Lok Sabha Question No. 2529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-01
Subject: Upliftment of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2529 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2018

## Upliftment of Minorities

2529.

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the welfare schemes implemented by the Government for the welfare of minorities have achieved the desired results in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has increased central assistance to the said schemes/programmes  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  and scheme/programme-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): With a view to enhance opportunities for education; ensure an equitable share for minorities in economic activities & employment through existing  and  new  schemes;  enhanced  credit  support  for  self-employment and  recruitment  to  State  and  Central  Government  jobs,  the  Ministry  of Minority  Affairs  has  implemented  the  following  schemes/initiatives  for  the welfare of the six notified minority communities namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis:-
- (i) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme - For Class I to X.
- (ii) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme - For Class XI to Ph.D.
- (iii) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - For Professional and Technical Courses.
- (iv) Maulana Azad National Fellowship - For M.Phil. and Ph.D

- (v) Free Coaching and Allied Scheme (Naya Savera) -For Competitive Examination of Professional Courses and Government Jobs.
- (vi) 'Padho  Pardesh'-  Scheme  of  Interest  Subsidy  on  Educational Loans for Overseas Studies.
- (vii) Nai Udaan - Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State PublicService Commission (PSC), etc.
- (viii) Hamari Dharohar - A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities under the overall concept of Indian Culture.
- (ix) Jiyo  Parsi  -  Scheme  for  containing  population  decline  of  small minority community.
- (x) Nai Roshni-Leadership Development of Minority Women
- (xi) Skill Development Initiatives - Seekho Aur Kamao
- (xii) Nai  Manzil  -  A  scheme  for  formal  school  education  &  skilling  of school dropouts.
- (xiii) USTTAD  (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
- (xiv) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) earlier known as Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) -Area Development Programme implemented in identified Minority Concentration District Headquarters, Minority Concentration Blocks,  Minority  Concentration  Towns  &  Clusters  of  Contiguous Villages.
- (xv) Grants-in-Aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) for implementation of education and skill related schemes:-
-  Grants-in-Aid to NGOs/Trust/Society
-  Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to the Minorities.
-  Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Training for providing shortterm job oriented skill development courses to youths belonging to minority communities.
-  Bridge  Course  for  madarsa  students  &  school  dropouts  by Aligarh  Muslim  University,  Aligarh  and  Jamia  Millia  Islamia, New  Delhi  under  Nai  Manzil  scheme.  (implemented  through MAEF).
-  Swachh Vidyalaya Intiative.
- (xvi) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for providing concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating ventures.

The schemes operated by this Ministry are reviewed on a continuous basis. Review studies of the schemes have shown that the desired

results/objectives  of  the  schemes  have  been  achieved.  Corrective  steps have been taken wherever warranted. The details of the ongoing schemes/programmes  at  Serial  Number  (i)  to  (xiv)  are  available  on  the website of this Ministry (www.minorityaffairs.gov.in); details of the scheme at Serial Number (xv) are available on the website of MAEF (www.maef.nic.in);  and  that  of  Serial  Number  (xvi)  are  available  on  the website of NMDFC (www.nmdfc.org).

The Ministry of Minority Affairs has progressively increased central assistance  under  the  schemes/programmes  implemented  by  it  during  the last three years and the present year. Details of the revised estimates (RE) of  the  Ministry  under  various  schemes/programmes  during  the  last  three years and the present year are as under:

|   S. N. | Year                       | RE (Rs. in crore)            |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | 2015-16                    | 3,712.78                     |
|       2 | 2016-17                    | 3,797.80                     |
|       3 | 2017-18                    | 4,195.48                     |
|       4 | 2018-19 (up to 30.06.2018) | *4,700.00 (Budget Estimates) |

*RE not available

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