Lok Sabha Question No. 1663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Proposals for Minority Welfare
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1663. TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## BPL MINORITY PERSONS

## 1663.  SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  information  about  the  persons  belonging  to minority communities below the poverty line and below double the poverty line;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of minority beneficiaries who have come above poverty line as a result of  implementation of various schemes of the Ministry during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  collect  the  latest  data  on  the  notified minorities to assess the impact of Government's efforts on the lives of minorities?

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

(a)  &  (b):    The  erstwhile  Planning  Commission  used  to  estimate  poverty from  the  Large Sample Surveys on Household Consumer Expenditure carried out by the National Sample Survey  Office  (NSSO)  of  the  M/o  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation.  These surveys  are  normally  conducted  on  quinquennial  basis.  The  latest  data  of  large  sample survey on household consumer expenditure has been collected by NSSO in its 68 th round, conducted in 2011-12. In the process of collection of consumption expenditure data from households,  NSSO  records  the  religious  affiliation  of  the  households.  But  the  NSSO consumer expenditure data is not stratified with respect to religious groups of population. As a result, Planning Commission has not estimated the poverty ratios for Muslims and the people  from  other  minority  communities  living  below  poverty  line  or  below  double  the poverty line in 2011-12.

Further, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is collecting Below Poverty Line (BPL) data in respect of rural areas and has launched a Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) in  2011  to  identify  households  with  specific  socio-economic  characteristics  in  rural  and urban areas of the country. The SECC is being conducted by the States / UTs. For SECC2011,  matters  related  to  caste,  religion,  etc.  are  being  dealt  by  the  Registrar  General  & Census Commissioner (RGCC), India. RGCC has informed that though religion and Caste / Tribe names have been canvassed in the SECC, the decision of the Government is to get all  the  Caste / Tribe's names classified by an Expert Group, which has been announced under the chairmanship of Shri A. Panagariya, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog. As on date, no religion-wise data with respect to below the poverty line/ below double the poverty line is available with the Ministry of Minority Affairs as per Census 2011.

(c) & (d): The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes/initiatives  under  the Prime  Minister's  New  15  Point  Programme  and  the  follow  up  action  on  the  Sachar committee Report for the welfare of six notified minority communities (Muslims, Christians, Sikhs,  Buddhists,  Jains  and  Parsis)  throughout  the  country.  The  schemes/initiatives  of these programmes stipulate to enhance opportunities for education, ensure an equitable share  for  minorities  in  skill  development,  economic  activities  and  employment  through existing  and  new  schemes,  provide  enhanced  credit  support  for  self-employment  and provide platform to the various minority communities for recruitment to State and Central Government jobs, special development initiatives, etc.  These schemes/initiatives are being implemented for the welfare of minority communities in addition to all other schemes/initiatives  of the  Central  and  State/UT Governments,  which are  meant for  poor and  deprived  groups,  in  general,  throughout  the  country,  including  those  from  minority communities.

A  list  of  schemes/initiatives  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  and  other Central Ministries is at Annexure-I. The achievements made under such schemes/initiatives, since the year 2006/inception of such schemes/initiatives are placed at Annexure-II  (State/UT-wise  details  of  implementation/achievements  are  available  on  the website of the Ministry of Minority Affairs- www.minorityaffairs.gov.in).

Evaluation studies, conducted by the Central Ministries through independent agencies in respect  of  some  of  the  schemes/initiatives,  to  assess  their  impact  on  the  six  notified minority communities, show the following:

- i. The extension of Mid-day meal scheme, in the blocks with concentration of minority population  as  well  as  the  children  in  Madarsas,  has  affirmed  a  positive  educational, nutritional  and  social  impact  of  the  Scheme.  This  has  increased  enrolment  of  Muslim children, including girls in primary and upper primary level of education.
- ii. Impact  assessment  of  the  three  Scholarship  Schemes  observes  that  they  have been  able  to  achieve  their  objectives  to  a  large  extent  as  they  have  reached  the  most deprived  in  the  minorities;  raised  their  demand  for  school/higher/technical  education; reduced  the  financial  burden  of  poor  parents;  enabled  most  children  to  stay  through school/higher/technical education; and improve their performance levels.  The scheme has contributed  significantly  towards  the  long  term  objective  of  empowering  the  minorities through education.

iii. The evaluation study of the SJSRY / NULM reveals that the scheme has impacted the beneficiaries in terms of increase in income, upgrading of the social status, etc.  It has also  helped  in  mobilisation  of  urban  poor  households  to  form  their  own  institutions  like micro-enterprises, Self Help Groups etc.

iv. The evaluation  study  of  the  ICDS  Scheme  observes  that  the  performance  of  the scheme has been satisfactory in achieving its objectives.

v. The  impact  of  SGSY  on  the  beneficiaries  was  not  only  visible    in  their  living standard but also in other behavioural aspects like consumption pattern, saving behaviour and increased accessibility to different  amenities,  like  schooling,  drinking  water,  sanitary latrine, electricity etc.

vi. The  Evaluation  study,  conducted  in  respect  of  IAY,  shows  that  its  impact  on beneficiaries' life, livelihood and well being was manifold.  IAY has ushered in new life style with improved standard of living.  The beneficiaries had access to health care services and banking facilities after securing the IAY house.

The concerted efforts of the Government  of India, in improving the educational empowerment  of  minorities,  especially  Muslims,  also  shows  that  the  literacy  rate  of Muslims,  considered  laggards  in  terms  of  education,  has  increased  from  59.1%  (as  per Census 2001) to 68.5% (as per Census 2011).

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1663  to  be  answered  on  04.05.2016  asked  by  Shri  A.  T.  Nana  Patil  regarding 'BPL Minority Persons'

## DETAILS OF SCHEMES/INITIATIVES FOR THE WELFARE OF MINORITIES ARE AS UNDER:

## i. Enhancing opportunities for education

- a. Pre-Matric Scholarship
- b. Post-Matric Scholarship
- c. Merit-cum-Means  Scholarship
- d. Maulana Azad National Fellowship
- e. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme  for providing services through Anganwadi Centres
- f. Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  and  opening  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika Vidyalayas
- g. 'Padho Pardesh'- Interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies
- h. 'Nai  Udaan'-  Support  for  students  clearing  Prelims  conducted  by  UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commissions, etc.
- i. Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM)
- j. Scheme for Infrastructure Development of Minority Institutions (IDMI)
- k. Greater Resources for Teaching Urdu
- l. Free Coaching and Allied Scheme
- m. Schemes of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) for promotion of education.
- n. Mid Day Meal Scheme
- o. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
- p. Sakshar Bharat/ Maulana Azad Taleem-e-Balighan
- q. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)
- r. Block Institutes of Teachers Education
- s. Women's Hostel.

## ii. Ensuring an equitable share for minorities in economic activities and

- a. Swarnjayanti  Gram  Swarojgar  Yojana  (renamed  as  Aajeevika/  National Rural Livelihood Mission
- b. Swarn Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY) renamed as National Urban Livelihood Mission
- c. 'Seekho Aur Kamao'-Skill Development Initiatives
- d. Upgrading  Skill  and  Training  in  Traditional  Arts/Crafts  for  Development (USTTAD)
- e. Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)
- f. Restructuring of NMDFC and Loan schemes of National Minority Development & Finance Commission (NMDFC)
- g. Bank credit under Priority Sector Lending
- h. Issue  of  guidelines  for  giving  special  consideration  for  recruitment  of minorities.
- i. Opening of new Bank Branches/ awareness campaigns.

## iii. Improving the conditions of living of minorities

- a. Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)

|     | b.                                                         | Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP)                                                      |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     | c.                                                         | Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)                                 |
|     | d.                                                         | Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG)                                                 |
|     | e.                                                         | Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT)              |
|     | f.                                                         | National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)                                           |
|     | g.                                                         | Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)                                               |
|     | h.                                                         | Waqf matters                                                                              |
|     | i.                                                         | Strengthening of State Waqf Boards                                                        |
|     | j.                                                         | Computerisation of records of States Waqf Boards.                                         |
| iv. | Prevention and control of communal disharmony and violence | Prevention and control of communal disharmony and violence                                |
|     | a.                                                         | Issue of guidelines on communal harmony.                                                  |
| v.  | Others                                                     | Others                                                                                    |
|     | a.                                                         | 'Nai Roshni'- Leadership development of minority women                                    |
|     | b.                                                         | 'Jiyo Parsi'- Scheme for containing population decline of small minority community        |
|     | c.                                                         | Hamari Dharohar                                                                           |
|     | d.                                                         | Representation of minorities in Urban & Rural local bodies                                |
|     | e.                                                         | Exemption of Waqf properties from State Rent control Act                                  |
|     | f.                                                         | Appropriate training modules to be prepared for sensitization of Government functionaries |
|     | g.                                                         | Multi-media campaign for wide publicity of Government schemes/programmes                  |
|     | h.                                                         | Annual Meeting between CWC and ASI and protection of Waqf monuments                       |
|     | i.                                                         | Setting up of Assessment & Monitoring Authority (AMA)                                     |
|     | j.                                                         | Setting up of National Data Bank (NDB)                                                    |
|     | k.                                                         | Review of Delimitation Act                                                                |
|     | l.                                                         | Dissemination of information in vernacular languages.                                     |

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## Annexure-II  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  1663  to  be  answered  on  04.05.2016  asked  by  Shri  A.  T.  Nana  Patil regarding 'BPL Minority Persons'

## ACHIEVEMENTS  MADE  UNDER  THE  SCHEMES  /  INITIATIVES  MEANT  FOR  THE WELFARE OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES SINCE THE YEAR 2006 / /INCEPTION OF SUCH SCHEMES/INITIATIVES

|   S. N. | Schemes/Initiatives & Implementing Ministry/ Department                                                                                                                                                                    | Achievements made under Schemes/ initiatives since the year 2006/ their inception (up to 31.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|       1 | Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme providing services through Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) (M/o Women & Child Development)                                                                                    | Up to 31.12.2015, nearly 2.41 lakh AWCs/Mini AWCs have been operationalized in 1,228 minority concentrated blocks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       2 | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidalayas (KGBVs) (Ministry of Human Resource Development)                                                                                                          | Up to 31.12.2015, under SSA the following works have been undertaken in the minority concentration districts:  Primary schools constructed: 16,229  Upper primary school constructed: 8,151  Additional classrooms constructed: 2,41,131  New primary schools opened: 21,486  Upper primary schools opened: 11,871  No of teachers sanctioned: 1,25,386  No. of KGBVs operationalized: 555 |
|       3 | Greater resources for teaching Urdu (Ministry of Human Resource Development)                                                                                                                                               | Rs. 4.88 crore has been released so far for 2,088 Urdu teachers (Up to 31.12.2015).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|       4 | (a) Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM) - Ministry of Human Resource Development (b) Scheme for Infrastructure Development of Minority Institutions (IDMI) (Ministry of Human Resource Development) | (a) 78,597 Madarsas and 1,67,161 teachers assisted with an amount of Rs. 1,096.55 crore (up to 22.02.2016). (b) 948 minority institutions assisted and Rs. 141.10 crore released (up to 25.02.2016).                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|       5 | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shikshan Abhiyan (Ministry of Human Resource Development)                                                                                                                                              | For universalization of access to quality education at secondary stage, the scheme stipulates giving preference to minority concentration areas (MCAs) in opening of Government schools. Since implementation of RMSA in 2009-10 and up to 31.03.2015, 1,184 new schools have been approved and 2,369 existing secondary schools were sanctioned for strengthening in such areas (till            |

| S. N.   | Schemes/Initiatives & Implementing Ministry/ Department                                | Achievements made under Schemes/ initiatives since the year 2006/ their inception (up to 31.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                                        | August 2014).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6       | Sakshar Bharat Abhiyan (Ministry of Human Resource Development)                        | 'Saakshar Bharat', the new variant of National Literacy Mission by M/o HRD, stipulates making 70 million non-literate adults literate by the end of the Plan. The scheme has special focus on women, belonging to minorities and will cover 1.2 crore Muslims (1 crore women and 0.2 crore men) under the programme.                                                                                                  |
| 7       | Jan Shikshan Sansthan (Ministry of Human Resource Development)                         | Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSSs) are imparting vocational training in 33 out of the 88 Muslim dominated districts in the country. Action for covering additional districts with substantial minority population is under process. In the year 2013-14 (up to October, 2013) 30,629 beneficiaries belonging to minorities were covered. MHRD has proposed to set up 10 new JSSs in Muslim Concentrated Districts.         |
| 8       | Block Institutes of Teachers Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development)        | The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of establishment of Block Institutes of Teacher Education (BITEs) imparts pre-service and in-service training to primary, upper primary and secondary level teachers in SC/ST/Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs). The scheme has covered 15 States/ UTs. As on March 2015, 24 BITEs have been approved in MCDs, out of 83 sanctioned BITEs.                                       |
| 9       | Women's Hostel (Ministry of Human Resource Development)                                | Up to 31.03.2015 out of 815 Women's Hostels sanctioned with an amount of Rs. 213.59 crore at national level, 165 have been approved/ sanctioned in MCDs with an amount of Rs. 20.41 crore. During 2015-16, out of 76 hostels sanctioned with an amount of Rs. 9.84 crore at national level, 20 (26.31%) have been approved/sanctioned in MCDs with a sanctioned amount of Rs. 2.41 crore (24.49%) (Up to 31.12.2015). |
| 10      | Mid Day Meal Scheme (Ministry of Human Resource Development)                           | Special attention is being given to all Muslim concentration blocks, which are educationally backward. The scheme has also been extended to students studying in privately managed unaided schools located in MCDs, benefitting approximately 60.37 lakh children in 29,116 schools in MCDs and special focused districts.                                                                                            |
| 11      | Scholarships for meritorious students from minority communities (M/o Minority Affairs) | (a) * 3,73,78,721 Pre-matric scholarships awarded with the release of Rs. 5,220.63 crore (b) * 46,92,413 Post-matric scholarships awarded with the release of Rs. 2,717.20 crore. (c) * 5,45,068 Merit-cum-Means based scholarships                                                                                                                                                                                   |

|   S. N. | Schemes/Initiatives & Implementing Ministry/ Department                                                                                                                                                                                  | Achievements made under Schemes/ initiatives since the year 2006/ their inception (up to 31.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      12 | Grant in Aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) for promotion of education (Ministry of Minority Affairs)                                                                                                                       | Rs. 283.37 crore. (a) The corpus of MAEF was increased from Rs. 200 crore to Rs. 1,136 crore till March, 2016. (b) Rs. 200.03 crore released as Grants-in-aid to 1,549 NGOs; and (c) Rs. 217.12 crore released and 1,82,744                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|      13 | The Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) revamped as National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) (Ministry of Rural Development)                                                                                                      | 12,45,279 persons from minorities communities assisted under Swarnjayanti Grameen Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) / Aajeevika.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|      14 | The Swarnjayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY) revamped as National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) (Ministry of Housing & urban Poverty Alleviation)                                                                                   | 6,80,051 beneficiaries from minority communities assisted under different sub-schemes of SJSRY/ NULM and an amount of Rs. 275.03 crore released.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|      15 | Upgradation of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) into Centres of Excellence (Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship)                                                                                                       | Rs. 159.69 crore have been spent on upgradation of 60 ITIs located in minority concentrated districts into Centres of Excellence.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|      16 | Enhanced credit support for economic activities: (a) To strengthen the NMDFC by providing it greater equity support (Ministry of Minority Affairs) (b) Priority Sector Lending by Public Sector Banks (Department of Financial Services) | (a) The Cabinet has approved the increase in authorized share capital of NMDFC from Rs. 1,500 crore to Rs. 3,000 crore. The Paid up Capital of NMDFC has been increased to Rs. 1,365.45 crore. (b) The Priority Sector Lending (PSL) disbursement for minorities has steadily increased from 10.6% in 2007-08 to 15.16% of total outstanding amount as on 30.09.2015 (total outstanding against minorities is Rs. 2,76,979.20 crore). |
|      17 | Guidelines for special consideration in recruitment to minorities in government/PSUs (D/o Personnel & Training)                                                                                                                          | DoPT has issued Guidelines, in July, 2007, regarding inclusion of a minority member in selection committees and giving wide publicity to Government vacancies. These are being reiterated by DoP&T from time to time. During the year 2014- 15, the recruitment of minorities in Government/PSU jobs was around 9% of the total fresh recruitments made during the year (figures provisional).                                        |
|      18 | Free Coaching and Allied Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Rs. 168.63 crore released for 69,184 beneficiaries.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

| S. N.   | Schemes/Initiatives & Implementing Ministry/ Department                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Achievements made under Schemes/ initiatives since the year 2006/ their inception (up to 31.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|         | (M/o Minority Affairs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19      | Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) (Ministry of Rural Development)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 29.90 lakh houses completed/sanctioned for minority communities and Rs. 11,175.89 crore spent under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) (figures as on 31.1.16).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20      | (a) Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation) (b) Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) (Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation) (c) Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) (Ministry of Urban Development) (d) Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) (Ministry of Urban Development) (e) National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) (Ministry of | (a) Projects of Rs. 2,171.53 crore (22.51% of total) undertaken in 138 cities/ towns having substantial minority population. (b) Projects of Rs. 5,894.89 crore (25.44% of total) undertaken in 24 cities/ towns having substantial minority population. (c) 81 projects of Rs. 10,259.78 crore (15.81% of total) approved in 18 cities/ towns having substantial minority population. (d) 118 projects of Rs. 2,821.76 crore (9.87% of total) approved in 95 cities/ towns having substantial minority population sanctioned. (e) Released Rs. 20,257.72 crore for 15,901 habitations, with substantial minority population. |
| 21      | Revised guidelines on communal harmony (M/o Home Affairs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | MHA has issued revised guidelines to the States and Union Territories in June, 2008 to promote communal harmony. For dealing with the communal situation in the country, M/o Home Affairs drafted a Bill titled 'The Prevention of Communal Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2014'. However, the House after discussion in the Rajya Sabha on 05.02.2014 deferred its introduction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 22      | Multi-media campaign (M/o Home Affairs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | A multi-media campaign has been followed by the M/o Information & Broadcasting for dissemination of information through electronic and print media in Urdu language apart from other languages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 23      | Annual Meeting with CWC and protection of Waqf monuments (M/o Home Affairs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | A list of 280 Centrally protected monuments in 10 States has been prepared, which have been notified as Waqf property by the respective Waqf Boards. To review the list and conditions of these monuments, a joint meeting of officers of ASI and CWC is held every year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 24      | National Data Bank (NDB) (M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has created a 'National Data Bank' web page on its website where more than 150 tables on population, education, health and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| S. N.   | Schemes/Initiatives & Implementing Ministry/ Department                                                       | Achievements made under Schemes/ initiatives since the year 2006/ their inception (up to 31.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|         |                                                                                                               | labour & employment (Census 2011 and Census 2001), including that on minority communities have been uploaded. The webpage also contains a few National Sample Survey reports which contain data on the socio-religious categories.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 25      | Representation in local bodies (M/o Panchyati Raj)                                                            | M/o Panchayati Raj has issued requisite advisory to all the State Governments for improving representation of minorities in local bodies on the lines of the initiative taken by Andhra Pradesh Govt.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 26      | Dissemination of information in vernacular languages (M/o Health & Family Welfare)                            | The M/o Health & Family Welfare has advised States/UTs to take effective steps to popularize various health and family welfare services through advocacy and IEC campaign in Urdu and regional languages in Districts/blocks/towns of minority concentration. It also focuses on addressing the unmet needs for contraception through basket of choices. Responsibilities have also been given to ASHAS to deliver contraceptives at door step of the clients. The scheme has been expanded to the entire country. |
| 27      | Schemes of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) for promotion of education (Ministry of Minority Affairs) | (a) Rs. 200.03 crore released as Grants-in-aid to 1,549 NGOs; and (b) Rs. 217.12 crore released and 1,82,744                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 28      | Loan schemes of NMDFC (M/o Minority Affairs)                                                                  | scholarships awarded. (a) Rs. 2,437.57 crore released to 4,54,888 beneficiaries under Term Loan scheme; and (b) Rs. 1,056.67 crore released to 7,21,576 beneficiaries under Micro Finance scheme.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 29      | Multi Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) (M/o Minority Affairs)                                            | Project proposals amounting to Rs. 8,212.18 crore approved and Rs. 6,402.97 crore were released.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 30      | Waqf matters (Ministry of Minority Affairs)                                                                   | (a) A Public Sector Undertaking namely National Waqf Development Corporation (NAWADCO) has been incorporated by MoMA with an authorized share capital of Rs. 500 crores and paid up capital of Rs. 100 crore, to finance the development of Waqf properties for public purposes throughout the country. (b) Rs. 10.43 crore released for strengthening of State Waqf Boards (SWB). (c) Rs. 18.91 crore released for computerization of records of SWBs. (d) Rs. 49.72 crore released as Grants-in-Aid to Waqfs.    |

|   S. N. | Schemes/Initiatives & Implementing Ministry/ Department                               | Achievements made under Schemes/ initiatives since the year 2006/ their inception (up to 31.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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|      31 | Opening of new Bank Branches/ Awareness campaigns (D/o Financial Services)            | 20,508 new Bank branches opened in areas with substantial minority population                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|      32 | Micro-credit to women (D/o Financial Services)                                        | Rs. 5,460.93 crore of credit to 4,76,866 minority women (cumulative outstanding figures as on 30.09.2015)                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|      33 | Representation of minorities in Urban local bodies (M/o Urban Development)            | 10 States/UTs have either taken action for improving the representation of minorities or minorities are represented in local bodies namely- Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.                            |
|      34 | Exemption of Waqf properties from Rent control Act                                    | 11 States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal & 3 UTs viz., Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry have amended their respective rent control acts for exemption of Waqf properties. |
|      35 | Nai Roshni                                                                            | Rs. 51.39 crore released for 2,27,625 minority women and 1,157 NGOs                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      36 | Nai Udaan                                                                             | Rs. 8.87 crore released for 2,340 beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      37 | Seekho aur Kamao                                                                      | Rs. 255.16 crore released for imparting training to 1,64,214 beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|      38 | Jiyo Parsi                                                                            | Rs. 3.09 crore released                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|      39 | Padho Pardesh                                                                         | Rs. 7.65 crore released for 1,388 beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      40 | Hamari Dharohar                                                                       | Rs. 14.89 crore released                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|      41 | USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) | Rs. 17.34 crore released                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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