As per the revised target the total physical target has been set at 5,73,086 scholarships. Of these the target for Muslims has been enhanced to 5,51,651; for Christians it has been enhanced to 3,740; for Siksh the enhanced target is 12,240; for Buddhists the enhanced target is 5,440 and for Parsis the revised and enhanced target is 15. Earlier the total physical target set was 4,55,097. For renewal cases no target has been fixed.
The Financial Allocation for this Scheme for Uttar Pradesh during 2011-12 is Rs. 99.60 crore; whereas during last FY the allocation was Rs. 63.32 crore.
India: Uttar Pradesh
Minority students in election bound UP to get Centre's enhanced scholarship
Special Correspondent - 2011-09-28 19:45
New Delhi: The community-wise physical targets (for fresh cases only) for Uttar Pradesh (where election is due within few months) under the Scheme of Pre-matric Scholarship for students belonging to the Minority communities for the current Financial Year 2011-12 have been revised and enhanced by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, government of India.