Lok Sabha Question No. 3602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Development of Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## Development of Minority Communities

## 3602. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  new  action  plan  for  the  all  round development of minority communities in the country;

## (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the total funds allocated for the welfare and educational upliftment of minority communities in the country during the last three years State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (c):  Government  has  implemented  various  schemes  for  socio-economic  and educational empowerment of the six (6) centrally notified minority communities namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains. These schemes/programmes  in  brief  are  as  under.    The  schemes  have  no  state-wise allocation of funds and is based on need based demands and physical allocations.
- (1) Pre-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship  Scheme -For educational empowerment of students.
- (2) Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme - Provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance.
- (3) Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - To enhance skill and  knowledge  of  students  and  candidates  for  employment  through

competitive examinations and admission in technical and professional courses.

- (4) Padho Pardesh - Scheme of interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas higher studies.
- (5) Nai  Udaan  -  Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commission (PSC) etc.
- (6) Nai Roshni - Leadership development of minority women.
- (7) Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill development scheme for youth from 14 35  years  of  age  and  aims  to  improve  employability  of  existing workers, school dropouts etc.
- (8) USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
- (9) Nai  Manzil  -  A  scheme  for  formal  school  education  &  skilling  of school dropouts.
- (10) Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  earlier  known  as MsDP - Implemented in identified Minority Concentration Areas for creation of assets in education, skill and health sectors.
- (11) Jiyo  Parsi  -  Scheme  for  containing  population  decline  of    Parsis  in India.
- (12) Hamari  Dharohar  -  A  scheme  to  preserve  rich  heritage  of  minority communities of india under the overall concept of Indian culture.
- (13) Grants-in-Aid  to  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  for implementation of education and skill related schemes:-
11. (a)    Grants-in-Aid to NGOs/Trust/Society
12. (b) Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to the Minorities
13. (c)    Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Training for providing shortterm job oriented skill development courses to youth belonging to minority communities.
- (14) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC)  for  providing concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating ventures.

The  funds  allocated  for  implementation  of  various  schemes  of  this Ministry during the last three years is Annexed.

Details  including  funds  released  under  the  various  schemes  of  the Ministry are available on the website www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

| Annexure Annexure mentioned in reply to part (a ) to (c) of Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 3602 for 02.01.2019 regarding Development of Minority Communities "asked by Prof. Ravindra   | Annexure Annexure mentioned in reply to part (a ) to (c) of Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 3602 for 02.01.2019 regarding Development of Minority Communities "asked by Prof. Ravindra       | Annexure Annexure mentioned in reply to part (a ) to (c) of Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 3602 for 02.01.2019 regarding Development of Minority Communities "asked by Prof. Ravindra   | Annexure Annexure mentioned in reply to part (a ) to (c) of Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 3602 for 02.01.2019 regarding Development of Minority Communities "asked by Prof. Ravindra   | Annexure Annexure mentioned in reply to part (a ) to (c) of Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 3602 for 02.01.2019 regarding Development of Minority Communities "asked by Prof. Ravindra   | Annexure Annexure mentioned in reply to part (a ) to (c) of Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 3602 for 02.01.2019 regarding Development of Minority Communities "asked by Prof. Ravindra   |
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| STATEMENT INDICATING BUDGET ESTIMATES, AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURE DURING 2015- 2017-18 & BE 2018-19 & Actual Exp. Till 30.11.2018)                                                            | STATEMENT INDICATING BUDGET ESTIMATES, AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURE DURING 2015- 2017-18 & BE 2018-19 & Actual Exp. Till 30.11.2018)                                                                | STATEMENT INDICATING BUDGET ESTIMATES, AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURE DURING 2015- 2017-18 & BE 2018-19 & Actual Exp. Till 30.11.2018)                                                            | STATEMENT INDICATING BUDGET ESTIMATES, AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURE DURING 2015- 2017-18 & BE 2018-19 & Actual Exp. Till 30.11.2018)                                                            | STATEMENT INDICATING BUDGET ESTIMATES, AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURE DURING 2015- 2017-18 & BE 2018-19 & Actual Exp. Till 30.11.2018)                                                            | STATEMENT INDICATING BUDGET ESTIMATES, AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURE DURING 2015- 2017-18 & BE 2018-19 & Actual Exp. Till 30.11.2018)                                                            |
| Non-Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue)                                                                                                                                              | Non-Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue)                                                                                                                                                  | Non-Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue)                                                                                                                                              | Non-Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue)                                                                                                                                              | Non-Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue)                                                                                                                                              | Non-Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue)                                                                                                                                              |
| S. No                                                                                                                                                                                     | Name of the Scheme/Programme                                                                                                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                               | BE                                                                                                                                                                                        | BE                                                                                                                                                                                        | BE                                                                                                                                                                                        | BE                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                         | Secretariat-Social Service                                                                                                                                                                    | 11.50                                                                                                                                                                                     | 13.59                                                                                                                                                                                     | 17.66                                                                                                                                                                                     | 19.14                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                         | Other Social Services                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| i)                                                                                                                                                                                        | National Commission for Minorities(NCM)                                                                                                                                                       | 7.56                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7.67                                                                                                                                                                                      | 8.41                                                                                                                                                                                      | 8.62                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ii)                                                                                                                                                                                       | Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities (CLM)                                                                                                                                               | 3.09                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.82                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.74                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.32                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | NCRLM                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| i)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Grants-in- Aid to Waqf                                                                                                                                                                        | 3.15                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3.15                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3.16                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3.16                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ii)                                                                                                                                                                                       | Grants-in- Aid to Central Waqf Council                                                                                                                                                        | 0.03                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                           | Total =                                                                                                                                                                                       | 25.33                                                                                                                                                                                     | 27.26                                                                                                                                                                                     | 31.99                                                                                                                                                                                     | 33.24                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue and Capital)                                                                                                                                      | Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue and Capital)                                                                                                                                          | Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue and Capital)                                                                                                                                      | Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue and Capital)                                                                                                                                      | Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue and Capital)                                                                                                                                      | Plan Schemes/Programmes (Voted, Revenue and Capital)                                                                                                                                      |
| A                                                                                                                                                                                         | Central Sector Scheme(CS)                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                         | Grants in Aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation                                                                                                                                            | 113.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 113.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 113.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 125.01                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                         | Free Coaching & Allied Schemes for Minorities                                                                                                                                                 | 45.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 48.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 74.00                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | Contribution to the Equity of NMDFC                                                                                                                                                           | 120.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 140.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 170.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 165.02                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                         | Research /studies , monitoring & evaluation of development Schemes for Minorities including publicity                                                                                         | 45.25                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 50.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 55.00                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                         | Grant-in-aid to state Channelising Agencies (SCA) engaged for implementation in NMDFC programme                                                                                               | 2.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                         | Scheme for Leadership development of Minority Women                                                                                                                                           | 15.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15.00                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                         | Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students                                                                                                                                        | 49.83                                                                                                                                                                                     | 80.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 100.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 153.00                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                         | Computerisation of records of State Waqf Boards (the scheme at S.N0.13 has been merged with scheme at S.No. 8 and named as Computerisation of Records and Strengthening of State Wakf Boards) | 3.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3.30                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3.30                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16.94                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                         | Interest subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas studies                                                                                                                                    | 4.19                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 8.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 24.00                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                        | Scheme for containing population decline of small minorities                                                                                                                                  | 2.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                        | Skill development Initiatives                                                                                                                                                                 | 67.45                                                                                                                                                                                     | 210.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 250.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 250.00                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                        | Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Services Commissions etc.                                                                                          | 4.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4.00                                                                                                                                                                                      | 8.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                        | Strengthening of the State Waqf Boards                                                                                                                                                        | 6.70                                                                                                                                                                                      | 9.70                                                                                                                                                                                      | 9.70                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                        | Sehat scheme - Maulana Azad Medical Aid Scheme                                                                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                        | Merit-cum-Means scholarship for professional and technical courses of undergraduate and post-graduate                                                                                         | 335.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 335.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 393.54                                                                                                                                                                                    | 522.00                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                        | Pre-Matric Scholarships for Minorities                                                                                                                                                        | 1040.10                                                                                                                                                                                   | 931.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 950.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 980.00                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                        | Post-Matric Scholarships for Minorities                                                                                                                                                       | 580.10                                                                                                                                                                                    | 550.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 550.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 692.00                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                           | Sub-total(CS)=                                                                                                                                                                                | 2432.63                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2489.00                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2668.54                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3085.97                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| B Centrally Sponsered Scheme(CSS)                                                                                                                                                         | B Centrally Sponsered Scheme(CSS)                                                                                                                                                             | B Centrally Sponsered Scheme(CSS)                                                                                                                                                         | B Centrally Sponsered Scheme(CSS)                                                                                                                                                         | B Centrally Sponsered Scheme(CSS)                                                                                                                                                         | B Centrally Sponsered Scheme(CSS)                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                         | Multi Sectoral Development Programme for Minorities in selected of minority concentration districts(Renamed as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram)                                           | 1251.64                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1125.00                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1200.00                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1320.00                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Central Sector Scheme(CS)                                                                                                                                                                 | Central Sector Scheme(CS)                                                                                                                                                                     | Central Sector Scheme(CS)                                                                                                                                                                 | Central Sector Scheme(CS)                                                                                                                                                                 | Central Sector Scheme(CS)                                                                                                                                                                 | Central Sector Scheme(CS)                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                           | *Secretariat, M/o.Minority Affairs Service                                                                                                                                                    | 1.49                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                         | Upgrading Skill and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD)(Central Sector Scheme)                                                                                       | 17.01                                                                                                                                                                                     | 20.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 22.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30.00                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | Hamari Dharohar (Central Sector Scheme)                                                                                                                                                       | 10.01                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6.00                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                         | Nai Manzil (Central Sector Scheme)                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                           | 155.00                                                                                                                                                                                    | 175.95                                                                                                                                                                                    | 140.00                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                         | Expenditure on CGI Jeddah and Haj                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                           | 85.00                                                                                                                                                                                     | 84.79                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Sub- total(CSS)                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1280.15                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1311.00                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1494.95                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1580.79                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Grand Total(A+B) = 3712.78                                                                                                                                                                | Grand Total(A+B) = 3712.78                                                                                                                                                                    | Grand Total(A+B) = 3712.78                                                                                                                                                                | 3800.00                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4195.48                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4700.00                                                                                                                                                                                   |