Lok Sabha Question No. 2971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Educational Upliftment and Skill Development among Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2971

ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## EDUCATIONAL UPLIFTMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AMONG MINORITIES

## 2971. SMT. PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the measures undertaken to enhance educational access and quality among minority communities particularly under schemes such as Nai Udaan, Naya Savera and Nai Manzil;

(b) the details of the initiatives introduced by the Government to promote entrepreneurship and skill development among minority youth especially through collaborations with industry partners  and  the  integration  of  digital  skills  in  training  programmes  under  the  PM-VIKAS scheme; and

(c)  the  details  of  progress  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  with specific  details  on  infrastructure  projects -such  as  schools,  health  centres  and  community assets completed in minority-concentrated districts since 2020?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implemented 'Nai  Udaan',  'Naya  Savera'  and  'Nai Manzil' schemes. A brief of these schemes is as follows:

- i. Nai Udaan Scheme was launched in the year 2013-14 to provide financial support to the minority candidates who qualify in the preliminary examinations conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC), and State Public Service Commissions (SPSCs). Since the inception of the scheme, about 9,300 candidates were trained under the scheme. The scheme has been discontinued w.e.f. Financial Year 2022-23.
- ii. Naya Savera scheme  also  popularised  as  Free  Coaching  and Allied  Scheme,  was launched  in  the  year  2006-07  for  the  candidates/students  belonging  to  minority communities under which Free Coaching was provided to assist students/candidates belonging  to  the  notified  minority  communities  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, railways etc. Since the inception of the scheme, about 1.19 lakh candidates (approx.) were trained under the scheme.  The scheme  has been discontinued w.e.f. Financial Year 2022-23.
- iii. Nai Roshni Scheme ,  a  Leadership Development Programme for Minority Women, was launched in 2012-13 with an objective to empower and instill confidence among minority women by providing knowledge, tools and techniques for interacting with Government systems, banks and other institutions at all levels. Since inception, about 4.35 lakh candidates(approx.) were trained under the scheme. The scheme has been now converged as the Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship component into an integrated scheme viz. Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS).

(b): Under  the  PM  VIKAS  scheme,  the  Project  Implementation  Agencies  (PIAs)  are required to ensure placement of candidates as per the scheme guidelines and it forms a part of the  MoUs  that  the  Ministry  signs  with  the  implementing  agencies.  Under  non-traditional (modern)  skilling,  PIAs  are  required  to  ensure  placement  of  at  least  75  percent  skilled beneficiaries  in  some  form  of  employment  (wage/  self-employment/  apprenticeship),  of which at least 50 percent should be placed in organized sector, as categorised in the National Skill Quality Framework (NSQF)/ Common Cost Norms (CCN).

The Government promotes entrepreneurship and  skill development among minority youth  under  the  PM  VIKAS  scheme  through  industry-aligned,  National  Skill  Quality Framework  (NSQF)  compliant  training  courses.  The  scheme  integrates  digital  skills  and digital literacy, including training in modern job roles in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Internet  of  Things  etc,  to  enhance  employability  and  self-employment  opportunities.  The entire  training  lifecycle  is  managed  through  the  Skill  India  Digital  Hub  (SIDH)  portal  of Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship(MSDE),  ensuring  transparency  and effective monitoring.

(c): Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram" (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is the  flagship  program  of  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  for  creation  of  community infrastructure  in  the  Minority  Concentration Areas  of  the  country  in  the  sectors  of  Health, Skill  Development,  Education,  Women  Centric  Projects,  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation, Sports, Renewable Energy, Tourism, Animal Husbandry and Other Community Infrastructure.  The  details  of  infrastructure  projects  approved  since  2020  under  PMJVK scheme are at Annexure-I.

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## Annexure I

Annexure referred to in reply to  part (c)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2971 asked by Smt. Pratima Mondal regarding Educational Upliftment and Skill Development among Minorities

## Details of infrastructure projects approved since 2020 under PMJVK

| Name of Projects                                                |   No of units approved |   Total Cost approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   Central share approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   No of Units work in progress |   No of Units Completed |   No of units dropped |   No of units not started |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| Additional Classrooms/ Library/ Lab/ Hall in schools            |                    878 |                            26399.6  |                              22232     |                            258 |                     427 |                   151 |                        42 |
| AWC                                                             |                    226 |                              705    |                                438.75  |                              1 |                      84 |                   141 |                         0 |
| Colleges                                                        |                     10 |                             8511.89 |                               6833.75  |                              5 |                       1 |                     3 |                         1 |
| Community Infrastructure                                        |                     13 |                             4310.14 |                               3879.13  |                              3 |                       0 |                     0 |                        10 |
| Community Service Centre/ Sadbhav Mandap/ Community Hall        |                     78 |                            26542.3  |                              20019.6   |                             17 |                      17 |                     2 |                        42 |
| Drinking Water                                                  |                      6 |                             1420.71 |                               1278.64  |                              1 |                       2 |                     0 |                         3 |
| Guest house, Staff Qtrs, Water supply                           |                      1 |                              710    |                                639     |                              1 |                       0 |                     0 |                         0 |
| Health Projects                                                 |                    464 |                           242824    |                             177122     |                             75 |                     342 |                     8 |                        39 |
| Hostel for school/ ITI/ polytechnic                             |                     61 |                            28183.9  |                              21857.9   |                             24 |                      29 |                     0 |                         8 |
| Hunar Hub                                                       |                      1 |                              735.91 |                                441.546 |                              0 |                       0 |                     0 |                         1 |
| Infrastructure in college                                       |                     20 |                            23232.5  |                              22544.8   |                              3 |                       2 |                     0 |                        15 |
| ITI/ Additional Infrastructure for ITI                          |                      9 |                             6258.36 |                               4050.17  |                              5 |                       2 |                     0 |                         2 |
| Misc infrastructure                                             |                     75 |                              164.75 |                                148.248 |                              1 |                       0 |                     7 |                        67 |
| New Hostels and Classroom (BDP)                                 |                      8 |                             3760.97 |                               3385.8   |                              8 |                       0 |                     0 |                         0 |
| Non Civil works- Bicycle/ furniture/ Equipment/ Training        |                   1444 |                              549.85 |                                486.675 |                              0 |                      14 |                  1429 |                         1 |
| Other Infrastructure in school                                  |                   4583 |                            12292.8  |                               8139.32  |                            210 |                    4188 |                   128 |                        57 |
| Polytechnic/ Additional infrastructure for existing polytechnic |                      4 |                             1669.23 |                               1410.51  |                              3 |                       1 |                     0 |                         0 |

| Residential School                                    |    43 |   81220.06 |   57927.906 | 38   |     4 |    0 |   1 |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------|------------|-------------|------|-------|------|-----|
| Sanitation Projects                                   |    10 |    2769.47 |    2464.17  | 1    |     3 |    4 |   2 |
| School Buildings                                      |    53 |   34545    |   32468.4   | 10   |    22 |    1 |  20 |
| Skill Centre Infrastructure                           |     2 |    1217    |    1217     |      |     0 |    0 |   2 |
| Skill Centres                                         |    11 |    3295.42 |    2765.15  | 2    |     8 |    0 |   1 |
| SMART Classroom/ Computer Lab/ Teaching Aid in school |  7245 |   27252.4  |   21426.3   | 1639 |  5506 |  100 |   0 |
| Sports Projects                                       |    98 |   54592.6  |   48562.1   | 22   |    61 |    0 |  15 |
| Tourist Centre                                        |     4 |     674.35 |     606.915 | 4    |     0 |    0 |   0 |
| Women Entrepreneurship Facilitation Centre            |     6 |    3076.6  |    2768.94  | 6    |     0 |    0 |   0 |
| Working Women Hostel                                  |     6 |    4081.45 |    2583.87  | 4    |     0 |    0 |   2 |
| Total                                                 | 15359 |  600997    |  467699     | 2341 | 10713 | 1974 | 331 |