The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programs for welfare of Minorities is unveiled recently.
This programme covers the various schemes/initiatives of the participating the Ministries / Departments with an aim to ensure that the underprivileged and the weaker sections of six centrally notified minority communities have equal opportunities for availing the various schemes.
The programme has the following broad objectives:
Enhancing opportunities for education;
Ensuring an equitable share for the minorities in economic activities and employment, through existing and new schemes, enhanced credit support for self-employment, and recruitment to State and Central Government jobs;
Improving the conditions of living of minorities by ensuring an appropriate share for them in infrastructure development schemes; and
Prevention and control of communal disharmony and violence.