Lok Sabha Question No. 710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Naya Savera Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 710

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## NAYA SAVERA SCHEME

## 710. SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether Naya Savera Scheme has been implemented in Assam;

(b) if so, the number of beneficiaries under this scheme in Assam especially in Tezpur Parliament Constituency, year-wise;

(c)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  to  North  Eastern  States  under  various  schemes implemented by the Government during the last three years; and

(d) the details of funds allocated to and spent by North Eastern States especially Assam for the said schemes during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  Free  Coaching  and  Allied  Scheme (Naya Savera) to assist students/candidates belonging to the six notified minority communities namely  Sikh,  Jain,  Muslim,  Christian,  Buddhist  and  Parsi  by  way  of  special  coaching  for qualifying  examinations  for  admission  in  technical/professional  courses  and  competitive examination for recruitment to Group 'A', 'B', & 'C' services and other equivalent posts under the  Central  and  State  Governments  including  public  sector  undertakings,  banks,  insurance companies  as  well  as  autonomous  bodies.  The  scheme  is  implemented  across  the  country including Assam through empaneled Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) /  NonGovernment Organizations (NGOs) since 2007-08.

(b) 100 students were allocated for two centers in Kamrup district of Assam State during 201718 and another 100 students in 2019-20 under the Naya Savera scheme.

(c)& (d).Details of funds allocated and released to North Eastern states including Assam for various schemes implemented by North Eastern Council (NEC), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, during the last three (3) years are given at Annexure-I.

Apart from the above, Ministry of Minority Affairs also implements various schemes for socio-economic  empowerment  for  the  six  notified  minority  communities.  The  details  of  funds released by the Ministry in the North Eastern region including Assam, during the last three years are given in Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 710 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022 ASKED BY SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS REGARDING 'NAYA SAVERA SCHEME'

| Summary of funds allocated for various schemes implemented by NEC during the last three years w.e.f 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | Summary of funds allocated for various schemes implemented by NEC during the last three years w.e.f 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | Summary of funds allocated for various schemes implemented by NEC during the last three years w.e.f 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | Summary of funds allocated for various schemes implemented by NEC during the last three years w.e.f 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | Summary of funds allocated for various schemes implemented by NEC during the last three years w.e.f 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | Summary of funds allocated for various schemes implemented by NEC during the last three years w.e.f 2019-20 to 2021-22.   |
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| Sl No                                                                                                                     | FY                                                                                                                        | Budget Estimates (BE)                                                                                                     | Actual Allocation (AA)                                                                                                    | Actual Expenditure (AE)                                                                                                   | Expenditure over Allocation (%)                                                                                           |
| 1.                                                                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                                                                   | 1476.28                                                                                                                   | 1243.28                                                                                                                   | 1243.28                                                                                                                   | 100                                                                                                                       |
| 2.                                                                                                                        | 2020-21                                                                                                                   | 1474.49                                                                                                                   | 852.52                                                                                                                    | 852.52                                                                                                                    | 100                                                                                                                       |
| 3.                                                                                                                        | 2021-22                                                                                                                   | 1135.04                                                                                                                   | 1133.55                                                                                                                   | 1133.27                                                                                                                   | 99.98                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                     | 4085.81                                                                                                                   | 3229.35                                                                                                                   | 3229.07                                                                                                                   | 99.99                                                                                                                     |

| Summary of funds released to North Eastern States from 2019-20 to 2021-22 under various schemes of NEC (Rs. in crore)   | Summary of funds released to North Eastern States from 2019-20 to 2021-22 under various schemes of NEC (Rs. in crore)   | Summary of funds released to North Eastern States from 2019-20 to 2021-22 under various schemes of NEC (Rs. in crore)   | Summary of funds released to North Eastern States from 2019-20 to 2021-22 under various schemes of NEC (Rs. in crore)   | Summary of funds released to North Eastern States from 2019-20 to 2021-22 under various schemes of NEC (Rs. in crore)   | Summary of funds released to North Eastern States from 2019-20 to 2021-22 under various schemes of NEC (Rs. in crore)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                  | State Name                                                                                                              | FY 2019-20                                                                                                              | FY 2020-21                                                                                                              | FY 2021-22                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 51.26                                                                                                                   | 19.35                                                                                                                   | 94.00                                                                                                                   | 164.61                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                   | 14.54                                                                                                                   | 16.89                                                                                                                   | 66.19                                                                                                                   | 97.62                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                                 | 45.13                                                                                                                   | 22.10                                                                                                                   | 97.41                                                                                                                   | 164.64                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                               | 54.18                                                                                                                   | 15.76                                                                                                                   | 206.42                                                                                                                  | 276.36                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                                 | 52.82                                                                                                                   | 57.40                                                                                                                   | 97.82                                                                                                                   | 208.04                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                                | 36.91                                                                                                                   | 35.63                                                                                                                   | 239.74                                                                                                                  | 312.28                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                                  | 33.02                                                                                                                   | 5.85                                                                                                                    | 71.73                                                                                                                   | 110.60                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                                 | 17.14                                                                                                                   | 14.03                                                                                                                   | 184.93                                                                                                                  | 216.10                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Other Agencies                                                                                                          | 938.28                                                                                                                  | 665.51                                                                                                                  | 75.03                                                                                                                   | 1678.82                                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                   | 1243.28                                                                                                                 | 852.52                                                                                                                  | 1133.27                                                                                                                 | 3229.07                                                                                                                 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXUREREFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 710 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022 ASKED BY SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS REGARDING 'NAYA SAVERA SCHEME'

| Details of funds released under various schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs in the North Eastern Region during the last three years w.e.f. 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | Details of funds released under various schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs in the North Eastern Region during the last three years w.e.f. 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | Details of funds released under various schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs in the North Eastern Region during the last three years w.e.f. 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | Details of funds released under various schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs in the North Eastern Region during the last three years w.e.f. 2019-20 to 2021-22.   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                | Name of Scheme                                                                                                                                                       | Fund released in NER (Rs in Cr)                                                                                                                                      | Fund released Assam state(Rs Cr)                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                    | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                                                                                                                               | 565.56                                                                                                                                                               | 352.11                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                    | Post -Matric Scholarship                                                                                                                                             | 156.30                                                                                                                                                               | 109.06                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                    | Merit-cum-Means Scholarship                                                                                                                                          | 87.18                                                                                                                                                                | 63.26                                                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                    | PMJVK                                                                                                                                                                | 1182.83                                                                                                                                                              | 32.77                                                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                    | Nai Manzil                                                                                                                                                           | 24.77                                                                                                                                                                | 14.19                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                    | Naya Savera                                                                                                                                                          | 2.17                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.26                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                    | NMDFC                                                                                                                                                                | 30.57                                                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                | 2049.38                                                                                                                                                              | 571.65                                                                                                                                                               |