Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Unemployment Rate in Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *92 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## Unemployment Rate in Minorities

- *92   SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a)  Whether the Government has updated data on unemployment rate prevailing in the Muslim community and other minorities (post-Sachar Committee Report);
- (b)  If so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  Whether the Government has any plans in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## 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  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *92 ASKED BY SHRI PRASUN BANNERJEE FOR REPLY ON 27.06.2019, REGARDING 'UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN MINORITIES'

- (a)  &  (b):    Most  of  the  socio  economic  and  educational  empowerment  schemes  and programmes of the Central government are meant for the socio economically poor and down-trodden sections of the society including the six centrally notified minorities, who are  getting  equally  benefitted.The  Ministries/Departments  of  the  Central  Government and  the  State  Governments  have  been  implementing  various  schemes  in  socioeconomic  sectors  e.g.  education,  health,  employment-oriented  skill  development,  etc. for target groups including minorities.

The details of unemployment rate in usual status i.e.  principal status+ subsidiary status (ps + ss) for persons belonging to major religious groups (Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and  Sikhism)  from  the  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted  during  July 2017 - June 2018,are given in Annexure -I.

Besides, religion-wise details of working population and non-working population as per Census 2011, are also available at the following link - http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/Religion\_pca/RL-0000.xlsx

- (c)Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  adopted  multi-pronged  strategy  so  as  to  enhance  the employability  of  notified  minorities  (Muslims,  Sikhs,  Christians,  Buddhists,  Parsisand Jains)  by  way  of  implementation  of  various  schemes  which  aim  at  their  educational empowerment,  employment-oriented  skill  development,  infrastructure  support,  etc. Details of these schemes are as under:

## (A) Educational Empowerment

- (i) Scholarship  Schemes-  Pre-Matric  Scholarship,  Post-Matric  Scholarship  and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship.
- (ii) Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme with the aim to enhance skills and  knowledge  of  students  and  candidates  from  minority  communities  to  get employment in Government Sector/ Public Sector Undertaking, jobs in private sector,  and  admission  in  reputed  institutions  in  technical  and  professional courses at under-graduate and post-graduate levels.
- (iii) Nai  Udaan-  a  scheme  for  providing  support  to  minority  candidates  clearing Prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission,  State Public Service Commissions, etc.,  to adequately equip them to compete for appointment to Civil Services in the Union and the States so as to increase the representation of the minorities in the Civil Services.
- (iv) Padho Pardes- A scheme for providinginterest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies to enable students from minority communities to pursue higher education.
- (v) Maulana   Azad  National  Fellowship  Scheme,  provides  financial  assistance  to students from notified minority communities, to pursue higher education such as M.Phil and Ph.D
- (vi) In addition, the Maulana  Azad Education Foundation implements the following two schemes:
- (a)  Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for meritorious girls belonging to minorities in class IX to XII.
- (b)  Gharib Nawaz Employment Programme.

## (B)      Economic Empowerment

- (i) Employment-oriented Skill Development:
- (a)  Seekho  aur  Kamao  (Learn  &  Earn)':  It  is  a  skill  development  initiative  for minorities and  aims  to upgrade  the skills of minority youth in various modern/traditional  skills  depending  upon  their  qualification,  present  economic trends  and  market  potential,  which  can  earn  them  suitable  employment  or make them suitably skilled to go for self-employment.
- (b)  Upgrading Skill and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for  Development (USTTAD)-The  scheme  aims  at  capacity  building  and  upgrading  of  the traditional skills of master craftsmen and artisans; documentation of identified traditional arts/crafts of minorities; set standards of traditional skills; training of minority  youths  in various  identified traditional  arts/crafts  through  master craftsmen; develop national and international market linkages; and preservation of  languishing  Arts/Crafts.  HunarHaats  are  organised  in  various  parts  of  the country, which provides direct and indirect employment to skilled artisans and craftpersons.
- (c)  Nai Manzil - A scheme to provide education and skill training to the youth from minority communities.
- (i) National Minorities Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Loan Schemes which  provide concessional  loans  for  self-employment  and  income generating  activities  for  the  socio-  economic  development  of  the  'backward sections' amongst the notified minorities.
- (ii) Priority Sector Lending by Banks.

## (C) Infrastructure Support

Besides,  there  is  another  Scheme  namely  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram (PMJVK), which aims at improving the socio-economic conditions of minorities and providing basic amenities so as to improve their quality of life and reduce imbalances in  the  identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas.  The major projects approved under the Education Sector and for Skill Development, include Residential Schools, School buildings,  Hostels,  Degree  Colleges,  ITIs,  Polytechnics,  Sadbhav  Mandaps,  Health Centres, etc.

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## Annexure-I

LOK SABHASTARRED QUESTION NO. *92TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019 regarding Unemployment Rate in Minorities by SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

Unemployment rate  in  usual  status  (ps+ss)  for  different  religious  groups  as per Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS) - 2017-18

| All-India                            | All-India                            | All-India                            |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Survey period                        | Survey period                        | Survey period                        |
| Major religious groups               | 2017-18                              | 2017-18                              |
| 1                                    | 2                                    | 3                                    |
|                                      | Rural Male                           | Rural female                         |
| Hinduism                             | 5.7                                  | 3.5                                  |
| Islam                                | 6.7                                  | 5.7                                  |
| Christianity                         | 6.9                                  | 8.8                                  |
| Sikhism                              | 6.4                                  | 5.7                                  |
|                                      | Urban Male                           | Urban Female                         |
| Hinduism                             | 6.9                                  | 10.0                                 |
| Islam                                | 7.5                                  | 14.5                                 |
| Christianity                         | 8.9                                  | 15.6                                 |
| Sikhism                              | 7.2                                  | 16.9                                 |
| Source: Annual Report, PLFS: 2017-18 | Source: Annual Report, PLFS: 2017-18 | Source: Annual Report, PLFS: 2017-18 |