900. ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026 ON THE SUBJECT
OF “EDUCATIONAL UPLIFTMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES” ASKED BY
SHRI LALJI VERMA
Allocation from year 2014-15 to 2024-25.
(Amount in Rs. Crore)
Schemes 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Pre-Matric 1130.00 1040.10 931.00 1001.15 1269.00 1199.82 1330.00 1378.00
Post- 598.50 580.10 550.00 561.29 500.00 482.66 535.00 468.00
Matirc
Merit-cum- 350.00 335.00 395.00 393.54 402.00 361.51 400.00 325.00
Means
Schemes 2022-23* 2023-24* 2024-25*
Pre-Matric 556.82 323.00 90.00
Post-Matirc 515.00 902.40 343.91
Merit-cum-Means 358.02 184.80 19.41
* The Scheme had not been approved for implementation beyond 2021-22.