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Jiyo Parsi Scheme
October 28 , 2019
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- The Jiyo Parsi Scheme introduced by Union Government in 2013 has resulted in 214 births over the last five years through assisted reproductive techniques.
- The scheme aimed to check the declining Parsi population through cash incentivization.
- According to the Union minority affairs ministry, the Parsi population declined from about 114,000 in 1941 to 57,264 in 2011.
- Maharashtra has the highest Parsi population in the country, followed by Gujarat.
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