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Government Schemes for Minorities

68 central and state government schemes for minorities, from public myScheme data. 12 apply across India; the rest are state specific. Open any scheme for details and to apply on the official portal.

Self-Employment loan scheme for Minority Widows, Divorcees / Abandoned Women

State

The scheme aims to provide self-employment loans to women from minority communities. Financial assistance with a 20% subsidy is provided to widows, divorced women, and...

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Alpsankhyak Muslim Parityaqta/Talaqshuda Mahila Sahayata Yojana

State

The objective of this scheme is to strengthen the economic condition of minority Muslim abandoned/divorced women and make them self-dependent by providing financial...

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Alpshankhyak Vikas Nidhi

State

The scheme establishes a ₹4 crore fund to support marginalized minorities in Uttarakhand, targeting gaps in existing central/state welfare programs through...

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APJ Abdul Kalam Scholarship

State

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to minority students pursuing Polytechnic Diploma courses. Through this scheme, scholarships are provided to eligible...

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Arivu Education Loan Scheme

State

The "Arivu Education Loan Scheme," launched by the Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka, and implemented by the Karnataka Minorities Development...

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Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Program

Central

Begum Hazrat Mahal National scholarship is a scholarship scheme also known as Maulana Azad National scholarship scheme was first announced on 3rd May 2003. It is a...

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Bihar State Alpsankhyak Awasiya Vidyalaya Yojana

State

The objective of this scheme is to provide quality education to meritorious students from minority communities in the state and to make them mentally, physically...

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Bihar State Madarsa Strengthening Scheme

State

The scheme was launched by the Minority Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, to improve quality of education in recognized Madarsas. Under this scheme, state government...

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C H Muhammedkoya Scholarship

State

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to girl students from Muslim, Latin, and converted Christian communities who are natives of Kerala. Through this scheme...

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CA/ICWA CMA /CS Scholarship

State

The scheme aims to provide scholarships to students from minority religious communities studying Chartered Accounts/Cost & Management Accounts/Company Secretaryship...

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Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities

State

The scheme “Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities” was launched by the Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Telangana in the year 2015-16...

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Coaching Schemes For Sc/st/obc (non-creamy Layer) & Minority Students For Universities

Central

Coaching schemes for students belonging to SC (Scheduled Caste), ST (Scheduled Tribe), OBC (Other Backward Classes) (non-creamy layer), and minority communities are...

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Community Based Training Scheme

State

The "Community Based Training Scheme" aims to provide training in heavy vehicle driving, shorthand, security services, office soft skills, retail sales, and beauty...

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Direct Loans For Business Enterprise

State

Direct Loans For Business Enterprise Scheme is implemented by Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation Limited. Under this scheme, loans will be provided to eligible...

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Education Loan Scheme of NMDFC

Central

Loan of upto ₹20,00,000/- for domestic courses & ₹30,00,000/- for courses abroad under Credit Line-1 and Credit line -2 is extended to beneficiaries belong to minority...

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Education Loan Scheme- Credit Line 1 for Minority Community

State

The scheme, implemented by the Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam, provides education loans for pursuing general, professional, and...

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Education Loan Scheme- Credit Line 2 for Minority Community

State

The scheme is implemented by Haryana Backward Classes & Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam, aims to provide education loans to sections of minority population on...

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Educational Loan Scheme (GMFDC)

State

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance for technical and non-technical education that creates employment or job opportunities for beneficiaries. Through this...

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Financial Assistance For Development Of Buddhist/Tibetan Arts And Culture

Central

The scheme “Financial Assistance for Development of Buddhist/Tibetan Arts and Culture” was launched by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India to provide financial...

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Haryana Merit Cum Means Scheme For Minority

State

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to meritorious students from minority communities in Haryana for pursuing professional and technical courses.

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Haryana Post Matric Scholarship For Minority

State

Launched in June 2006 under the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities, the "Post-Matric Scholarship for Students Belonging to the...

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Hon’ble Chief Minister’s Merit Scholarship Scheme-Sikkim

State

This scheme aims to provide free education up to the Graduation level to talented and deserving children from underprivileged families with an opportunity to study in...

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House Subsidy Scheme

State

A subsidy of Rs. 1,30,000/- is given to persons from Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Minority Communities, Single Women, or handicapped for the construction of...

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Incentive for the Inter Caste Marriage Couple

State

The Social Welfare Department of the Government of Karnataka has launched the "Incentive for the Inter Caste Marriage Couple", which offers incentives to couples...

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Incentive Scheme for Sericulture Reelers

State

The "Incentive Scheme for Sericulture Reelers" is aimed at improving the financial condition of minority communities involved in silk reeling and spinning. The...

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Mahila Samiriddhi Yojana for Minority Community

State

The scheme is implemented by the Haryana Backward Classes & Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam. Under this scheme, loans up to ₹1,00,000/- per beneficiary are...

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Manav Garima Yojana DCW (Minority)

State

The scheme aims to enable minority persons to become self-employed through business toolkits and support. Under this scheme, business tool-kits are provided to eligible...

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Maulana Azad Education Finance Foundation Scheme

State

The scheme aims to provide interest-free loans of up to ₹5 lakh to students from minority communities for pursuing higher education in India and abroad.

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Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students

Central

Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students was launched in 2009 by the Ministry of Minority Affairs for providing financial aid to students for their higher...

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Micro Finance Scheme of NMDFC

Central

Under the scheme, an amount of Rs. 1 lakh under credit Line-1 & upto Rs. 1.5 lakh under Credit Line-2 is extended to each member of SHG (belong to Minority communities)...

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Micro Finance Scheme- Credit Line 1 for Minority Community

State

The scheme is implemented by the Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam. Under the scheme, small loans of ₹1,00,000/- are provided to...

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Micro Finance Scheme- Credit Line 2 for Minority Community

State

The scheme is implemented by the Haryana Backward Classes &d Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam. Under the scheme, small loans of ₹1,50,000/- per beneficiary are...

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Minority Scholarship Scheme for Class 1 to 10

State

The scheme aims to provide scholarships to students belonging to minority communities who are studying in Classes 1 to 10 in any recognized government/non-government...

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Mother Teresa Scholarship

State

The scheme aims to support the higher education of students belonging to minority communities. Through this scheme, an amount per annum is provided to students from...

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Mukhyamantri Alpasankhyak Medhwi Balika Protsahan Yojana

State

The scheme aims to provide financial incentives to meritorious girl students belonging to minority communities based on their performance in the High School Examination...

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Mukhyamantri Alpasankhyak Protsahan Yojana

State

The scheme supports minority community candidates of Uttarakhand by offering financial incentives for competitive exam preparation. Incentives are provided at different...

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Mukhyamantri Alpsankhyak Chhatravas Yojana

State

Under this scheme, students belonging to minority communities who are studying in a recognized institution, school, college, university, or technical institution in...

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Mukhyamantri Alpsankhyak Rozgar Rinn Yojana

State

The objective of this scheme is to provide loans of up to ₹5,00,000/- at a simple annual interest rate of 5% to youths from minority communities (Muslim, Sikh...

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Mukhyamantri Hunar Yojana

State

The scheme aims to provide free training in trades such as sewing, embroidery, knitting, plumbing, electronics, and in Information Technology fields including computer...

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Mukhyamantri Kanyadaan Yojana

State

Mukhyamantri Kanyadaan Yojana launched by Social Justice and empowerment in 2015 by Rajasthan for Family provides financial support to eligible families to help them...

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Mukhyamantri Nikah Yojana

State

The objective of this scheme is to provide financial assistance to the needy girls, widows, and abandoned women from destitute or poor Muslim families in the state at...

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Mukhyamantri Shramshakti Yojana

State

This scheme aims to provide employment opportunities to men and women aged 18 to 45 from the minority community by offering vocational skill training in various fields...

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Mukhyamantri Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojana

State

Under this scheme, an incentive amount is provided to minority students who pass the Intermediate/Matriculation/Fauquania/Maulvi examinations with first-class marks from...

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Overseas Educational Loan Scheme

State

The "Overseas Educational Loan Scheme" objective is to provide financial/loan assistance to students belonging to minority communities who are pursuing graduate or...

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Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram

Central

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, being implemented with the objective to develop infrastructure projects such as community...

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Pradhan Mantri Virasat ka Samvardhan

Central

PM VIKAS is a Central sector scheme that focuses on socio-economic empowerment of six notified minorities in the country through skilling & training, women leadership &...

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Prof. Joseph Mundassery Scholarship Award

State

The aim is to provide financial assistance to financially backwards students from minority communities. Through this scheme, financial assistance is provided to eligible...

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Santwana Scheme - Karnataka

State

The "Santwana Scheme" offers loans to religious minority individuals whose houses or shops have been destroyed by natural calamities or communal violence. The scheme...

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Scheme for Containing Population Decline of Small Minority Communities

Central

The objective of the scheme is to reverse the declining trend of Parsi population by adopting a scientific protocol and structured interventions, stabilize their...

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Schemes Of HP Minorities Finance & Development Corporation

State

Social, educational and economic upliftment of the minority class people living below the poverty line of the state.

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Self Employment Scheme

State

Under this scheme, Subsidies will be provided to the religious minority communities with the help of Nationalized / Scheduled banks to start or improve a small-scale...

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Self-Employment Scheme for Unemployed Minority Communities

State

The scheme aims to provide a grant of 25% of the loan amount (for loans ranging from ₹1 lakh to ₹10 lakh) to individuals belonging to minority communities, who are...

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Shaadi Mubarak Scheme

State

In order to prevent child marriages and support marriage expense of financially distressed families, on 02nd October 2014, Government of Telangana (GoTS) introduced a...

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Shahari Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana

Central

Under the scheme, interest free loan to Waqf Boards (WBs)/waqf institutions is granted to various Waqf Boards and Waqf Institutions in the country for construction of...

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Shrama Shakthi Scheme

State

Under the Shrama Shakthi Loan scheme, religious minority community entrepreneurs will be trained in artistic and technical skills and will be provided a loan of...

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Shramashakthi Special Women's Scheme

State

The "Shramashakthi Special Women's Scheme" is a special scheme for the economic empowerment of widowed, divorced, unmarried women of the minority community.

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Sikhligar’s Community Development Scheme

State

The "Sikhligar’s Community Development Scheme" aims to promote economic self-reliance among the Sikhligara community, the Corporation will provide a subsidy and a...

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State Government Backward Class Scholarship (Class 6 to 10)

State

The scheme is implemented by the School Education Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, aims to ensure the continuity of education for students from the Backward Classes...

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State Welfare Scheme For Purohits

State

The scheme "State Welfare Scheme for Purohits" was launched in September 2020 to benefit the financially distressed practicing temple /tribal purohit or priests of other...

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Stipends to Students of Minority Caste for Technical and Vocational Courses after SSC

State

The scheme “Stipends to Students of Minority Caste for Technical and Vocational Courses after SSC” by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of...

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Subsidy Scheme for Self-help Groups of Minorities

State

The "Subsidy Scheme for Self-help Groups of Minorities" aimed at empowering minority women by providing financial support to Self-Help Groups (SHGs). The scheme offers a...

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Term Loan Scheme (GMFDC)

State

The scheme aims to promote self-employment among individuals from the minority communities by providing financial assistance for agriculture and allied activities...

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Term Loan Scheme of NMDFC

Central

Under this scheme, credit of up to ₹20,00,000/- under Credit Line-1 and up to ₹30,00,000/- under Credit line -2 is extended to beneficiaries among minority communities...

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Term Loan Scheme- Credit Line 1 for Minority Community

State

The scheme is implemented by the Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam. Under this scheme, loans of up to ₹20,00,000/- are provided at a...

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Term Loan Scheme- Credit Line 2 for Minority Community

State

The scheme is implemented by the Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam. Under this scheme, loans of up to ₹30,00,000/- are provided at a...

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Uniform Assistance for Other Backward Classes (Minority) Students Studying in Standard 1st to 8th

State

The scheme "Uniform Assistance for Other Backward Classes (Minority) Students Studying in Standard 1st to 8th" by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Gujarat...

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Virasat Loan Scheme of NMDFC

Central

Concessional credit of up to ₹10,00,000/- can be availed under Credit Line-1 & 2. to meet Working Capital and Fixed Capital for purchase of...

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Vrutti Protsaha Loan Scheme

State

The "Vrutti Protsaha Loan Scheme" is an initiative by the Karnataka Minority Development Corporation (KMDC) to promote self-employment and economic activities among...

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About schemes for minorities

What government schemes are there for minorities in India?

Our directory lists 68 central and state government schemes aimed at minorities, from public myScheme data, including 12 that apply across India.

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How do I apply for a scheme for minorities?

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