Lok Sabha Question No. 3695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Welfare Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3695 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## Welfare Schemes

## 3695.  SHRI DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI: SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes running under the Ministry in rural areas;
- (b) the steps being taken to promote the existing schemes;
- (c) whether there is any scheme for financially enabling the poor and marginalised class from minority  communities  in  rural  areas  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  number  of  students particularly from Jain Community benefited therefrom;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that students from rural and remote areas particularly from Jain Community are not getting benefits from existing schemes; and
- (e) if  so,  the  steps  taken/likely  to  be  taken  to  provide  the  benefit  to  the  students  of  Jain Community?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a): This Ministry is implementing the following schemes/programmes in the country, including rural areas, for the welfare of six Centrally notified minorities, namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains:-
- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (3) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme
- (4) Maulana Azad National Fellowship
- (5) Free coaching and allied Scheme
- (6) 'PadhoPardesh'- Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans forOverseas Studies.
- (7) Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by  UPSC,  SSC,  State  PublicService Commission (PSC) etc. (NaiUdaan)
- (8) JiyoParsi
- (9) NaiRoshni- Women Leadership Scheme
- (10) SeekhoAurKamao
- (11) NaiManzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts.
- (12) USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
- (13) HamariDharohar  -  A  scheme  to  preserve  rich  heritage  of  minority  communities  under  the overall concept of Indian Culture.

(14) Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme  (MsDP)  -  implemented  in  identified  Minority Concentration Blocks, Minority Concentration Towns & Clusters of Contiguous Villages for creation of assets.

(15) Grants-in-Aid  to  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  for  implementation  of education and skill related schemes:-

- (a) Grants-in-Aid to NGOs/Trust/Society
- (b) Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  for  Meritorious  Girls  belonging  to  the Minorities
- (c) Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Training for providing short-term job oriented skill development courses to youths belonging to minority communities.

(16) Equity to National Minorities Development  and Finance Corporation  (NMDFC)  for providing concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating ventures.

The  details  of  the  schemes  at  serial  No.  (1)  to  (14)  are  available  on  the  website  of  this Ministry ( www.minorityaffairs.gov.in ),  the  one  at  serial  No.  (15)  are  available  on  the  website  of MAEF  ( www.maef.nic.in ) and  at serial  No.  16  are  available  on  the  website  of  NMDFC ( www.nmdfc.org ).

(b): The  Government  has  undertaken  multi-media  campaign  to  spread  awareness  of  welfare schemes meant for minorities through print and electronic media, namely, Doordarshan Network, All India  Radio  Network  including  FM  Channels,  private  FM  channels,  private  TV  channels  and websites  all  over  the  country,  including  rural  areas.    Pocket  booklets  and  pamphlets  on  various schemes  /  programmes  of  the  Ministry  have  been  published  in  Hindi,  English,  Urdu  and  other regional  languages.      In  order  to  directly  reach  to  the  public  and  spread  awareness,  'Progress Panchayats' were organized in various places.  Regional Coordination & Review Conferences are also  held  with  State  Governments  from  time  to  time  where,  inter-alia,  information  about  the Ministry's  schemes  is  provided.  In  addition,  outdoor  publicity  has  also  been  done  by  organizing 'HunarHaat' at India International Trade Fair 2016 and at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi from 11.2.2017 to 26.2.2017 to promote traditional crafts/arts and strengthen their markets linkages.

(c) to (e):  All the schemes/programmes implemented by the Ministry in the country for the welfare of six Centrally notified minorities, namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains, are  also  available  to  the  poor  and  marginalized  class  of  the  said  six  centrally  notified  minorities, including  the  minorities  from  rural  and  remote  areas,.    The  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and utilisedunder different schemes of the Ministry during the last three years and the current year are on the  website  of  the  Ministry  at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in. The  details  of  students  from  Jain Community getting benefits from existing schemesimplemented by the Ministry are at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3695 for 09.08.2017 asked by Shri Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi and Shri Dinesh Trivedi regarding 'Welfare Schemes'.

|   S. No. | Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                    | Achievement for Jain community during 2015-16 &2016-17                        |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                                                                                                                                                    | 53310 (For 2015-16); Community-wise data for 2016-17 is yet to be reconciled. |
|        2 | Post-Matric Scholarship                                                                                                                                                                   | 16431 (For 2015-16); Community-wise data for 2016-17 is yet to be reconciled. |
|        3 | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship                                                                                                                                                         | 4679 (For 2015-16); Community-wise data for 2016-17 is yet to be reconciled.  |
|        4 | Maulana Azad National Fellowship                                                                                                                                                          | Number of fellowships awarded-40                                              |
|        5 | Free Coaching &Allied Scheme                                                                                                                                                              | 24537 (overall physical achievement; No community-wise data available)        |
|        6 | Support to minority students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC/SSC, State Public Service Commissions (PSC) etc.                                                                          | 128                                                                           |
|        7 | PadhoPardesh- Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for overseas studies                                                                                                                  | 126                                                                           |
|        8 | Scheme of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) - Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girl Students belonging to Minorities studying in Class XI and XII Standard. | 341 (Provisional)                                                             |

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