Lok Sabha Question No. 479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Schemes for the welfare of the minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 479 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021

## SCHEMES FOR THE WELFARE OF THE MINORITIES

## 479.  SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the various schemes under implementation for the welfare of the minorities in the country during the last two years;
- (b) the funds allocated/ utilised under the said schemes and the number of families/ persons benefited by these schemes during each of the last two years and the current year; scheme and State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether a number of States have failed to pass on the benefits of welfare schemes to the minorities particularly to the muslims in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the effective measures taken by the Government to ensure that the benefits of the schemes implemented for minorities actually reach the intended beneficiaries?

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

- (a) The Government is implementing various schemes 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  UjjwalaYojana  (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 two 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 Mandap, 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  Haat  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 beneficiaries have been trained/ allocated under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme.

(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.

(b): No  state-wise  allocation  of  funds  is  made  in  the  Budget  of  this  Ministry. Scheme-wise  details  of  the    funds  released/utilised    to  meet  the  scheme  objectives and  number  of  beneficiaries  under  various  schemes  during  the  last  two  years  and current year  i.e 2019-20 to 2021-22 (till 30.06.2021)  is  at Annexure .

- (c):   No, Sir.
- (d):   Does not arise.

(e): In order to ensure that the benefits of the schemes implemented for minorities actually reach the intended beneficiaries, the scholarship amount/financial assistance under  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  is  released  directly  into  the  account  of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. PIAs who implement the welfare schemes of this Ministry are also required to pay the stipend amount directly into the account of the beneficiaries through PFMS.

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## Annexure referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 479 for answer on 22.07.2021

|   S.No. | Schemes                                                   |   Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)* | No of Beneficiaries*                                                    |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                    |                        2670.75 | 10614317                                                                |
|       2 | Post-Matric Scholarship                                   |                         942.21 | 1391274                                                                 |
|       3 | Merit-cum-Means                                           |                         700.09 | 235973                                                                  |
|       4 | Maulana Azad National Fellowship                          |                         203.5  | 1726                                                                    |
|       5 | Interest subsidy on educational loans on overseas studies |                          34.62 | 8013                                                                    |
|       6 | Free Coaching and Allied schemes                          |                          32.41 | 14880                                                                   |
|       7 | Support for students clearing Prelims-                    |                          12.17 | 2371                                                                    |
|       8 | Skill Development Initiative                              |                         371.06 | 99100                                                                   |
|       9 | USTTAD (Hunar Haat)                                       |                         113.07 | 6930 (17 Hunaar Haats organized)                                        |
|      10 | Nai Manzil                                                |                          99.79 | Education Certificate issued: 18736 Skill Certified: 24324 Placed: 3913 |
|      11 | Equity of NMDFC                                           |                         270    | 308361                                                                  |
|      12 | Leadership development of Minority Women                  |                          13.31 | 40300                                                                   |
|      13 | Maulana Azad Education Foundation -                       |                         108.42 | 545550                                                                  |
|      14 | Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram                         |                        2963.79 | The projects under PMJVK are community assets                           |