Ministry of Minority Affairs
A total of 1,19,223 Minority students/candidates trained under Naya Savera Scheme
Posted On:
14 DEC 2023 3:52PM by PIB Delhi
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:
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Budget Allocation for ‘Naya Savera Scheme’ during last 5 Years
(Amount in Rs. crore)
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Year
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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BE
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74
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75
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50
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79
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79
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Since inception of the Scheme, 1,19,223 minority students/candidates have been trained including 1585 students/ candidates of Jharkhand till date.
This information was given by the Minister of Minority Affairs, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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