Lok Sabha Question No. 1370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Educational Empowerment of Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Queen Oja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1370 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## Educational Empowerment of Minorities

1370.   SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  several  schemes  for  educational  empowerment  of minorities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Naya Savera and Nai Udaan scheme is also launched by the Government for the said purpose and if so, the salient features of the said schemes, scheme-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has any data about the minority students who are taking the benefits of the said schemes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b): The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every  strata,  including  minorities,  especially  the  economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged sections  of  the  society,  through  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social  Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry

of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  specifically  implemented  various  schemes,  including  PreMatric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship schemes, across the country  for socioeconomic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities.

(c) to (e): The Naya Savera scheme provided free coaching to students belonging to the minority communities  for  qualifying  in  entrance  examinations  for  admission  in  technical/  professional courses  and  various  Competitive  examinations  for  recruitment  to  Group  'A'  ,  'B'  and  'C' services.

The Nai Udaan Scheme was to provide financial support to the minority community candidates clearing prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission and State Public Service Commissions for preparation of their mains exams.

Since  inception,  1,19,223  and  9336  minority  students  were  benefitted  under  Naya  Savera  and

Nai Udaan scheme respectively. State-wise details of number of students are at Annexure.

Both schemes have been discontinued from Financial Year 2022-23.

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| Annexure referred to in Reply to Parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1370   | Annexure referred to in Reply to Parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1370   | Annexure referred to in Reply to Parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1370   | Annexure referred to in Reply to Parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1370   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                      | State                                                                                        | Naya Savera                                                                                  | Nai Udaan                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                               | 12155                                                                                        | 36                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                            | 0                                                                                            | 152                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                        | 2650                                                                                         | 217                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                        | 2250                                                                                         | 606                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                   | 1270                                                                                         | 1                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                 | 620                                                                                          | 45                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                            | Delhi                                                                                        | 6279                                                                                         | 99                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                          | 50                                                                                           | 0                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                      | 3203                                                                                         | 212                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                      | 2100                                                                                         | 36                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                             | 25                                                                                           | 8                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                           | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                            | 2280                                                                                         | 1181                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                    | 1585                                                                                         | 110                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                    | 11018                                                                                        | 146                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                       | 4675                                                                                         | 263                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                                       | 0                                                                                            | 4                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                               | 4835                                                                                         | 503                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                  | 12694                                                                                        | 351                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                      | 2167                                                                                         | 1449                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                    | 670                                                                                          | 38                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                      | 990                                                                                          | 180                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                     | 100                                                                                          | 97                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                           | Orissa                                                                                       | 815                                                                                          | 31                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                   | 0                                                                                            | 1                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                       | 2030                                                                                         | 67                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                    | 5251                                                                                         | 154                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                       | 0                                                                                            | 4                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                   | 1300                                                                                         | 201                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                    | 5580                                                                                         | 25                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                      | 240                                                                                          | 25                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                | 21688                                                                                        | 519                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                  | 410                                                                                          | 16                                                                                           |
| 33                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                  | 10293                                                                                        | 2559                                                                                         |
|                                                                                              | Total                                                                                        | 119223                                                                                       | 9336                                                                                         |