Lok Sabha Question No. 3011 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Garib Nawaz Employment Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3011

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## GARIB NAWAZ EMPLOYMENT SCHEME

3011.  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be please to state: (a) the aims and objectives of Garib Nawaz Employment Scheme; (b)  the  details  of  job-oriented  skill  development course  being  offered  under the above scheme;

- (c) the status of  implementation of  the  above  scheme  in  Telangana particularly in Ranga Reddy and Vikarabad districts; and
- (d) the details of training centres opened in Telangana along with the number of  people  who  got  employment  opportunities  since  implementation  of  the scheme in the country, year and State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  administers  the  scheme  of Gharib  Nawaz  Employment  Scheme  for  Minorities  from  the  year  2017-18 with  the  objective  to  provide  short  term  job  oriented  skill  development courses to minorities' youth in order to  enable  them for skill  based employment.  This scheme is implemented as per common norms issued by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSD&E) through the empanelled Program Implementation Agencies (PIAs). The Scheme targets especially the school dropouts amongst minority youths to gain sustainable employment opportunities through skill development courses.
- (b):    The  job-oriented  skill  development  course  being  offered  under  the Scheme  are  National  Skill Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  complaint. NSQF  lays down nationally recognised competency standard for all qualifications.  The scheme adheres to the cost norms of different trades as laid  down  by  the  Common  norms  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship (MSD&E).

(c)  and  (d)  :  The  Training  Centres  opened  under  Gharib  Nawaz  Employment Scheme is Telangana are Electronics Corporation Of India Limited, VIjaynagar, Hyderabad;  Electronics  Corporation  Of  India  Limited,  Cherlapally,  Hyderabad; Prism Educational Society, Ameerpet, Hyderabad; Society for EmploymentPromotion  &  Training  (SETWIN),  Purani  Haveli,  Hyderabad  and Noble  Education  Empowerment  Society,  Himayathnagar,  Hyderabad.Eligible students can avail the benefits of the scheme from any PIA empanelled under the scheme irrespective of the region.

The  scheme  ensures  70%  placement,  out  of  which  50%  should  be  in organized sector. As per scheme guidelines, the implementing organizations will be required to establish linkages with placement services, and for the candidates interested  in  self  employment  after  availing  the  training,  the  organization  shall arrange easy micro finance/ loans for them through financial institutions, National Minority Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC), banks etc. The number of Trainees  allocated  state-wise  under  Gharib  Nawaz  Employment  Scheme  is  at annexure.

## Annexure -

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3011 FOR 16.12.2021 REGARDING GARIB NAWAZ EMPLOYMENT SCHEME

The  number  of  people  who  got  employment  opportunities  since implementation of the scheme in the country, year and State-wise

| Trainees allocated under the scheme state wise: DATA (2017-18)   | Trainees allocated under the scheme state wise: DATA (2017-18)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE                                                            | TRAINEES ALLOCATED                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 3200                                                             |
| Assam                                                            | 1500                                                             |
| Bihar                                                            | 2100                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                     | 3500                                                             |
| Delhi                                                            | 4200                                                             |
| Goa                                                              | 600                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                          | 2100                                                             |
| Haryana                                                          | 2100                                                             |
| Himanchal Pradesh                                                | 735                                                              |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                  | 7300                                                             |
| Jharkhand                                                        | 4100                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                        | 1500                                                             |
| Kerala                                                           | 500                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 2100                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                      | 3200                                                             |
| Manipur                                                          | 600                                                              |
| Mizoram                                                          | 600                                                              |
| Nagaland                                                         | 600                                                              |
| Odisha                                                           | 1000                                                             |
| Puducherry                                                       | 600                                                              |
| Punjab                                                           | 3000                                                             |
| Rajasthan                                                        | 3800                                                             |
| Sikkim                                                           | 1000                                                             |
| Telangana                                                        | 3600                                                             |
| Tripura                                                          | 600                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 10600                                                            |
| Uttrakhand                                                       | 1200                                                             |
| West Bengal                                                      | 3200                                                             |