Lok Sabha Question No. 2783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Sachar Commission Report
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan, Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## Sachar Commission Report

## 2783.  SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN: SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the main objectives of Sachar Commission;
- (b) whether the Government has implemented Sachar Commission report and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has welfare projects exclusively for muslim community under the recommendation of Sachar Commission and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  added  other  minority  communities  to  the  schemes  formed under Sachar Commission recommendations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  will  constitute  new  commissions  to  study  the  backwardness  of muslim and christian communities in India and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b): The Government had constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) Rajinder Sachar in March 2005 for preparation of a comprehensive report on the social,  economic  and  educational  status  of  the  Muslim  community  of  India.  Details  are available on the website of the Ministry, www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.
- (c) The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every section of the society including minorities especially economically weaker & downtrodden sections all over the country like Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM  KISAN), Pradhan  Mantri  UjjwalaYojana  (PMUY),  Pradhan  Mantri  AwasYojana  (PMAY),  Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, etc.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  also  implements  programmes/  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 implemented by the Ministry in brief are as under:-

## A. Educational Empowerment Schemes:-

- 1) Pre-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Post-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme,  Merit-cumMeans  based  Scholarship  Scheme  -  For  educational  empowerment  of  students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
- 2) Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme - Provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance.
- 3) Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - The Scheme aims to provide free coaching to students/candidates belonging to minority communities  for qualifying in entrance examinations of technical/ medical professional courses and various Competitive examinations.
- 4) Padho Pardesh - Scheme of interest subsidy to students of minority communities on educational loans for overseas higher studies.
- 5) Nai  Udaan  -  Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by  Union  Public Service  Commission  (UPSC),  State  Public  Service  Commission  (PSC)  Staff Selection Commission (SSC) etc.

## B. Employment oriented schemes:-

- 6) Seekho  Aur  Kamao  -  Skill  development  scheme  for  youth  of  14  -  35  years  age group and aiming at providing employment  and  employment  opportunities, improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc.
- 7) USTTAD  (Upgrading  the  Skills  and  Training  in  Traditional  Arts/Crafts  for Development).  Hunar  Haat  are  being  organised  across  the  Country  to  provide employment opportunities and markets to artisans/craftsmen..
- 8) Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts.
- 9) Nai Roshni -Leadership development of women belonging to minority communities.

## C.   Infrastructure Development Programme:-

- 10) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) - Being  Implemented to provide basic infrastructure such as Schools, Colleges, ITIs, Polytechnics, Hostels, Sadbhav Mandap,  Skill  Development  Centres,  Drinking  water  and  Sanitation  facilities, Primary Health Centres etc. in deprived areas of the Country.

The  details  of  the  schemes  (S.  No.1  to  10)  mentioned  above  and  status  of  their implementation are available on the website of this Ministry (www.minorityaffairs.gov.in).

During  the  last  7  years,  achievements  made  under  the  major  Schemes  of  the Ministry are given as under:

- i. More than 4.52 crore beneficiaries have been provided different scholarships through  the  National  Scholarship  Portal  (NSP)  and  Direct  Benefit  Transfer (DBT) out of which more than 53% beneficiaries are female.
- ii. 69,544  candidates  have  been  benefitted  under  the  Naya  Savera  scheme  and approx.  3.92  lakh  persons  have  been  benefitted  under  employment  oriented scheme 'Seekho aur Kamao'.
- iii. Under USTTAD Scheme, Ministry has organised 28 'Hunar Haats' in which more  than  5.5  lakhs  artisans  and  people  associated  with  them  have  been provided employment and employment opportunities, out of which more than 50% beneficiaries are women.
- iv. Under  the  'Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karykram'  (PMJVK)  more  than  43 thousand  basic  infrastructure  projects  have  been  created  such  as  schools, colleges, hostels, community centres, common service centres, ITIs, Polytechnics, Girls Hostels, Sadbhavana Mandap, Hunar Hub etc in backward Minority concentrated areas across the country.
5. (d) Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  programmes/  schemes  for  socio-economic  and educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority  communities.  These communities  are  notified  under  Section  2  (c)  of  National  Commission  for  Minorities (NCM)  Act,  1992.    The  Jain  Community  has  been  included  as  the  sixth  minority community vide notification dated 27th January, 2014.
6. (e) No, Sir.

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