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	! ~~[[Minister of state]]~~		! Name
	! Portrait		! Portrait
	! colspan=2\| Political party		! colspan=2\| Political party
	! colspan="2" \| Term		! colspan="2" \| Term
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	\|[[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]		\|[[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]
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	\|[[Virendra Kumar Khatik]]		\|[[Virendra Kumar Khatik]]
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	\|[[Kiren Rijiju]]		\|[[Kiren Rijiju]]
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	\|[[John Barla]]		\|[[John Barla]]
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			!S No
	! Name		! Name
	! width=60\|Portrait		! width=60\|Portrait
	! colspan="2"\|Term of office		! colspan="3"\|Term of office
	! colspan="2"\|Political party		! colspan="2"\|Political party
	! Prime Minister		! Prime Minister
	\|-		\|-
			! 1
	\| [[A. R. Antulay\|Abdul Rahman Antulay]]<ref>{{citation\|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3236\|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Antulay,Shri Abdul Rehman\|access-date=13 October 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026173548/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3236\|archive-date=26 October 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		\| [[A. R. Antulay\|Abdul Rahman Antulay]]<ref>{{citation\|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3236\|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Antulay,Shri Abdul Rehman\|access-date=13 October 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026173548/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3236\|archive-date=26 October 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\|		\|
	\| 29 January 2006		\| 29 January 2006
	\| 19 January 2009		\| 19 January 2009
			\|
	\| rowspan=3\| [[Indian National Congress]]<br><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>		\| rowspan=3\| [[Indian National Congress]]<br><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
	\|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3\|		\|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3\|
	\| rowspan=3\| [[Manmohan Singh]]		\| rowspan=3\| [[Manmohan Singh]]
	\|-		\|-
			! 2
	\| [[Salman Khurshid]]<ref>{{citation\|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3523\|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Khurshid,Shri Salman}}</ref>		\| [[Salman Khurshid]]<ref>{{citation\|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3523\|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Khurshid,Shri Salman}}</ref>
	\| [[File:Salman Khurshid portrait (cropped).jpg\|80px]]		\| [[File:Salman Khurshid portrait (cropped).jpg\|80px]]
	\| 19 January 2009		\| 19 January 2009
	\| 28 October 2012		\| 28 October 2012
			\|
	\|-		\|-
			! 3
	\| [[K. Rahman Khan]]		\| [[K. Rahman Khan]]
	\| [[File:K Rahman Khan (cropped).jpg\|80px]]		\| [[File:K Rahman Khan (cropped).jpg\|80px]]
	\| 28 October 2012		\| 28 October 2012
	\| 26 May 2014		\| 26 May 2014
			\|
	\|-		\|-
			! 4
	\| [[Najma Heptulla]]<ref name=about />		\| [[Najma Heptulla]]<ref name=about />
	\| [[File:The Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Dr. Najma A. Heptulla addressing at the inauguration of an exhibition, in New Delhi on March 19, 2016.jpg\|80px]]		\| [[File:The Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Dr. Najma A. Heptulla addressing at the inauguration of an exhibition, in New Delhi on March 19, 2016.jpg\|80px]]
	\| 26 May 2014		\| 26 May 2014
	\| 12 July 2016		\| 12 July 2016
			\|
	\|rowspan="2" \| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>		\|rowspan="2" \| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
	\|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" \|		\|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" \|
	\|rowspan="2" \| [[Narendra Modi]]		\|rowspan="2" \| [[Narendra Modi]]
	\|- style="height: 50px;"		\|- style="height: 50px;"
			! 5
	\| [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]<ref name=about />		\| [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]<ref name=about />
	\| [[File:Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.JPG\|80px]]		\| [[File:Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.JPG\|80px]]
	\| 12 July 2016		\| 12 July 2016
	\| Incumbent		\| ''Incumbent''
			\|
	\|}		\|}

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	\|7 July 2021		\|7 July 2021
	\|Incumbent		\|''Incumbent''
	\|{{Age in days\|2021\|07\|07}} days		\|{{Age in days\|2021\|07\|07}} days
	\|}		\|}

	==Organisations==		==Organisations==

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	* '''Nai Roshni''' - Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women<ref>{{citation\|title=Nai Roshni - Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/nai-roshni-scheme-leadership-development-minority-women\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>		* '''Nai Roshni''' - Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women<ref>{{citation\|title=Nai Roshni - Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/nai-roshni-scheme-leadership-development-minority-women\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
	* '''Nai Manzil''' - An Integrated Education and Livelihood Initiative for the Minority Communities<ref>{{citation\|title=Nai Manzil - An Integrated Education and Livelihood Initiative for the Minority Communities\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/nai-manzil-social-assesment-and-social-management-framework\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>		* '''Nai Manzil''' - An Integrated Education and Livelihood Initiative for the Minority Communities<ref>{{citation\|title=Nai Manzil - An Integrated Education and Livelihood Initiative for the Minority Communities\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/nai-manzil-social-assesment-and-social-management-framework\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
	* '''Nai Udaan''' - Support for minority students clearing prelims exam conducted by UPSC, State PSC and SSC<ref>{{citation\|title= Nai Udaan - Support for minority students clearing prelims exam conducted by UPSC, State PSC and SSC\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/support-students-clearing-prelims-conducted-upscsscstate-public-service-commissionpsc-etc\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>		* '''Nai Udaan''' - Support for minority students clearing prelims exam conducted by UPSC, State PSC and SSC<ref>{{citation\|title= Nai Udaan - Support for minority students clearing prelims exam conducted by UPSC, State PSC and SSC\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/support-students-clearing-prelims-conducted-upscsscstate-public-service-commissionpsc-etc\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
	* '''Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn)''' - Scheme for Skill Development of Minorities<ref>{{citation\|title= Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn) - Scheme for Skill Development of Minorities\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/seekho-aur-kamaolearn-earn-scheme-skill-development-minorities\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>		* '''Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn)''' - Scheme for Skill Development of Minorities<ref>{{citation\|title= Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn) - Scheme for Skill Development of Minorities\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/seekho-aur-kamaolearn-earn-scheme-skill-development-minorities\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
	* '''Hamari Dharohar''' - A scheme to preserve the rich heritage of Minority Communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture<ref>{{citation\|title= Hamari Dharohar - A scheme to preserve the rich heritage of Minority Communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/%E2%80%9Chamari-dharohar%E2%80%9D-scheme-preserve-rich-heritage-minority-communities-india-under-overall-concept\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>		* '''Hamari Dharohar''' - A scheme to preserve the rich heritage of Minority Communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture<ref>{{citation\|title= Hamari Dharohar - A scheme to preserve the rich heritage of Minority Communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture\|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/%E2%80%9Chamari-dharohar%E2%80%9D-scheme-preserve-rich-heritage-minority-communities-india-under-overall-concept\|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in\|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>

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The '''Ministry of Minority Affairs''' is a ministry of the [[Government of India]] which was carved out of [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]] and created on 29 January 2006. It is the apex body for the central government's regulatory and developmental programmes for the minority religious communities in [[India]], which include [[Muslims]], [[Sikhs]], [[Christians]], [[Buddhist]]s, [[Zoroastrian]]s ([[Parsis]]) and [[Jainism|Jains]] notified as minority communities in [[The Gazette of India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/157933.pdf|title=Extraordinary Gazette of India Notification|website=egazette.nic.in|publisher=Govt. of India|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref> under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/newsite/main/FAQ_Ministry.pdf|title=Ministry Of Minority Affairs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925015851/http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/newsite/main/FAQ_Ministry.pdf|archive-date=2010-09-25}}</ref>

[[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]] assumed the office as a [[cabinet minister]] for Minority Affairs on 4 September 2017.<ref name=about>{{citation|title=About the Ministry|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/about-us/about-ministry|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225032344/http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/about-us/about-ministry|archive-date=2018-12-25}}</ref> He served as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs when [[Najma Heptulla]] was the [[cabinet minister]]. Following [[Najma Heptulla]]'s resignation on 12 July 2016, Naqvi was assigned the Independent charge of the Ministry.

The ministry is also involved with the [[linguistic minorities]] and of the office of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, representation of the [[Anglo-Indian]] community, protection and preservation of non-Muslim shrines in Pakistan and Muslim shrines in India in terms of the Pant-Mirza Agreement of 1955, in consultation with the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/about-us/allocation-business-rules|title=Allocation of Business Rules|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225024130/http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/about-us/allocation-business-rules|archive-date=2018-12-25}}</ref> The Minister in charge is also Chairperson of the [[Central Wakf Council, India]], which manages the running of the [[Central Wakf Council, India#State Wakf Boards|State Wakf Boards]].<ref name="dc">{{cite web|url=http://centralwakfcouncil.org/members.htm |title=Members |publisher=CFC website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004010746/http://centralwakfcouncil.org/members.htm |archive-date=2010-10-04 }}</ref> Ministry of Minority Affairs provides Moma scholarship to minority community students of India every year. Moma Scholarship is a scholarship scheme of the Ministry of Minority Affairs initiated with the aim of supporting minority communities student who is not financially strong and wants to pursue higher studies in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/MOMA_post_Guidelinesfor2015-16.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010215856/https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/MOMA_post_Guidelinesfor2015-16.pdf |archive-date=10 October 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholarships.gov.in/public/schemeGuidelines/MOMA_post_Guidelinesfor2015-16.pdf|title=MOMA SCHEMES post matric guidelines|website=Scholarships.gov.in|publisher=GOI|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref> Minority communities in India includes Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains. The scholarship is awarded to the students by India Government through State Government/UTs. The scholarship is awarded for the undergraduate and postgraduate courses.<ref name=":0" />

Linguistic Minorities, according to Indian Constitution should have a Special Officer appointed.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncm.nic.in/Constitutional_provisions.html|title=Constitutional Provisions|website=National Commission for Minorities|publisher=GOI|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref>

Constitutional Article: 350B.
:#There shall be a Special Officer for linguistic minorities to be appointed by the President.
:#It shall be the duty of the Special Officer to investigate all matters relating to the safeguards provided for linguistic minorities under this Constitution and report to the President upon those matters at such intervals as the President may direct, and the President shall cause all such reports to be laid before each House of Parliament, and sent to the Governments of the States concerned.<ref name=":1" />

It is to be decided based on states as the states have been formed on linguistic basis.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

==Ministers==
The Minister of Minority Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and one of the [[Cabinet minister (India)|cabinet ministers]] of the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/about-us/organization-structure |title=Organizational Setup | Ministry of Minority Affairs | Government of india |publisher=Minorityaffairs.gov.in |date=2018-02-09 |access-date=2018-05-04}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:74%;"
|-
! Name
! width=60|Portrait
! colspan="2"|Term of office
! colspan="2"|Political party
! Prime Minister
|-
| [[A. R. Antulay|Abdul Rahman Antulay]]<ref>{{citation|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3236|title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Antulay,Shri Abdul Rehman|access-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026173548/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3236|archive-date=26 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
| 29 January 2006
| 19 January 2009
| rowspan=3| [[Indian National Congress]] ([[United Progressive Alliance]])
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
| [[Salman Khurshid]]<ref>{{citation|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=3523|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Khurshid,Shri Salman}}</ref>
| [[File:Salman Khurshid portrait (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| 19 January 2009
| 28 October 2012
|-
| [[K. Rahman Khan]]
| [[File:K Rahman Khan (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| 28 October 2012
| 26 May 2014
|-
| [[Najma Heptulla]]<ref name=about />
| [[File:The Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Dr. Najma A. Heptulla addressing at the inauguration of an exhibition, in New Delhi on March 19, 2016.jpg|80px]]
| 26 May 2014
| 12 July 2016
|rowspan="2" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" |
|rowspan="2" | [[Narendra Modi]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]<ref name=about />
| [[File:Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.JPG|80px]]
| 12 July 2016
| Incumbent
|}

== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State For Minority Affairs
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]
|[[File:Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, during 3 years of NDA Government, in New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
|Rowspan=4|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Rowspan=4 bgcolor=#FF9933|
|9 November 2014
|12 July 2016
|{{Age in days|2014|11|09|2016|07|12}} days
|-align=center
|[[Virendra Kumar Khatik]]
|[[File:Virendra Kumar releasing the compilation of speeches, written by children of CCIs, at the closing ceremony of the weeklong festival ‘Hausla 2017’, in New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
|3 September 2017
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2017|09|03|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Kiren Rijiju]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju addressing the ‘India Disaster Response Summit’, in New Delhi on November 09, 2017.jpg|100px]]
|30 May 2019
|7 July 2021
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30|2021|07|07}} days
|-align=center
|[[John Barla]]
|[[File:Shri John Barla Minister.jpg|100px]]
|7 July 2021
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|}
==Organisations==

*Constitutional and Statutory Bodies
** [[Central Wakf Council, India|Central Wakf Council]] (CWC)
** [[National Commission for Minorities]] (NCM)
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20160109205011/http://nclm.nic.in/ Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities] (CLM)
* Autonomous Bodies
** [http://maef.nic.in/ Maulana Azad Education Foundation] (MAEF)
* PSUs and Joint Ventures
** [[National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation]] (NMDFC)

==Schemes & Scholarship Programmes==
* '''Jiyo Parsi''' - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis<ref>{{citation|title= Jiyo Parsi - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/jiyo-parsi-central-sector-scheme-containing-population-decline-parsis-india|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Nai Roshni''' - Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women<ref>{{citation|title=Nai Roshni - Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/nai-roshni-scheme-leadership-development-minority-women|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Nai Manzil''' - An Integrated Education and Livelihood Initiative for the Minority Communities<ref>{{citation|title=Nai Manzil - An Integrated Education and Livelihood Initiative for the Minority Communities|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/nai-manzil-social-assesment-and-social-management-framework|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Nai Udaan''' - Support for minority students clearing prelims exam conducted by UPSC, State PSC and SSC<ref>{{citation|title= Nai Udaan - Support for minority students clearing prelims exam conducted by UPSC, State PSC and SSC|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/support-students-clearing-prelims-conducted-upscsscstate-public-service-commissionpsc-etc|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn)''' - Scheme for Skill Development of Minorities<ref>{{citation|title= Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn) - Scheme for Skill Development of Minorities|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/seekho-aur-kamaolearn-earn-scheme-skill-development-minorities|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Hamari Dharohar''' - A scheme to preserve the rich heritage of Minority Communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture<ref>{{citation|title= Hamari Dharohar - A scheme to preserve the rich heritage of Minority Communities of India under the overall concept of Indian culture|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/%E2%80%9Chamari-dharohar%E2%80%9D-scheme-preserve-rich-heritage-minority-communities-india-under-overall-concept|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme'''<ref>{{citation|title=Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/SCHEMES/PERFORMANCE/Scholarship-Schemes/pre-matric-scholarship-scheme|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme'''<ref>{{citation|title=Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/SCHEMES/PERFORMANCE/Scholarship-Schemes/post-matric-scholarship-scheme|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme'''<ref>{{citation|title=Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/SCHEMES/PERFORMANCE/Scholarship-Schemes/merit-cum-means-scholarship-scheme|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
* '''Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students'''<ref>{{citation|title=Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/maulana-azad-national-fellowship-minority-students-scheme|website=Minorityaffairs.gov.in|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
*'''Padho Pardesh''' - Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for the Students Belonging to the Minority Communities<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/padho-pardesh-scheme-interest-subsidy-educational-loans-overseas-studies-students-belonging-minority|title=Padho Pardesh- Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of india|website=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/ Ministry of Minority Affairs, Official Website]
*''[https://www.crackias.com/monthly-magazine.php Current Affairs News and Magazines]''

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