Parliament Question: Skill and Livelihood Programmes for Minorities in Telangana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2993 ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 SKILL AND LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES FOR MINORITIES IN TELANGANA 2993. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI: Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the number of beneficiaries trained and placed under minority livelihood and skill programmes, State-wise including Telangana along with the placement rate and average earnings achieved; (b) whether long-term tracking exists for job retention compared with earlier years and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by the Government to expand market-linked skilling and credit support for minority youth in Telangana? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU) (a): The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme as a Central Sector scheme which converges five erstwhile schemes viz. ‘Seekho Aur Kamao’, ‘Nai Manzil’, ‘Nai Roshni’ ‘USTTAD’ and ‘Hamari Dharohar’; and focuses on socio-economic empowerment of six notified minorities through skill development; entrepreneurship and leadership development of minority women; and education support for school dropouts. The schemes were implemented across the country, including the state of Telangana, a state-wise breakup of beneficiaries trained and placed in the schemes is placed at Annexure I. (b) and (c): Under the ongoing PM VIKAS Scheme, the scheme guidelines mandate implementing partners to ensure placement of 75 per cent of total candidates trained under NSQF aligned skill programs. Further, the Project Implementing Agencies are mandated to conduct Post Placement tracking of beneficiaries for at least 3 months after completion of training. The scheme implementation has only commenced during the ongoing financial year. The scheme also provisions to facilitate credit linkages by connecting beneficiaries with schemes offered by the National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC). *****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2993 regarding Skill and Livelihood Programmes for Minorities in Telangana asked by Shri Arvind Dharmapuri Number of Beneficiaries under various Skilling and Training Schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs (Since Inception of the respective Schemes) PM SeekhoaurKamao USTTAD NaiManzil State/ UT VIKAS Trained Placed Trained Placed Trained Placed Trained Andaman & - - - - 413 235 - Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh 15,958 11,981 360 63 826 522 - Arunachal 1,164 767 - - 820 240 - Pradesh Assam 20,243 14,881 1,702 - 5,917 4,234 - Bihar 38,681 13,652 544 2 9,220 6,308 - Chandigarh 226 11 - - - - Chhattisgarh 3,338 1,825 89 - 2,039 1,350 - Delhi 10,920 6,854 6 - 3,882 1,912 450 Goa 480 450 - - 413 210 - Gujarat 12,701 8,393 90 69 2,957 1,655 - Haryana 13,926 9,387 180 66 3,323 2,103 30 Himachal 3,301 2,152 295 - 968 589 - Pradesh Jammu and 42,372 26,142 2,129 786 7,767 3,748 - Kashmir Jharkhand 15,996 10,060 541 1 6,913 5,036 - Karnataka 9,478 6,614 45 - 2,368 1,682 - Kerala 3,348 1,808 - - 2,065 1,524 60 Ladakh 3 - - - - - Madhya Pradesh 45,980 31,880 2,006 533 3,644 2,357 76 Maharashtra 15,980 10,310 621 90 2,604 1,681 - Manipur 3,848 2,970 745 - 1,383 281 - Meghalaya 2,477 1,784 90 73 2,353 931 - Mizoram 1,290 976 300 - - - Nagaland 1,348 1,161 - - 826 107 - Odisha 2,734 1,796 - - 1,240 922 - Puducherry 104 85 - - - - Punjab 31,230 18,704 579 - 7,171 3,976 150 Rajasthan 15,899 10,333 867 90 2,766 1,254 - Sikkim 1,449 990 - - - - Tamil Nadu 3,977 2,919 - - 2,910 1,564 -Number of Beneficiaries under various Skilling and Training Schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs (Since Inception of the respective Schemes) PM SeekhoaurKamao USTTAD NaiManzil State/ UT VIKAS Trained Placed Trained Placed Trained Placed Trained Telangana 16,935 11,509 180 69 5,877 4,404 - Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2 2 - - - - and Daman and Diu Tripura 2,430 1,414 - - 502 - Uttar Pradesh 92,223 59,753 9,166 2,845 10,846 5,840 30 Uttarakhand 5,652 4,184 - - 969 790 - West Bengal 32,477 23,161 1,076 259 5,730 3,424 - Total 4,68,170 2,98,908 21,611 4,946 98,712 58,879 796