Lok Sabha Question No. 1966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Naya Savera Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1966 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## Naya Savera Scheme

## 1966. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a) the salient features of the Naya Savera Scheme and the budgetary allocations made for the scheme during the last five years;
- b) the details of the work done under the said scheme in Jharkhand; and
- c) the details of the major achievements of the scheme pan-India and in Jharkhand?

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

(a):  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  launched  'Naya  Savera'  scheme  ('Free  Coaching  and Allied'  scheme)  in  2007  to  assist  students/candidates  belonging  to  the  six  notified  minority communities  namely  Sikh,  Jain,  Muslim,  Christian,  Buddhist  and  Parsi  by  way  of  special coaching  for  qualifying  examinations  for  admission  in  technical/professional  courses  and competitive examination for recruitment to Group 'A', 'B', & 'C' services and other equivalent posts under the Central and State Governments including public sector undertakings, banks and railways. The budgetary allocations for the scheme during the last five years is as below:

| Budget Allocation for 'Naya Savera Scheme' during last 5 Years (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Budget Allocation for 'Naya Savera Scheme' during last 5 Years (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Budget Allocation for 'Naya Savera Scheme' during last 5 Years (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Budget Allocation for 'Naya Savera Scheme' during last 5 Years (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Budget Allocation for 'Naya Savera Scheme' during last 5 Years (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Budget Allocation for 'Naya Savera Scheme' during last 5 Years (Amount in Rs. crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                   | 2018-19                                                                                | 2019-20                                                                                | 2020-21                                                                                | 2021-22                                                                                | 2022-23                                                                                |
| BE                                                                                     | 74                                                                                     | 75                                                                                     | 50                                                                                     | 79                                                                                     | 79                                                                                     |

(b)  &  (c): Since  inception  of  the  Scheme,  1,19,223  minority  students/candidates  have  been trained including 1585 students/ candidates of Jharkhand till date.

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