Lok Sabha Question No. 2473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Employment of Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2473

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES

## 2473.  SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to launch new schemes for creating opportunities of employment for the youth belonging to minority communities;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the amount of funds allocated for the above purpose during the last three years and the current year;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  employment  survey  quarterly  and annually on the basis of periodic labour survey for assessing the number of  employed youth belonging to minority communities; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)2

( a) & (b): No, Madam. There is no such proposal to launch new schemes for creating opportunities  of  employment  for  the  youth  belonging  to  minority  communities  at present.  This  Ministry  has  already  launched  following  schemes  for  minority  youths which can earn them suitable employment or make them suitably skilled to go for selfemployment:

(i) 'USTTAD (Upgrading  the  Skills and  Training  in Traditional Arts/ Crafts for Development)'  was  formally  launched  in  May,  2015.  It  aims  to  preserve  the  rich heritage  of  traditional  arts/crafts  of  minorities  by  building  capacity  and  updating  the traditional  skills  of  master  craftsmen/artisans;  documentation  of  identified  traditional arts/crafts  of  minorities;  setting  standards  for  traditional  skills;  training  of  minority youths  in  various  identified  traditional  arts/crafts  through  master  craftsmen;  and develop national and international market linkages.

(ii) 'Nai Manzil' was  launched in August, 2015. It is an integrated educational and livelihood initiative and aims for the benefit of the minority youth who do not have a formal  school  leaving  certificate,  i.e.  those  in  the  category  of  school-dropouts  or educated  in  the  community  education  institutions  like  the  Madarsas,  with  a  view  to educate them along with skills and enable them to seek better employment.

(iii) 'Seekho aur Kamao (Learn and Earn)' , aims to upgrade the skills of minority youth  in  various  modern/traditional  skills  depending  upon  their  qualification,  present economic trends and market potential.  The  scheme ensures placements  of  minimum 75% trainees, out of which at least 50% placement is in organized sector.

The year wise funds allocated for the above schemes since their inception are as under:

## ( Rs. in crore)

| Scheme          | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Seekho aurKamao | 17.00     | 46.23     |    192.45 |       210 |
| USTTAD          | -         | 0.50      |     17    |        20 |
| NaiManzil       | -         | -         |      0.01 |       155 |

(c) & (d): No, Madam. The Ministry does not propose to conduct employment survey quarterly and annually on the basis of periodic labour survey for assessing the number of employed  youth belonging to minority communities. The Ministry uses the employment  and  un-employment  data  published  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.

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