Lok Sabha Question No. 3106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Funds Allocated for Minority Welfare Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3106 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## Funds Allocated for Minority Welfare Schemes

## 3106.  SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  funds  allocated  for  the  welfare  of  minorities  for  different  schemes  are sufficient and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans of including weaker sections in the forward castes in the minority class; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a):    Adequate  funds  are  being  provided  by  the  Government  each  year  based    on    the requirement projected by the Ministry.  The  funds allocated to the Ministry  for  various welfare schemes of the minority are being optimally utilized. Scheme-wise allocation for 2017-18 and 2018-19 is given in the Annexure.

(b) &(c): All the eligible minority communities notified by the Central Government under section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 have benefitted from different schemes of the Ministry for their socio-economic and educational empowerment. Identified  minority concentration blocks, towns and cluster of villages, which are relatively backward, have been provided assets mainly for education, health, water supply etc. under Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), which benefits all the residents living in that area.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 3106 for reply on 14.03.2018 showing budgetary allocation for 2017-18 and 2018-19.

(Rs. in crore)

| S.   |                                                                                                     | Budget Estimates   | Budget Estimates   |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| No   | Name of the Scheme/Programme                                                                        | 2017-18            | 2018-19            |
| A    | EMPOWERMENT                                                                                         |                    |                    |
| A.1  | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT                                                                              |                    |                    |
| 1    | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                                                              | 950.00             | 980.00             |
| 2    | Post-Matric Scholarship                                                                             | 550.00             | 692.00             |
| 3    | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship                                                                   | 393.54             | 522.00             |
| 4    | Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme                                                             | 100.00             | 153.00             |
| 5    | Interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies                                          | 8.00               | 24.00              |
| 6    | Free Coaching &Allied Scheme                                                                        | 48.00              | 74.00              |
| 7    | Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commissions etc. | 4.00               | 8.00               |
| A.2  | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT                                                                                 |                    |                    |
| 8    | Skill Development Initiatives                                                                       | 250.00             | 250.00             |
| 9    | Upgrading Skill and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD)                    | 22.00              | 30.00              |
| 10   | Nai Manzil                                                                                          | 175.95             | 140.00             |
| 11   | Equity of NMDFC                                                                                     | 170.00             | 165.02             |
| A.3  | SPECIAL INITIATIVES FOREMPOWERMENT                                                                  |                    |                    |
| 12   | Leadership development of minority women                                                            | 15.00              | 15.00              |
| 13   | Scheme for containing population decline of small minority community                                | 2.00               | 4.00               |
| 14   | Hamari Dharohar                                                                                     | 12.00              | 6.00               |
| 15   | Research/ Studies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Publicity                                             | 50.00              | 55.00              |
| B.   | AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES                                                                         |                    |                    |
| 16   | Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)                                                         | 1200.00            | 1320.00            |
| C.   | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                                             |                    |                    |
| 17   | Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)                                                            | 113.00             | 125.01             |
| 18   | Grants-in-aid to SCAs of NMDFC                                                                      | 2.00               | 2.00               |
| 19   | Computerisation of records of State Waqf Boards                                                     | 3.30               |                    |
| 20   | Strengthening of State Waqf Boards                                                                  | 9.70               | 16.94              |
| 21   | Secretariat                                                                                         | 17.66              | 19.14              |
| 22   | National Commission for Minorities(NCM)                                                             | 8.41               | 8.62               |
| 23   | Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities (CLM)                                                     | 2.74               | 2.32               |
| 24   | Grants-in-aid to Waqf                                                                               | 3.18               | 3.16               |
| 25   | Haj CGI Jeddah                                                                                      | 78.00              | 76.79              |
| 26   | Haj Secretariat                                                                                     | 7.00               | 8.00               |
|      | TOTAL                                                                                               | 4195.48            | 4700.00            |