Government has taken following initiatives for the welfare and upliftment of the minority communities: UPSC Daily Importrant Topic | 6 June 2022

Government has taken following initiatives for the welfare and upliftment of the minority communities:-

✓USTAAD:- The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training in preservation of traditional   Ancestral Arts/Crafts of minorities.

✓Hamari Darohar:- The Scheme aims to preserve rich heritage of minority communities in context of Indian culture.

✓Khwaza Garib Nawaz Senior Secondary School will be established at Ajmer by Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) to give a fillip to minority education.

✓Nai Manzil: A bridge course to bridge the academic and skill development gaps of the deeni Madrasa passouts with their mainstream counterparts.

✓Strengthening of State Wakf Boards: The scheme envisages to provide assistance for meeting the training and administrative cost of State Wakf Boards, removal of encroachment from Waqf Properties and also strengthening of Zonal/Regional offices of Waqf Boards.