Lok Sabha Question No. 3096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Education and Employment Opportunities for Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami, Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3096

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY COMMUNITIES

## 3096.    SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Government to provide education and employment opportunities for the upliftment of minority communities in Bihar during the last three years;

(b) whether the Government provides any scholarship at the undergraduate/university level to the minorities in Bihar;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether any study has been conducted by the Government regarding the actual condition of minorities in Bihar; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SMT.  SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)   to  (c)  :   Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs   implements  the  following   schemes  across  the country including in the  State of Bihar  for educational empowerment and skill development of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority  communities  namely  Christians,  Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslims, Parsis and Jains :

## (A): Educational Empowerment Schemes:

(1)  Pre-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme  (w.e.f.2008-09)  - Scholarship  is  provided  to  minority students from Class I to X, whose family income is not more than Rs.1 Lakh per annum. 30% scholarships are earmarked for girl students. Since 2014-15 till 2021-22, in Bihar 11.07 lakh students have been sanctioned Pre Matric Scholarship amounting to Rs.311.63 Crore.

(2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (2007-08) - Scholarship is provided to minority students from Class  XI to Phd., whose family income is not more than Rs. 2 Lakh per annum. 30% scholarships are earmarked for girls students. Since 2014-15 till 2021-22, in Bihar 3.44 lakh students have been sanctioned Post Matric Scholarship amounting to Rs.191.28 Crore.

(3)  Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  Scheme  (2007-08)  - Scholarship  is  provided  to minority  students  for  Professional  and  Technical  courses,  at  Under  Graduate  and  Post Graduate  level  whose  family  income  is  not  more  than  Rs.  2.5  Lakh  per  annum.  30% scholarships are earmarked for girl students. Since 2014-15 till 2021-22, 79,746 students in Bihar have been sanctioned scholarship under the Scheme amounting to Rs. 221.79 Crore.

All the three Scholarship schemes are on boarded on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and the scholarship amount is disbursed through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

(4)  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  Scheme  (w.e.f.  2009-10)  -  Under  the  scheme fellowship in the form of financial assistance is provided to minority candidates who clear the UGC-NET or Joint CSIRUGC-NET examination and whose family income is not more than Rs. 6 lakh per annum. 30% seats are earmarked for girl students. Since 2014-15 to 2021-22, 356 Fresh scholars,  besides  renewal,  in  Bihar  have  been  sanctioned  Fellowships  under  the Scheme.

(5)  Padho  Pardesh  (w.e.f.  2013-14)- Under  the  scheme  interest  subsidy  is  provided  to students  of  minority  communities  on  educational  loans,  for  overseas  higher  studies  and whose annual family income is not more than Rs. 6 lakh per annum. 35% seats are earmarked for girl students. During the period  2014-15 to 2021-22, interest subsidy has been released to 52 students in Bihar.

(6) Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme (w.e.f. 2006-07)  - The Scheme aims to provide  free  coaching  to  students/candidates  belonging  to  minority  communities  whose family income is not more  than Rs. 6 lakh per annum,  for qualifying in entrance examinations of technical/ medical professional courses and various Competitive examinations. 30% seats are earmarked for girl students.

(7)  Nai  Udaan  (w.e.f.  2013-14)  -  Support  is  provided  to  minority  candidates  clearing Preliminary  examination  conducted  by  Union  Public  Service  Commission  (UPSC),  State Public  Service  Commission  (PSC),  Staff  Selection  Commission  (SSC)  etc. whose  family income not more than  Rs. 8 lakh per annum.

(8)  Scheme  for  Providing  Education  to  Madarsas/Minorities  (SPEMM) is a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme, which has been transferred from the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), M/o Education to Ministry of Minority Affairs w.e.f. 1st April, 2021. The SPEMM comprises of two schemes namely (i) Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM) and (ii) Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI).

## (B): Employment Oriented Schemes:

(9) Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill development scheme for youth of 14 - 45 years age group and aiming at providing employment and employment opportunities, improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc.

(10) USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development). An effective platform to provide self-employment, market and opportunity to traditional artisans and craft persons from the minority communities. 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  or educated in community educational institutions like Madarsas.

(12) Nai Roshni - Leadership development of women belonging to minority communities and non-minority communities (not exceeding 25% of each batch).

(d) & (e):   Schemes being implemented by Ministry of Minority Affairs are evaluated from time  to  time,  by  independent  agencies  to  find  out  the  impact  of  the  schemes  across  the country  and   wherever  necessary,  further  changes  in  the  schemes  are  carried  out  so  as  to make the schemes more efficient in implementation and in effectiveness

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