The number of minority students receiving scholarships under the ‘Nai Udaan’ scheme has doubled in the last couple of years under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Under the scheme, the Ministry of Minority Affairs provides a stipend of Rs 1,500 to local students and Rs 3,000 to outstation students respectively.

This information was given by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Minister of State for Minority Affairs, in a written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha.

According to the minister, the number of beneficiaries from various minority groups has increased by a huge number after the Narendra Modi government came to power.