Lok Sabha Question No. 803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 803 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

## Welfare Schemes for Minorities

803.      SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of schemes implemented and the funds allocated for the welfare of minority  communities during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (b)   the ratio of the benefit obtained by the minority communities viz., Muslims, Christians,  Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry is implementing the following schemes/ Programmes in the country for the welfare of six centrally notified minorities, namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis.
- (1)  Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (2)  Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (3)  Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme Since 2015, the scholarship schemes are being implemented through DBT mode to improve the efficiency and bring transparency by removing duplicity and stopping pilferages.
- (4)  Maulana Azad National Fellowship
- (5)  Free coaching and Allied Scheme
- (6)  'Padho Pardes' - Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies.
- (7)  Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commission (PSC) etc. (Nai Udaan)
- (8)   Jiyo Parsi
- (9)   Nai Roshni - Leadership development of minority women to instill confidence.
- (10)  Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill Development Initiatives
- (11)  Nai Manzil - A World Bank assisted scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts.
- (12)  USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) by providing a platform to traditional Master Artisans and Craft persons for getting opportunities and market by organising of Hunar Haats.
- (13)  Hamari Dharohar - A scheme to preserve rich heritage of Indian Minority Communities under the overall concept of Indian Culture.
- (14)   Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK) - implemented in Identified Minority Concentration Blocks, Minority Concentration Towns & Clusters of Contiguous Villages for creation of basic infrastructural assets.
- (15)   Schemes implemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)
- (a)  Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  for  Meritorious  Girls belonging  to  the  six  centrally  notified  Minorities  namely,  Muslim,  Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi.
- (b)  Gharib  Nawaz  Employment  and  Training  Programme  is  currently being  implemented  effectively  for  providing  short-term  job  oriented  skill development courses to youths belonging to minority communities.

(16)  National  Minorities  Development  and  Finance  Corporation  (NMDFC) releases  funds  for  concessional  loans  and  income  generating  ventures through the State Channelizing Agencies.

The funds allocated for the welfare of Minority communities during last three years, is annexed.

- (b)  The ratio of benefit extended to Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, buddhists, Jains and  Parsi  communities  under  schemes  is  not  normally  maintained  by  this Ministry.  However, ratio under scholarship scheme a flagship programme of the Ministry in the field of educational empowerment of the minorities, is as under: -

|           |   Total Population of Minorities |   Pre Matric Ben(No.) |   Post Matric Ben(No.) |   Merit cum Means Ben(No.) |   Total Beneficiaries | Proportionate beneficiaries out of Minorities population   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Muslim    |                        172245158 |              20974526 |                2645897 |                     451864 |              24072287 | 13.98                                                      |
| Christian |                         27819588 |               3193073 |                 396388 |                      95175 |               3684636 | 13.24                                                      |
| Sikh      |                         20833116 |               2130441 |                 344440 |                      42286 |               2517167 | 12.08                                                      |
| Buddhist  |                          8442972 |                759126 |                  20464 |                       2549 |                782139 | 9.26                                                       |
| Jain      |                          4451753 |                282410 |                  76243 |                     379444 |                 20791 | 8.52                                                       |
| Parsi     |                            57264 |                  3283 |                    457 |                         53 |                  3793 | 6.62                                                       |
| TOTAL     |                        233849851 |              27342859 |                3483889 |                     612718 |              31439466 |                                                            |

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## Annexure

| Ministry of Minority Affairs                                    | Ministry of Minority Affairs                                              | Ministry of Minority Affairs                                    | Ministry of Minority Affairs                                    | Ministry of Minority Affairs                                    |
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| Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18 &2018-19 &2019-20 (Rs in crore) | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18 &2018-19 &2019-20 (Rs in crore)           | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18 &2018-19 &2019-20 (Rs in crore) | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18 &2018-19 &2019-20 (Rs in crore) | Scheme-wise BE 2016-17, 2017-18 &2018-19 &2019-20 (Rs in crore) |
| S.No.                                                           | Scheme                                                                    | BE 2017-18                                                      | BE 2018-19                                                      | BE 2019-20                                                      |
| A.1                                                             | EDUCATIONALEMPOWERMENT -                                                  |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |
| 1                                                               | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                                    | 950                                                             | 980                                                             | 1220.3                                                          |
| 2                                                               | Post-Matric Scholarship                                                   | 550                                                             | 692                                                             | 496.01                                                          |
| 3                                                               | Merit-cum-Means                                                           | 393.54                                                          | 522                                                             | 366.43                                                          |
| 4                                                               | Maulana Azad National Fellowship Interest subsidy on educational loans on | 100                                                             | 153                                                             | 155                                                             |
| 5                                                               |                                                                           | 8                                                               | 24                                                              | 30                                                              |
| 6                                                               | Free Coaching and Allied schemes                                          | 48                                                              | 74                                                              | 75                                                              |
| 7                                                               | Support for students clearing Prelims- UPSC                               | 4                                                               | 8                                                               | 20                                                              |
|                                                                 | Sub-total                                                                 | 2053.54                                                         | 2453                                                            | 2362.74                                                         |
| A.2                                                             | ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT -                                                     |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |
| 8                                                               | Skill Development Initiave                                                | 250                                                             | 250                                                             | 250                                                             |
| 9                                                               | USTTAD (Hunar Haat)                                                       | 22                                                              | 30                                                              | 50                                                              |
| 10                                                              | Nai Manzil (skill to 8th to 10th)                                         | 175.95                                                          | 140                                                             | 140                                                             |
| 11                                                              | Equity of NMDFC                                                           | 170                                                             | 165.02                                                          | 100                                                             |
|                                                                 | Sub-total                                                                 | 617.95                                                          | 585.02                                                          | 540                                                             |
| A.3                                                             | SPECIAL INITATIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT                                        |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |
| 12                                                              | Leadership development of Minority Women                                  | 15                                                              | 15                                                              | 15                                                              |
| 13                                                              | Scheme for Containing Population Decline of Small Minority community      | 2                                                               | 4                                                               | 4                                                               |
| 14                                                              | Hamari Dharohar -                                                         | 12                                                              | 6                                                               | 8                                                               |
| 15                                                              | Research/ Studies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Publicity -                 | 50                                                              | 55                                                              | 60                                                              |
|                                                                 | Sub-total                                                                 | 79                                                              | 80                                                              | 87                                                              |
| B.                                                              | AREA DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES                                                |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |
| 16                                                              | Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karya karam                                      | 1200                                                            | 1320                                                            | 1470                                                            |
| C.                                                              | SUPPORT TO INSTITUTIONS                                                   |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |
| 17                                                              | Maulana Azad Education Foundation -                                       | 113                                                             | 125.01                                                          | 90                                                              |
| 18                                                              | Grants to SCAs of NMDFC -                                                 | 2                                                               | 2                                                               | 2                                                               |
| 19                                                              | Quami Waqf Board Tariquatti scheme                                        | 13                                                              | 16.94                                                           | 17.5                                                            |
| 20                                                              | Sahari waqf sampati vikas yojana                                          | 3.18                                                            | 3.16                                                            | 3.16                                                            |
| 21                                                              | Secretariat -                                                             | 17.66                                                           | 19.14                                                           | 22                                                              |
| 22                                                              | National Commision for Minorities                                         | 8.41                                                            | 8.62                                                            | 9.3                                                             |
| 23                                                              | Commr Linguistic Minorities -                                             | 2.74                                                            | 2.32                                                            | 2.3                                                             |
| 25                                                              | Haj CGI Jeddah -                                                          | 78                                                              | 76.79                                                           | 85                                                              |
|                                                                 | Haj Secretariat -                                                         | 7                                                               | 8                                                               | 9                                                               |
|                                                                 | Sub-total                                                                 | 244.99                                                          | 261.98                                                          | 240.26                                                          |
|                                                                 | Grand Total                                                               | 4195.48                                                         | 4700                                                            | 4700                                                            |