Lok Sabha Question No. 1459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Garib Nawaz Employment Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1459

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## GARIB NAWAZ EMPLOYMENT SCHEME

## 1459. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  beneficiaries  under  Garib  Nawaz  Employment  Scheme  since  2019  in  the country, State-wise including in Maharashtra, district-wise;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  training  centres  opened  and  functional,  State-wise  including  in Maharashtra, district-wise; and
- (c) the total amount of stipend benefit that has been disbursed under the scheme, State and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): The Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme (GNES) was started in 2017-18 and the training under GNES was conducted in 2017-18 and 2018-19.  The scheme is implemented by the Maulana Azad Education  Foundation  (MAEF),  an  Autonomous  body,  under  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs.  The objective of GNES is to provide short term job oriented skill development training to minority youth. So far 74,335 trainees have been trained across the country including 4,550 trained in Maharashtra. The details of beneficiaries under GNES is given at Annexure-I.
- (b):  The  training  under  GNES  has  been  completed  and  training  centers  have  been  closed  after completion of training.
- (c): An amount of Rs. 29,10,51,000 as stipend has been disbursed under GNES, including the state of Maharashtra is given at Annexure-II

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Annexure referred to in  reply  to  the  Part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1459  due  for answer on 15.12.2022 raised by Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe regarding Garib Nawaz Employment Scheme (GNES).The State-wise statement of beneficiaries under GNES:

| S. No.   | State             | Beneficiaries   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 2,200           |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 500             |
| 3.       | Assam             | 2,000           |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 2,100           |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 3,500           |
| 6.       | Delhi             | 4,800           |
| 7.       | Goa               | 600             |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 2,500           |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 2,600           |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 735             |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 7,300           |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 3,600           |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 2,000           |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 500             |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 2,600           |
| 16.      | Maharashtra       | 4,550           |
| 17.      | Manipur           | 1,200           |
| 18.      | Meghalaya         | 1,200           |
| 19.      | Mizoram           | 600             |
| 20.      | Nagaland          | 600             |
| 21.      | Odisha            | 1,000           |
| 22.      | Puducherry        | 600             |
| 23.      | Punjab            | 3,600           |
| 24.      | Rajasthan         | 3,550           |
| 25.      | Sikkim            | 1,000           |
| 26.      | Telangana         | 3,100           |
| 27.      | Tripura           | 600             |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 11,800          |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand       | 1,200           |
| 30.      | West Bengal       | 2,200           |
| Total    | Total             | 74,335          |

## Total number of beneficiaries under GNES district wise in Maharashtra:

| S. No.   | District   | Beneficiaries   |
|----------|------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Nagpur     | 1,862           |
| 2.       | Akola      | 400             |
| 3.       | Amravati   | 888             |
| 4.       | Thane      | 500             |
| 5.       | Nasik      | 600             |
| 6.       | Latur      | 300             |
| Total    | Total      | 4,550           |

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Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1459  due  for answer on 15.12.2022 raised by Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe regarding Garib Nawaz Employment Scheme (GNES):

| S. No.   | State             | Amount Released ( in Rupees)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 97,74,000                      |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 21,60,000                      |
| 3.       | Assam             | 85,86,000                      |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 84,79,500                      |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 1,48,24,500                    |
| 6.       | Delhi             | 1,63,98,000                    |
| 7.       | Goa               | 27,00,000                      |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 1,09,21,500                    |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 97,35,000                      |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 32,44,500                      |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 3,19,68,000                    |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 1,32,01,500                    |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 76,50,000                      |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 22,50,000                      |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,16,01,000                    |
| 16.      | Maharashtra       | 2,01,51,000                    |
| 17.      | Manipur           | 52,65,000                      |
| 18.      | Meghalaya         | 53,01,000                      |
| 19.      | Mizoram           | 18,00,000                      |
| 20.      | Nagaland          | 18,00,000                      |
| 21.      | Odisha            | 45,00,000                      |
| 22.      | Puducherry        | 26,82,000                      |
| 23.      | Punjab            | 1,38,51,000                    |
| 24.      | Rajasthan         | 1,23,99,000                    |
| 25.      | Sikkim            | 43,29,000                      |
| 26.      | Telangana         | 77,53,500                      |
| 27.      | Tripura           | 27,00,000                      |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 4,06,29,000                    |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand       | 49,50,000                      |
| 30.      | West Bengal       | 94,47,000                      |
| Total    | Total             | 29,10,51,000                   |

Year- wise payment of stipend under GNES:

| S .No.   | Period   | Stipend amount released ( in Rupees)   |
|----------|----------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2017-18  | -                                      |
| 2.       | 2018-19  | 12,52,17,000                           |
| 3.       | 2019-20  | 11,92,33,500                           |
| 4.       | 2020-21  | 68,23, 500                             |
| 5.       | 2021-22  | 3,97,77,000                            |
| Total    | Total    | 29,10,51,000                           |

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