The Ministry of Minority Affairs has set its priorities for the year 2013-14 and intends to spend Rs.1250 crore on Area Development in 710 Minority Concentration Blocks and 66 Towns and Rs.1770 crore on Scholarship Programmes. This year, the earmarked budget for the Ministry is Rs.3511 crore. The Ministry has adopted a multi-pronged strategy for development of minority communities with focus on educational empowerment, area development, economic empowerment, women empowerment and strengthening of minority institutions.
During 2012-13 (first year of 12th Plan) Rs. 1360 Crore were released to support education of more than 72 lakh minority students under Scholarship Schemes while Rs. 646.42 Crore were released under Multi-sectoral Development Programme ( MsDP). The total number of projects taken up under MsDP include 14244 IAY houses,2101 additional class rooms,36 schools, 151 hostels,1885 anganwadi,14917 drinking water facilities,307 health centres,793 toilets,41ITIs and 13 polytechnics. MAEF sanctioned Rs. 17.66 Crore to 136 institutions. As per information received from the Department of Financial Services, the share of minorities under Priority Sector Lending from Banks has reached 14.96% during 2012-13. According to information received from Ministry of Personnel, the recruitment level of minorities in Central Government Ministries/Departments, Organizations etc. has increased to the level of 11.55%. Through women empowerment scheme for “Leadership Development of Minority Women” during 2012-13, 36950 women were trained in 12 States with an amount of Rs. 10.45 Crore.
Achievements of the Ministry during 11th Plan show that for educational empowerment Rs. 2672 Crore were disbursed to more than 1 Crore 40 Lakh minority students covering more than 30% of them were minority girls. The Ministry released Rs. 2935.93 Crore under MsDP to 20 States/Union Territories (UTs) to create infrastructure. The total number of projects taken up under MsDP during 11th Five Year Plan include 301556 IAY houses, 2624 Health Centres, 27797 Anganwadi Centres, 34553 Drinking water supply, 13825 Additional Class rooms, 696 School Building, 71 Industrial training institute, 31 Polytechnic institute, 30314 Solar lantern / Solar light and 332 Hostels. The Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) sanctioned Rs. 59.82 Crore to 449 institutions.
Besides this, the Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme ensures earmarking of 15% of target/outlays for development of minorities under major flagship development programmes of Government of India namely, Integrated Child Development Services, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna, Indira Awas Yojna, Swarnajayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna, Upgradation of it is into Centres of Excellence, priority Sector Lending through Banks etc.
To improve the management of Wakf properties and streamline the functioning of State Wakf Boards, the Wakf Amendment Bill 2010 was passed in the Lok Sabha in May, 2010.The bill was to be put up for consideration and passing of the Rajya Sabha in the Budget Session 2013-14.The Ministry has also launched the scheme for “Computerzation of records of State Wakf Boards” in 2009. As on date, a total of 2,09,615 Wakf Records have been computerized and Pre-digitization work of 90,325 Wakf properties completed through 25 State/UTs Centralized Computing Facilities.
New Initiatives and the new emerging developments include-
-A sum of Rs. 100 Crore allocated to Maulana Azad Education Foundation for providing medical aid to minorities. The scheme is being formulated to cover critical ailments. The modalities to release the funds are under consideration.
-Constitution of an Assessment and Monitoring Authority (AMA) under the aegis of the Planning Commission to evaluate the extent of development benefits which accrue to different Socio-Religious Communities through various development programmes of the Government.
-Creation of a “National Data Bank (NDB)” to maintain disaggregated data for various socio-religious communities which is to be collected by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation to enable the evaluation and assessment of flow of benefits to minorities on a regular basis. The works on AMA and NDB will start soon.
- Proposal for establishment of Five Central Universities under the aegis of Maulana Azad Educational Foundation with focus on minorities. An expert committee constituted for the purpose has submitted its reports to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Report is under examination in the Ministry.
-Setting up of National Wakf Development Corporation. A note on has been prepared which is under inter ministerial consultation.
-Special Initiatives taken for providing quality education in Madarsas and infrastructure development of Minority institutions under the scheme of Department of School Education and Literacy, and for recruitment of minorities by Department of Personnel and Training.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in (Press Information Bureau)
During 2012-13 (first year of 12th Plan) Rs. 1360 Crore were released to support education of more than 72 lakh minority students under Scholarship Schemes while Rs. 646.42 Crore were released under Multi-sectoral Development Programme ( MsDP). The total number of projects taken up under MsDP include 14244 IAY houses,2101 additional class rooms,36 schools, 151 hostels,1885 anganwadi,14917 drinking water facilities,307 health centres,793 toilets,41ITIs and 13 polytechnics. MAEF sanctioned Rs. 17.66 Crore to 136 institutions. As per information received from the Department of Financial Services, the share of minorities under Priority Sector Lending from Banks has reached 14.96% during 2012-13. According to information received from Ministry of Personnel, the recruitment level of minorities in Central Government Ministries/Departments, Organizations etc. has increased to the level of 11.55%. Through women empowerment scheme for “Leadership Development of Minority Women” during 2012-13, 36950 women were trained in 12 States with an amount of Rs. 10.45 Crore.
Achievements of the Ministry during 11th Plan show that for educational empowerment Rs. 2672 Crore were disbursed to more than 1 Crore 40 Lakh minority students covering more than 30% of them were minority girls. The Ministry released Rs. 2935.93 Crore under MsDP to 20 States/Union Territories (UTs) to create infrastructure. The total number of projects taken up under MsDP during 11th Five Year Plan include 301556 IAY houses, 2624 Health Centres, 27797 Anganwadi Centres, 34553 Drinking water supply, 13825 Additional Class rooms, 696 School Building, 71 Industrial training institute, 31 Polytechnic institute, 30314 Solar lantern / Solar light and 332 Hostels. The Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) sanctioned Rs. 59.82 Crore to 449 institutions.
Besides this, the Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme ensures earmarking of 15% of target/outlays for development of minorities under major flagship development programmes of Government of India namely, Integrated Child Development Services, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna, Indira Awas Yojna, Swarnajayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna, Upgradation of it is into Centres of Excellence, priority Sector Lending through Banks etc.
To improve the management of Wakf properties and streamline the functioning of State Wakf Boards, the Wakf Amendment Bill 2010 was passed in the Lok Sabha in May, 2010.The bill was to be put up for consideration and passing of the Rajya Sabha in the Budget Session 2013-14.The Ministry has also launched the scheme for “Computerzation of records of State Wakf Boards” in 2009. As on date, a total of 2,09,615 Wakf Records have been computerized and Pre-digitization work of 90,325 Wakf properties completed through 25 State/UTs Centralized Computing Facilities.
New Initiatives and the new emerging developments include-
-A sum of Rs. 100 Crore allocated to Maulana Azad Education Foundation for providing medical aid to minorities. The scheme is being formulated to cover critical ailments. The modalities to release the funds are under consideration.
-Constitution of an Assessment and Monitoring Authority (AMA) under the aegis of the Planning Commission to evaluate the extent of development benefits which accrue to different Socio-Religious Communities through various development programmes of the Government.
-Creation of a “National Data Bank (NDB)” to maintain disaggregated data for various socio-religious communities which is to be collected by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation to enable the evaluation and assessment of flow of benefits to minorities on a regular basis. The works on AMA and NDB will start soon.
- Proposal for establishment of Five Central Universities under the aegis of Maulana Azad Educational Foundation with focus on minorities. An expert committee constituted for the purpose has submitted its reports to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Report is under examination in the Ministry.
-Setting up of National Wakf Development Corporation. A note on has been prepared which is under inter ministerial consultation.
-Special Initiatives taken for providing quality education in Madarsas and infrastructure development of Minority institutions under the scheme of Department of School Education and Literacy, and for recruitment of minorities by Department of Personnel and Training.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in (Press Information Bureau)
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