Lok Sabha Question No. 6052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Welfare Scheme for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6052 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## Welfare Scheme for Minorities

## 6052.   SHRI B.V. NAIK: SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Government to spread awareness of welfare schemes meant for minorities;

(b) the level of implementation of each scheme/programme launched by the Government for educational empowerment of minorities, including number of scholarships issued, amount disbursed etc.; and

(c) the  schemes  related  to  Economic  Empowerment  for  Minorities,  the  details  of  each scheme and its implementation in various States, including the number of beneficiaries?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) The  Government  has  undertaken  multi-media  campaign  to  spread  awareness  of welfare schemes meant for minorities through print and electronic media, namely, Doordarshan  Network,  All  India  Radio  Network  including  FM  Channels,  private  FM channels, private TV channels and websites all over the country, including rural and far flung areas.  Pocket booklets and pamphlets on various schemes / programmes of the Ministry are published in Hindi, English, Urdu and other regional languages.   In order to directly reach to the  public  and  spread  awareness,  'Progress  Panchayats'  are  organized  in  various  places. Regional Coordination & Review Conferences are also held with State Governments from time  to  time  where,  inter-alia,  information  about  the  Ministry's  schemes  is  provided.  In addition,  outdoor  publicity  is  also  being  done  by  organizing  'Hunar  Haat'  at  (i)  India International  Trade  Fair  2016  and  2017,  (ii)  Baba  Kharak  Singh  Marg,  New  Delhi  in February 2017 & 2018, (iii) Puducherry in September, 2017 (iv) Mumbai in January, 2018, to promote traditional crafts/arts and strengthen their market linkages.

(b)  &  (c)  This  Ministry  is  implementing  the  following  schemes/programmes  for  the educational and economic empowerment of six Centrally notified minorities in the country, namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains:-

## (i) Schemes/programmes for the educational empowerment:

- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme - For Class I to X.
- (2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme - For Class XI to Ph.D.
- (3) Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  Scheme  -  For  Professional  and  Technical Courses.
- (4) Maulana Azad National Fellowship - For M.Phil. and Ph.D
- (5) Free Coaching and Allied Scheme (Naya Savera) - For competitive examination for jobs and entrance examination for admission to professional and technical courses.
- (6) Padho  Pardesh  -  Scheme  of  Interest  Subsidy  on  Educational  Loans  for  Overseas Studies.
- (7) Nai Udaan - Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commission (PSC), etc.
- (8) Grants-in-Aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) for implementation of education and skill related schemes:-
9. (a)  Grants-in-Aid to NGOs/Trust/Society
10. (b) Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to the Minorities for classes IX - XII.

The details of the ongoing schemes/programmes for the educational empowerment at serial No.(1) to (7) are available on the website of this Ministry ( www.minorityaffairs.gov.in )  and  at  serial  No.(8)  are  available  on  the  website  of  MAEF ( www.maef.nic.in ).

## (ii) Schemes/programmes for the economic empowerment:

- (1) Skill Development Initiatives - Seekho Aur Kamao (Learn & Earn).
- (2) USTTAD  (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) (2015).
- (3) Nai Manzil - A World Bank assisted scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts (2015).
- (4) Grants-in-Aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) for implementation of education  and  skill  related  schemes,  namely,  Gharib  Nawaz  Skill  Development Training  for  providing  short-term  job  oriented  skill  development  courses  to  youths belonging to minority communities (2017).
- (5) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for providing concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating activities.

The details of the ongoing schemes/programmes for the economic empowerment at serial No.(1) to (3) are available on the website of this Ministry ( www.minorityaffairs.gov.in ),  at  serial  No.(4)  are  available  on  the  website  of  MAEF ( www.maef.nic.in ) and at serial No.(5) are available on the website  of  NMDFC ( www.nmdfc.org ).

The State-wise details of implementation of the ongoing schemes/programmes of the Ministry for the educational and economic empowerment of six Centrally notified minorities, including number of scholarships issued / number of beneficiaries, amount disbursed, etc., are available on the website of the Ministry at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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