Lok Sabha Question No. 47 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Awareness about Welfare Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.47

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## Awareness about Welfare Schemes

## *47. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of MINORITYAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has evaluated the performance of its awareness campaign initiated to create awareness of the schemes/programmes among the minority communities meant for their welfare and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (b) whether  there  is  an  increase  in  beneficiaries  of  the  said  schemes/programmes  after  such awareness campaign and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   to (c):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *47 asked by  Shri  Bheemrao  B.  Patil, Member  of  Parliament,  regarding  'Awareness  about  Welfare Schemes'.

(a) to (c): The  awareness  campaign  is  carried  out  under  the  Scheme  of  Research/Studies, Monitoring  and  Evaluation  of  Development  Schemes  including  Publicity  of  this  Ministry  to  create awareness among the six centrally notified minority communities, namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists,  Parsis  and  Jains,  about  the  schemes/programmes  implemented  by  this  Ministry  for  their welfare in the country.  An evaluation study of this scheme of awareness has been conducted in 2014 by  Centre  for  Management  Development,  Thiruvananthapuram,  Kerala  and  a  copy  of  this  Study Report  is  available  on  the  website  of  the  Ministry  at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in .    Based  on  the recommendations of this Study, the scheme has been revised and approved for implementation during 2017-18 to 2019-20.  A copy of the Guidelines of this scheme is also available on the website of the Ministry at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

Awareness campaigns carried out by this Ministry have created positive impact on the targeted beneficiaries which has resulted in increase in the number of applications received in case of the three scholarship  schemes,  namely,  Pre-matric,  Post-matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  based  scholarship schemes, of this Ministry. Similarly, other schemes of the Ministry have also been benefitted through positive impact on the targeted groups through the nationwide awareness campaigns. The table shows number of application received in Scholarship Schemes in last three years:-

*As on 31.01.2019.

| Year                               | No. of applications received       | No. of applications received       | No. of applications received       |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|                                    | Fresh                              | Renewal                            | Total                              |
| Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme      | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme      | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme      | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme      |
| 2016-17                            | 79,90,410                          | 6,45,018                           | 86,35,428                          |
| 2017-18                            | 68,49,107                          | 28,00,954                          | 96,50,061                          |
| 2018-19*                           | 73,40,678                          | 35,30,567                          | 1,08,71,245                        |
| Post-matric Scholarship Scheme     | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme     | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme     | Post-matric Scholarship Scheme     |
| 2016-17                            | 16,84,357                          | 1,19,292                           | 18,03,649                          |
| 2017-18                            | 14,85,514                          | 2,49,805                           | 17,35,319                          |
| 2018-19*                           | 17,49,083                          | 2,62,918                           | 20,12,001                          |
| Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme | Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme | Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme | Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme |
| 2016-17                            | 2,08,374                           | 72,265                             | 2,80,639                           |
| 2017-18                            | 1,75,248                           | 73,849                             | 2,49,097                           |
| 2018-19*                           | 2,54,566                           | 72,765                             | 3,27,331                           |

The State/UT-wise details of applications received and number of beneficiaries under the said three scholarship schemes and details of funds allocated & number of beneficiaries in case of other welfare schemes implemented by MoMA  are  available on the website of the Ministry at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

The Government has taken up multi-media campaign to spread awareness of welfare schemes meant  for  minorities  through  print  and  electronic  media,  All  India  Radio  Network  including  FM Channels,  and  websites  all  over  the  country.  Pocket  booklets  and  pamphlets  on  various  schemes  / programmes of the Ministry are published in Hindi, English, Urdu and other regional languages.  In order to directly reach out to the public especially minority communities and spread awareness among them,  'Progress  Panchayats'  are  organized  in  various  places.  Regional  Coordination  &  Review Conferences are also held with State Governments from time to time where, inter-alia, information about  the  Ministry's  schemes  is  provided.  In  addition,  outdoor  publicity  is  also  being  done  by organizing 'Hunar Haat'. Recently, Hunar Haats have been organized at (i) India International Trade Fair 2016, 2017 & 2018, (ii) Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi in February 2017, February 2018 & January 2019, (iii) Puducherry in September, 2017, & October, 2018, (iv) Mumbai in January 2018 & December 2018, and (v) Allahabad in September 2018, to further promote traditional crafts/arts, generate employment and strengthen their market linkages. The Ministry also supports workshops and seminars organized by NGOs and State Organisations for creating awareness about its programmes and schemes.

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