Lok Sabha Question No. 432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Schemes for Upliftment of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 432

ANSWERED ON 27.11.2024

## SCHEMES FOR UPLIFTMENT OF MINORITIES

## 432.  SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of welfare schemes and programmes launched for the upliftment of minorities and the funds allocated to each scheme during the last five years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  identified  specific  focus  areas  or  communities  affected  by riots  for  social  and  economic  rehabilitation,  if  so,  the  details  of  special  provisions  made under these schemes for such areas;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government  to  improve  education levels  among  minority communities, particularly in riot-affected regions along with is the status of enrollment and retention rates in schools within these areas; and
- (d) the details of the number  of  scholarships  loans,  and financial  assistance  schemes specifically  for  students  from  minority  communities  along  with  the  percentage  of  such benefits which have been reached to riot-affected or marginalised minority groups during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  to  (d):  The  Government  implements  various schemes  for the  welfare  and  upliftment of every strata,   including  minorities,  specially the economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged sections  of  the   society.  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  specifically  implements  various schemes for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the six (6) centrally notified minority communities, these schemes are implemented across the country  and not in specific focus areas such as riot affected regions etc. The Schemes/ programmes implemented by the Ministry are as under:

## 1. Educational Empowerment Schemes

- i. Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- ii. Post Matric Scholarship Scheme
- iii. Merit-cum-Mean based Scholarship Scheme

## 2. Employment and Economic Empowerment Schemes

- i) Pradhan  Mantri  Virasat  Ka  Samvardhan  (PM  VIKAS): PM  VIKAS  scheme comprises of the following components which target to improve employability and support in generating better livelihood opportunities for the targeted beneficiaries.
- a) Skilling and Training component
- b) Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship component
- c) Education support component (for school dropouts)

Further, the scheme targets to promote credit and market linkages for the beneficiaries.

- ii) National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) : NMDFC provides concessional loan to 'Backward sections' amongst the notified minorities for self employment,  income  generation  activities  under  its  schemes  of  Term  loan,  Education loan,   Virasat  scheme  &  Micro  Finance  scheme  through  State  Channelizing  Agencies (SCAs)  nominated by respective State Govt./ UT Administration and Canara Bank.

## 3. Infrastructure Development Scheme

i) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) : To Develop community infrastructure  in  the  Minority  Concentration  areas  of  the  country  in  the  sectors  viz. Health,  Skill  Development,  Women  Centric  Projects,  Drinking  water  and  Supply, Sanitation and Sports.

## 4. Special Schemes

Jiyo Parsi: A Scheme for reversing the population decline of Parsis in India.

The details of these schemes are available on the website of the Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in .  The  details  of  funds  allocated  to each  scheme  during  the past 05 (five) years are Annexed .

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## Scholarship Schemes

| Scheme   | Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme   | Merit-Cum- Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Total   |
|----------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------|
| Year     | Allocation                      | Allocation                       | Allocation                                  |         |
| 2019-20  | 1199.82                         | 482.66                           | 361.51                                      | 2043.99 |
| 2020-21  | 1330.00                         | 535.00                           | 400.00                                      | 2265.00 |
| 2021-22  | 1378.00                         | 468.00                           | 325.00                                      | 2171.00 |
| 2022-23  | 556.82                          | 515.00                           | 358.02                                      | 1429.84 |
| 2023-24  | 400.00                          | 1000.00                          | 25.00                                       | 1425.00 |
| Total    | 4864.64                         | 3000.66                          | 1469.53                                     | 9334.83 |

Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)

| Allocation and expenditure (in Cr.) for Skilling Schemes   | Allocation and expenditure (in Cr.) for Skilling Schemes   | Allocation and expenditure (in Cr.) for Skilling Schemes   | Allocation and expenditure (in Cr.) for Skilling Schemes   | Allocation and expenditure (in Cr.) for Skilling Schemes   | Allocation and expenditure (in Cr.) for Skilling Schemes                              | Allocation and expenditure (in Cr.) for Skilling Schemes                              |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Schemes                                                    | SAK (Seekho Aur Kamao)                                     | SAK (Seekho Aur Kamao)                                     | Nai Manzil                                                 | Nai Manzil                                                 | USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) | USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) |
| Year                                                       | BE                                                         | AE                                                         | BE                                                         | AE                                                         | BE                                                                                    | AE                                                                                    |
| 2019-20                                                    | 250                                                        | 175.5                                                      | 140                                                        | 34.44                                                      | 50                                                                                    | 54.48                                                                                 |
| 2020-21                                                    | 250                                                        | 190                                                        | 120                                                        | 59.84                                                      | 60                                                                                    | 56.74                                                                                 |
| 2021-22                                                    | 276                                                        | 268.5                                                      | 87                                                         | 48.86                                                      | 47                                                                                    | 76.68                                                                                 |
| 2022-23                                                    | 235.4                                                      | 65.28                                                      | 46                                                         | 7.62                                                       | 47                                                                                    | 10.61                                                                                 |
| 2023-24                                                    | 249.9                                                      | 209.4                                                      | 0.1                                                        | 0                                                          | 0.1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                     |
| 2024-25                                                    | 244.6                                                      | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| Grand Total                                                | 1261                                                       | 699.3                                                      | 393.1                                                      | 151                                                        | 204                                                                                   | 199                                                                                   |

National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC)

| F.Y.    |   Fund Allocated/Release d by GOI for Equity Contribution in NMDFC (in crs.) |   Concessional credit disbursed by NMDFC (in crs.) |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                                                          160 |                                             602.5  |
| 2020-21 |                                                                          110 |                                             650.41 |
| 2021-22 |                                                                          100 |                                             700    |
| 2022-23 |                                                                          159 |                                             881.7  |
| 2023-24 |                                                                           61 |                                             765.45 |

Annexure

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)

| Details of funds allocated (Actual Expenditure) in the past five years (Rs. in Crore)   |   Details of funds allocated (Actual Expenditure) in the past five years (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20                                                                                 |                                                                                 1698.29 |
| 2020-21                                                                                 |                                                                                 1091.94 |
| 2021-22                                                                                 |                                                                                 1266.87 |
| 2022-23                                                                                 |                                                                                  222.66 |
| 2023-24                                                                                 |                                                                                  189.23 |

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