Lok Sabha Question No. 756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Key Programmes to assist Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sanghamitra Maurya, Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 756

## ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## KEY PROGRAMMES TO ASSIST MINORITY COMMUNITIES

756. SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of flagship programmes and initiatives introduced by the Government to assist minority communities; and

(b) the manner in which these initiatives have affected the lives of the Minority Communities?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   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, through  various schemes  of  the Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry  of Culture,  Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry of Minority Affairs specifically implements various schemes across the country for socio-economic  and  educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority communities.  The  details  of  programmes  and  initiatives  introduced  by  the  Government and the  manner  in which  these  initiatives have affected the lives of the  Minority Communities are as under:

## (A) Educational Empowerment Schemes

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

## (B)  Employment and Economic Empowerment Schemes

i)   Erstwhile  Seekho  aur  Kamao  (SAK),   Nai  Manzil,  USTTAD  and  Nai  Roshni, schemes  have  been  converged  into  an  integrated  scheme  called  'Pradhan  Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)' for minority communities.

ii)  National  Minorities  Development  and  Finance  Corporation(NMDFC)  provides concessional  loans  to  minorities  on  refinance  mode  which  supports  them  in  their Economic  empowerment  and  generation  of  livelihoods.  Government  supports  the NMDFC in execution of this programme.

## (C) Special Schemes

- i. Jiyo Parsi: A Scheme for reversing the population decline of parsis    in India.
- ii. Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati Scheme(QWBTS) and Shahari Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana(SWSVY) to increase the earning of Waqf Properties.

## (D) Infrastructure Development Schemes

Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  to  provide  infrastructure  for  Socioeconomic development of Minority concentrated areas.

The Scheme wise details are available on the website of the Ministry i.e www.minorityaffairs.gov.in

(b)    All the schemes together have contributed in the acquisition of high level skills, greater opportunities in livelihood, high employability potential, improved access to better infrastructure, improved health and in the overall welfare of the Minority Communities.

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