Lok Sabha Question No. 3515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Upliftment of Anglo Indian Community
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## UPLIFTMENT OF ANGLO INDIAN COMMUNITY

## 3515. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the government has held any meeting with the Anglo-Indian community from  different  parts  of  the  country  aiming  for  socio-economic  educational empowerment of the community?
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  government  has  launched  any  scheme  to  reverse  the  declining trend  of  Parsi  population  by  adopting  a  scientific  protocol  and  structured interventions, stabilize their population and increase the population of Parsis in India; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof.

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

(a) & (b): A meeting with the representatives of the Anglo Indian community was held in New Delhi in 2017. Besides, the representatives of the Anglo Indian Community visit Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  from  time  to  time.  Based  on  interactions  with  them,  all States/Union Territories have been advised to look into the problems and grievances of the Anglo Indian Community.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  been  implementing  a  scheme  namely 'Jiyo  Parsi  -  Scheme  for  containing  the  population  decline  of  Parsis  in  India'  since 2013-2014 with the objective to contain and attempt to reverse the declining trend of Parsi  population  by  adopting  a  scientific  protocol  and  structured  interventions  to stabilize their population and balance their population in India.   The Scheme has three components:

| i.   | Advocacy:            | Includes counselling of couples with fertility, marriage, family and elderly counselling including workshops on relationship management, parenting, drug awareness etc.                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ii.  | Health of Community: | Includes crèche/child care support, senior citizen honorarium for child care, assistance to elderly etc. the income criterion for the family whose elderly to be benefitted is Rs. 10.0 lakhs per family per year.                                                                                                                     |
| iii. | Medical Assistance:  | Includes Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), which includes In-Vitro Fertilization and Intra Cytoplasmic Injection (ICS) and other modes including Surrogacy. Benefits under the component can be availed by any eligible Parsi couple. However, percentage of financial assistance depends on annual income of the beneficiary. |

As on date 172 babies have been born with intervention of the scheme.

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