Minorities Scholarships

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday directed officials concerned to formulate a Rs 1,000 crore action plan for the development of minority colonies.

A case has been filed in connection with the alleged minority scholarship scam, in which 830 "fake" institutions were benefitting, causing a loss of about Rs 144 crore to the Ministry of Minority Affairs during 2017-22, officials said on Tuesday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found that some educational institutes in Uttar Pradesh allegedly misappropriated scholarship funds worth Rs 75 crore meant for economically weaker, minority category and differently-abled students.

Senior Congress leader Husain Dalwai has appealed to the Centre to reinstate the Maulana Azad National fellowship and the pre-matriculation scholarship scheme for minority community students.

BJP MP Pritam Munde on Thursday demanded that the Union government should take back its recent decision of doing away with certain scholarships for minority communities.

BJP MP Pritam Munde today demanded that the Union government should take back its recent decision of doing away with certain scholarships for minority communities.

Raising the demand during a discussion on the supplementary demands for grants, BSP MP Danish Ali said the pre-matric scholarship and Maulana Azad Fellowship must be restored.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday asked the Modi government what will it gain by "snatching away" the money from poor students, a day after it stopped scholarships for minority students.

Students from minority communities pursuing education in the fields of Arts, Science and Commerce till Class 12 will get a scholarship of Rs 5,000.

Now, up to 25 students from Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, minorities, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) will be eligible to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom.

The Jharkhand Government is inviting applications for the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship Scheme which has been expanded to include up to 25 students. Students up to 35 years of age can apply till June 25.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on an appeal against the Kerala High Court order which quashed the state government orders sub-classifying the minorities by providing merit-cum-means scholarship.

Jammu and Kashmir has announced a special scholarship for the children who have lost their parents to COVID-19. This is done to help the minors who have become orphaned after their parents succumbed to the virus.

A parliamentary standing committee has asked the Union Minority Affairs Ministry to plug loopholes and work with states towards preventing alleged misappropriation of funds under scholarship schemes for minority students.

Chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the cabinet released funds for several schemes, including scholarships for minority communities and the 'Ladli scheme'.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday directed officials concerned to formulate a Rs 1,000 crore action plan for the development of minority colonies.

A case has been filed in connection with the alleged minority scholarship scam, in which 830 "fake" institutions were benefitting, causing a loss of about Rs 144 crore to the Ministry of Minority Affairs during 2017-22, officials said on Tuesday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found that some educational institutes in Uttar Pradesh allegedly misappropriated scholarship funds worth Rs 75 crore meant for economically weaker, minority category and differently-abled students.

Senior Congress leader Husain Dalwai has appealed to the Centre to reinstate the Maulana Azad National fellowship and the pre-matriculation scholarship scheme for minority community students.

BJP MP Pritam Munde on Thursday demanded that the Union government should take back its recent decision of doing away with certain scholarships for minority communities.

BJP MP Pritam Munde today demanded that the Union government should take back its recent decision of doing away with certain scholarships for minority communities.

Raising the demand during a discussion on the supplementary demands for grants, BSP MP Danish Ali said the pre-matric scholarship and Maulana Azad Fellowship must be restored.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday asked the Modi government what will it gain by "snatching away" the money from poor students, a day after it stopped scholarships for minority students.

Students from minority communities pursuing education in the fields of Arts, Science and Commerce till Class 12 will get a scholarship of Rs 5,000.

Now, up to 25 students from Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, minorities, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) will be eligible to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom.

The Jharkhand Government is inviting applications for the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship Scheme which has been expanded to include up to 25 students. Students up to 35 years of age can apply till June 25.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on an appeal against the Kerala High Court order which quashed the state government orders sub-classifying the minorities by providing merit-cum-means scholarship.

Jammu and Kashmir has announced a special scholarship for the children who have lost their parents to COVID-19. This is done to help the minors who have become orphaned after their parents succumbed to the virus.

A parliamentary standing committee has asked the Union Minority Affairs Ministry to plug loopholes and work with states towards preventing alleged misappropriation of funds under scholarship schemes for minority students.

Chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the cabinet released funds for several schemes, including scholarships for minority communities and the 'Ladli scheme'.