**Executive Summary**
The document is an answer to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha regarding the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities. The Ministry of Minority Affairs has been implementing this program since 2006, which aims to provide equal opportunities to underprivileged and weaker sections of centrally notified minority communities. The schemes are monitored by participating ministries and the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose and Implementation:**
* The Prime Minister's New 15-Point Programme aims to ensure equal opportunities for notified minorities in accessing Government welfare schemes.
* The Ministry of Minority Affairs has been implementing the program since 2006.
* The schemes are monitored by the participating Ministries and the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
* **Scheme Details:**
* The program encompasses various schemes/initiatives from participating Ministries/Departments.
* Schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs include:
* Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme.
* Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme.
* Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme.
* National Minorities Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Loan Schemes.
* Other participating Ministries schemes include:
* Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan (Ministry of Education).
* Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM) (Ministry of Rural Development).
* Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana (Ministry of Rural Development).
* Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Ministry of Rural Development).
* Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission (Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs).
* Priority Sector Lending by Banks (Department of Financial Services).
* Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (Department of Financial Services).
* POSHAN Abhiyaan (Ministry of Women & Child Development).
* National Health Mission (Department of Health & Family Welfare).
* Ayushman Bharat (Department of Health & Family Welfare).
* National Rural Drinking Water Programme (Jal Jeevan Mission), (Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation).
* **Resource Allocation:**
* The schemes under the program are exclusively meant for notified minorities.
* 15% of the outlays and targets of schemes/initiatives implemented by other participating Ministries/Departments are earmarked for notified minorities.
* **Implementation Approach:**
* The schemes are being implemented by the respective Ministries/Departments under the saturation approach of Government.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Minority Affairs**
* **Impact**: Responsible for overall monitoring and coordination of the 15-Point Programme.
* **Action Required**: Continue to monitor and coordinate the implementation of the schemes to ensure full delivery of benefits to minority communities.
**Participating Ministries/Departments**
* **Impact**: Implement specific schemes/initiatives under the 15-Point Programme.
* **Action Required**: Ensure effective implementation of relevant schemes and earmark 15% of the outlays and targets for notified minorities.
**Notified Minority Communities**
* **Impact**: Beneficiaries of the various schemes under the 15-Point Programme.
* **Action Required**: Avail of the opportunities provided by the schemes to improve their socio-economic status.
Key Entities Referenced
PM's New 15 Point Programme: A programme for the welfare of minorities, implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, that covers various schemes/initiatives of participating Ministries/Departments.
Ministry of Minority Affairs: The nodal ministry responsible for implementing and monitoring the PM's New 15 Point Programme for the welfare of minorities.
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs): A scholarship scheme for students from minority communities studying below the matriculation level.
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs): A scholarship scheme for students from minority communities studying after the matriculation level.
Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme (Ministry of Minority Affairs): A scholarship scheme for students from minority communities based on merit and financial need.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1940
ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026
PM 15-POINTPROGRAMME FOR WELFARE OF MINORITIES
1940. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:
Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the time when the Prime Minister’s 15-Point Programme for Welfare of Minorities has been
revised last and the specific changes or updates made during this revision to address contemporary
challenges faced by minority communities;
(b) the details of major components/schemes under the 15-Point Programme as date;
(c) the details of total outlay earmarked for the 15-Point Programme, scheme-wise; and
(d) whether the Government has data on the utilisation of funds for each scheme during the last
three years and if so, the details thereof, scheme-wise and year-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) to (d): The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for welfare of Minorities is
implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs since its launch in the year 2006. It is an
overarching programme which covers various schemes/initiatives of the participating
Ministries/Departments with an aim to ensure that the underprivileged and weaker sections of six
centrally notified minority communities have equal opportunities for availing the various
Government welfare Schemes and contribute to the overall socio-economic development of the
Country.
The schemes included in the 15 Point Programme are monitored at various levels by the
participating Ministries and Ministry of Minority Affairs in its role as the nodal Ministry,
coordinates the implementation of relevant schemes of other Ministries/Departments under the
Programme to facilitate the achievement of saturation levels. Furthermore, consistent efforts are
being made to improve the full delivery of benefits in the various relevant schemes to minority
communities.
The Schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs and other participating Ministries included in the
PM’s New 15 Point 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)
The schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs covered under the 15 Point Programme are
exclusively meant for notified minorities. Further, 15% of the outlays and targets, to the extent
possible, of schemes/initiatives implemented by other participating Ministries/Departments are
earmarked for notified minorities.
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.
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