Lok Sabha Question No. 667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Welfare Measures for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, RAJESH PANDEY, P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## Welfare Measures for Minorities

| 667.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | SHRIMATIMAUSAM NOOR: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMARPANDEY: SHRI RAJESH PANDEY: SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| (a) the various schemes under implementation for the welfare of minorities including Muslims; (b) the funds allocated under these schemes during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; | (a) the various schemes under implementation for the welfare of minorities including Muslims; (b) the funds allocated under these schemes during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;                                                                      |
| (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                     | whether the entire amount allocated has been utilized and if not, the reasons therefor;                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                     | whether welfare measures are uniformly applied on all the defined minority categories and if so, the details thereof; and                                                                                                                                                    |
| (e)                                                                                                                                                                                                     | the details of minority groups which have benefitted the most from the welfare measures during each of the last three years and the current year?                                                                                                                            |
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| MINISTER (a):                                                                                                                                                                                           | OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTARABBAS NAQVI) This Ministry is currently implementing the following schemes/programmes in the country welfare of six Centrally notified minorities, namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs,        |
| for the Parsis                                                                                                                                                                                          | Buddhists, and Jains:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| (2) Post-Matric (3) Merit-cum-Means (4) Maulana                                                                                                                                                         | Scholarship Scheme based Scholarship Scheme Azad National Fellowship Free coaching and allied Scheme 'Padho Pardesh'- Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans forOverseas Studies. Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State PublicService |
| (5) (6)                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Commission (PSC) etc. (NaiUdaan)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| (7)                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Jiyo Parsi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (10)                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Nai Roshni- Women Leadership Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                         | USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (8)                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Seekho Aur Kamao                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| (9)                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Arts/Crafts for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| (11)                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education &skill                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (12)                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Development)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

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

(14) 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.

(15) 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  (13)  are  available  on  the  website  of  this Ministry  ( www.minorityaffairs.gov.in ),  those  at  serial  No.(14)  are  available  on  the  website  of MAEF  ( www.maef.nic.in ) and  at serial  No.  15  are  available  on  the  website  of  NMDFC ( www.nmdfc.org ).

(b)& (c): The  State-wise  and  Scheme-wisedetails  of  persons  benefited/funds  allocated/spent under different schemes of the Ministry during each of the last three years and the current year are on the website of the Ministry at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in. In  most of the schemes, nearly 100% allocated funds were released / utilized.  In Scholarship schemes, a part of allocated funds remained unutilizeddue  to  delayed  disbursal  of  scholarships  through  NSP  2.0.    In  other  schemes,  a  part  of allocated funds remained unutilized due to non-receipt of proposals and / or utilization certificates from States and utilization certificates from Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs).

(d)& (e): The welfare measures are distributed among  the Centrally notified minority communities in accordance with the proportion of their population, wherever it is applicable, to the extent possible.  The details of the welfare measure/schemes at serial No. (1) to (13) in para (a) are available on the website of this Ministry ( www.minorityaffairs.gov.in ), those at serial No. (14) in para (a) are available on the website of MAEF ( www.maef.nic.in ) and at serial No. (15) in para (a) are available on the website of NMDFC ( www.nmdfc.org ).

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