Lok Sabha Question No. 1443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: Seekho aur Kamao/Nai Manzil Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1443

ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

## SEEKHO AUR KAMAO/NAI MANZIL SCHEMES

## 1443. MR PATHAN YUSUF:

- Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the candidates trained under the Seekho aur Kamao Scheme and Nai Manzil Scheme, State-wise and district-wise particularly in West Bengal; (b)  the  details  of  the  fund  allocated  and  released  for  the  said  two  schemes,  State-wise  and district-wise particularly the State of West Bengal; (c) whether the Government prepares religious minority-wise data of the beneficiaries of the scheme; and (d) if so, the details of beneficiaries, Religion-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) to (d): Under the Seekho aur Kamao (SAK) scheme, which was launched in 2013-14, about 32,477 beneficiaries were trained in the State of West Bengal. Similarly, under the Nai Manzil scheme, which was launched in 2015, about 5,730 beneficiaries were trained in the State of West Bengal. State-wise and religious  minority-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  trained  under the  Schemes is placed  at  Annexure. Since inception, a total of Rs. 1860.96 crores and Rs. 864.05 crores were allocated under the Seekho aur Kamao (SAK) and Nai Manzil schemes, out of which Rs. 1534.94 crores and Rs. 456.19 crores have been utilised respectively. These schemes were Central Sector Schemes and no State-wise funds/targets were allocated.

Annexure

| State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Seekho aur Kamao scheme   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                                                 | State                                                                                                                   | Muslim                                                                                                                  | Christian                                                                                                               | Sikh                                                                                                                    | Buddhist                                                                                                                | Parsi                                                                                                                   | Jain                                                                                                                    | Total Trained                                                                                                           |
| I.                                                                                                                      | Seekho Aur Kamao                                                                                                        | 366825                                                                                                                  | 30937                                                                                                                   | 43563                                                                                                                   | 9253                                                                                                                    | 85                                                                                                                      | 5600                                                                                                                    | 468170                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                          | 10007                                                                                                                   | 5693                                                                                                                    | 80                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                                       | 15958                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                                       | 1042                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                       | 110                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 1164                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                   | 17820                                                                                                                   | 1811                                                                                                                    | 29                                                                                                                      | 61                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                       | 20243                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                   | 35914                                                                                                                   | 339                                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                      | 38681                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                                                              | 115                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                      | 69                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                       | 226                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | 2385                                                                                                                    | 375                                                                                                                     | 211                                                                                                                     | 232                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 70                                                                                                                      | 3338                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                                                   | 10309                                                                                                                   | 51                                                                                                                      | 331                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 81                                                                                                                      | 10920                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                     | 195                                                                                                                     | 285                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 480                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                 | 11531                                                                                                                   | 290                                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                                       | 536                                                                                                                     | 12701                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                                 | 5477                                                                                                                    | 351                                                                                                                     | 7546                                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                                      | 283                                                                                                                     | 13926                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                        | 2180                                                                                                                    | 47                                                                                                                      | 1051                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 3301                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                       | 37683                                                                                                                   | 411                                                                                                                     | 2857                                                                                                                    | 1107                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                       | 42372                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                               | 13607                                                                                                                   | 1607                                                                                                                    | 268                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                       | 15996                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                               | 9023                                                                                                                    | 239                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                       | 42                                                                                                                      | 9478                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                  | 1699                                                                                                                    | 1549                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 3348                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                          | 38952                                                                                                                   | 304                                                                                                                     | 267                                                                                                                     | 1161                                                                                                                    | 21                                                                                                                      | 3670                                                                                                                    | 45980                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                             | 10585                                                                                                                   | 1614                                                                                                                    | 49                                                                                                                      | 3496                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                       | 96                                                                                                                      | 15980                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                 | 1741                                                                                                                    | 2037                                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                                      | 20                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 3848                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                               | 42                                                                                                                      | 2395                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 20                                                                                                                      | 2477                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                       | 1286                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 1290                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                | 11                                                                                                                      | 1316                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 1348                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                  | 2019                                                                                                                    | 490                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                       | 188                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                       | 2734                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                                              | 49                                                                                                                      | 53                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 104                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                  | 2206                                                                                                                    | 376                                                                                                                     | 28245                                                                                                                   | 22                                                                                                                      | 9                                                                                                                       | 94                                                                                                                      | 31230                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                               | 13388                                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                                      | 1504                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                       | 526                                                                                                                     | 15899                                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                                      | 266                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                       | 1160                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 1449                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                              | 1281                                                                                                                    | 2284                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                       | 3977                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                               | 12906                                                                                                                   | 3190                                                                                                                    | 18                                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                                       | 16935                                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                                      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                 | 2093                                                                                                                    | 218                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 119                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 2430                                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                           | 88638                                                                                                                   | 217                                                                                                                     | 572                                                                                                                     | 713                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                       | 102                                                                                                                     | 92223                                                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                             | 5215                                                                                                                    | 18                                                                                                                      | 352                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                       | 5652                                                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                             | 29721                                                                                                                   | 753                                                                                                                     | 31                                                                                                                      | 757                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                                      | 32477                                                                                                                   |

| State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   | State-wise and Religious Minority-wise no. of beneficiaries trained since inception under the Nai Manzil scheme   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                             | Muslim                                                                                                            | Christian                                                                                                         | Sikh                                                                                                              | Buddhist                                                                                                          | Parsi                                                                                                             | Jain                                                                                                              | Total Trained                                                                                                     |
| I.                                                                                                                | Nai Manzil                                                                                                        | 77364                                                                                                             | 5545                                                                                                              | 8356                                                                                                              | 1374                                                                                                              | 17                                                                                                                | 251                                                                                                               | 98712                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                 | 114                                                                                                               | 177                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 413                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                    | 768                                                                                                               | 45                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 826                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 491                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 328                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 820                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                             | 5273                                                                                                              | 211                                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 5917                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                             | 8331                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 9220                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                      | 1258                                                                                                              | 57                                                                                                                | 46                                                                                                                | 388                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                                | 2039                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                             | 3715                                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                                 | 36                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 3882                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                               | 370                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                 | 32                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 413                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                           | 2791                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 2957                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                           | 2341                                                                                                              | 59                                                                                                                | 651                                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 104                                                                                                               | 3323                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                  | 848                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 29                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 968                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                 | 6670                                                                                                              | 81                                                                                                                | 518                                                                                                               | 14                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                 | 71                                                                                                                | 7767                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                         | 6110                                                                                                              | 120                                                                                                               | 26                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                 | 6913                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                         | 2367                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 2368                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                            | 1930                                                                                                              | 22                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 2065                                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                    | 3573                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 15                                                                                                                | 3644                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                       | 2487                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 100                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 2604                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                           | 1218                                                                                                              | 128                                                                                                               | 17                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 1383                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                         | 46                                                                                                                | 2109                                                                                                              | 55                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 2353                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                                          | 16                                                                                                                | 756                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 826                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                            | 1144                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 1240                                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                                            | 311                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                 | 6716                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                 | 7171                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                         | 2437                                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                                 | 147                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 2766                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                        | 1940                                                                                                              | 752                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 23                                                                                                                | 2910                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                         | 5142                                                                                                              | 162                                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                 | 5877                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                           | 217                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 256                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 502                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                     | 10332                                                                                                             | 46                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                 | 10846                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                       | 867                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                 | 46                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 | 969                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                       | 4747                                                                                                              | 275                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                 | 230                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                 | 10                                                                                                                | 5730                                                                                                              |

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