Minority Benefits

Author(s): Babita Jain
Publisher: Shrut Samvardhan Samsthan

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SCHEMES OF MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS DETAILS OF SCHEMES / PROGRAMMES / INITIATIVES/
THOSE COVERED UNDER SACHAR COMMITTEE's REPORT AND PM's NEW 15-POINTS PROGRAMME FOR
THE WELFARE OF MINORITIES
1. Schemes / programmes / initiatives taken up by Ministry of Minority Affairs for the
welfare of minorities: (A) Educational Empowerment: (i) Scholarship schemes:
(a) Pre-Matric Scholarship (b) Post-Matric Scholarship
(c) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship (ii) Coaching schemes:
(a) Naya Savera
(b) Exclusive new component for meritorious students of Science stream (iii) "Nai Udaan"- Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC,
State Public Service Commissions, etc., for preparation of Mains Examination (iv) "Padho Pardesh'- Interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies (v) Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) (vi) Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF), which implements following
two schemes: (a) Maulana Azad National Scholarship for meritorious girl students
(b) Grant-in-Aid to NGOs (B) Area / Infrastructure Development:
(i) Multi-sectoral Development Programme (C) Economic Empowerment: (i) Skill Development: (a) 'Seekho Aur Kamao' (Learn & Earn) -Skill Development initiative for
minorities. (b) Upgrading Skill and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development
(USTTAD) (c) "Nai Manzil"- A scheme to provide education and skill training to the youth
from minority communities. (ii) Concessional loans to minorities through National Minorities Development &
Finance Corporation (NMDFC)
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