Lok Sabha Question No. 3173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Schemes for Welfare of Minority
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## Schemes for Welfare of Minorities

## 3173.  SHRIMATI  NEELAM SONKER:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the State-wise names of the schemes undertaken by the Government for the welfare of minorities in the country during the last three years;
- (b) the state-wise number of families directly benefited therefrom and the amount allocated therefor during the last three years;
- (c) the  number  of  families  provided  houses  under  the  Indira  Awas  Yojana  and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in the minority dominated areas; and
- (d) the  number  of  youths  belonging  minority  community  provided  employment through the Industrial Training Institutes?

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

- (a)  to  (b)  For  the    welfare  of  the  minorities  Ministry    has  the  following  Schemes  for implementation in all the states/UTs in the country:-
- (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) 'Padho  Pardesh'  -  Scheme  of  Interest  Subsidy  on  Educational  Loans  for Overseas Studies.
- (7) Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commission (PSC) etc. (Nai Udaan)
- (8) Jiyo Parsi
- (9) Nai Roshni - Women Leadership Scheme
- (10) Seekho Aur Kamao
- (11) Nai  Manzil  -  A  scheme  for  formal  school  education  &  skilling  of  school dropouts.
- (12) USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
- (13) Hamari Dharohar -A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority Communities under the overall concept of Indian Culture.
- (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.
- (16)    In addition to above, the Ministry has a special  Area  Development programme called Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), which is implemented in identified Minority Concentration Blocks, Minority Concentration Towns and Clusters of Contiguous Villages which are relatively backward  for  creation  of  assets  mainly  for  facilitating  access  to  education, healthcare and drinking water.

The details of the schemes including funds allocated during each of the last three years in respect of serial No. (1) to (13) and (16) are available on the website of this Ministry  (www.minorityaffairs.gov.in);  Serial  No.(14)  is  available  on  the  website  of MAEF (www.maef.nic.in); and serial No. 15 is available on the website of NMDFC (www.nmdfc.org). No data is maintained on the number of families benefited under the above schemes.

(c ) Total number of Indira Awas Yojana units and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana units sanctioned  under  MsDP  since  inception  is  3,48,624  in  Minority  Concentration Blocks/Areas.

- (d)    In  respect  of  employment  of  minority  youths,  the  Ministry  implements  Seekho Aur  Kamao  scheme  and  the  details  of  number  of  persons  trained  and  placement provided during the last three years are as under:-

| No. of Trainees sanctioned   | Number trainees trained   | Number trainees placed   |
|------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1,97,290                     | 166,177                   | 65,449*                  |

*Data is yet to finalized.

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