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Maulana Azad Foundationgets only Rs 1 lakhMaulana Azad Foundation gets only Rs 1 lakh outof Rs 100 Cr allocated in 2012 Email | Print |Created on Friday, 01 March 2013 22:45 0Comments and 0 ReactionsBy Muslim Mirror News,New Delhi, March 1: The announcement of Rs 160crore for Maulana Azad Education Foundation inthe Budget 2013-14 presented in Parliamentyesterday must have pleased many in the minoritycommunity but the expenditure document of theFinance Ministry tells that the community shouldnot be much happy.Not many budgetary announcements areimplemented in full, and when it comes toannouncements about minority welfare, hardlyany of those announcements are implemented.The latest Expenditure Budget published by theMinistry of Finance shows that in the Budget 2012-13, the government had announced Rs 100 crore asgrants-in-aid to Maulana Azad EducationFoundation, but, hold your breath, just Rs 1 lakh –that is 0.1% of the allocated fund—was released.What will be the fate of the allocation made in theBudget 2013 for the Azad Foundation can beguessed.Not only foundation, in fact many other schemes and programs were notgiven the full amount allocated in the last year budget.Full funds not released for minority welfare schemes in 2012-13Scheme/Dept. Allocation in Budget 2012-13 ActualReleaseMaulana Azad Education Foundation Rs 100 Cr Rs 1 lakhFree Coaching Rs 18 Cr Rs 13.02 CrResearch Studies Rs 39.70 Cr Rs 33 CrMerit cum means scholarship Rs 198 Cr Rs 170.70 CrPre Matric scholarship Rs 810 Cr Rs 720.7 CrPost Matric scholarship Rs 450 Cr Rs 308.20 CrMSDP for minority districts Rs 887.90 Cr Rs 579.56 CrPromotion of education in 250 minority towns/cities Rs 45 Cr Rs 3 lakhBicycles to class IX students Rs 4.5 Cr Rs 3 lakhNational Minority Commission Rs 8.35 Cr Rs 7.44 CrBakhabar31