The Government implements various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every strata, including minorities, specially the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development. Ministry of Minority Affairs specifically implements various schemes across the country for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the six (6) centrally notified minority communities.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), is an area development programme under which community infrastructure and basic amenities are being created in the identified areas. The scheme is being implemented under the aegis of the State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations on a fund sharing pattern and the projects are implemented and managed by the concerned State/ UT Government. The infrastructure built up under the scheme is for the benefit of all people living in the area. The scheme has been approved with effect from financial year 2022-23 with the revised guidelines, for implementation in all districts of the country during the period of 15th Finance Commission Cycle. The year-wise and state-wise details of funds released under PMJVK during the last five years, state-wise is available on the website of the Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

  The schemes/programmes implemented by the Ministry in brief, are as under:

(A)       Educational Empowerment Schemes

 

(1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme

(2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme

 

(3) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme

 

(B)       Employment and Economic Empowerment Schemes

 

(4) Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)

(5) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for

providing concessional loans to minorities.

 

(C)       Special Schemes

 

(6) Jiyo Parsi: A scheme for reversing the population decline of Parsis in India.

 

(7) Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati Scheme (QWBTS) and Shahari Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana (SWSVY).

 

(8) Research/Studies, Dissemination, Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Schemes including Publicity

 

4. Infrastructure Development Schemes

 

(9) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)

 

The details of all the above mentioned schemes are available on the website of the Ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

 

This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

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(Release ID: 1911851)