State-wise fund is not allocated under the Nai Udaan scheme. The details of year-wise fund allocation, actual expenditure and number of beneficiaries under the scheme during the last three financial years are given below:
|
F.Y.
|
Fund allocated (R.E.)
(Rs. in crore)
|
Actual Expenditure
( Rs. n crore)
|
No. of beneficiaries
|
|
2019-20
|
10.00
|
8.01
|
1539
|
|
2020-21
|
8.00
|
4.15 *
|
832
|
|
2021-22
|
7.97
|
7.97
|
1641
|
* Due to Covid-19 pandemic, exams were not conducted as per their schedule and results were not declared on times which lead to lesser number of eligible applicants.
State-wise details of beneficiaries under the scheme are available on the website of Ministry i.e. https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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