Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (IC) & Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that rights of Minorities are more secure and strong in India in comparison to any other democracy of the world. “During our last about 2.6 years we have worked hard to create a sense of equality among the minorities”, he said.
While addressing at 9th Annual lecture of National Commission of Minorities in New Delhi, Naqvi said that we did not consider the poverty, unemployment, illiteracy among the minorities, the poor and the weaker sections as a problem of any particular section but we took it as a challenge before the nation.
It has resulted into a situation where benefits of the welfare schemes are being provided directly to the needy.
Naqvi added that the minorities have also been equally getting benefits from schemes such as Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojna, Ujjwala Yojna, Deen Dayal Gram Jyoti Yojna, scholarships for students, employment-oriented and Kaushal Vikas Yojna. They are also getting benefitted from health centres and educational institutions, which have been established on war-footing, scheme to double the farmers’ income and insurance schemes and Mudra Yojna, to name a few. “Besides this, there are several welfare schemes of the Minority Affairs Ministry- ‘PM’s new 15-point programme’, Nai Manzil, Nai Raushni, Seekho aur Kamao, Ustaad, Pre-metric and Post-metric scholarships and other Central Government schemes such as ‘Make in India’, ‘Skill India’, ‘Start up India’ which have benefitted the Minorities equally”, the minister further said.
Naqvi said that the Modi Government has been removing poverty, backwardness, illiteracy among the poor including minorities and providing benefits of welfare schemes to every needy person without any discrimination.