Lok Sabha Question No. 2367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Schemes for Upliftment of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse, Kaushalendra Kumar, Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2367

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## SCHEMES FOR UPLIFTMENT OF MINORITIES

## 2367. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  schemes  introduced  for  upliftment  of  minorities  and  to  improve  their quality of living standard along with the budget allocated during the last three years;
- (b) whether scholarships have been provided to minorities during the said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of funds allocation and expenditure under various schemes and the number of beneficiaries, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to increase this amount during the current financial year and if so, the extent to which it is likely to be increased;
- (e)  if  not,  whether  increase  is  proposed  according  to  the  population  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government has conducted a comparative study of improvement for the last three years that has been brought about in the standard of living of the minority communities with the help of the major schemes that the Government claims to have implemented; and
- (g) if not, the steps the Government is taking to ensure that the definite improvement comes in the standard of living of the minority communities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) The Government is implementing various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every section of the society including minorities especially economically weaker & downtrodden sections all over the country with schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana(PMMY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN),

Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (PMAY),  Beti Bachao  Beti Padaao yojana, etc. The Government is also implementing various schemes for socio-economic  and  educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority communities  namely,  Muslims,  Christians,  Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and  Jains.  These schemes/programmes in brief are as under:-

(1)  Pre-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - For educational empowerment of students.

(2)  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  Scheme  -  Provide  fellowships  in  the  form  of financial assistance.

(3) Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - The Scheme aims to provide free coaching to  students/candidates  belonging  to    minority  communities  for  qualifying  in entrance examinations of technical/ professional courses and Competitive examinations.

(4)  Padho  Pardesh  -  Scheme  of  interest  subsidy  to  students  of  minority  communities  on educational loans for overseas higher studies.

(5)  Nai  Udaan  -  Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by  Union  Public  Service Commission (UPSC), State Public Service Commission (PSC) Staff Selection Commission (SSC) etc.

(6) Nai Roshni - Leadership development of women belonging to minority communities..

(7) Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill development scheme for youth of 14 - 35 years age group and aiming at improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc.

(8) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) earlier known as MsDP - Implemented for  the  benefit  of  the  people  from  all  sections  of  the  society  in  identified  Minority Concentration Areas for creation of assets in education, skill and health sectors.

(9) Jiyo Parsi - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis in India.

(10) USTTAD  (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)

(11) Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts.

(12) Hamari Dharohar- A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture.

(13) Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) implements education and skill related schemes  as  follows:-  (a)  Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  for  Meritorious  Girls belonging to the Minorities (b) Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme for providing short term job  oriented  skill  development  courses  to  youth  belonging  to  minority  communities.  (c) Bridge  Course  for  madarsa  students  &  school  dropouts  by  Aligarh  Muslim  University,

Aligarh  and  Jamia  Millia  Islamia,  New  Delhi  under  Nai  Manzil  scheme.  (d)  Swachh Vidyalaya.

(14)  Equity  to  National  Minorities  Development  and  Finance  Corporation  (NMDFC)  for providing  concessional  loans  to  minorities  for  self-employment  and  income  generating ventures. In addition to the above, the Ministry also implements schemes for strengthening State Waqf Boards and coordinates arrangements for annual Haj pilgrimage.

(b) Details of scholarships provided to minority students during last three years  from 201617 to 2018-19 are given as under:

| Name of the Scheme                                            | No. of beneficiaries   |   Total amount released ( Rs. in crore) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Pre-matric Scholarship                                        | 1,49,34,140            |                                 3285.67 |
| Post matric Scholarship                                       | 18,16,348              |                                 1114.16 |
| Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship                             | 3,18,969               |                                  852.98 |
| Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for meritorious girls | 3,47,576               |                                  215.61 |

- (c)  The  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  released,  funds  utilized,  target  set  and  achieved wherever  applicable,  under  the  schemes  mentioned  above  at  serial  No.  (1)  to  (12)  are available  on  the  website  of  this  Ministry  (www.minorityaffairs.gov.in)  and  those  at  serial No.(13)  and  (14)  are  available  on  the  website  of  MAEF  (www.maef.nic.in)  and  NMDFC (www.nmdfc.org).
- (d) & (e):   Budget allocation of the Ministry during the last three years for 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 was Rs. 3827.25 Crore,  Rs. 4195.48 crore, Rs. 4700 respectively.  Therefore, budgetary provisions for the Ministry has been increased  consistently  during the last three years.

Budget Estimates (BE) for 2019-20 is Rs. 4700 crore and the same has been retained at RE stage. At present,  there is no proposal to increase the budget of the ministry for 2019-20.

(f) & (g): With a view to make the schemes more effective, schemes are reviewed from time to    time  and  restructured  keeping  in  view  the  requirement  of  the  minority  communities. Further performance under the schemes is also monitored on a continuous basis to ensure that the desired outcome in terms of all round development of the notified minorities.