Lok Sabha Question No. 26 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Nai Roshni Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *26

## ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## NAI ROSHNI SCHEME

- *26. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:
- Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state : (a) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned  under  the  Nai  Roshni  Scheme  during  the last three years, State-wise; (b)   the  details  of  funds  utilized,  out  of  the  allocated  funds,  during  the  said period; (c) the details  of  physical  and  financial  progress  made  so  far  under  the  said scheme; and whether the Government has taken steps to ensure that beneficiaries have attained socio economic empowerment post training under the scheme and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) :  A statement is laid on the table of the House.

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *26 asked by SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH and SHRIMATI VANGA

GEETHA VISWANATH regarding 'NAI ROSHNI SCHEME'. (a) to (d) : Nai Roshni scheme is a Central Sector scheme which aims to empower and enhance confidence in women by providing knowledge, tools and techniques for Leadership Development of Women. It  is  a  six-day  non-residential/five-day  residential  training  programme  conducted  by selected  Programme  Implementing  Agencies  for  the  women  belonging  to  minority community in the age group of 18 to 65 years. The training programme cover areas related  to  programmes  for  women,  health  and  hygiene,  legal  rights  of  women, financial literacy, digital literacy, Swachch Bharat, Life Skills, and advocacy for social and behavioral changes, etc. Scheme-specific other detailed information is available at  website  http://nairoshni-moma.gov.in  .  The scheme provides for hand-holding of all the beneficiaries for a period upto 12 months after the training. During the last three year i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21, funds to the tune of Rs. 26 crores have  been  sanctioned  under  the  scheme  through  which  around  one  Lakh  women have been trained. State-wise details of physical and financial progress for the last three years is placed at Annexure. So  far,  Rs.108.24  Crore  have  been  released  to  the  Programme  Implementing Agencies and around 4.35 Lakh women have been trained under the scheme.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *26 asked by SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH and SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH regarding 'NAI ROSHNI SCHEME'.

## State-wise details of funds sanctioned under the Nai Roshni Scheme during the last three years (2018-19 to 2020-21)

|   S. No. | States            |   Fund Released (in Rs. crores) |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                            0.39 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                            0.03 |
|        3 | Assam             |                            1.34 |
|        4 | Bihar             |                            0.14 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh      |                            0.14 |
|        6 | Delhi             |                            0.59 |
|        7 | Gujarat           |                            0.03 |
|        8 | Haryana           |                            0.51 |
|        9 | Himanchal Pradesh |                            0.03 |
|       10 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                            0.3  |
|       11 | Jharkhand         |                            0.12 |
|       12 | Karnataka         |                            0.29 |
|       13 | Kerala            |                            0.16 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                            3.11 |
|       15 | Maharashtra       |                            0.5  |
|       16 | Meghalaya         |                            0.02 |
|       17 | Nagaland          |                            0.08 |
|       18 | Odisha            |                            0.15 |
|       19 | Punjab            |                            0.29 |
|       20 | Rajasthan         |                            1.08 |
|       21 | Telangana         |                            0.13 |
|       22 | Tamil Nadu        |                            0.22 |
|       23 | Uttar Pradesh     |                           15.91 |
|       24 | Uttarakhand       |                            0.65 |
|       25 | West Bengal       |                            0.47 |