Scholarship for Students from Minorities During COVID-19
New 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.