Lok Sabha Question No. 2820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Entrepreneurship among Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2820 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG MINORITIES

## 2820.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has launched any scheme to support entrepreneurship among minority youths in the country; (b) if so, the details of the scheme thereof and the number of beneficiaries benefitted therefrom during each of the last three years and the current year, schemewise and State-wise; and

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Minority Affairs established Maulana Azad National Academy for  Skills  (MANAS),  a  special  purpose  vehicle  (SPV),  in  November  2014,  for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (E&SDP) for providing sustainable livelihood options through self-employment/wage employment opportunities  to  minority  youth,  with  primary  focus  on  self-employment.  MANAS operates on the skill development architecture of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and covers all skill sectors as per the local demand. MANAS also establishes linkages of E&SDP with concessional credit. The State wise number of minority youth covered under MANAS since inception are at Annexure. Further, National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), a  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  of  the  Ministry,  which  extends  concessional loans to minorities, has also instructed its State Channelizing  Agencies (SCAs) to undertake  one  day  Entrepreneurship  Development  Programme  (EDP)  workshop prior to release of loans.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply ofpart (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2820 to be answered on 03.08.2016 regarding 'Entrepreneurship among Minorities' asked by Shri Ramesh Bidhuri.

| S. No.                                                  | Name of the State                                       | Number of Minority Youth covered                        |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| In Financial Year 2014 - 15                             | In Financial Year 2014 - 15                             | In Financial Year 2014 - 15                             |
| 1                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                           | 979                                                     |
| 2                                                       | Maharashtra                                             | 1,550                                                   |
| 3                                                       | Telangana                                               | 2,060                                                   |
| 4                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                          | 2,060                                                   |
| 5                                                       | Delhi NCR                                               | 139                                                     |
| Sub Total 6,788 In Financial Year 2015 - 16(As on Date) | Sub Total 6,788 In Financial Year 2015 - 16(As on Date) | Sub Total 6,788 In Financial Year 2015 - 16(As on Date) |
| 1                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                           | 10,950                                                  |
| 2                                                       | Maharashtra                                             | 7,400                                                   |
| 3                                                       | Delhi NCR                                               | 3,747                                                   |
| 4                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                          | 9,400                                                   |
| 5                                                       | Tamilnadu                                               | 966                                                     |
| 6                                                       | Punjab                                                  | 5,878                                                   |
| 7                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 2,000                                                   |
| 8                                                       | Jharkhand                                               | 2,000                                                   |
| 9                                                       | Telangana                                               | 2,500                                                   |
| 10                                                      | Assam                                                   | 7,200                                                   |
| 11                                                      | Bihar                                                   | 6,200                                                   |
| Sub Total                                               | Sub Total                                               | 58,241                                                  |
| Grand Total                                             | Grand Total                                             | 65,029                                                  |