Lok Sabha Question No. 378 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Nai Manzil Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ANWHAR RAAJHAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *378. TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## NAI MANZIL SCHEME

## *378. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the salient features of the Nai Manzil Scheme launched for the
- welfare of the minorities;
- (b)  the  details  of  progress  and  achievements  made  under  the scheme so far;
- (c)  the  funds  allocated/released/spent  to  implement  the  scheme since its inception, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  whether the Government has invited proposals from the project implementing  agencies  under  the  said  scheme  and  if  so,  the details of the proposals received, State/UT-wise; and
- (e)  whether the Government  has  signed  any Agreement  with international agencies  for financing the projects under  the scheme and if so, the details including the terms and conditions thereof and the receipt of credit by India till date in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *378, TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN AND SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA REGARDING, 'NAI MANZIL SCHEME'

(a): The  focus  of  the  Government  is  to  enhance  the  skill  and education levels of minority communities for their gainful employment, thereby leading to improvement in the overall condition of minorities. Under  the  Nai  Manzil  scheme  of  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs (MoMA), which is an integrated  education  and  livelihood  initiative  of the present Government that was 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 drop-outs or educated in the community education institutions like  the  Madarsas.  This  is  done  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. Salient features of this scheme are as under:

-  Provide education bridge program to eligible minority youth, to obtain open schooling certification of class 8 th / 10 th .
-  Impart  high  quality  skill  training  including  soft  skills  leading  to productive employment.
-  Provide job placement support to assist sustainable employment to those students who opt to the labour market.

(b) and (c): State/UT-wise details of progress and achievements under Nai Manzil; including details of funds allocated / released / spent, as available, are given at Annexure-I.

(d): Yes Madam. State/UT-wise details of proposals, received by the Ministry  from  the  project  implementing  Agencies  (PIAs)  under  this scheme, are given at Annexure-II.

(e): Yes  Madam.  The  Government  has  signed  an  agreement  with the  International  Development  Association  of  the  World  Bank  Group for  funding  of  the  project  under  Nai  Manzil  to  the  tune  of  USD  50 million. Till date, the receipt of credit by India for financing the projects is Rs. 25.829 crore. The details of the agreement are available at http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/default/files/Finance%20agreement.pdf

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *378, TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018 ASKED  BY  SHRI  T.  RADHAKRISHNAN  AND  SHRI  A.  ANWHAR  RAAJHAA REGARDING, 'NAI MANZIL SCHEME'

| S. N.   | State            |   Funds released (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1       | Assam            |                            1.64 |
| 2       | Bihar            |                           16.44 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh     |                            3.29 |
| 4       | Delhi            |                            6.58 |
| 5       | Gujarat          |                            4.93 |
| 6       | Haryana          |                            4.93 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh |                            1.64 |
| 8       | Jammu & Kashmir  |                           13.15 |
| 9       | Jharkhand        |                            8.22 |
| 10      | Karnataka        |                            3.29 |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh   |                            4.93 |
| 12      | Maharashtra      |                            1.64 |
| 13      | Manipur          |                            1.64 |
| 14      | Meghalaya        |                            3.29 |
| 15      | Punjab           |                            6.58 |
| 16      | Rajasthan        |                            3.29 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu       |                            4.93 |
| 18      | Telangana        |                            6.58 |
| 19      | Tripura          |                            1.64 |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh    |                           11.51 |
| 21      | Uttarakhand      |                            1.64 |
| 22      | West Bengal      |                            6.58 |
| Total   | Total            |                          118.38 |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *378, TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN AND SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA REGARDING, 'NAI MANZIL SCHEME'

| S. N.   | State            |   Number of proposals received |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   |                             06 |
| 2       | Assam            |                             03 |
| 3       | Bihar            |                             16 |
| 4       | Chandigarh       |                             03 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     |                             02 |
| 6       | Delhi            |                             38 |
| 7       | Gujarat          |                             02 |
| 8       | Haryana          |                             11 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh |                             01 |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir  |                             12 |
| 11      | Jharkhand        |                             05 |
| 12      | Karnataka        |                             05 |
| 13      | Kerala           |                             02 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh   |                             32 |
| 15      | Maharashtra      |                             07 |
| 16      | Manipur          |                             02 |
| 17      | Meghalaya        |                             01 |
| 18      | Mizoram          |                             01 |
| 19      | Odisha           |                             04 |
| 20      | Puducherry       |                             01 |
| 21      | Punjab           |                             05 |
| 22      | Rajasthan        |                             10 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu       |                             05 |
| 24      | Telangana        |                             16 |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh    |                             36 |
| 26      | Uttarakhand      |                             02 |
| 27      | West Bengal      |                             12 |
| Total   | Total            |                            240 |