Lok Sabha Question No. 2924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ajay Nishad, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2924 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## Schemes for Minorities

- †2924. SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  new  welfare  schemes  being  implemented  for  the  minorities  in  the country along with the names of schemes initiated exclusively in the last two years;

(b) the funds allocated/released/ utilised under the various schemes during the last two years and the current year, State-wise and schemes-wise;

(c) the target set and achieved under the said schemes during the said period, State-wise and scheme-wise;

(d)  whether  the  funds  allocated  under  these  schemes  have  not  been  fully utilised by the State Governments during the above said period and if so, the details thereof and Government's reaction thereto; and

(e) whether there are some slippages in achieving the targets and percolating the benefits down to the beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof along with the  manner in  which  the  Government  is  planning  to  plug  these  loopholes  for effective implementation of these schemes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry  is  implementing  the  following  schemes  /  programmes  in  the country, for the welfare & development of the six (6) centrally notified minority communities namely, Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Sikhs and Parsis. These schemes / programmes in brief are as under:-
- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: for upto class X.

(2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme: for class XI to Ph.D.

(3) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship: Scheme for Professional and Technical Courses.

(4) Maulana Azad National Fellowship: Fellowship for pursuing higher studies such as M. Phil and Ph. D as per UGC norms.

(5)  Naya  Savera:  Free  Coaching  &  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 for recruitment to Group 'A' , 'B' and 'C' level.

(6)  'Padho  Pardes':  Scheme  of  Interest  Subsidy  on  Educational  Loans  for Overseas Studies.

(7)  Nai  Udaan: Support to minority candidates clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC/SSC,  State  Public  Service  Commission  (PSC)  -  The  objective  of  the Scheme is to provide financial  support  to  the  minority  community  candidates clearing prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission and State Public Service Commissions for preparation of their mains exams.

Support for candidates clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commission (PSC) etc.

(8) Jiyo Parsi: The scheme aims to contain the population decline of Parsis in India.  A  unique  scheme  that  aims  to  contain  population  decline  of  Parsis  in India.

(9) Nai Roshni: An exclusive scheme for Leadership Development of Women to instill  confidence  in  them  by  providing  knowledge,  tools  and  techniques  for interacting with Government systems, banks and intermediaries at all levels.

(10) Seekho Aur Kamao: A Placement linked skill development program.

(11)  Nai  Manzil:  A  scheme  for  formal  school  education  &  skilling  of  school dropouts.

(12) USTTAD:  Scheme  for  upgrading  Skills  and  Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts, organising of Hunar Haats for marketing of such arts and crafts.

(13)  Hamari Dharohar: A scheme to preserve rich heritage of Indian Minority Communities under the overall concept of Indian Culture.

(14) Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) implements educational and employment oriented schemes.  Garib Nawaz Employment Scheme initiated in 2017-18

(15)  National  Minorities  Development  and  Finance  Corporation  (NMDFC) provides  concessional  loans  to  minorities  for  self-  Employment  and  income generating ventures.

(16)  Quami  Waqf  Board  Taraqqaiti  Scheme  initiated  in  2015.  Under  this scheme, IIT, Kanpur, Roorkee, Mumbai and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) Hyderabad have been selected for conducting GIS Mapping of Waqf Properties. IIT Roorkee has already started GIS Mapping of Waqf Properties in

Haryana.  National  Remote  Sensing  Centre,  Hyderabad  has  started  Pilot  on GIS  mapping  of  Waqf  properties  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana.    GIS Mapping of Waqf Properties enables Waqf Board to detect encroachment and Waqf  Board  may  initiate  action  for  eviction  of  encroachment  as  well  as development of prime Waqf Properties to enhance their income.

(17) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK). (b) & (c) The funds allocated and released / utilised under various schemes to meet  the  scheme  objectives  during  the  last  two  years  and  current  years  is Rs.13595.48 crore and Rs.9130.67 crore till 31.10.2019 respectively. Statement is annexed .  No state-wise allocation is done in the Budget. (d)  &  (e)  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK),  State

Governments  are  regularly  utilizing  the  funds  released  to  them  for  various projects for the said period. The government is also monitoring the implementation of different schemes at ground level through visits by officers, inspection reports, scheme evaluation, Committees at Block, District and State Levels (for PMJVK) to insure that the benefits percolate to the intended target groups and loopholes if any are identified and remedies made available from time to time.

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Annexure refer to in Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2924 for answer on 05.12.2019 Scheme-wise allocation of budget by the Ministry of Minority Affairs during last two years.

| S.No   | Scheme                                                                 | BE 2017-18   | Actual Expr   | BE 2018-19   | Actual Expr   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
| 1      | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                                 | 950.00       | 1108.13       | 980.00       | 1176.19       |
| 2      | Post-Matric Scholarship                                                | 550.00       | 479.72        | 692.00       | 354.89        |
| 3      | Merit-cum-Means                                                        | 393.54       | 388.79        | 522.00       | 261.17        |
| 4      | Maulana Azad National Fellowship                                       | 100.00       | 124.87        | 153.00       | 97.85         |
| 5      | Interest subsidy on educational Loans on Overseas studies.             | 8.00         | 17.00         | 24.00        | 45.00         |
| 6      | Free Coaching &Allied Scheme                                           | 48.00        | 45.59         | 74.00        | 44.61         |
| 7      | Support for Students Clearing Prelims UPSC                             | 4.00         | 6.18          | 8.00         | 6.72          |
|        | Sub-total                                                              | 2053.54      | 2170.28       | 2453.00      | 1986.43       |
| 8      | Skill Development Initiatives                                          | 250.00       | 199.80        | 250.00       | 175.73        |
| 9      | USTTAD (Hunar Haat)                                                    | 22.00        | 21.80         | 30.00        | 31.26         |
| 10     | Nai Manzil (skill to 8th to 10th)                                      | 175.95       | 93.73         | 140.00       | 93.73         |
| 11     | Equity of NMDFC                                                        | 170.00       | 170.00        | 165.02       | 165.00        |
|        | Sub-total                                                              | 617.95       | 485.33        | 585.02       | 465.72        |
| 12     | Leadership Development of Minority Women                               | 15.00        | 15.19         | 15.00        | 13.83         |
| 13     | Scheme for Containing population decline of a small minority Community | 2.00         | 3.00          | 4.00         | 4.00          |
| 14     | Hamari Dharohar                                                        | 12.00        | 0.64          | 6.00         | 1.64          |
| 15     | Maulan Azad Midiacal Aid                                               | -            | -             | -            | -             |
| 16     | Research/ Studies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Publicity                | 50.00        | 50.04         | 55.00        | 52.60         |
|        | Sub-total                                                              | 79.00        | 68.87         | 80.00        | 72.07         |
| 17     | Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram                                    | 1200.00      | 1197.66       | 1320.00      | 1156.07       |
|        | Sub-total                                                              | 1200.00      | 1197.66       | 1320.00      | 1156.07       |
| 18     | Maulana Azad Education Foundation                                      | 113.00       | 113.00        | 125.01       | 36.00         |
| 19     | Grants to SCAs ofNMDFC -                                               | 2.00         | 0.30          | 2.00         | 2.00          |
| 20     | Sahari waqf sampati Vikas Yojana                                       | 3.18         | 3.16          | 3.16         | 3.16          |
| 21     | Quami Waqf Board Taraqqaiti Scheme                                     | 13.00        | 10.58         | 16.94        | 11.89         |
| 22     | Secretariat -                                                          | 17.66        | 17.81         | 19.14        | 28.16         |
| 23     | N C for Minorities                                                     | 8.41         | 7.26          | 8.62         | 8.92          |
| 24     | C Linguistic Minorities                                                | 2.74         | 1.86          | 2.32         | 1.70          |
| 25     | Haj CGI Jeddah                                                         | 78.00        | 56.72         | 76.79        | 73.39         |
| 26     | Haj Secretariat                                                        | 7.00         | 6.48          | 8.00         | 7.50          |
|        | Sub-total                                                              | 244.99       | 217.17        | 261.98       | 172.72        |
|        | Grand Total                                                            | 4195.48      | 4139.31       | 4700.00      | 3853.01       |