Lok Sabha Question No. 324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: PM New 15-Point Programme for Welfare of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Tanuj Punia, Shri Benny Behanan, Dr. M P Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 324

ANSWERED ON 27.11.2024

## PM NEW 15-POINT PROGRAMME FOR WELFARE OF MINORITIES

## 324. SHRI TANUJ PUNIA:

DR. M P ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of the implementation of the Prime Minister's New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities, including the specific schemes operational under this programme and the number of beneficiaries reached during the current financial year;
- (b)  the  details  of  challenges  being  faced  for  the  proper  implementation  of minority welfare schemes, particularly in areas such as education, employment and skill development;
- (c)  the  details  of  outlay  and  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Government  during  the  last  five years; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  transparency  and  accountability  in  the allocation and utilisation of funds designated for minority welfare programmes?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  and  (b):  The  Prime  Minister's  New  15  Point  Programme  for  welfare  of  Minorities  is  a programme which covers various schemes/initiatives of the participating Ministries/Departments with  an  aim  to  ensure  that  the  underprivileged  and  weaker  sections  of  six  centrally  notified minority  communities  have  equal  opportunities  for  availing  the  various  Government  welfare Schemes and contribute to the overall socio-economic development of the Country. The schemes being  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  and  other  participating  ministries  are  as under:

- i. Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- ii. Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- iii. Merti-cum- Means based Scholarship Scheme
- iv. National Minorities Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Loan Schemes
- v. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan (M/o Education)
- vi. DeenDayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM)- (M/o Rural Development)
- vii. Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (M/o Rural Development)
- viii. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (M/o Rural Development)
- ix. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (M/o Housing & Urban Affairs)
- x. Priority Sector Lending by Banks (Department of Financial Services)
- xi. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (Department of Financial Services)
- xii. POSHAN Abhiyaan (Ministry of Women & Child Development)
- xiii. National Health Mission (Department of Health & Family Welfare)
- xiv. Ayushman Bharat (Department of Health & Family Welfare)
- xv. National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (Jal  Jeevan  Mission),  (Department  of Drinking Water & Sanitation)

The  Schemes  are  being  implemented  by  the  respective  Ministries/Departments  under  the saturation approach of Government. Under the saturation approach of the Government many of the components have achieved mainstreaming.

- (c):  The  details  of  the  outlay  and  expenditure  incurred  by  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  for minority welfare during the last five years is as under:

(Rs. in crores)

|   S.No. | Year    |   Outlay |   Expenditure |
|---------|---------|----------|---------------|
|       1 | 2019-20 |  4700    |       4505.12 |
|       2 | 2020-21 |  4005    |       3958.57 |
|       3 | 2021-22 |  4346.45 |       4325.24 |
|       4 | 2022-23 |  2612.66 |        837.68 |
|       5 | 2023-24 |  2608.93 |       1032.65 |

(d): The Ministry has ensured transparency and accountability in the allocation and utilization of funds for its various schemes through robust monitoring framework of scheme implementation including  comprehensive  checklists,  physical  inspections  and  increased  use  of  technology  to adopt  end  to  end  digitalization  of  the  scheme  implementation  processes  through  a  dedicated Management Information System (MIS) and receiving online public/beneficiary feed backs.

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