Lok Sabha Question No. 2778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Schemes for upliftment of minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2778 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## SCHEMES FOR UPLIFTMENT OF MINORITIES

## 2778.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the schemes launched for upliftment of minorities during the last three years and the budget allocated for the same along with the details thereof;
- (b)  whether scholarships  have  been  provided  to minorities during the last three years;
- (c)  if  so,    the    budget    allocated    and    the    details    of  beneficiaries,  State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to increase this amount in the current financial year and if so, the details thereof;  and
- (e)   if    not,    whether    this    increase    is    proposed   in  proportion  to  the  increase  in population and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): The Government has implemented various schemes during the last three years for  the  welfare  and  upliftment  of  every  section  of  the  society  including  minorities especially  economically  weaker  &  downtrodden  sections  all  over  the  country  with schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN), Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY),  Pradhan  Mantri  AwasYojana  (PMAY),  Beti  Bachao  Beti Padhao Yojana, etc.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  also  implements  programmes/  schemes  for  socioeconomic  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 during last  three  years  in  brief are as under:-

- (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.

(6) Nai Roshni -Leadership development of women  belonging to minority communities.

(7) 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.

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

(9) Jiyo Parsi - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis in India.

(10)USTTAD  (Upgrading  the  Skills  and  Training  in  Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development).  Hunar  Haats  are  being  organised  across  the  country  to  provide employment opportunities and markets to artisans/craftsmen.

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

(12) Hamari Dharohar- A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture.

(13)  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  implements  education  and  skill related  schemes  as  follows:-  (a)  Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  for Meritorious  Girls  belonging  to  the  economically  weaker  sections  of  Minorities  (b) Gharib Nawaz Self Employment Scheme started in 2017-18 for providing short term job  oriented  skill  development  training    to  youth  (c)  Bridge  Course  for  madarsa students & school dropouts.

(14) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for  providing  concessional  loans  to  minorities  for  self-employment  and  income generating ventures.

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  Ministry  also  implements  schemes  for  strengthening State Waqf Boards.

The details of the schemes (S. No.1 to 12)  mentioned above  and status of their implementation are available on the website of this Ministry (www.minorityaffairs.gov.in) and those at serial No.(13) and (14) are available on the website of MAEF (www.maef.nic.in) and NMDFC (www.nmdfc.org ) respectively.

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 3.92 lakh persons have been benefitted under employement 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,  Sadbhav  Mandaps,  Hunar  Hubs  etc  in  backward  Minority  concentrated areas across the country.

During last three years i.e 2018-19 to 2020-21, funds to the tune of Rs. 14429 crores was  allocated  in  the  Budget  for  this  Ministry.    The  details  of  budget  allocated  is available on the website of this Ministry (www.minorityaffairs.gov.in)

(b) & (c): State/UT wise   number of scholarships sanctioned during the last three years  under  various  scholarship schemes  including  Chhattisgarh  state,  is at Annexure. No state-wise fund allocation is made under these schemes.

(d)  &  (e):  The  scholarship  schemes  are  continuing  as  per  the  existing  guidelines.

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Annexure referred in reply to parts (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2778 for 05.08.2021

| State/UT-wise details of Scholarship sanctioned during the last three years i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21   | State/UT-wise details of Scholarship sanctioned during the last three years i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21   | State/UT-wise details of Scholarship sanctioned during the last three years i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                | States/UTs                                                                                            | Number of Scholarship sanctioned                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                        | 503541                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                                             | 545797                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                 | 785310                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                 | 826909                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                          | 22576                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                   | 2630                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                               | 468516                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                               | 41778                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                      | 7190                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                       | 1346483                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                             | 192458                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                             | 1736186                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                | 2160475                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                                | 16250                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                        | 450830                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                           | 2369230                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                               | 123099                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                             | 54920                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                               | 153414                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                              | 169217                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                                | 52641                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                                | 1487991                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                                             | 548423                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                                | 1516                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                            | 1237697                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                               | 16389                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                         | 2608329                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                                           | 88214                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                           | 1419702                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                    | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                     | 3248                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                            | 4901                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu                                                                    | 966                                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                 | 22501                                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                                            | 11568                                                                                                 |