Lok Sabha Question No. 313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Leadership Development of Minority Women
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARREDQUESTIONNO. 313 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## Leadership Development of Minority Women

313. DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  scheme  for  Leadership  Development  of  Minority Women;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the purpose for launching the scheme;

(c)  the  salient  features  of  the  scheme  and  its  training  module  along  with  details  of  enrolment  of organisations/institutions for conducting training programmes for minority women;

(d) whether there has been an increase in budgetary allocation in the year 2018-19 as compared to 2017-18  with  respect  to  the  implementation  of  schemes  on  leadership  development  of  minority women, if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether any initiatives are intended to be taken by the Government to increase participation of non-muslim minorities in the NaiRoshni Scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  the  steps  being  undertaken  by  the  Government  for  further  widespread  implementation  of  the 'NaiRoshni' scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (b) & (c) Yes  Madam,  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  an  scheme  'NaiRoshni'-  the scheme  for  Leadership  Development  of  Minority  Women    with  an  aim  to  empower  and  instill confidence in women by providing knowledge, tool and techniques for interacting with Government system,  banks  and  intermediaries  at  all  levels.  It  is  implemented  through  Non  Governmental Organizations (NGOs) all over the country.

NaiRoshniis a  short term training programme (Residential- 5 days / Non-residential- 6 days) for sensitization of women with special emphasis on  identification of those women who are willing and can be further  trained  under  any  short  duration  training  for  Economic  empowerment  besides general  handholding  so that  they  could  get  sustainable  economic  livelihood  opportunities  through suitable  wage employment or self-employment / micro-enterprises, which includes programme for Handicapped Women.

The  Training  modules  cover  issues  relating  to  women  viz.  Leadership  of  Women  through participation  in  decision  making,  Educational  Programmes for  women,  Health  and  Hygiene,  Legal rights of women, Financial Literacy, Digital Literacy, Swachch Bharat, Life Skills, and Advocacy for Social and  Behavioural  change  Scheme  specific  other  detailed  Information  is  available  on http://nairoshni-moma.gov.in

The  Project  Proposals  are  submitted  in  Prescribed  Format  through  Online  Application Management System (OAMS) of scheme to the Ministry. The Projects of the eligible organizations as per the guidelines of the scheme are placed for consideration and approval of the Sanctioning Committee in the Ministry. Financial assistance would be given to the organizations whose project proposals are found in order and would serve the objectives of the scheme.

(d) The budgetary allocation for the year 2018-19 is Rs. 15 crore as it was in the previous years. The supplementary Revised Budgetary allocation for the year 2018-19 is Rs.17 crore to implement the scheme.

( e) Yes Madam, with an objective to strengthen the mosaic of plurality in the society and bring about solidarity and unity through their own efforts to improve their lot, the scheme permits a mix of women  from  across  communities.  Efforts  should  be  made  by  the  Organization  for  having  a representative mix of women from SCs/STs/OBCs, women with disabilities and other non-minority communities comprising 25% of the group.

( f) The scheme  has  been extended with Revised Guidelines for further 14 th Finance Commission (2017-2020)with an objective of outreach the untouched Districts of country. Therefore the number of   PIAs empanelled by the Sanctioning Committee for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 increased  in  great  proportion  than  previous  years  (639against  88  PIAs  during  the  year  2016-17). Further, in a view to encourage the organizations from Himalayan area, inaccessible terrain, northeast  States  /  UTs  ,  the  Guidelines  of  the  scheme  envisage  that  in  case  sufficient  number  of application  are  not  received  from  these  region,  Secretary  (MA)  may  give  relaxation  in  selection Criteria.

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