Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated Anjuman-I-Islam’s UPSC Academy (AIUPSC), a Residential Coaching Programme for Civil Services and other Govt. Examinations, in Mumbai on April 2.
Meant specially for students and candidates belonging to the Muslim community, the programme has been motivated by the success stories of Muslim students hailing from disadvantaged sections of the society.
The programme has been set up by the management of Anjuman-I-Islam and is funded by Central Waqf Commission, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)
The Minister further said that the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme, which is getting implemented beginning April 2, will prove to be a milestone towards socio-economic and educational empowerment of the needy, providing them with employment-oriented skill development.
Backup to Brilliance Policy
He said that a large number of youth belonging to minority communities are being selected in civil services and are emerging victorious in other competitive exams because of the “Backup to Brilliance” policy of the Ministry.
More schemes
The Minority Affairs Minister also said that the Government has provided skill development training and employment opportunities to around 21.5 lakh people from the minority community, through various skill development and employment-oriented programmes such as “Hunar Haat”, “Seekho aur Kamao”, “Nai Manzil”, “Nai Roushni”, “Ustad” and “Garib Nawaz Self-Employment Scheme” in the last 8 years.
