Updated On: 15 June, 2019 12:05 PM IST | | mid-day online desk
A total amount, Rs 1,032 crore was spent on scholarships for Muslims students while Rs 183 crore was spent for Sikhs and Rs 128 crore for Hindus

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Students from the Muslim community received about 80 percent of total scholarships offered under 20 Central government schemes in 2018-19, official data shows. Those from the Christian community came in at second place with 7.5 percent share while it was 5 percent for Sikhs and 4.7 percent for Hindus, according to the National Scholarship Portal managed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Students from the #Muslim community received about 80 per cent of total scholarships offered under 20 Central government schemes in 2018-19, official data shows.
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