Schemes for the Welfare of Minority Girls
Under the following schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, 30% of targets are earmarked for girls including Muslim girls:
(i) Pre-matric scholarship
(ii) Post-matric scholarship
(iii) Merit-cum-Means scholarship
(iv) Free Coaching & Allied Scheme
Giving this information in reply to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Minority Affairs, informed the House that the funds earmarked for 2009-10 are as below:-
1. Pre-matric scholarship Rs.200 crores
2. Post-matric scholarship Rs.150 crores
3. Merit-cum-Means scholarship Rs.100 crores
4. Free Coaching & Allied Scheme Rs. 12 crores
