Lok Sabha Question No. 2426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Riti Pathak, Sajda Ahmed, Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2426

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## SCHEMES FOR MINORITIES

## 2426.   DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of schemes/policies formulated/ launched for minorities by the Government in various States including Madhya Pradesh since the year 2014 till date along with the details of the targets set and the achievements made under each of the said schemes;

(b)  the  details  of  the  proposals  received  from  various  States  along  with  the  proposals approved by the Government under the schemes, State-wise;

(c) the funds allocated and utilized for implementation of various schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State and scheme-wise including West Bengal;

(d) whether the Government has set any time-limit for completing the pending schemes and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether  the Government  proposes  to  increase the budgetary allocation to State Government of West Bengal for minority  schemes  during  the  year  2020-21  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## 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 including state of Madhya Pradesh 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 Ministry in  particular  implements  programmes/schemes  for  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority communities namely, Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs 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) restructured in May 2018 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) launched in May 2015.

(11)  Nai  Manzil  -  A  scheme  for  formal  school  education  &  skilling  of  school  dropouts launched in  Aug. 2015.

(12) Hamari Dharohar- A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture implemented since 2014-15.

(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 started in 2017-18. 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

The  details  of  the  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).

(b) The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs    implements  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) earlier known as Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), a Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  in  identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas  (MCAs)  of  the country with the objective of developing socio-economic assets and basic amenities in these areas  to  bring  them  at  par  with  other  parts  of  the  country. The  thrust  of  the  PMJVK programme  is  to  allocate  at  least  80%  of  the  resources  for  education,  health  and  skill development and at least 33-40% of the resources for women centric projects.

The  proposals  under  PMJVK  are  formulated  by  the  State  Govts/UT  Admns    for creation  of  infrastructure  in  Minority  Concentration  Areas  as  per  their  felt  need  and infrastructure  requirement  and  sent  to  the  Ministry  for  consideration  of  the  Empowered Committee.     The  details  of  the  proposals  received  and  approval  accorded  is  available  at http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/empowered-committee-minutes.

(c ) Scheme-wise  details  of  the    funds  allocated  and  released/utilised  under      various schemes to meet the scheme objectives during the last  three  years  and  current  year      is  at Annexure . No state-wise allocation is done in the Budget.

(d) All  the  above  mentioned  schemes  are  approved  for  their  continuation  upto  the remaining period of 14 th Finance Commission i.e. upto 2019-20 and are due for their review and  continuation beyond the above mentioned period.

(e) State-wise  allocation  of  funds  in  the  Budget  is  not  made  under  any  scheme  of  the Ministry.  Scheme  wise    funds  are  allocated  in  the  Ministry's  budget  for  implementation during the financial year and their distributions in different States/UTs depends upon specific needs and proposals.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2426  to be answered on 05.03.2020 regarding Schemes for Minorities asked by  Dr. Umesh G. Jadhav, Shrimati Riti Pathak,  Shrimati Sajda Ahmed and  Shri Shyam Singh Yadav.

| S.No.   | Name of the Scheme                                                   | BE 2016-17                       | Acutal Expr                      | BE 2017-18                       | Acutal Expr                      | BE 2018-19                       | Acutal Expr                      | BE 2019-20                       | Acutal Expr (as on 03.03.2020)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| A.1     | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -                                             | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -         | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -         | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -         | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -         | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -         | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -         | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -         | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -         |
| 1       | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                               | 931.00                           | 585.94                           | 950.00                           | 1108.13                          | 980.00                           | 1176.19                          | 1220.30                          | 492.18                           |
| 2       | Post-Matric Scholarship                                              | 550.00                           | 287.11                           | 550.00                           | 479.72                           | 692.00                           | 354.89                           | 496.01                           | 147.68                           |
| 3       | Merit-cum-Means                                                      | 335.00                           | 220.54                           | 393.54                           | 388.79                           | 522.00                           | 261.17                           | 366.43                           | 135.85                           |
| 4       | Maulana Azad National Fellowship                                     | 80.00                            | 119.92                           | 100.00                           | 124.87                           | 153.00                           | 97.85                            | 155.00                           | 100.00                           |
| 5       | Interest subsidy on educational loans on overseas studies            | 4.00                             | 4.00                             | 8.00                             | 17.00                            | 24.00                            | 45.00                            | 30.00                            | 9.00                             |
| 6       | Free Coaching and Allied Scheme                                      | 45.00                            | 40.00                            | 48.00                            | 45.59                            | 74.00                            | 44.61                            | 75.00                            | 12.30                            |
| 7       | Nai Udaan Scheme                                                     | 4.00                             | 4.00                             | 4.00                             | 6.18                             | 8.00                             | 6.72                             | 20.00                            | 5.00                             |
| A.2     | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -                                                | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -            | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -            | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -            | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -            | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -            | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -            | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -            | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -            |
| 8       | Skill Development Initiative                                         | 210.00                           | 204.94                           | 250.00                           | 199.80                           | 250.00                           | 175.73                           | 250.00                           | 155.31                           |
| 9       | USTTAD (Hunar Haat)                                                  | 20.00                            | 19.77                            | 22.00                            | 21.80                            | 30.00                            | 31.26                            | 50.00                            | 35.62                            |
| 10      | Nai Manzil (skill to 8th to 10th)                                    | 155.00                           | 117.97                           | 175.95                           | 93.73                            | 140.00                           | 93.73                            | 140.00                           | 22.25                            |
| 11      | Equity of NMDFC                                                      | 140.00                           | 140.00                           | 170.00                           | 170.00                           | 165.02                           | 165.00                           | 100.00                           | 100.00                           |
| A.3     | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT                                     | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT | SPECIAL INITATIVESFOREMPOWERMENT |
| 12      | Leadership Development of Minority Women                             | 15.00                            | 14.75                            | 15.00                            | 15.19                            | 15.00                            | 13.83                            | 15.00                            | 3.58                             |
| 13      | Scheme for Containing Population Decline of Small Minority community | 2.00                             | 1.54                             | 2.00                             | 3.00                             | 4.00                             | 4.00                             | 4.00                             | 3.46                             |
| 14      | Hamari Dharohar -                                                    | 11.00                            | 6.6                              | 12.00                            | 0.64                             | 6.00                             | 1.64                             | 8.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 15      | Research/ Studies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Publicity -            | 45.00                            | 46.78                            | 50.00                            | 50.04                            | 55.00                            | 52.6                             | 60.00                            | 13.62                            |
| B.      | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES                                           | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES       | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES       | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES       | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES       | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES       | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES       | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES       | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES       |
| 16      | Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram                                  | 1125.00                          | 1082.78                          | 1200.00                          | 1197.66                          | 1320.00                          | 1156.07                          | 1470.00                          | 1213.23                          |
| C.      | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                              | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS          | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS          | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS          | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS          | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS          | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS          | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS          | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS          |
| 17      | Maulana Azad Education Foundation -                                  | 113.00                           | 113.00                           | 113.00                           | 113.00                           | 125.01                           | 36.00                            | 90.00                            | 37.50                            |
| 18      | Grants to SCAs of NMDFC -                                            | 2.00                             | 1.27                             | 2.00                             | 0.30                             | 2.00                             | 2.00                             | 2.00                             | 1.73                             |
| 19      | Quami Waqf Board Tariquatti Scheme                                   | 13.00                            | 10.13                            | 13.00                            | 10.58                            | 16.94                            | 11.89                            | 17.50                            | 11.85                            |
| 20      | Sahari Waqf Sampati Vikas Yojana                                     | 3.18                             | 2.8                              | 3.18                             | 3.16                             | 3.16                             | 3.16                             | 3.16                             | 3.16                             |
| 21      | Secretariat -                                                        | 13.59                            | 16.23                            | 17.66                            | 17.81                            | 19.14                            | 28.16                            | 22.00                            | 21.10                            |
| 22      | National Commission for Minorities                                   | 7.66                             | 7.19                             | 8.41                             | 7.26                             | 8.62                             | 8.92                             | 9.30                             | 8.74                             |
| 23      | Commissioner of Linguistic Minorities -                              | 2.82                             | 1.89                             | 2.74                             | 1.86                             | 2.32                             | 1.70                             | 2.30                             | 1.84                             |
| 24      | Haj CGI Jeddah -                                                     | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 78.00                            | 56.72                            | 76.79                            | 73.39                            | 85.00                            | 72.43                            |
|         | Haj Secretariat -                                                    | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 7.00                             | 6.48                             | 8.00                             | 7.50                             | 9.00                             | 6.76                             |