Literacy rate among Muslims 79.5 per cent, other religions 80.9: Minority Affairs Ministry. Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju: Government has adopted a multipronged strategy for development of minority communities with special focus on educational empowerment, infrastructure development, economic empowerment, fulfilling special needs, and strengthening of minority institutions. As per provisional data for academic year 2022-23 Pre-Matric scholarships were provided to 700 students while the number of beneficiaries in 2021-22 was 25,620. In all these schemes, 30 per cent scholarships have been earmarked for girl students of minority community. The number of Post- Matric scholarships provided in Odisha in 2022/23 was 779. As many 4,030 Post-Matrics were awarded in 2021/22. The government has undertaken several steps to encourage education among the children of minority. communities across the country for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the notified minority communities. The literacy rate among. Muslims has increased by 9.4 percentage points in Census 2011 as compared to Census 2001, the Minister said.