**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Minority Affairs provides information on third-party evaluations conducted on major minority welfare schemes over the last three years. The document highlights key findings, digital platforms used for monitoring, revised guidelines for strengthening monitoring, and steps taken to enhance transparency. The answer is provided in response to Unstarred Question No. 2945, to be answered on December 17, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Third-Party Evaluations Conducted:**
* Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) was evaluated by NITI Aayog in 2020-21.
* Three Central Sector scholarship schemes for minorities were evaluated by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in July 2022.
* Schemes of National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) were evaluated in 2022 by M/s Datawise Management Services India Pvt. Ltd.
* The Jiyo Parsi scheme was evaluated by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) during 2025.
* **Findings of Evaluations:**
* The schemes have been effective or useful in achieving their objectives and reaching their target population.
* NCAER found that scholarship schemes reach large numbers of minority students but require stringent due diligence, third-party verification, and stronger monitoring.
* **Digital Platforms and Monitoring:**
* A dedicated PMJVK portal provides end-to-end digital tracking.
* The Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme has been integrated with the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) portal.
* NMDFC has developed MILAN software for end-to-end loan processing and monitoring.
* The Jiyo Parsi scheme uses a fully online application process and the Jiyo Parsi portal.
* The Beneficiary Satyapan Application (BSA) enables bio-authentication for beneficiaries.
* **Monitoring and Grievance Redressal:**
* The Ministry monitors schemes through regular review meetings.
* Field-level verification processes are improved.
* Mechanisms for addressing grievances are streamlined.
**Impact Analysis**
**Beneficiaries of Minority Welfare Schemes**
* **Impact**
* Beneficiaries will benefit from improved due diligence and verification processes.
* They have access to digital platforms and applications for easier application and verification.
* **Action Required**
* Beneficiaries can use the online portals and applications for application submission and verification.
**Implementing Agencies (States/UTs)**
* **Impact**
* They need to enhance transparency and streamline reporting.
* They should ensure timely submission of utilization certificates.
* **Action Required**
* Implementing agencies are to use the PMJVK portal for online data entry and uploading geo-tagged progress photos.
**Ministry of Minority Affairs**
* **Impact**
* The Ministry is responsible for monitoring the implementation of schemes and projects.
* It is expected to ensure stringent due diligence, third-party verification, and stronger monitoring of schemes.
* **Action Required**
* The Ministry should continue monitoring implementation, improving field-level verification processes, and streamlining grievance redressal mechanisms.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Minority Affairs: The primary government body responsible for the evaluation and implementation of minority welfare schemes.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK): A minority welfare scheme evaluated by NITI Aayog.
Central Sector scholarship schemes for minorities: Three scholarship schemes (Pre Matric, Post Matric and Merit cum Means) evaluated by NCAER.
National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC): A corporation providing schemes that were subject to a third-party evaluation.
Jiyo Parsi scheme: A minority welfare scheme evaluated by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS).
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2945
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025
THIRD-PARTY EVALUATION OF MINORITY WELFARE SCHEMES
†2945: SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:
SHRI TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT:
SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:
Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether any comprehensive third-party evaluations have been conducted on major minority
welfare schemes during the last three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the key findings of the said evaluations regarding scheme
performance, beneficiary reach and fund utilisation;
(c) the details of the names, functions and coverage of digital platforms, dashboards or mobile
applications currently being used by the Government to monitor implementation of the schemes and
beneficiary feedback along with their functioning and coverage;
(d) whether the Government has issued any revised guidelines/directives to strengthen realtime
monitoring, field verification and grievance redressal mechanisms under minority welfare schemes;
and
(e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the implementing agencies in the State and
Union Territories to enhance transparency, streamline reporting and ensure timely submission of
utilisation certificates?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) to (e) Ministry of Minority Affairs conducts third-party evaluation of its schemes as per
requirement. An evaluation study of Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) was conducted by
NITI Aayog in year 2020–21. The Ministry of Minority Affairs engaged the National Council of
Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in July 2022 to undertake monitoring and evaluation of the three
Central Sector scholarship schemes for minorities (Pre Matric, Post Matric and Merit cum Means). A
third-party evaluation of schemes of National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation
(NMDFC) was conducted in the year 2022 through M/s Datawise Management Services India Pvt. Ltd.
An evaluation study of the Jiyo Parsi scheme was conducted by International Institute for Population
Sciences (IIPS) during 2025. These studies have found that these schemes have been effective or useful
in achieving their objectives and reaching their target population. The NCAER evaluation reckoned that
the minority scholarship schemes do reach large numbers of minority students, but require stringent duediligence, third party verification and much stronger monitoring before disbursement to ensure that
funds reach genuine beneficiaries.
A dedicated PMJVK portal has been developed which provides end-to-end digital tracking of
project proposals, sanctions, fund releases, physical progress, utilisation certificates, and field-level
updates etc. It has provision for web-based project monitoring dashboards, online data entry by States /
UTs and districts and uploading geo-tagged progress photos. The dedicated portal for Pradhan Mantri
Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme has been integrated with Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH)
portal of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to ensure efficient, real-time
monitoring along with coherence within the skilling ecosystem, keeping in mind the ‘whole-of-
government’ approach. NMDFC has developed MILAN software, which enables end-to-end loan
processing, real-time monitoring of sanctions and disbursements, automated report generation. The
application process for the Jiyo Parsi scheme is fully online and facilitated through Jiyo Parsi portal.
Beneficiaries can complete all necessary steps for application submission electronically, ensuring
convenience and ease of access. To further simplify the verification process, beneficiaries have the
option to authenticate their identity using the Beneficiary Satyapan Application (BSA). This mobile
application enables individuals to perform bio-authentication from the comfort of their own homes,
streamlining the registration and verification procedures without the need for in-person visits.
Apart from monitoring through the portals, the Ministry monitors the implementation of schemes
and projects through regular review meetings with stakeholders, improved field-level verification
processes, streamlined mechanisms for addressing grievances received from beneficiaries and
implementing agencies.
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