Lok Sabha Question No. 4534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Awareness of Welfare Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4534 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## Awareness of Welfare Schemes for Minorities

4534. SHRI NISIHKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be please to state:

- whether the minorities are aware of welfare schemes meant for their
- a) welfare;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether the steps taken by the Government to spread awareness have proved to be sufficient; and
- d) if not, the steps the Government proposes to take to make the minorities aware of the availability of various schemes of the Government for them;

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a&b): Yes, Madam. This Ministry is implementing the following schemes/programmes  for  educational  and  economic  development  of  the  six notified  minority  communities  namely  Muslims,  Sikhs,  Christian,  Buddhists, Parsis and Jains:

## Educational Empowerment

- i.  Pre-matric scholarship,
- ii.  Post-matric scholarship,
- iii.  Merit-cum-Means scholarship,
- iv.  Free Coaching & allied scheme(Naya Savera),
- v.  Maulana Azad  Education Foundation -Grant-in-aid & Scholarship for Meritorious Girls
- vi.  Maulana Azad National Fellowship,
- vii.  Padho Pardesh,
- viii.  Nai  Udaan  -  Support  for  minority  students  clearing  prelims  conducted  by UPSC/SSC/State PSC etc.,
- ix.  Corpus Fund to Maulana Azad Education Foundation(MAEF)

## Economic Empowerment

- x.  Seekho aur Kamao,

xi.  USTTAD xii.  Nai Manzil xiii.  MANAS

xiv.  Concessional  credit  through  National  Minorities  Development  and  Finance Corporation (NMDFC)

## Infrastructure Development

xv.  Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)

## Special Needs

xvi.  Hamar iDharohar xvii.  Nai Roshini xviii.  Jiyo Parsi xix.  Waqf Management

Scheme for strengthening of State Waqf Boards Computerization of the records of State Waqf Boards scheme xx.  Equity to NMDFC

xxi.  Grant in aid scheme to State Channelising Agencies of NMDFC

Apart  from  the  above,  this  Ministry  also  monitors  Prime  Minister's  New  15 Point Programme, which is being implemented by various other Ministries.

(c&d): This  Ministry  is  promoting  various  schemes/programmes  to create awareness among the target communities in the country. Ministry runs  Multi-Media  campaign  annually  through  Print  and  electronic  Media including  Doordarshan  and  All  India  Radio.  Multi-media  campaign  with new  video-audio  spots  are  run  on  Doordarshan  (including  all  Regional Kendras and North East Kendras), Private TV Channels and All India Radio including FM Channels. For publicity and awareness, the Pocket Booklets on Schemes and Achievements have also been published in Hindi, English, Urdu and other Regional languages. New Pamphlets on various schemes/ programmes  of  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  have  been  published  in English, Hindi, Urdu and various vernacular languages.  Outdoor publicity is  done  in  public  places,  Bus  stops,  Railway  Stations,  Roadsides,  India International  Trade  Fair  (IITF),  Surajkund  International  Fair  etc.  In addition to the above, the Ministry has also organized Progress Panchayats  in  Mewat  &  Palwal  in  Haryana  &  Udham  Singh  Nagar  in Uttarakhand  to  create  awareness  about  various  schemes  run  by  the Ministry of Minority Affairs. The awareness about the schemes run by the Ministry is well spread and is being constantly propogated.

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