Lok Sabha Question No. 607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Employment to Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †607 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## EMPLOYMENT TO MINORITY COMMUNITIES

## †607.  SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  generate  employment  for  the  youth  of minority communities by starting new schemes;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  funds  allotted  for  this  purpose  during  the  last three years and the current year and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  do  a  quarterly  and  yearly  survey  on  the basis of periodic labour force survey to ascertain the number of employed youth of minorities; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) to (d): The focus of the Government is to improve the educational and skill level of  minority  communities  for  their  gainful  employment  leading  to  improvement  in  the overall  condition  of  minorities.  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  (MoMA)  has  launched 'Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn)' scheme for placement-linked skill development of minorities  during  the  year  2013-14.  The  scheme  envisages  a  minimum  of  75 % employment of trained minority youth and out of them, 50% in organized sector. MoMA has  also  launched  the  scheme,  'Upgradation  of  Skills  &  Training  in  Traditional  Arts  / Crafts for Development (USTTAD)' that aims at capacity building of minority artists and craftsmen including lesser known artists / craftsmen.

Besides, under the Nai Manzil scheme of MoMA, which is an integrated education and livelihood  initiative  of  the  present  Government,  launched  in  2015-16  and  rolled  out  in 2016-17, benefits are provided to the minority youths 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,  in  order  to  provide  them  formal education  (through  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling  /  State  Institute  of  Open Schooling) followed by skill training, and enable them to seek better employment in the organized sector and thus to equip them for better lives. Details of the funds allocated under these schemes of the Ministry during the last three years and the current year are as under:

| S. N.   | Scheme           | Funds Allotted during the last three years and current year (Rs. in crore)   | Funds Allotted during the last three years and current year (Rs. in crore)   | Funds Allotted during the last three years and current year (Rs. in crore)   | Funds Allotted during the last three years and current year (Rs. in crore)   |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                  | 2014-15                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                      | 2016-17                                                                      | 2017-18                                                                      |
| (i)     | Seekho aur Kamao | 46.23                                                                        | 192.45                                                                       | 210.00                                                                       | 250.00                                                                       |
| (ii)    | USTTAD           | Launched on 14.05.2015; Rs. 0.50 crore allocated                             | 17.00                                                                        | 20.00                                                                        | 22.00                                                                        |
| (iii)   | Nai Manzil       | Launched on 08.08.2015                                                       | -                                                                            | 120.00 (Revised Estimates)                                                   | 175.95 (Budget Estimates)                                                    |

Maulana Azad Education Foundation under the Ministry has also recently launched a new scheme,  'Gharib  Nawaz  Skill  Development  Training  for  minorities'  for  providing  short term job-oriented skill development courses to youth belonging to minority communities from 2017-18 onwards.

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