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Karnataka to clear Rs 100 crore pending minority scholarships
बातमीत का?
Rs 100 crore of scholarships stuck: can you list all six notified minority communities Prelims tests?
Karnataka will clear Rs 100 crore of pending minority scholarships out of a Rs 494.71 crore allocation.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Karnataka's Minister for Minority Welfare said Rs 100 crore in pending minority scholarships will be cleared, with an online grievance helpline planned.
An allocation of Rs 494.71 crore has been earmarked for scholarships this year.
Six communities are notified as minorities nationally: Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
महत्त्वाची तथ्ये
Remember these
- Karnataka will clear Rs 100 crore of pending minority scholarships.
- Rs 494.71 crore has been earmarked for minority scholarships this year.
- An online grievance helpline is planned for scholarship issues.
- Six communities are notified as minorities nationally: Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains.
- Jains were notified as a national minority community in 2014 under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.
पूर्व · मुख्य
How the exam will ask it
पूर्व
- Six communities are notified as minorities at the national level: Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis (Zoroastrians) and Jains.
- Jains were the last community to be added to the national list of notified minorities, in 2014.
- Notification of minority communities at the national level is done under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.
- Scholarship delivery for minority students is a welfare-scheme matter, with states such as Karnataka running their own allocations alongside central schemes.
मुख्य
GS-II: welfare schemes for vulnerable sections and state-level governance. Pending scholarship dues undermine the minority-welfare promise, even though funds are allocated; the way forward lies in timely disbursal, direct benefit transfer and a transparent online grievance mechanism such as the helpline planned in Karnataka.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
How many communities are notified as minorities at the national level under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992?
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
उत्तर पहा
उत्तर: B — The correct answer is Six: Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis (Zoroastrians) and Jains, the last added in 2014.
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