Minority welfare schemes reviewed in Bihar

Union Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today held a review meeting on the running of programmes for welfare of minority communities in the state and discussed ways and means to make them more effective.
The meeting on Central as well state government schemes matched statistical achievement details of all the programmes for minorities welfare, which are in action in the state.
The chief minister told Rahman about the scholarship schemes for students, belonging to minority communities, under which those securing first division gets Rs 10,000 assistance, fencing of grave yards and skill development programmes, an official statement said here.

The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Minorities Affairs Nirnong Irin, Bihar Minorities Welfare minister Shahid Ali Khan, Chief Secretary A K Sinha and Principal Secretary Minorities Affairs Amir Subhani.
Subhani said the chief minister informed the Union minister about the two new schemes launched by the state government, namely Chief Minister Employment Loan plan and Chief Minister Minority Education Loan Plan.
Under the first scheme, in the next five years a loan of Rs 125 crore would be provided to minorities for employment on simple interest, he said.

In the second programme, a loan of Rs 50 crore would be distributed among students of minority community for acquiring technical education.

The meeting also elicited comprehensive information regarding pre-matric, post matric and merit cum means scholarship, the principal secretary said.
It also took stock of constitution of programme committee for 15-point programme, minority development corporation and Wakf properties.