Lok Sabha Question No. 574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Nai Roshni
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 574

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/02/2019

## Nai Roshni

## †574 .   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Nai Roshni Scheme is implemented in the State of Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details there of including the number of beneficiaries who availed the benefits of the scheme since its inception in the State of Maharashtra, year-wise and community-wise; (c) the number  of projects that have been  implemented  in the State of Maharashtra, year-wise; and (d)  whether  the  scheme  significantly  empowered  women  and  reduced  gender
- discrimination in the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  Yes  Madam,  Nai  Roshni' a  scheme for  Leadership  Development  of Minority Women is being implemented in the state of Maharashtra with an aim to empower  and  instill  confidence  in  women  by  providing  knowledge,  tools  and techniques for interacting with Government systems, banks and intermediaries at all  levels.  This  includes  economic  empowerment  of  the  trainee  women  so  that they ultimately become independent and confident members of the society . The scheme provides  one  week  training  programmes  followed  by  handholding  for  a period  of  one  year.  The  training  is  provided  on  various  pre-designed  Training modules  covering  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,  Swachh Bharat, Life Skills, and Advocacy for Social and Behavioural change.   The number of  beneficiaries  availed  the  benefits  of  the  scheme  since  inception,  community wise and state wise and the number of projects that have been implemented in the state of Maharashtra, year wise is as below:

| NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES AND PROJECTWHO AVAILED THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHEME SINCE INCEPTION UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'NAI ROSHNI', THE SCHEME FOR 'LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITYWOMEN IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA SINCE INCEPTION   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Number of beneficiaries benefited                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Community -Wise                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Detail                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | No. of projects impleme                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Year                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Muslim                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Christians                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Parsis                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Buddhist                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Sikh                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Jain                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Others                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | nted                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2012-13                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 500                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 390                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 103                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2000                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1975                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1950                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1445                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 60                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 370                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 550                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 549                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 425                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 291                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 117                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1300                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | yet to receive from PIAs                                                                                                                                                                                                         | yet to receive from PIAs                                                                                                                                                                                                         | yet to receive from PIAs                                                                                                                                                                                                         | yet to receive from PIAs                                                                                                                                                                                                         | yet to receive from PIAs                                                                                                                                                                                                         | yet to receive from PIAs                                                                                                                                                                                                         | yet to receive from PIAs                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

(d) Since the objective the scheme is Empowerment of women from the minority communities and emboldening them to move out of the confines of their home and community and assume leadership roles and assert their rights, collectively or  individually,  in  accessing  services,  facilities,  skills  and  opportunities  besides claiming  their  due  share  of  development  benefits  of  the  Government  for improving their lives and living conditions, an evaluation study was done by NITI Aayog  during  the  year  2015-16  and  submitted  the  report  in    June,  2016. According to NITI Aayog, majority of the findings of the study indicate that the programme has been appreciated by most of the segments of the population of the society and it has assisted in creating confidence among minority women and developing  leadership  spirit  in  them.  Moreover,  the  trained  women  are  also utilizing their enriched knowledge within their surroundings and thereby helping their families as well as neighbours in raising their essential demands and claims from various Government authorities.

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