Parliament Question: Educational Upliftment of Minority Communities

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.