Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.41 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## Welfare Scheme for Minorities

| 41.                                                           | SHRI PINAKI MISRA:                                                                                                                                       |
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| (a)                                                           | whether any new welfare schemes for the minority section of the society have been launched in the last five years;                                       |
| (b)                                                           | if so, the details thereof; and                                                                                                                          |
| (c)                                                           | the details of fund allocation for each of the schemes and the percentage of funds that has been utilized during the last three years ending 30.11.2018? |
| ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTARABBAS NAQVI) | ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTARABBAS NAQVI)                                                                                            |
| (a) to (c):                                                   | A statement is laid on the table of the House.                                                                                                           |

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*41,  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 06.02.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  PINAKI  MISHRA  REGRADING  "WELFARE SCHEME FOR MINORITIES".

- (a) & (b): Government has initiated the following welfare schemes for minorities during the last five years:-
- (1) NaiManzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts has been initiated in the year 2016-17.  Since inception Rs. 210.75 has been released for 1 lakh youth under the programme.
- (2) USTTAD  (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) Scheme.  HunarHaat is also being organised under this Schemefrom 2016-17 to furtherpromote traditional crafts/arts, employment generation and strengthen their market linkages.  Till date 11 HunarHaats have been organized.
- (3) HamariDharohar - Implementation of this scheme is done to preserve rich heritage of minority communities under the overall concept of Indian Culture.
- (4) The  Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme  (MsDP)  has  been  restructured  and implemented  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  VikasKaryakram(PMJVK)  in  the  remaining period  of  14 th Finance  Commission.      Under  the  restructured  PMJVK,  the  area covered has been extended by adding 109 Minority Concentration District Headquarters (MCD  Hqr), increasing the number of Minority Concentration Blocks(MCB) from 710 to 870 and Minority Concentration Towns(MCT) from 66 to 321.  New states/UTs namely, Goa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland and Himachal Pradesh have been included under the programme.  Overall, the number of Districts covered under the restructured PMJVK is around 308 of the country as compared to 196 Districts under the MsDPprogramme in the 12 th Plan period.
- (5) The  pre-matric,  post-matric  and  merit-cum-means  based  scholarship  schemes  have been restructured for implementation through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and  to  provide  for  disbursement  of  scholarship  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer (DBT).    Since  inception  of  the  scheme  579  lakh  scholarships  have  been  disbursed amounting to Rs. 12996.80crores.
- (6) SekhoAurKamao  a  placement  linked  skill  development  scheme  for  minorities  has been launched during 2013-14.  The scheme aims at upgrading the skills of minority youth in various model/traditional skills  depending upon their qualification, present economic trends and market potential which can earn them a suitable employment or make them skilled to go for self-employment.  Under the scheme 4.67 lakh persons have  been  sanctioned/allocated  and  an  amount  of  Rs.  710.89  crore  has  been  spent since inception.
- (7) Under the Begum HazratMahal National Scholarship for meritorious girls, implemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation, scholarship is also being given to girls studying in class IX and X, besides girls studying in class XI and XII.  Since 2014-15, Rs. 216.32crore has been disbursed as scholarship to 2.41 lakh girl students.
- (8) Gharib  Nawaz  Skill  Development  Training  for  Minorities  -  A  scheme  to  provide short-term  job  oriented  skill  development  courses  to  youths  belonging  to  the  06 centrally notified minority communities, namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains {implemented through Maulana Azad Education

Foundation (MAEF)}. Since inception an amount of Rs. 400 crore has been allocated under the scheme.

- (9) Bridge  Course  for  madarsa  students  &  school  dropouts  by  Aligarh  Muslim University,  Aligarh  and  Jamia  Millia  Islamia,  New  Delhi  under  Nai  Manzil scheme (implemented through MAEF).
- (10) Swachh Vidyalaya (implemented through MAEF).  Since inception an amount of Rs. 20 crore has been allotted under the scheme.

The details of the schemes at serial No. (1) to (6) are available on the website of this Ministry ( www.minorityaffairs.gov.in )  and  those  at  serial  No.(7)  to  (10)  are  available  on  the  website  of MAEF ( www.maef.nic.in ).

(c): The details of quantum of fund allocated for each of the schemes and the percentage of funds utilized  in  the  last  three  years  till  31.12.2018  are  available  on  the  website  of  the  Ministry  at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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