PM’s 15-Point Program for the Welfare of Minorities

It was launched in 2005 for the welfare of minority community. It has 4 major dimensions:

1. Enhancing Opportunities for Education

• Equitable availability of ICDS Services
• Improving access to School Education
• Greater resources for teaching Urdu
• Modernizing Madrasa’s Education
• Scholarships for meritorious students from minority communities
• Improving educational infrastructure through the Maulana Azad Education Foundation.

2. Equitable Share in Economic Activities and Employment

• Self-Employment and Wage Employment for the poor
• Up-gradation of skill through technical training
• Enhanced credit support for economic activities
• Recruitment to State and Central Services

3. Improving the Conditions of Living of Minorities

• Equitable share in rural housing scheme
• Improvement in condition of slums inhabited by ....