अल्पसंख्यक कार्य मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

About the Ministry

• The Ministry of Minority Affairs was carved out of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and created on 29th January, 2006 to ensure a more focused approach towards issues relating to the notified minority communities namely Muslim, Christian, Budhist, Sikhs, Parsis and Jain. The mandate of the Ministry includes formulation of overall policy and planning, coordination, evaluation and review of the regulatory framework and development programmes for the benefit of the minority communities.
• Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has assumed the office as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Minority Affairs on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in New Delhi.
• Shri Ameising Luikham is the Secretary of the Ministry. The Secretary is assisted by Four Joint Secretaries and a Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser (additional charge). The Ministry has a sanctioned strength of 118 Officers/Staff.

Online applications are invited from eligible minority students for Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum-Means based scholarship schemes for minorities for 2017-18. Please apply on National Scholarship Portal (www.scholarships.gov.in) - From 01.06.2017 to 31.08.2017 for ‘Fresh’ and from 01.06.2017 to 31.07.2017 for ‘Renewal’.

Funds to the tune of Rs. 40.00 crore has been released to UGC for disbursement of pending fellowship to the eligible students under the scheme of Maulana Azad National Fellowship scheme. Students are advised to contact UGC for status of their payment.