Union Minority Affairs Minister Dr. Najma Heptullah has launched an ambitious scheme Nai Manzil for minorities. The scheme seeks to bridge the academic and skill development gaps between madrassas passouts and their mainstream counterparts. The minister said that the scheme will be beneficial for minority dominated areas specially, Bihar and UP where most of the minority concentrated blocks are in these two states.

Who are Minorities in India?

In India, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains are notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.

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