Lok Sabha Question No. 2963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Security of Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2963 TO BE ANSWERED ON  05-12 -2019

## Security of Minority Students

## 2963. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has analyzed the problem of security faced by the minority students, if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon;
- (b) whether the Government has received complaints regarding problem of equity from the minority students, if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Minorities Commission has received such complaints during the last five years, if so, the number of cases received in each State and action taken thereon;
- (d) whether the Government has received recommendation from Minorities Commission or request from other organizations for ensuring the security and equity for minority students, if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to establish an effective mechanism for ensuring the security and equity for minority students, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a),(d) & (e) The responsibility of maintaining law & order, registration and prosecution of crimes against all citizens, including minorities, rests with the respective State Governments. 'Public Order'and 'Police' are State subjects as per the provisions of the Constitution. In order to assist the State Government/Union Territory Administrations to maintain  communal  harmony,  the  Central  Government  shares  intelligence,  sends  alert messages, advisories etc. from time to time. The guidelines are reiterated while sending advisories  by  the  Government  with  the  objective  of  sensitization  of  States/UTs  and enhancing  their  preparedness  from  time  to  time.  No  official  recommendation  has  been received. However, appropriate action is taken on relevant communication received from time to time.

As far as ensuring equity for minority students, the Government implements various schemes which aim at their educational empowerment and socio-economic empowerment. The details of these schemes are as under:-

## (I) Educational Empowerment

(i)    Scholarship  Schemes-  Pre-Matric  Scholarship,  Post-Matric  Scholarship  and  Meritcum-Means based Scholarship.

(ii)   Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme with the aim to enhance skills and knowledge  of  students  and  candidates  from  minority  communities  to  get  employment  in Government Sector/  Public  Sector  Undertaking,  jobs  in  private  sector,  and  admission  in reputed  institutions  in  technical  and  professional  courses  at  under-graduate  and  postgraduate levels.

(iii)       Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  Scheme,  provides  financial  assistance  to students from notified minority communities, to pursue higher education such as M. Phil and Ph. D.

(iv)      In addition, the Maulana  Azad Education Foundation implements the following two schemes:

- (a)  Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for meritorious girls belonging to minorities studying in Classes IX to XII.
- (b)  Gharib Nawaz Employment Programme.

## (II) Economic Empowerment

- (i)            National  Minorities  Development  Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Loan Schemes provide concessional loans for self-employment and income generating activities for  the  socio-economic  development  of  the  'backward  sections'  amongst  the notified minorities.
- (ii)           Priority Sector Lending by Banks.(Department of Financial Services)
- (iii)          National Urban Livelihoods Mission (M/o Housing & Urban Affairs)
- (iv)         National Rural Livelihoods Mission (M/o Rural Development)
- (v)          Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Gramin Kaushal Yojana (M/o Rural Development)
- (vi)         Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin)- (M/o Rural Development)

In  addition,  another  scheme  namely  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  is implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs,  which aims to improve the socio-economic conditions and basic amenities of minorities so as to improve their quality of life and reduce imbalances  in  the  identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas.   The  major  projects  approved under PMJVK education, health and skill, include Residential Schools, School buildings, Hostels,  Degree  Colleges,  ITIs,  Polytechnics,  Sadbhav  Mandaps,  Health  Centres,  Skill Centres etc.

The details of various schemes, being implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, as well  as  other  Ministries/Departments  for  the  welfare  of  minorities  are  available  on  the website of the Ministry of Minority Affairs at - www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

(b)  &  (c)  The  details  of  State-wise  complaints  received  during  last  five  years  regarding problem of security and equity faced by the minority students by National Commission for Minorities(NCM)  are:- 3 cases each from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, one case each from Rajasthan  &  Tamil  nadu  and  the  matter  was  appropriately  taken  up  by  NCM  with concerned organizations/institutions.

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