Press Release l Funds for Welfare of Minority Communities

 

Scheme-wise details of the fund allocated and released under various schemes to meet the scheme objective during the last three years i.e.  2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 is at Annexure.

 

As per the 2011 census, the percentages of six notified minority communities out of the total Minority population is Buddhists-3.61%, Christians-11.9%, Jains-1.9%, Muslims-73.66%, Parsis-0.02 and Sikhs-8.91. The Ministry maintains data of community wise beneficiaries only for the scholarship schemes.  The ratio of beneficiaries in the scholarship schemes among the minority communities during the last three years is Muslims 75.58%, Christians 12.15%, Sikhs 8.19%, Buddhists 2.80%, Jains 1.27% and Parsis 0.01%.

The allocation of Ministry of Minority Affairs increased over the years by 7% from Rs. 4700.00crore in 2018-19 to Rs.5029.00 crore in 2020-21.
Annexure
Sl.	Name of the Scheme/Project/Programme	2018-19 to 2020-21
		Budget allocation	Actual Expenditure
1	2	3	4
1	Contribution to equity of NMDFC	435.03	435.00
2	Grants-in-aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation.	293.76	144.42
3	Research /studies, monitoring & evaluation of development schemes for Minorities including publicity	130.00	89.50
4	Merit cum means Scholarship	1163.51	943.14
5	Free Coaching & Allied Scheme  for minorities	139.00	77.02
6	Grants in aid to State Channelizing Agencies (SCA) engaged for implementation in NMDFC programme.	5.00	4.90
7	Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram(Earlier MsDP)	3880.23	3946.29
8	Pre-matric scholarship	3798.82	3826.59
9	Post matric scholarship	1517.66	1296.48
10	Secretariat	70.40	74.40
11	Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority  students	383.00	271.35
12	Qaumi Wakf Boards taraqquiti Scheme.	40.94	23.82
13	Sahari Waqf Sampati Vikas Yojana(Earlier GIA to Waqf)	9.32	9.32
14	Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women.	33.00	26.93
15	Interest subsidy on educational loan for overseas studies for students belonging to minority communities.	92.00	79.62
16	Scheme for containing population decline of small minority community.	12.00	11.86
17	Skill Development Initiative	690.00	541.28
18	Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public  Services Commissions etc.	26.00	18.88
19	Upgrading Skill and Training in Traditional Arts /Crafts for Development (USTTAD)	170.00	142.48
20	Hamari Dharohar	14.20	6.89
21	Nai Manzil	280.00	188.01
22	National Commission for Minorities	28.51	25.26
23	Special officer for Linguistic Minorities	6.33	5.41
24	Haj Management	186.29	167.86

This information was given by Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in the Lok Sabha on July 22, 2021.