Nai Manzil Scheme

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Context - The Minority Affairs informed the Lok Sabha about the steps taken under Nai Manzil Scheme

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The Ministry of Minority affairs stated that 1965 individuals have received skill development training under the Nai Manzil scheme in FY 2020-21.
A total of 834 women/girls from minority groups have been trained during the year 2020-21.
A total of 2059 women beneficiaries (including those trained in previous years) confirmed employment in the organised sector in FY 2020-21.
A total of 39635 women beneficiaries have been trained since the beginning of the Scheme.
Though only 30% of the beneficiary seats are earmarked for girl/women candidates, the percentage of women beneficiaries actually trained is more than 42% in the case of the Nai Manzil Scheme.

Nai Manzil Scheme

Nai Manzil is a new initiative launched in 2015.
The Scheme aims to benefit the minority youth who do not have formal school leaving certificates, i.e those in the category of school- dropouts or educated in community education institutions like Madarsas.
The Scheme provides them with formal education and skills; and enables them to seek better employment and livelihood in the organised sector.
Nai Manzil Scheme has been approved with 50% funding from the World Bank.
- This is the first World Bank-supported programme for minority welfare in this Ministry.
The scheme is also significant as it combines education with skills for school dropouts which significantly enhances their employability.

Eligibility Criteria for Beneficiaries

They should belong to the Minority community as notified under National Commission for Minorities Act 1992; Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis.
The trainee should be between 17-35 years of age.
The trainees should belong to Below Poverty Line (BPL).
30% of the beneficiary seats are earmarked for girl/women candidates and 5% of the beneficiary seats for persons with disability belonging to the minority community under the Scheme.

Significance of the Scheme

The Scheme provides education and market-driven skills training for targeted youth from Minority communities.
The scheme offers non-residential integrated education and skill training for 9 to 12 months, of which 3 months are devoted to skill training.
The Scheme also provides job placement and post-placement support.
It Provides support to eligible Minority Youth to enrol in open schooling and undertake training and assessment as per applicable guidelines.
It provides additional education support/bridge programs designed to help students obtain open schooling certification.
Impart high-quality skills training including soft skills leading to productive employment.
Provide post-placement support to assist sustainable employment for those students who enter the labour market.