Lok Sabha Question No. 1790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Use of Mobile by Loco-Pilots during Duty
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED, ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1790 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## Minority Welfare Measures

## 1790. SHRI PINAKI MISRA :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the minority welfare measures are applied uniformly for all the minority groups;
- (b) if so, the details of the groups defined/listed under the minority category;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  minority  groups  which  have  benefited  the  most from  the  welfare  measures during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes  Madam.  All  the  welfare  schemes  of  this  Ministry  are  uniformly available for all the six notified minorities except Jiyo Parsi scheme which is community specific.
- (b)&(c) The  Central  Government  had  declared  six  notified  Communities  (viz. Muslim,  Christians,  Sikhs,  Buddhist,  Zoroastrians  (Parsis)  and  Jains)  as 'Minority  Communities'  under  Section  2  (C)  of  National  Commission  for Minorities Act, 1992.
- (d) The details of minority communities benefitted the most from the welfare measures during each of the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) FOR LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1790 TO BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI  PINAKI  MISRA  REGARDING  "MINORITY  WELFARE MEASURES".

## Community-wise Percentage of Beneficiaries under various schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs

| Name of the scheme - Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Community                                    | 2012-13                                              | 2013-14                                              | 2014-15                                              |
| Muslim                                               | 78.44                                                | 80.84                                                | 78.30                                                |
| Christians                                           | 12.36                                                | 10.64                                                | 11.94                                                |
| Sikhs                                                | 4.99                                                 | 5.11                                                 | 6.07                                                 |
| Buddhists                                            | 4.19                                                 | 3.36                                                 | 3.12                                                 |
| Parsis                                               | 0.02                                                 | 0.04                                                 | 0.01                                                 |
| Jains                                                | -                                                    | -                                                    | 0.55                                                 |
| others                                               | -                                                    | -                                                    | -                                                    |

| Name of the scheme - Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Post-matric Scholarship Scheme   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Community                                     | 2012-13                                               | 2013-14                                               | 2014-15                                               |
| Muslim                                                | 79.03                                                 | 79.83                                                 | 77.32                                                 |
| Christians                                            | 11.70                                                 | 9.83                                                  | 10.39                                                 |
| Sikhs                                                 | 8.42                                                  | 9.68                                                  | 9.98                                                  |
| Buddhists                                             | 0.84                                                  | 0.65                                                  | 0.59                                                  |
| Parsis                                                | 0.02                                                  | 0.01                                                  | 0.01                                                  |
| Jains                                                 | -                                                     | -                                                     | 1.71                                                  |
| others                                                | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                                     |

| Name of the scheme - Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Scheme   | Name of the scheme - Merit-cum Means based Scholarship Scheme   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Community                                               | 2012-13                                                         | 2013-14                                                         | 2014-15                                                         |
| Muslim                                                          | 77.37                                                           | 72.16                                                           | 70.43                                                           |
| Christians                                                      | 12.73                                                           | 14.20                                                           | 15.84                                                           |
| Sikhs                                                           | 9.17                                                            | 12.97                                                           | 8.73                                                            |
| Buddhists                                                       | 0.72                                                            | 0.66                                                            | 0.33                                                            |
| Parsis                                                          | 0.01                                                            | 0.01                                                            | 0.01                                                            |
| Jains                                                           | -                                                               | -                                                               | 4.67                                                            |
| others                                                          | -                                                               | -                                                               | -                                                               |

| Name of the scheme - Maulana Azad National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls run by Maulana Azad Education Foundation   | Name of the scheme - Maulana Azad National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls run by Maulana Azad Education Foundation   | Name of the scheme - Maulana Azad National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls run by Maulana Azad Education Foundation   | Name of the scheme - Maulana Azad National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls run by Maulana Azad Education Foundation   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Community                                                                                                       | 2012-13                                                                                                                 | 2013-14                                                                                                                 | 2014-15                                                                                                                 |
| Muslim                                                                                                                  | 83.99                                                                                                                   | 84.08                                                                                                                   | 83.47                                                                                                                   |
| Christians                                                                                                              | 14.57                                                                                                                   | 14.47                                                                                                                   | 14.50                                                                                                                   |
| Sikhs                                                                                                                   | 1.14                                                                                                                    | 0.96                                                                                                                    | 0.93                                                                                                                    |
| Buddhists                                                                                                               | 0.31                                                                                                                    | 0.49                                                                                                                    | 0.99                                                                                                                    |
| Parsis                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                       |
| Jains                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                       | 0.11                                                                                                                    |
| others                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                       |

| Name of the scheme - Nai Roshni, The scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women   | Name of the scheme - Nai Roshni, The scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women   | Name of the scheme - Nai Roshni, The scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women   | Name of the scheme - Nai Roshni, The scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Community                                                                          | 2012-13                                                                                    | 2013-14                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                    |
| Muslim                                                                                     | 88.28                                                                                      | 93.77                                                                                      | 92.84                                                                                      |
| Christians                                                                                 | 4.74                                                                                       | 3.30                                                                                       | 2.12                                                                                       |
| Sikhs                                                                                      | 0.05                                                                                       | 0.66                                                                                       | 1.88                                                                                       |
| Buddhists                                                                                  | 0                                                                                          | 0.9                                                                                        | 1.08                                                                                       |
| Parsis                                                                                     | 0                                                                                          | 0.08                                                                                       | 0.37                                                                                       |
| Jains                                                                                      | 0.65                                                                                       | 0.02                                                                                       | 0.18                                                                                       |
| others                                                                                     | 6.26                                                                                       | 1.26                                                                                       | 1.55                                                                                       |

| Name of the scheme - Seekho aur Kamao, the Skill Development Initiative   | Name of the scheme - Seekho aur Kamao, the Skill Development Initiative   | Name of the scheme - Seekho aur Kamao, the Skill Development Initiative   | Name of the scheme - Seekho aur Kamao, the Skill Development Initiative   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Community                                                         | 2012-13                                                                   | 2013-14                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                   |
| Muslim                                                                    | -                                                                         | 78.05                                                                     | 69.60                                                                     |
| Christians                                                                | -                                                                         | 12.55                                                                     | 18.19                                                                     |
| Sikhs                                                                     | -                                                                         | 5.82                                                                      | 7.61                                                                      |
| Buddhists                                                                 | -                                                                         | 1.77                                                                      | 1.86                                                                      |
| Parsis                                                                    | -                                                                         | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      |
| Jains                                                                     | -                                                                         | 0.84                                                                      | 1.49                                                                      |