Lok Sabha Question No. 6399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Schemes in Rural Areas
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## Schemes in Rural Areas

## 6399.  SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes currently running under the Ministry in rural areas;
- (b) the details of workshops conducted and number of people who attended the workshops in rural areas during each of the last two years;
- (c) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to promote the existing schemes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof: and
- (e) the  details  of  persons  benefited/funds  allocated/spent  under  different  schemes,  State-wise including Jharkhand during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a): This Ministry is currently implementing the following schemes/programmes in the country, including  rural  areas,  for  upliftment  of  the  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 for minority
- (5) Free coaching and allied Scheme
- (6) 'PadhoPardesh'- Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans forOverseas Studies for the Students belonging to the Minority Communities
- (7) Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by  UPSC,  SSC,  State  PublicService Commission (PSC) etc. (Nai Udaan)
- (8) Jiyo Parsi
- (9) Nai Roshni
- (10) Seekho Aur Kamao
- (11) Nai Manzil
- (12) USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)

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(13) Multi Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is implemented  in  710  Minority  Concentration  Blocks,  66  Minority  Concentration  Towns  &  13 Cluster of Contiguous Villages. This programme provides financial support for creation of assets for  education  (viz.,  school  buildings,  ACRs,  Polytechnics,  ITIs  ,  Hostels,  etc.),  Health  Centers, Sadbhav Mandap, Drinking Water Project, Road, Income Generation Projects etc. to States/UTs.

(14) Grants-in-Aid  to  NGOs/Trust/Society  {implemented  through  Maulana  Azad  Education Foundation (MAEF)}.

(15) Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to the Minorities(implemented through MAEF).

(16) In addition, National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), a CPSE under  this  Ministry,  provides  concessional  loans  to  minorities  for  self-employment  and  income generating ventures. The schemes of NMDFC  are  implemented  through respective State Channelizing Agencies.

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) & (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) to (d): 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 including Mewat in Haryana and Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand. Regional Coordination &  Review  Conference  are also held with State Governments  from  time  to  time  where,  inter-alia,  information  about  the  Ministry's  scheme  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.

(e): The  State-wise  and  Scheme-wisedetails  of  persons  benefited/funds  allocated/spentunder different schemes of the Ministry, including Jharkhand, during each of the last three years and the current year are on the website of the Ministry at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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