Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme Implemented

25 Mar 2025 CW Team

The schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs covered under the 15 Point Programme are exclusively meant for six notified minorities. Further, 15 per cent of the outlays and targets, to the extent possible, of schemes/ initiatives implemented by other participating Ministries/ Departments are earmarked for notified minorities. However, the Schemes are being implemented by the respective Ministries/Departments under the saturation approach of Government. Under the saturation approach of the Government many of the components have achieved mainstreaming. Furthermore, consistent efforts are being made to improve the full delivery of benefits in the various relevant schemes for minority communities.

The schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs and other participating Ministries included in the Programme are as under:

i. Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs)

ii. Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs)

iii. Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs)

iv. National Minorities Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Loan Schemes

v. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan (M/o Education)

vi. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM) (M/o Rural Development)

vii. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana (M/o Rural Development)

viii. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (M/o Rural Development)

ix. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission (M/o Housing & Urban Affairs)

x. Priority Sector Lending by Banks (Department of Financial Services)

xi. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (Department of Financial Services)

xii. POSHAN Abhiyaan (Ministry of Women & Child Development)

xiii. National Health Mission (Department of Health & Family Welfare)

xiv. Ayushman Bharat (Department of Health & Family Welfare)

xv. National Rural Drinking Water Programme (Jal Jeevan Mission), (Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation)

This information was given by the Union Minister of Minority Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for welfare of minorities is implemented in the country, including Odisha, as an overarching programme. The programme covers various schemes/initiatives of the Government implemented by various Ministries/Departments, with an aim to ensure that underprivileged and weaker sections of six centrally notified minority communities have equal opportunities for availing the various Government welfare Schemes. The schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs covered under the 15 Point Programme are exclusively meant for six notified minorities. Further, 15 per cent of the outlays and targets, to the extent possible, of schemes/ initiatives implemented by other participating Ministries/ Departments are earmarked for notified minorities. However, the Schemes are being implemented by the respective Ministries/Departments under the saturation approach of Government. Under the saturation approach of the Government many of the components have achieved mainstreaming. Furthermore, consistent efforts are being made to improve the full delivery of benefits in the various relevant schemes for minority communities. The schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs and other participating Ministries included in the Programme are as under: i. Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs) ii. Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs) iii. Merit-cum- Means based Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs) iv. National Minorities Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Loan Schemes v. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan (M/o Education) vi. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM) (M/o Rural Development) vii. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana (M/o Rural Development) viii. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (M/o Rural Development) ix. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission (M/o Housing & Urban Affairs) x. Priority Sector Lending by Banks (Department of Financial Services) xi. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (Department of Financial Services) xii. POSHAN Abhiyaan (Ministry of Women & Child Development) xiii. National Health Mission (Department of Health & Family Welfare) xiv. Ayushman Bharat (Department of Health & Family Welfare) xv. National Rural Drinking Water Programme (Jal Jeevan Mission), (Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation) This information was given by the Union Minister of Minority Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

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