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 minority communities.
4. Prevention & Control of Communal Riots
   • Prevention of communal ....