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English Release 24-May 2013
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- Presidents Secretariat
- We must find answers for reversing the degradation of values, says President
- President’s Buddha Purnima Greetings
- Vice President's Secretariat
- Vice President Greets Citizens on Buddha Purnima
- Prime Minister's Office
- Prime Minister’s Speech at SEBI’s Silver Jubilee Celebration
- PM Greets the Nation on Buddha Purnima
- Min of Agriculture
- Kharif Sowing Crosses 60 Lakh Hectare
- Min of Comm. & Information Technology
- NIELIT, Srinagar will contribute to the growth of J&K, Dr. Killi Kruparani
- Min of Health and Family Welfare
- Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram – Saving Mothers and Newborns
- Azad concludes two-day visit to Sweden
- Min of Human Resource Development
- Block Institutes of Teachers Education to be Established in 196 SC/ST/Minority Concentrated Districts
- Min of Petroleum & Natural Gas
- Press Note
- Petroleum Ministry Refutes allegations regarding Proposed Gas Price Revision
- Production Performance of Oil & Natural Gas sector for the month of April, 2013
- Global crude oil price of Indian Basket declines sharply to
99.37/US$ bbl on 23.5.2013
- Min of Power
- Hindi Advisory Committee of Ministry of Power for effective implementation of Official Language
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Storage of Important Reservoirs in the Country (as on 25 April 2013)
- Min of Youth Affairs & Sports
- Financial assistance from National Sports Development Fund to Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation, Imphal
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Conference of Ministers and Secretaries of States And Union Territories in-Charge of Sports & Youth Affairs Begins in New Delhi
- Planning Commission
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UIDAI launches Aadhaar based Iris Authentication, eKYC, One Time PIN New Services and Permanent Enrolment Centres
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Ministry of Minority Affairs02-May, 2012 17:41 IST
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Upgradation of Technical and Entrepreneurial Skills of Minorities
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National Minorities
Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) implements the scheme of Vocational
Training for upgradation of technical and
entrepreneurial skills of people belonging to minority communities living below
double the poverty line, in various professional trades. This scheme is
implemented by the NMDFC through its State Channelising
Agencies (SCAs) and training is imparted through Government owned/ recognized
institutions. 85% of the training cost
is provided by NMDFC as grant and remaining 15% of the cost is borne by the
SCAs. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri
Vincent H. Pala, Minister of State for Minority Affairs, also gave the details
of developmental activities taken up by NMDFC during the last two years; which
are as follows:
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Year
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Developmental
Activities
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Loans
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Vocational
Training
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Marketing
Assistance
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Amount Disbursed
(Rs. in crore)
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No. of Benefi-ciaries
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No. of
Benefi-ciaries
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Expenditure
(Rs. in crore)
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No. of Benefi-ciaries
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Expenditure
(Rs. in crore)
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2010-11
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233.26
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1,58,510
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1746
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0.37
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932
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0.045
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2011-12
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271.37
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1,05,874
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559
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0.63
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3,813
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0.15
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