Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the Centre is bringing lot of changes in policies and taking forward earlier initiatives with greater speed, especially for the benefit of minority youth, women, and all communities. While addressing the Lok Samvardhan Parv, Rijiju sought suggestions from the States to help in the Government preparing a roadmap for the growth and benefits of minority communities.
Rijiju was speaking at the National Level Conclave of Ministers of States/UTs for Minority Welfare organised by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Which saw presence of MoS for Minority Affairs George Kurian and Secretary, MoMA Dr Chandra Shekhar Kumar.
The conclave focused on IGoM reforms across legislative, policy, institutional, and process frameworks for various schemes of the Ministry, aiming to improve the ease of living, catalyse economic growth, create jobs, enhance global competitiveness and build a reform-oriented institutional ecosystem for minority communities.
The conclave was attended by the Ministers of eight States, including Md Zama Khan from Bihar, Adv Manilkrao Kokate from Maharashtra, Imkongmar from Nagaland, Nityananda Gond from Odisha, SM Nasar from Tamil Nadu, Sukla Charan Noatia from Tripura, Om Prakash Rajbhar from Uttar Pradesh, and Kento Jini from Arunachal Pradesh.
The Ministers and Secretaries from the States/UTs shared their insights and suggestions to strengthen the implementation of schemes for the welfare of minority communities across India. Rijiju urged all participating artisans to actively support the spirit of ‘Vocal for Local’ and support ‘Made in India’ to strengthen the vision of Viksit Bharat.
Kurian urged all the stakeholders to follow the mantra of “Reform, Perform, Transform and Inform” to ensure efficient delivery of services and sustainable development. He said that the ongoing schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) are enhancing skill development and infrastructure development for the minority communities.
While Imkongmar mentioned the challenges faced regarding welfare scheme implementation and suggested effective strategies to enhance execution in the State, Nityananda Gond Stated the significant increase in the benefits of welfare schemes for minority communities for the State of Odisha. Nasar requested several measures to enhance the welfare of minority communities in the State and emphasised that these steps would significantly strengthen educational and social support for minority communities in Tamil Nadu.
Sukla Charan Noatia representing Tripura, highlighted that over the last five years, the State Government has been extending financial assistance to minority youths pursuing professional courses. Kokate, Zama Khan, Om Prakash Rajbhar also presented their views in the conclave.
