Over 1.94 cr minority community girl students benefit from govt's flagship PMJVK programme

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram: Over 1.94 cr girl students from minority communities have benefitted from 'Socio-Economic-Educational Empowerment of Minority Women', a government release said. The programme is being implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs under the government's flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK).

The PMJVK is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented in identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs) of the country, the release said. The thrust of the PMJVK programme is to allocate at least 80% of the resources for education, health and skill development and at least 33-40% of the resources for women-centric projects, the release said.

Under the scheme, the government is running Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme to empower the minority girl students. The scholarship is being run as Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to the Minorities, the release said.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs has been implementing various schemes for socio-economic and educational empowerment of women from minority communities, the release said.

Some other schemes include Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme, Naya Savera, Padho Pardesh, and Nai Udaan, the release said.

The government has provided various leadership development training during this period to over 3 lakh women, the release said. in the last five years.

Around 4.35 lakh women have been provided employment-oriented skill development training - Seekho Aur Kamao. The scheme has been extended for women between 14 and 35 years, the release said.

In another news, Department of Post's Delhi Circle has opened the third all-Women Post Office in the national capital.

The post office was inaugurated in the presence of Chief Post Master General Aindri Anurag.

Nisha Rani is holding the charge of the SPM in this Post Office along with one Postal Assistant, one MTS and one GDS, the release said.

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A felicitation ceremony was also organized to award the best women workers of New Delhi South West Division for the year 2019 in different categories. CPMG and PMG (O) congratulated the awardees and motivated all the staff for the betterment of Division.