Minority Affairs Schemes

PRADHAN MANTRI VIRASAT KA SAMVARDHAN (PM VIKAS) SCHEME -- Detailed Notes

To build capacity of minority and artisan communities, promote cultural heritage, empower women of minority and artisan communities and livelihood opportunities. Objective

Minorities: Minorities are Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, and Parsis as notified under the National Commission for Minorities Act 1992. Erstwhile schemes converged Nai Manzil Nai Roshni Hamari Dharohar USTTAD Seekho aur Kamao Skilling and Training (33% seats for minority women) Traditional Training sub-component - Incorporates erstwhile USTTAD and Hamari Dharohar - Provides training to minority artisans who are engaged in traditional arts and crafts Non-traditional Skilling - Incorporates erstwhile Seekho aur Kamao - Skilling in National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant job roles in sectors having linkages with arts and crafts, job roles complementing their existing work Leadership and Entrepreneurship (100% seats for minority women) Incorporates erstwhile Nai Roshni scheme Promotes leadership development and basic entrepreneurship primarily among youth Handholding of trained women to become Business Mentors (‘Biz Sakhis’) and facilitate establishment of their enterprises Education bridge program (50% seats for minority women) Incorporates erstwhile Nai Manzil Facilitates education bridge program to school dropouts for pursuing open schooling in class 8th, 10th, and 12th Infrastructure Development Convergence with other schemes of various ministries to develop infrastructure in ‘Hub and Spoke’ model.

Art and Craft Villages known as ‘Vishwakarma Villages’ (also referred to as ‘Hubs’) are promoted Vishwakarma Villages are model villages embodying, showcasing, and promoting the local artistic fervour and flavour They provide artisans with a unique and dignified cultural identity Salient Features

PRADHAN MANTRI JAN VIKAS KARYAKRAM (PMJVK) -- Detailed Notes

Purpose: Socio-economic development of development deficits areas Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme Coverage: All Districts of the Country including all the Aspirational Districts.

Quick Facts To develop infrastructure projects , provide basic amenities and reducing imbalances and development deficit in the identified Minority Concentration Areas. Objective Background: The scheme was launched in 2008-09 as Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) and was restructured in 2017-18 as PMJVK. - The scheme was further modified in 2022. States/ UTs can propose infrastructure projects in the identified areas where the concentration of minority population is more than 25% in the catchment area (15 KM radius).

Scheme is identified by NITI Aayog as Core of the Core Scheme under the National Development Agenda. Beneficiaries: Minority communities notified under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 i.e., Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, and Parsis. Approach Demand driven financial assistance for infrastructural development for community assets only. However, Infrastructure assets developed under the project is for use of all communities living in the Catchment areas. Thrust areas: Around 80% of the resources would be utilized for projects related to Priority Sectors.

Salient Features

Key sectors Emerging sectors of national importance (Sports, Sanitation, Solar Energy, etc.) Women centric projects Skill Development Health Education Women empowerment: Efforts will be made to use at least 33-40% of the funds for creation of assets/ facilities for women/ girls. Convergence with PM VIKAS: Physical infrastructure facilities relating to skill development such as arts, crafts, skills, heritage in vishwakarma villages under the PM VIKAS scheme will also be considered. Mobile app PMJVK Bhuvan:

It has been developed for Geo-tagging of all the assets created under PMJVK. It also captures the project specific attributes including photographs of different stages of construction/ completion of projects for better implementation/ monitoring. Flexibilities to states: To ensure that funds are optimally utilised by the State, the release of funds under PMJVK are not tied to the individual projects. Purpose: Improve livelihoods of the minorities, particularly the artisan communities Type: Central sector Scheme Focus: A special focus on artisan families, women, youth, and differently abled Tenure: Up to 2025-26 Quick Facts