Lok Sabha Question No. 1087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## Welfare Schemes for Minorities

## †1087. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS   be pleased to state:

- (a) the schemes being implemented by the Government for the upliftment of minorities along with the salient features thereof;
- (b) the scholarship schemes being run by the Government for the boys and girls students of minorities;
- (c) the total expenditure incurred on schemes being run for the welfare of minorities duringeach of the last five years, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is contemplating to introduce any special scheme for the welfare of minorities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) Ministry is implementing the followingschemes/Programmes in the country 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

Since 2015, the scholarship schemes are being implemented through DBT mode  to  improve  the  efficiency  and  bring  transparency  by  removing duplicity and stopping pilferages.

The community wise achievements in respect of scholarships is given below:

|             | Total Population of Minorities   | Pre Matric   | Post Matric   | Merit cum Means   | Total Beneficiaries   | Proportionate beneficiaries out of Minorities population   |
|-------------|----------------------------------|--------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|             |                                  | Ben(No.)     | Ben(No.)      | Ben(No.)          |                       |                                                            |
| Muslim      | 172245158                        | 20974526     | 2645897       | 451864            | 24072287              | 13.98                                                      |
| ( Christian | 27819588                         | 3193073      | 396388        | 95175             | 3684636               | 13.24                                                      |
| Sikh        | 20833116                         | 2130441      | 344440        | 42286             | 2517167               | 12.08                                                      |
| Buddhist    | 8442972                          | 759126       | 20464         | 2549              | 782139                | 9.26                                                       |
| Jain        | 4451753                          | 282410       | 76243         | 20791             | 379444                | 8.52                                                       |
| Parsi       | 57264                            | 3283         | 457           | 53                | 3793                  | 6.62                                                       |
| TOTAL       | 233849851                        | 27342859     | 3483889       | 612718            | 31439466              |                                                            |

- (4) Maulana Azad National Fellowship
- (5) Free coaching and Allied Scheme
3. (6)'PadhoPardes'  -  Scheme  of  Interest  Subsidy  on  Educational  Loans forOverseas Studies.
- (7) Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC,StatePublic Service Commission (PSC) etc. (NaiUdaan)
- (8) JiyoParsi
- (9) NaiRoshni - Women Leadership Scheme.
- (10) SeekhoAurKamao -Employment oriented Skill Development Initiatives.
8. (11)NaiManzil  -  A  scheme  for  formal  school  education  &  skilling  of school dropouts.
9. (12)USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in TraditionalArts/Crafts for Development)&organising of HunarHaats.
10. (13)HamariDharohar -A scheme to preserve rich heritage of MinorityCommunities under the overall concept of Indian Culture.
11. (14)Prime Minister's Jan Vikas Karyakram(PMJVK) -implemented inIdentified  MinorityConcentration  Blocks,  Minority  ConcentrationTowns &  Clusters  of  Contiguous  Villages  for  creation  of  basic  infrastructural 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  HazratMahal  National  Scholarship  for Meritorious Girls belonging to the Minorities (c) Gharib Nawaz Employment  and  Training  Programme  is  currently  being  implemented effectively 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 selfEmployment and income generating ventures.

(c  )  State-wise  expenditure  data  of  schemes  is  not  maintained  by  this Ministry, However total expenditure incurred on schemes being run for the welfare  of  minorities  during  each  of  the  last  five  years  is  available  on  the website of Ministry of Minority Affairs i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in The state-wise expenditureunder the PMJVK scheme is also available on the website of Ministry of Minority Affairs.

(d) & (e):  The Government is effectively implementing the present schemes. As of now, no new scheme is under consideration.