BACKWARD CLASSES, MOST BACKWARD CLASSES

AND MINORITIES WELFARE DEPARTMENT

MINORITIES WELFARE

POLICY NOTE
2023 – 2024

DEMAND No. 9

GINGEE K.S. MASTHAN

Minister for Minorities Welfare and
Non-Resident Tamils Welfare

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Government of Tamil Nadu
Printed by Govt. Central Press, Chennai - 600 001. 2023
 INDEX

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Index Page
No
1. Introduction 1
Separate reservation for
2. Backward Class Muslims 5

3. Scholarships 5

4. Minority Hostels 16

5. Muslim Women Aid Society 23

6. Christian Women Aid Society 25

Ulemas and Employees
7. 26
welfare board
Incentive for Rural Minority
8. 31
girls students
Supply of motorized sewing
9. 31
machines to Minorities
Establishment of 5 District
10. 32
Minority welfare offices
Financial assistance for
11. 32
Jerusalem Pilgrimage
12. Grant in aid for Repair and
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Renovation of churches
13. Setting up of kabarstan and
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burial ground
14. Christian Priests and Church
35
Employees Welfare Board
15. Rehabilitation Assistance 35
16. Prime Minister’s New 15
point programme 36

17. Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas

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Karyakram (PMJVK)
18. Minority status to
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Educational Institution
19. Tamil Nadu State Minorities
41
Commission
20. Tamil Nadu Minorities
Economic Development 43
Corporation Limited (TAMCO)
21. Tamil Nadu Linguistic
Minorities Social and
49
Economic Development
Corporation (TALMEDCO)

22. Tamil Nadu Waqf Board 51

23. Tamil Nadu State Haj
69
Committee
24. Annexure 79
 BACKWARD CLASSES, MOST BACKWARD
CLASSES AND MINORITIES WELFARE
DEPARTMENT

DEMAND NO.9
MINORITIES WELFARE
POLICY NOTE - 2023-2024

Introduction

Government of Tamil Nadu is way ahead in

protecting and promoting the interest of the
minorities of the State. By providing equal
opportunity, ensuring their legal rights and
bringing inclusive growth among them, this
government gives continuous support for socio-
economic development of the minorities.

Maintaining communal harmony among

various sections of the society is the prime
mandate of this Government. For the welfare of
Minorities, the Government has taken various
steps at different periods. The State Minorities

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Commission was set-up in 1989. “Backward
Classes and Most Backward Classes Welfare
Department” was changed as “Backward Classes,
Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare
Department” in the year 1999. In the same
year, Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic
Development Corporation was established and a
scheme to sanction annual grant for Repair and
Renovation of Waqf Institutions was launched. In
the year 2007, a separate 3.5% reservation for
Backward Class Muslims was granted. In the
same year, Muslim Women Aid societies were
formed in all districts and the “Directorate of
Minorities Welfare” was also formed. “Ulemas and
Employees Welfare Board” was constituted in the
year 2009. In the same year, hostels for Muslim
girls studying in Schools and Colleges were
opened for the first time. An Act was enacted to
confer Statutory status to State Minorities
Commission in 2010.

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 To keep up their progress on track, this
Government has formulated various welfare
schemes and is implementing Government of
India schemes as well. Separate Directorate of
Minorities welfare, established in 2007 has been
mandated to monitor Prime Minister’s New 15
Point Programme. Justice Rajindar Sachar
Committee Recommendations are followed with
utmost care for empowerment of minorities. The
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)
Scheme is implemented to provide basic
amenities to the Minorities.

Schemes such as Government of India

scholarships to minorities students, running of
minority hostels are being implemented to
facilitate the education of minority community
students.

Various welfare assistance are provided to

the members of Ulema and Employees Welfare
Board. On similar lines, orders have been issued

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for establishing Christian Priests and Church
Employees Welfare Board in 2022 for the benefit
of Church Priests and Employees.

Muslim and Christian Women Aid Societies

provide financial assistance to destitute, widows
and aged Muslim/Christian women, financial
assistance is given to Christians for Jerusalem
pilgrimage and Muslims for Haj Pilgrimage. Grant
in aids for repair and renovation of mosques and
churches and pension are provided to Pesh
Imam, Mothinars, Arabic teachers and Mujawars
who have served and retired from Tamil Nadu
Waqf institutions.

The Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs) were formulated in 2015 by the United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Of these,
Goal-1 (No Poverty), Goal 4-(Quality Education)
and Goal-10 (Reduce inequalities) are directly
related to this department. This department will

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continuously take efforts to emphasize to achieve
these Sustainable Development Goals.

2. SEPARATE RESERVATION FOR

BACKWARD CLASS MUSLIMS
A separate reservation of 3.5% has been
provided to Backward Class Muslims out of the
30% reservation earmarked for Backward Classes
in the year 2007 after considering the
representation of Minority Communities for
separate reservation. The Government has
ordered to follow the carry forward procedure in
filling up of posts earmarked for Backward Class
Muslims in direct recruitments.

3. SCHOLARSHIPS
எண்ணென்ப ஏனை எழுத்ணென்ப இவ்விரண்டும்
கண்ணென்ப வாழும் உயிர்க்கு - குறள் 392

The twain that lore of numbers and of letters give, Are eyes,
The wise declare, to all on earth that live. – Kural 392

In order to achieve educational

advancement of people belonging to Minority

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communities, the Government is effectively
implementing the scholarship schemes of
Government of India to enable the minority
community students belonging to Christian,
Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi and Jain religions to
continue their education without interruption. The
following 3 scholarship schemes are implemented
for Minority students studying from 9th std to
Professional / Research level courses in
Government / Government aided and Government
recognized private educational institutions.

1. Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme

2. Post-matric Scholarship Scheme
3. Merit-cum-means based Scholarship
Scheme
,,

This scheme is fully funded by the

Government of India and based on the population
of minorities in the States as per Census 2011.
The scholarship amount is directly credited into
students’ bank account through Direct Benefit

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Transfer (DBT). In which, 30% scholarship is
earmarked for girl students of each minority
community, a student residing in a particular State
will be entitled for scholarship under the quota of
that State only irrespective of his/her place of
study.

The Details of the Scholarship are as follows:-

Parent/
Name of
Classes Guardian’s Eligibility
the
covered Annual criteria
Scholar
Income
ship
limit
Pre- 50% marks
Std. IX to X Rs.1.00 lakh in the
matric
previous
Post- Std. 11th to year final
Rs.2.00 lakh
matric Ph.D. examination
Merit-
Professional/
Cum- Rs.2.50 Lakh
Technical
Means
Courses
Based

3.1 Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme

This scheme was introduced by Government

of India in the year 2008-2009 and sanctioned to
the minority students studying from 1st standard
to 10th standard till 2021-2022. From the year

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2022-2023, Government of India discontinued
sanction of scholarships to 1st standard to 8th
standard minority students and only sanctioning
scholarships for 9th standard and 10th standard
minority students citing that, Right to Education
(RTE) Act, 2009 makes it obligatory for the
Government to provide free and compulsory
elementary education (classes I to VIII) to each
and every child. This Government is urging the
Government of India to put the decision on hold
and restore the Pre-matric scholarship scheme to
all minority students studying from 1st standard
to 8th standard as well.

The number of fresh scholarships for minorities

available in a year is fixed and limited. Inter-se
selection weightage is given to poverty rather
than marks. In case of same income, selection is
based on the ‘Date of Birth’ criteria of applicants.
There is no merit list generation for renewal
cases. Renewal applicant will get the scholarship

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if one has obtained 50% in his/her previous
year’s examinations (at the same Institute and in
same course). Actual financial assistance will be
provided for admission/tuition fee and
maintenance allowance is given subject to the
maximum ceiling indicated against the item
concerned.

Details Hosteller Day Scholar

Admission fee from Actual fee paid by the student or
class IX to X maximum Rs.500 per annum.

(whichever is less)
Tuition fee from class IX Actual fee paid by the student
to X or maximum Rs.3,500 per annum.

(whichever is less)
Classes IX to X Rs.6,000 Rs.1,000

During the year 2022-2023, applications

from 1,07,247 students have been received and
forwarded to Union Government for sanction.

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3.2 Post-matric Scholarship

Post-matric scholarship was introduced by

Government of India in the year 2007-2008. This
is sanctioned to the minority students pursuing
higher secondary education, technical and
vocational courses including Polytechnic, Diploma
in teacher training, UG and PG level courses,
M.Phil and Ph.D., etc.,

The number of fresh scholarships for

minorities available in a year is fixed and limited.

Inter-se selection weightage is given to poverty

rather than marks. In case of same income,

selection is based on the ‘Date of Birth’ criteria of

applicants.

There is no merit list generation for renewal

cases. Renewal applicant will get the scholarship
if one has obtained 50% in his/her previous year’s
examinations (at the same Institute and in same
course).

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 Actual financial assistance will be provided
for admission/tuition fee and maintenance
allowance is given subject to the maximum ceiling
indicated against the item concerned.

Maintenance
Details of Admission& Allowance (for 10
Courses Tuition fees Months per
Rs. Annum)
Hosteller Day
Rs. Scholar
Rs.
Classes XI andXII Actual fee paid by
the student or
maximum Rs.7,000
per annum 3,800 2,300
(whichever is less)
Technical / Actual fee paid by
Vocational the student or 3,800 2,300
Courses for maximum
XI & XII level, Rs.10,000
ITI/ITC Per annum
(including NCVT (whichever is less)
Courses)
Polytechnic,
Diploma in
Nursing,
Teacher
Training etc.
Degree Courses
of Under Actual fee paid by
Graduate/Post the student or
graduate level maximum Rs.3,000
5,700 3,000
(Other than Per annum
(whichever is less)

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Technical and
Professional
courses )

M. Phil and
- 12,000 5,500
Ph.D.

During the year 2022-2023, applications

from 99,008 students have been received and
forwarded to Union Government for sanction.

3.3 Merit-Cum-Means Based Scholarship

Scheme

Merit-cum-Means based scholarship scheme

is implemented with a view to encourage the
Minority students who have secured higher marks
and study Professional/ Technical courses.

This scholarship is sanctioned to the

students belonging to religious minorities notified
by Government of India i.e., Muslims,
Christians, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi and Jain
communities in the recognized State and Central

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Government Institutions. This scheme is
implemented from the year 2007-2008

The number of fresh scholarships has been

fixed. The applications from Listed Institutions
(IIT, IIM, etc,) will be exhausted. Thereafter
other students will be selected based on the
merit list, i.e. Percentage/ marks of last academic
course/board (higher secondary / graduation)
exam. In case of similar marks, income will be
taken as deciding factor.

There is no merit list generation for renewal

cases. Renewal applicant will get the scholarship
if one has obtained 50% in his/her previous
year’s examinations (at the same Institute and in
same course).

Full course fee (except refundable fee)

is reimbursed to the students studying
Professional/Technical Courses in the 85 listed
Institutions notified by the Government of India,
including

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 1) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Chennai;
2) National Institute of Technology
(NIT),Tiruchirapalli;
3) Indian Institute of Information
Technology Design & Manufacturing
(IIIT&DM) Kancheepuram;

4) National Institute of Fashion

Technology, Chennai and
5) Indian Institute of Management
(IIM), Tiruchirapalli.

In respect of other students studying in

Government, Government recognized institutions
actual financial assistance will be provided for
admission and course fee /tuition fee and
maintenance allowance is given subject to the
maximum ceiling indicated against the item
concerned.

Details of
Hosteller Day Scholar
Scholarship
Actual fee paid by the student or
Course Fee maximum Rs.20,000 per annum
(whichever is less)

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Maintenance Rs.10,000 Rs.5,000 per
allowances (for per annum
10 months per annum
annum)
Scholarship for Full course fee paid by
Listed Institutions the student is fully
reimbursed
(without any maximum limit)

During the year 2022-2023, applications from

10,154 students have been received and
forwarded to Union Government for sanction.

3.4 Begum Hazrat Mahal National

Scholarship for Girl Students

The “Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship

Scheme” was introduced by the Union
Government and is being implemented through
the Maulana Azad Educational Trust of the
Ministry of Minority Affairs. The meritorious
students of Minority community are encouraged
to pursue higher education under this scheme.

In view of implementing the scheme on par

with other Minority Scholarship Schemes, Begum
Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme is

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integrated with National Scholarship Portal from
2021-2022 onwards with 100% funding from
Government of India.

Girls students who are studying 9th and 10th

Standards are sanctioned Rs.5,000 per annum
whereas the girls students who are studying 11th
and 12th Standards are sanctioned Rs.6,000 per
annum and the scholarship amount is directly
credited into the students’ bank accounts under
DBT Scheme. This scholarship includes admission
fee, tuition fee, purchase of books, purchase of
stationery and boarding and lodging charges.

During the year 2022-2023, applications

from 12,119 girl students have been received and
forwarded to Union Government of India.

4. MINORITY HOSTELS

In order to facilitate poor Minority students

to continue their education, this Government is
running 18 minority hostels with free boarding

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and lodging facilities. The details of hostels are as
follows
Hostel No. of Sanctioned Admitted
Hostels strength Strength
College 9 900 688
School cum
5 250 207
College
School 4 350 203
Total 18 1,500 1,098

Out of these 18 hostels, one is boys hostel

and 17 are girls hostels. In the year 2021-2022,
parental annual income ceiling for hostel
admission has been enhanced from Rs.1 lakh to
Rs.2 lakh.

District Collectors have been empowered

to sanction 10% additional strength to the needy

hostels. Apart from this, 5 additional seats are

allotted in each hostel to accommodate children

of Sri Lankan Tamils who reside in camps.

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 In each hostel 4% seats are allotted to

differently abled students. Children who are

rescued from child labour practices are

admitted in the hostels even during the middle of

an academic year.

Children of plantation workers having nativity

in Tamil Nadu but working in plantations along

the Kerala border adjacent to Theni district have

been exempted from producing community and

income certificate for admission in the hostels

situated in Theni district. They are admitted to

the hostels on the basis of self-declaration by the

parents.

In the year 2021-2022, Personality

development and Spoken English training was
imparted to the inmates of 14 college hostel
boarders through Tamil Nadu Skill Development
Mission.

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4.1 Food charges

The Government is sanctioning food charges

for hostel boarders at the rate of Rs.1,000 for
school students and Rs.1,100 for college students
for 10 months in a year. Menu for the school and
college hostels has been revised and the revised
menu has come in to force from 03.06.2022.

From the year 2021-2022 onwards, the

Government is sanctioning Rs.40 per student for
school students and Rs.80 per student for college
students for providing special food during
festivals (Christmas, Ramzan, Bakrid, Mahaveer
Jayanthi and Buddha Poornima)
Miscellaneous charges of Rs.100 per month
for school students and Rs.150 per month for
college students are sanctioned to boarders for
purchase of soap, toothpaste, etc. This amount is
directly credited into the student’s bank account
through ECS.

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 During the year 2022-2023, a sum of
Rs.409.40 lakh has been spent towards food
charges, administration, maintenance and other
expenses for running these hostels.
For the year 2023-2024, a sum of
Rs.459.46 lakh has been allotted towards running
of these hostels.

4.2 Benefits provided to hostels

boarders

1. Four sets of uniforms are provided to

the hostel boarders studying from 4th
to 10th Standard as per the colour
and pattern adopted under Noon Meal
Scheme.
2. The boarders of hostels studying up
to 12th Standard are supplied with
the textbooks free of cost by the
Department of School Education.
3. Special Guides are provided free of
cost to the boarders studying in 10th
and 12th Standard to improve their
performance in Public Examinations.
4. One English and two Tamil dailies are
supplied to each hostel.

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 5. Libraries in the name of “Semmozhi
Noolagam” have been setup in 14
college hostels at a cost of Rs.14
lakh.
6. e-Libraries have been set up in 14
College hostels, at a cost of Rs.10.85
lakh
7. Career guidance programmes are
conducted for creating awareness
among hostel boarders studying in
standard 10th, 12th and colleges to
aid in their preparation for
competitive examinations.
8. Medical checkups are conducted
three times a year for all hostel
boarders.
9. Mats, jamakkalam, bedsheets,
stainless steel plates and tumblers,
etc., are provided to all hostel
boarders.
10. Woollen sweaters are provided to the
boarders in hill stations.
11. Annually Rs.50,000 is sanctioned to
each hostel to carry out emergency
repair works.
12. Library books, bookshelves, play
materials, colour television, wet

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 grinder, mixer, water purifier, napkin
incinerator, fire extinguishers, idly
steamers and electric insect destroyer
are supplied to both school and
college hostels. In addition, two tier
bunk cots, inverter, reference books,
instant wet grinder and steam boiler
are supplied to college hostels.
13. Sundal and Chukkumalli coffee/ tea
are provided to the hostel boarders
every evening.
14. 20 eggs are provided to each boarder
per month. Bananas are given to the
boarders who do not take eggs.
15. Mutton and chicken are provided on
the first and third Wednesday and
second and fourth Wednesday
respectively every month.

4.3 Construction of own building for

hostels
Out of 18 Minority hostels functioning under
this department, 11 hostels are functioning in
own buildings. Orders were issued for
construction of own buildings to 2 hostels. Based

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on the student strength, own buildings will be
constructed to the remaining 5 hostels.

4.4 Maintenance of Hostel building

Maintenance works in hostels functioning in

Government buildings are taken up through Public
Works Department. During the year 2022-2023,
maintenance and repair works were carried out
in 5 hostels at a cost of Rs.8 lakh through Public
Works Department.

5. MUSLIM WOMEN AID SOCIETY

To help the destitute Muslim widows by

paying monthly allowances, a society was started
in Chennai in the name “Mohammadan Gosha
Widows Aid Charity” on 01.10.1892 by the Nawab
of Carnatic. Subsequently, the name was changed
into “Muslim Women Aid Society”. This
Society was registered under the Societies
Registration Act on 12.08.1976. This society is

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functioning under the chairmanship of District
Collector, Chennai.

Muslim Women Aid societies have been

formed in all the Districts of the State in the year
2007. Now, all 38 districts have one Muslim
Women Aid society each. In addition 3 Muslim
women aid societies were formed additionally in
Theni, Krishnagiri and Villupuram Districts in the
year 2022-2023. Thus now, 41 Muslim Women
Aid societies are functioning in the state. Seed
money of Rs.1 lakh has been provided to each
society.

Skill oriented Training in the field of tailoring,

embroidery, shoemaking, handicraft and other
need-based training is given free of cost.
Financial assistance is provided to destitute
widows and aged Muslim women through funds
available with the societies. Twice the amount of
donation collected by these societies are
sanctioned as Government grant to each society

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up to a maximum of Rs.20 lakh per annum, per
society.

In the year 2022-2023, Muslim Women Aid

Society functioning in Chennai district is brought
under the control of Directorate of
Minorities Welfare.

During the year 2022-2023, a sum of

Rs.249.13 lakh has been sanctioned to these
societies as matching grant.
For the year 2023-2024, a sum of
Rs.433.11 lakh has been allotted for the scheme.

6. CHRISTIAN WOMEN AID SOCIETY

Christian Women Aid Societies have been
formed in all 38 districts. In addition 3 Christian
women aid societies were formed additionally in
Karur, Madurai and Theni Districts in the year
2022-2023. Thus now, 41 Christian Women Aid
societies are functioning in the state. Seed money
of Rs.1 lakh has been provided to each society.

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 Skill oriented Training in the field of
tailoring, embroidery, shoemaking, handicraft and
other need-based training is given free of cost.
Financial assistance is given to destitute widows
and aged Christian women through funds
available with the societies. Twice the amount of
donation collected by these societies are
sanctioned as Government grant to each society
up to a maximum of Rs.20 lakh per annum, per
society. These societies are registered under the
Societies Registration Act.

During the year 2022-2023, a sum of

Rs.162.57 lakh has been sanctioned to these
societies as matching grant.

For the year 2023-2024, a sum of

Rs.297.54 lakh has been allotted for the scheme.

7.ULEMAS AND EMPLOYEES WELFARE

BOARD
For the educational and economic
upliftment of the Aalims, Pesh-Imams, Arabic

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Teachers, Mothinars, Bilal and other employees
working in Mosques and Madarasas and
Mujawars and other employees working in
Darghas, Ashurkhanas, Burial grounds, Thaikas,
Muslim orphanages, Ulemas and Employees
Welfare Board was constituted in the year 2009.
The Persons who have completed 18 years and
not exceeding 60 years of age are eligible to get
registered as members in the Board. The
members enrolled in this Board are sanctioned
various welfare assistances like accident relief,
educational assistance, marriage assistance,
maternity assistance, old-age pension as in the
case of members of the Welfare Boards for
unorganized labourers, functioning under the
administrative control of Labour and Skill
Development Department.
There are 15,327 registered members in
the board including 1,364 members newly
registered in the year 2022-2023. During the year
2022-2023, a sum of Rs.14.84 lakh has been

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disbursed as welfare assistance to 153 registered
members of the board.

The details of financial assistance provided

to the members enrolled in Ulemas and other
Employees Welfare Board

Financial
Sl.
Details of Assistance Assistance
No
(Rs.)
1 Accidental Insurance
a) Fatal due to accident 1,00,000
b) Disability due to accident
(with reference to percentage 10,000 to
of Disability) 1,00,000
2 Natural Death 20,000
3 Funeral Expenses 5,000
4 Scholarship
a)Girl student studying in X Std. 1,000
b)student passed in X Std. 1,000
c)Girl student studying in XI Std. 1,000
d)Girl student studying in XII Std. 1,500
e)Student passed in XII std. 1,500
f) Student studying 1,500
Degree Courses (Day
Scholar)
g) Student studying 1,750
Degree Courses
(Hosteller)
h) Student studying Post 4,000
Graduate Courses

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 (Day Scholar)
i) Student studying Post 5,000
Graduate Courses (Hosteller)
j) Student studying Under 4,000
Graduate Professional courses
(Day Scholar)
k) Student studying Under 6,000
Graduate Professional courses
(Hosteller)
l) Student studying Post 6,000
Graduate Professional courses
(DayScholar)
m) Student studying in Post 8,000
Graduate Professional
courses (Hosteller)

n) Student studying 1,000

in ITI/Polytechnic
o) Student studying 1,200
in ITI/Polytechnic (Hosteller)

5 Marriage assistance
Male 3,000
Female 5,000
6 Maternity Assistance
a) Pregnancy period : 6,000
Rs.1,000 per month for six
months
b) Abortion 3,000
7 Reimbursement for the cost 500 (Max.)
of Spectacle
8 Old Age Pension 1,000 per
month

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 So far, a sum of Rs.195.76 lakh has
been disbursed as welfare assistance to
4,632 registered members of the board.

For the year 2023-2024, a sum of

Rs.51.54 lakh has been allotted for the board.

7.1 Supply of bicycles to members of

Ulemas and other Employees
Welfare Board

During the year 2022-2023, under the

scheme, bicycles have been procured and
distributed to 10,583 members of the Ulema
Welfare Board at a cost of Rs.543.64 lakh.

7.2 Grant for purchase of Two

wheelers for Ulemas working in
Registered Waqf Institutions.

Orders have been issued to grant Rs.25,000

or 50% of the cost of the vehicle whichever is less
to the Ulemas working in the registered Waqf
institutions for the purchase of new two
wheeler. A sum of Rs.703.50 lakh has been

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provided for the scheme, so far 66 members
benefitted.
8. INCENTIVE FOR RURAL MINORITY
GIRLS STUDENTS

In order to encourage education among

rural girl children and to reduce the dropout of
minority girl children at primary education level,
the scheme of rural Girl Incentive for Minority
girls students has been launched in the year
2022-2023. The Government is granting financial
assistance to the minority girls students studying
from 3rd to 5th standard in rural areas at the rate
of Rs.500 per annum and Rs 1,000 per annum for
the student studying in 6th standard.
For the year 2023-2024, a sum of
Rs.275.60 lakh has been provided for
implementation of this scheme.

9. SUPPLY OF MOTORIZED SEWING

MACHINES TO MINORITIES

For the benefit of economically backward

minorities people, orders were issued to procure

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1,000 numbers of Motorized sewing machines at a
cost of Rs.61.60 lakh and sewing machines have
been distributed for the first time to the minority
community beneficiaries.

10. ESTABLISHMENT OF 5 DISTRICT

MINORITY WELFARE OFFICES
Minority welfare offices were established at

a cost of Rs.175.05 lakh along with new posts in 5

minority concentrated districts namely Chennai,

Vellore, Villupuram, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore

and offices have started functioning.

11. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR

JERUSALEM PILGRIMAGE

Under the scheme, the Government provides

financial assistance for Jerusalem Pilgrimage by

all sects of Christians in Tamil Nadu. The total

number of pilgrims per year is 600. Of this, 50

seats are earmarked for Nuns/Sisters. A sum of

Rs.60,000 is sanctioned as financial assistance for

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Nuns/Sisters and Rs.37,000 to other pilgrims.

Under this scheme, so far, 4,128 Christians have

performed this pilgrimage by availing financial

assistance of Rs.825.60 lakh.

For the year 2023-2024, a sum of Rs.233.50

lakh has been allotted for the scheme.

12. GRANT IN AID FOR REPAIR AND

RENOVATION OF CHURCHES

Under the scheme, the Government

provides financial assistance for repair and

renovation of Christian churches in Tamil Nadu.

The grant provided for repair and

renovation of Churches has been enhanced from

Rs.6 crore to Rs.10 crore. Many heritage shrines

including St. George Church, Madurai, Schwartz

Church, Thanjavur and Christ Church, Salem will

be taken up for renovation.

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 A sum of Rs.77.90 lakh has been

sanctioned for repair and renovation of 30

churches in 19 districts.

For the year 2023-2024, a sum of Rs.1,000

lakh has been allotted for the scheme.

13. SETTING UP OF KABARSTAN AND

BURIAL GROUND

Considering the requests of Muslims and

Christian communities, a new scheme for

acquiring lands for setting up of Kabarstan and

Burial ground is introduced. The Government has

accorded administrative sanction of Rs.100 lakh

for this scheme.

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14. CHRISTIAN PRIESTS AND CHURCH
EMPLOYEES WELFARE BOARD

Orders have been issued for establishing

Christian Priests and Church Employees Welfare
Board. Detailed guidelines have been issued on
18.01.2023 to register members and to avail
various welfare assistance.

15. REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE

A Rehabilitation assistance scheme is being

implemented to give a rejuvenated life to the
minority families who were affected physically and
financially and lost their livelihood due to
communal riots. Under this scheme, financial
assistance are also provided to the discharged
prisoners of petty offences to lead a decent life in
society. Financial assistance up to Rs.10,000 per
family is given to set up petty trades. So far,
Rs.1.40 lakh has been given to 14 discharged
prisoners of petty offences.

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16. PRIME MINISTER’S NEW 15 POINT
PROGRAMME
To ensure a equitable share and extended
the benefits to Minorities in proportion to their
population under various schemes, Prime
Minister’s New 15 Point Programme is being
implemented in Tamil Nadu.
The important objectives of this schemes
are providing facilities to education, access to
credit, housing facilities, employment generation
and maintain communal harmony.
To monitor and review the schemes of new
15 point programme implemented by various
departments, a State level committee under the
chairmanship of Chief Secretary and District level
committee under the chairmanship of District
Collector have been constituted.

16.1 Prime Minister’s New 15 Point

Programme
1. Equitable availability of ICDS Services;
2. Improving access to School Education;

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3. Greater resources for teaching Urdu;
4. Modernizing Madarsa Education;
5. Scholarship for meritorious students from
minority communities;

6. Improving educational infrastructure

through Maulana Azad Education
Foundation;
7. Self-employment and wage employment
for the poor;
8. Upgradation of skills through technical
training;
9. Enhanced credit support for Economic
activities;
10.Recruitment to State and Central services;
11. Equitable share in rural housing scheme;
12. Improvement in condition of slums
inhabited by minority communities;
13. Prevention of communal incidents;
14. Prosecution for communal offences; and,
15. Rehabilitation of victims of communal riots.

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17. PRADHAN MANTRI JAN VIKAS
KARYAKRAM (PMJVK)

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram

(PMJVK) aims to improve socio-economic
conditions of the communities living in the areas
through community infrastructure development
to support Minorities by providing basic
amenities to them for improving the quality of
life of the people and reducing imbalances and
development deficit in the identified Minority
Concentrated Areas.

Projects under the scheme are related to

creation of infrastructure mainly in the sectors of
education, health and skill development. Earlier,
the scheme is implemented in the Minority
concentrated areas (25% of Minority Population
in the area) which have been identified by the
Ministry of Minority Affairs based on census 2011.

As per the revised guidelines, PMJVK will

be implemented in all the Districts of Tamil Nadu.
The projects under PMJVK, will be proposed in
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any area where the concentration of minority
population is more than 25% in the catchment
area (15 km radius).

This scheme is being implemented by

Central and State Government with financial
allocation in the ratio of 60:40. Further 80% of
the resources under this programme would be
utilized for projects related to education, health
and skill development of which atleast 33-40%
will be earmarked for creation of assets/facilities
for women/girls. Among the other admissible
projects under this scheme, infrastructures like
Construction of Sadbhav Mandap, Residential
School, Smart Class facility, Construction of
additional classrooms in existing Government
ITIs/Polytechnics, Construction of Higher
Secondary Schools, Polytechnics, Construction of
working women hostels, Construction of Hostels
in State/Central Government Universities and
establishing coaching classes within the premises
of Universities, Providing Computers with internet
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facilities to Government recognized Madrassa
Schools, etc., and various infrastructural facilities
recognized by Ministry of Minority Affairs will be
provided in the selected Minority Concentrated
Areas.

During the year 2021-2022, approval has

been accorded for implementing 62 projects in
ten districts of Tamil Nadu at an estimate cost of
Rs.61,575.41 lakh in which central share of
Rs.18,422.22 lakh and state share of
Rs.12,281.48 lakh totally Rs.30,703.70 lakh has
been released as 1st instalment in the year
2022-2023.

For the year 2023-2024, a sum of

Rs.30,703.72 lakh has been allotted for the
scheme.

18. MINORITY STATUS TO EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTION
Orders have been issued for conferring of
Minority status to Educational Institutions through
this department and action is being taken to
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create separate web portal to implement the
scheme through online. The Directorate of
Minorities welfare has been made Nodal
department for applying for minority status
application.

19. TAMIL NADU STATE MINORITIES

COMMISSION
The Tamil Nadu State Minorities
Commission is a statutory body, constituted for
safeguarding the rights and interests of religious
and linguistic minorities.

The commission is undertaking the

functions like examination and monitoring the
working of various safeguards provided in the
constitution of India and the laws enacted by the
State Government for the protection of
minorities, making appropriate suggestions to the
State Government regarding proposed legislations
and welfare schemes to be undertaken in respect
of minorities and also making recommendations

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for ensuring, maintaining and promoting
communal harmony in the State.

The Commission has been reconstituted for

a period of 3 years with effect from 28.06.2021.
The Commission is functioning with Chairman,
Thiru S. Peter Alphonse, Vice chairman, Thiru
M.M. Abdul Khuddhus and 8 members.

This Commission visits various districts of

the State in order to identify the grievances of
the minorities and forward it’s recommendation to
the Government for effective implementation of
the welfare schemes for minorities. The
Commission enquire the requests received from
minority people and institutions by calling them in
person if needed and forward the requests to
concerned departments and receive reports from
the departments.
In the year 2022, “Minorities Rights Day”
was celebrated at state level on 18th December at
Madurai.

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20. TAMIL NADU MINORITIES ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (TAMCO)

The Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic

Development Corporation (TAMCO) was
established in 1999 under the Companies Act
1956. This Corporation provides loan for the
benefit of Minorities viz., Muslims, Christians,
Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains in Tamil Nadu
at a lower rate of interest to start viable trade /
business. This Corporation is acting as State
Channelising Agency of National Minorities
Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC),
Delhi. TAMCO is lending Term Loan, Micro Credit
Loan and Education Loan for economic
advancement of Minorities. The authorized Share
Capital of this Corporation is Rs.5 crore and a
paid up Share Capital is Rs.2.05 crore. The
Corporation obtains loan from NMDFC upon
guarantee given by State Government for funding
various loan schemes of NMDFC. Earlier, the
State Government guarantee was issued for the

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period of one year. Now during the year 2022-
2023, the Government of Tamil Nadu has issued
orders for sanctioning Government guarantee for
the period of 3 years from 2022-2023 to 2024-
2025 so as to ensure the Corporation to obtain
loan from NMDFC in time. This will facilitate
better progress under various schemes.

Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic

Development Corporation Ltd sanctions and
disburses loans to beneficiaries through Central
Co-operative Banks/Urban Co-operative banks/
Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit
Societies.

The funding pattern of Term Loan, VIRASAT

Loan, Micro Financing and Educational Loan are
as follows:
NMDFC Share : 90%
TAMCO Share: 5%
Beneficiary Share : 5%

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20.1 Individual Term Loan Scheme
With a view to promote self employment
generation, Individual term loans are provided by
Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development
Corporation for economically poorer section of
Minorities for carrying out business/trade as
detailed below:

Sl. Loan Interest Annual

No Amount Rate (per Income
annum) Ceiling
1 Credit line I 6% Rural Areas
Scheme Rs.98,000
Urban Areas
Upto Rs.20
Rs.1.20 lakh
lakh

2 Credit line Male 8% Persons who

II Scheme Female 6% cannot avail
benefit under
Upto Rs.30
credit line-I and
lakh
having annual
income upto
Rs.8 lakh (For
both Rural and
Urban Areas)

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 During the year 2022-2023, loan amount
of Rs.2,455.50 lakh has been disbursed to 3,413
beneficiaries under this scheme.

20.2. VIRASAT Scheme

VIRASAT - A credit scheme for craft person
as a component of Term loan has been launched
with the objective to meet credit requirement of
the artisan towards capital investment for
purchase of equipments/tools/machineries. The
details of the scheme are as follows:

Sl. Loan Amount Interest Rate Annual Income

No (per annum) Ceiling

1 Credit line I 5% for Male Rural Areas

4% for Female Rs.98,000 Urban
Upto Rs.10 lakh Areas Rs.1.20
lakh

2 Credit line II 6% for male Persons who

Scheme 5% for cannot avail
Female benefit under
Upto Rs.10 lakh credit line-I and
having annual
income upto Rs.8
lakh (For both
Rural and Urban
Areas)

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20.3 Micro - Financing through Self-Help
Groups
Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic
Development Corporation is providing Loan
assistance under Micro-Finance to the members
of Minority Self Help Groups(both Men and
Women self help groups) to take up various small
trades like sweet stall, footwear, Tiffin shop,
textile business, manufacturing of pickles, snacks,
appalam, basket weaving etc., as detailed below.

Sl. Loan Amount Interest Annual Income

No Rate (per Ceiling
annum)
1 Credit line I 7% Rural Areas
Scheme Rs.98,000 Urban
Areas Rs.1.20
Upto Rs.1 lakh lakh
(per member of
SHG )
2 Credit line II Male 10% Persons who
Scheme Female 8% cannot avail
Upto Rs.1.50 benefit under
lakh (per credit line -I and
member of having annual
SHG) income upto
Rs.8 lakh (For
both Rural and
Urban Areas

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 Under this scheme Rs.3,057.35 lakh has
been disbursed to 5,358 beneficiaries through
Self Help Groups during the year 2022-2023.
20.4 Educational Loan
Educational Loan is sanctioned to the
Minorities who pursue Professional Courses and
Job Oriented degree courses in the Government/
Private Institutions recognized by the
Government as detailed below.
Sl. Loan Interest Parental
No Amount Rate Annual
(per Income
annum) Ceiling
1 Credit line I Rural Areas
Scheme Rs.98,000
Upto Rs.20 Lakh 3% Urban Areas
for professional job Rs.1.20 lakh
oriented degree
courses in India
with a maximum
duration of 5 years
@
Rs.4 lakh per
annum.

Upto Rs.30 lakh

for Courses Abroad
with a maximum
duration of
5 years @
Rs.6 lakh per
annum.

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 2 Credit line II Male Persons who
Scheme Students cannot avail
8% benefit under
Upto Rs.20 lakh Female credit line -I
for courses in India Students and having
with a maximum 5% annual income
duration of upto Rs.8 lakh
5 years @ (For both
Rs.4 lakhs per Rural and
annum. Urban Areas)
Upto Rs.30 lakh
for Courses Abroad
with a maximum
duration of
5 years @
Rs.6 lakh per
annum.

Under this scheme Rs.15.21 lakh has been

disbursed to 14 students during the year 2022-
2023.
During the year 2022-2023 a total loan
amount of Rs.5,528.06 lakh has been disbursed
under various schemes to 8,785 beneficiaries by
this Corporation.
21. TAMIL NADU LINGUISTIC MINORITIES
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION (TALMEDCO)

In order to ensure better access to various

schemes and promote their economic and social
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interests of Linguistic Minorities in Tamil Nadu,
the Government have formed Tamil Nadu
Linguistic Minorities Social and Economic
Development Corporation (TALMEDCO). The
authorised capital of the Corporation is Rs.900
lakh.
Under Clause (d) of section 2 of the Tamil

Nadu State Minorities Commission Act 2010

(Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 2010) Government has

notified that the persons belonging to the Minority

communities who are natives of Tamil Nadu and

having viz Telugu, Urdu , Kannada , Malayalam

Sourastra and Marathi as their mother tongue as

“Linguistic Minorities”

Government have accorded financial

sanction for paid up share capital of Rs.500 lakh,

seed fund Rs.1,000 lakh and a sum of Rs.109.20

lakh for salaries and other administrative

expenses totalling to Rs.1,609.20 lakh.

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22. TAMIL NADU WAQF BOARD

In accordance with Central Waqf Act 1954,

the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board was constituted on

18.01.1958 to maintain waqf properties and to

administer the works relating to waqf. The Board

is constituted once in 5 years as per Waqf Act,

1995 (Central Act 43/1995) and the present

Board is functioning with 9 members. Thiru

M.Abdul Rahman has been elected as Chairman of

the board by the Members of the Tamil Nadu

Waqf Board on 22.07.2021. The Tamil Nadu

Waqf Board having its head office at Chennai is

functioning with 11 Zonal offices.

22.1 Mission and Functions of the Board

Main function of the Waqf Board is

Protection, Retrieval and Monitoring and

development of Waqf institution under the

provision of the Waqf Act, 1995.

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a) To maintain a record containing
information relating to the origin,
income, object and beneficiaries of every
Waqf.
b) To ensure that the income and other
properties of the Waqfs are applied to
the objects and for the purposes for
which such Waqfs were created or
intended.
c) To give directions for the administration
of the Waqf.
d) To settle scheme of management for
Waqfs.
e) To scrutinize and approve the Budget
submitted by Muthawallis and to arrange
for the auditing of the accounts of the
Waqfs.
f) To appoint and remove Muthawallis in
accordance with the provisions of the
Waqf Act.
g) To take measures for the recovery of the
lost properties of Waqfs.

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 h) To institute and defend suits and
proceedings in a Court of law relating to
Waqfs, and their properties.
i) To administer the Waqf fund.
j) To call for such returns, statistics,
accounts and other information from the
Muthawallis with respect to the Waqf
properties as the Board may require
from time to time.
k) To inspect or cause inspection of Waqf
properties, accounts or records or deeds
and documents relating thereto;
l) To investigate and determine the nature
and extent of Waqfs and Waqf properties
and to cause, whenever necessary,
survey of Waqf properties;
m) To do generally all such acts as may be
necessary for the due control,
maintenance and administration of
Waqfs.
Apart from this, various schemes are being

implemented by the Board for the needy Waqf

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institutions such as Renovation scheme for the

repair and renovation of Waqf properties, Scheme

for construction of compound wall / barbed wire

fencing around Burial Ground, Ulema pension

Scheme, Payment of maintenance to Muslim

women as per the orders of the Court. M.S.S.

Waqf Board College, Madurai is also monitored

and supervised by this board .

22.2 Registration of Waqf Institutions

There are 6,628 Waqf Institutions under the

supervisory control of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.

Out of which, 3,215 have been registered Waqfs

in which 213 waqfs have been registered during

the year 2022-2023 and 3,413 are unregistered

waqfs.

22.3 Survey of Waqf Properties

Under section 4 of the Waqf Act 1995, the

Government have appointed the Commissioner of

Survey as Survey Commissioner of Waqfs for the

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purpose of survey of the Waqfs existing in the

State. District Revenue Officers were appointed

as Additional Survey Commissioner of Waqfs

and Tahsildars in the State have been designated

as Assistant Commissioner of Waqfs.

As per the direction of the Government,

District-wise particulars of Waqf properties have

been extracted from the original registers of the

Tamil Nadu Waqf Board already prepared as per

the provisions of Waqf Act, 1954 and handed over

to all the District Revenue Officers in the State.

As per the details submitted, the survey of Waqf

properties is in progress.

22.4 Protection of Waqf Properties

There are 6,628 Waqf Institutions having

63,322 waqf properties in the State of Tamil

Nadu. Some of the Waqf properties are under

encroachment and illegal alienation. Further

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certain Waqf properties though under the Waqf

Institutions, the patta to such waqf properties

also stands in the name of third parties.

In order to protect and safeguard the Waqf

properties from illegal alienation and to legally

restore all these in the name of waqf institutions

concerned, the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board is

making efforts to upload the Waqf Board

database in Tamil Nilam Software on a separate

notation so as to match with current revenue

records and to reconcile it. The Government is

facilitating by providing necessary support.

22.5 Constitution of Waqf Tribunal

As per section 83 of the Waqf Act, 1995 for

determination of any disputes relating to Waqf or

Waqf properties, the Government of Tamil Nadu

constituted Tamil Nadu Waqf Tribunal in the year

2018 at Chennai. The Tribunal consists of District

Judge as Chairman, an officer from the State Civil

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Services equivalent in rank to that of the

Additional District Magistrate as one Member and

one person having knowledge of Muslim Law and

Jurisprudence as another Member.

The details of the cases at the Tribunal are as

follows:-

Cases Cases Total Cases Pending

pending as registered disposed
on during during
31.03.2022 2022- 2022-
2023 2023
2,300 260 2,560 428 2,132

22.6 Waqfs Under Direct Management

of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board

Some of the waqfs are taken under direct

management of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under

section 65 of the Waqf Act, 1995 due to

administrative reasons and Executive Officers are

being appointed to administer the waqfs under

direct management. At the commencement of the

2022-2023, 55 Waqf Institutions were under

direct management of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.

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During the year 2022-2023, direct management

was withdrawn for 14 Waqfs and handed over to

the Waqf Institutions by the Board. Further 15

new Waqf institutions were brought under direct

management during the year 2022-2023.

Therefore, at present, 56 waqf institutions are

under direct management of Tamil Nadu Waqf

Board.

22.7 Retrieval of Waqf Properties from

Encroachments

Action is being taken for retrieval of waqf

properties under section 54 of the Waqf Act, 1995

and Tamil Nadu Public Premises (Eviction of

Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1975. The Tamil

Nadu Waqf Board has retrieved properties worth

about around Rs.52 Crore during the year 2022-

2023 and handed over to the concerned Waqf

Institutions.

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22.8 Administrative Grant Sanctioned
to Tamil Nadu Waqf Board

The State Government sanctions

Administrative Grant of Rs.2.5 Crores to Tamil

Nadu Waqf Board every year. Orders were issued

for sanction of incentive at the rate of 5% as

additional administrative grant based on the

contribution collected by the Tamil Nadu Waqf

Board from the year 2022-2023 onwards.

22.9 Construction of Zonal Offices - Grants

sanctioned to Tamil Nadu Waqf Board

Construction of own building for 8 Zonal

Offices of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board at

Poonamallee, Vellore, Cuddalore, Trichy,

Thanjavur, Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Salem

was announced at an estimated cost of Rs.16

lakhs for each zonal office building. At the first

instance the Government has sanctioned and

released grant of Rs.64 lakh for construction of 4

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Zonal Offices at Poonamallee, Vellore,

Ramanathapuram and Cuddalore. Construction of

zonal office at Cuddalore is completed and

remaining works are under progress.

22.10 Maintenance of Payments to

Divorced Muslim Women
As per section 77(4)(g) of the Waqf Act

1995 and the section 4(2) of the Muslim Women

(Protection of rights on Divorce) Act, 1986

maintenance amount is paid to divorced Muslim

Women by the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board as per the

orders of the Court.

22.11 Government Schemes Implemented

by Tamil Nadu Waqf Board

22.11.1 Major Repair and Renovation

Grant
Annually, the Government sanctions a grant

for renovation and repair of Mosques, Dargahs

and other waqf institutions as Major Renovation

Grant. This scheme was introduced in 1999. The

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annual grant sanctioned by the Government has

been enhanced to Rs.6 crore in the year 2021-

2022 and 77 waqf institutions are benefitted. As

per the announcement of the Hon’ble Chief

Minister this grant amount has been substantially

enhanced to Rs.10 crore from the year 2023-

2024.

22.11.2 Corpus Fund for Repair and

Renovation of Waqf Institutions

A corpus fund of Rs.3 Crore has been

created to carry out major repair and renovation

work in Waqf Institutions like Mosques and

Dargahs. The interest accrued on this fund will be

utilized by Tamil Nadu Waqf Board for

sanctioning to the needy and eligible Waqf

Institutions.

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22.11.3 Ulema Pension Scheme

Ulema Pension Scheme is being effectively

implemented since 1981. Under the scheme poor

Pesh Imams, Mothinars, Arabic Teachers,

Mujawars who have served and retired after

rendering service in Tamil Nadu Waqf institutions

are paid ulema pension. Under the scheme those

who have attained 60 years of age and completed

20 years of service and 50 years of age and

10 years of service for differently abled are eligible

for the pension. Further, this Government has

relaxed the age limit from 50 years to 40 years for

differently abled ulemas with effect from

15.06.2022. Ulema Pension was periodically

enhanced and at present the Ulema Pension of

Rs.3,000 per month is being paid to the Ulemas.

The Ulema Pension Sanction Committee under the

Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister for Minorities

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Welfare is the sanctioning authority for payment of

Ulema Pension. At present, Ulema pensions are

sanctioned to 1,399 Ulemas. Out of which, 153

Ulemas were sanctioned pension by this

Committee during the last two years.

For the year 2023-2024, a sum of Rs.540

lakh has been allotted for the scheme.

22.11.4 Ulema Family Pension Scheme

This Government has launched a new

scheme namely Ulema Family Pension scheme.

Under the scheme, sanctioning of 50% of the

Ulema Pension amount lastly drawn as a Ulema

Family Pension to the legal heir of the deceased

Ulema Pensioner. As of now, 11 applications have

been received for claiming Ulema Family Pension

and out of which, 3 Ulema Family Pension have

been sanctioned.

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22.11.5 Honorarium to Kazis
The Government of Tamil Nadu has ordered

to pay honorarium of Rs.20,000 per month to

Kazis working in Tamil Nadu. A sum of Rs.76.80

lakh was allotted to 32 Kazis for the year

2022-2023.

For the year 2023-2024, a sum of

Rs.76.80 lakh has been allotted for the

scheme.

22.12 Implementation of Central Waqf

Council Schemes by Tamil Nadu
Waqf Board

22.12.1 Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati

Scheme

This scheme aims to strengthen the

functioning and digitalizing of State Waqf Boards,

for which the Central Waqf Council has sanctioned

a sum of Rs.1.02 crore for the year 2019-2020

and Rs.86 lakh for the year 2020-2021 and

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Rs.83.81 lakh for the year 2021-2022 for

appointment of Assistant Programmers, Legal

Support Officers, Survey Assistants, Zonal Waqf

Officers and Accountants and digitization of waqf

records, GIS mapping of waqf properties,

maintenance of Centralised Computing Facility

and to conduct awareness programme to the

Muthawallis of the waqf institutions in Tamil Nadu

and purchase of stationery items under this

scheme. The Appointment of staff, 100%

completion of digitization of documents relating to

waqf properties, GIS/GPS mapping of 15,794

waqf properties have been completed and all

15,794 Waqf Properties have been put to public

view in Central Waqf Council web site:

www.wamsi.nic.in

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22.12.2 Mapping of Waqf Properties by
using Drones
Further instructions have been issued to

the GPS/GIS mapping Agencies to conduct

GPS/GIS mapping of the Waqf Properties by using

Drone and work has been commenced in the

state of Tamil Nadu.

Central Waqf Council New Delhi, Tamil Nadu

Waqf Board and Institute of Remote Sensing,

Anna University, Chennai have signed

Memorandum of Understanding on 05.01.2022

for entrusting the work to Anna University at a

cost of Rs.44 lakh for completion of GPS/GIS

mapping of 20,000 Waqf Properties. Further the

Central Waqf Council, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu

Waqf Board and The Department of Geography,

University of Madras also have signed

Memorandum of Understanding on 04.03.2022

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for entrusting the work for completion of GPS/GIS

mapping of 25,000 Waqf properties.

22.12.3. Sahari Sampathi Vikas Yojana

The Central Waqf Council sanctions

development loans to Waqf Institutions under the

above scheme.

• The proposed waqf lands for

development under this scheme are
to be free from encumbrances.
• A maximum of Rs.2 crore or 75% of
the estimated cost whichever is less is
being sanctioned as loan.
• An amount of 8% of the project
cost will charged as Administrative
Processing Cost by the Central Waqf
Council.
Information is provided to all the

muthawallis through zonal officers to get the

details from Central Waqf Council website:

www.centralwaqfcouncil.gov.in

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 Under the scheme, loan assistance to the

tune of Rs.3.06 crore has been provided to 21

waqf institutions in Tamil Nadu.

22.12.4 National Waqf Development

Corporation (NAWADCO)

National Waqf Development Corporation

has been setup by the Ministry of Minority Affairs

along with Central Waqf Council for development

of waqf properties. The required funds for

development of waqf lands for commercial

purpose will be sanctioned and the project will be

implemented by NAWADCO and the income will

be shared with the waqf management as per the

Memorandum of Understanding entered by both

parties.

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23. TAMIL NADU STATE HAJ COMMITTEE

As per the Haj Committee Act, 2002,

(Central Act 35 of 2002), the State Government

constitutes the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee

for a period of three years to look after the

welfare of the haj pilgrims and also for making

necessary arrangements for the successful

performance of haj pilgrimage visiting Makkah/

Madinah at Saudi Arabia with the guidance of Haj

Committee of India and Ministry of Minority

Affairs, New Delhi. The present Committee was

reconstituted by the Government during the year

2020 with 12 members.

23.1 Functions of the Tamil Nadu State Haj

Committee:
(i) As per the guidelines of Ministry of Minority
Affairs, Government of India, the Haj
Committee of India, Mumbai, invites 100%

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 online Haj Applications from the intending
pilgrims.
(ii) Selection of applicants for Haj pilgrimage
from Tamil Nadu, by draw of lots when the
number of applications received is more than
the quota.
(iii) Issue of advice to the applicants regarding
payment of passenger fare and other dues to
the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai.
(iv) Deputation of representatives to the Building
Selection Team to assist Consulate General of
India to select suitable buildings.
(v) Deputation of Haj volunteers to Saudi Arabia
every year to look after the welfare of the
Hajis from Tamil Nadu.
(vi) To liaise with the Regional Passport Offices
for obtaining (Haj) passports for the
intending Haj pilgrims, if necessary.
(vii) Printing and supply of handbook on ‘Haj and
Umrah’ free of cost in Tamil language every
year to Haj pilgrims.

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(viii) To coordinate the functions relating to
various agencies of Government of India,
State Government, the Haj Committee of
India, Mumbai etc, and other agencies such
as Saudi Arabian Airlines, Air India, Airports
Authority of India, Immigration, Customs,
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), etc.,
and other voluntary organisations for
smooth, hassle-free and successful
arrangements for Haj flight operations, etc.
(ix) To provide supporting arrangements for
operation of Haj flights from Chennai to
Jeddah and back including transit
accommodation, transport from
accommodation centres to airport and back,
etc.
(x) To conduct inoculation camps and orientation
programmes at various district/taluk
headquarters benefitting the pilgrims.
(xi) Other incidental activities relating to Haj
pilgrimage.

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23.2 Arrangements for Haj pilgrimage:
Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee

undertakes various functions such as calling for

applications, issuing of advice regarding

payments to be made to Haj Committee of India,

issuing travel documents, providing transit

accommodation facility etc., in Chennai as per the

guidelines from Ministry of Minority Affairs/Haj

Committee of India with the help of Tamil Nadu

Haj Service Society, other Government

departments and voluntary organisations.

Further, this Committee coordinates other

functions such as flight operations, remote check-

in counters, immigration and customs, security at

transit accommodation centres and at airport,

transport facility to Haj pilgrims for movement to

Airport etc.

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 The State Haj Committee functions as per

the guidelines of the Haj Committee of India and

maintain transparency in the matter of selection

of pilgrims, finalisation of flight schedules,

allotment of accommodation etc by this

Committee.

23.3 Restoration of Chennai Embarkation

Point

Due to Covid-19 Pandemic, the Government

of India reduced the Haj embarkation points from

20 to 10 for Haj 2022. As a result, Cochin had

been designated as embarkation point for

pilgrims of Tamil Nadu and 1,672 pilgrims

performed Haj pilgrimage through Cochin

International Airport during Haj 2022.

Considering the hardship in travelling to Cochin,

the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had

written to the Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble

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Union Minister of Minority Affairs to re-designate

Chennai airport as embarkation point to ease the

difficulties of Haj pilgrims from Tamil Nadu. Now,

Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India

have declared Chennai airport as one of the

embarkation point for Tamil Nadu Haj pilgrims.

23.4 Grants/Assistance from Government:

23.4.1 State Government Haj subsidy.

The Government is implementing a scheme

of providing subsidy to the Haj pilgrims of Tamil

Nadu who are performing Haj pilgrimage for the

first time through Tamil Nadu State Haj

Committee. A sum of Rs.4.56 crore has been

provided as Haj subsidy to Tamil Nadu State Haj

Committee for disbursement to the eligible 1,649

pilgrims at Rs.27,628 per pilgrim for the year

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2022. The said amount was credited to their

bank account directly.

For the year 2023-2024, a sum of

Rs.1,000 lakh has been allotted for the scheme of

providing subsidy to Haj pilgrimage.

23.4.2 Administrative Grant.

The Government of Tamil Nadu provides

financial assistance to Tamil Nadu State Haj

Committee to meet the administrative cost and

maintaining the staff. The Government of Tamil

Nadu sanctions a sum of Rs.50 lakh as

administrative grant every year to the Haj

Committee towards payment of salaries to staff,

settlement of charges like property tax, electricity

charges, metro water and sewerage charges, etc.

For the year 2022-2023, a sum of Rs.50 lakh has

been sanctioned as administrative grant. For

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2023-2024 also a sum of Rs.50 lakh is allotted as

administrative grant.

23.4.3 Sanction of grant for deputation of

Haj volunteers and members of
Building Selection Team

The Government also sanctions grants to

the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee to meet

expenditure on deputation of Haj volunteers to

Saudi Arabia who assist the pilgrims and for

deputation of representatives in Building

Selection Team to Saudi Arabia for selection of

buildings to accommodate the pilgrims. For

2022, 11 Haj volunteers were deputed to Saudi

Arabia to assist the pilgrims of Tamil Nadu.

Under this scheme, a sum of Rs.21.93 lakh was

sanctioned as grant to Tamil Nadu State Haj

Committee for the year 2022-2023. For 2023-

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2024, a sum of Rs.10.29 lakh is allotted under

this scheme.

23.4.4 Other grants

The Government also sanctions grants

every year for non-recurring expenditure like

provision of certain equipment for the smooth

functioning of the Tamil Nadu State Haj

Committee. During the year 2022-2023, a sum of

Rs.90,000/- was sanctioned by the Government

for purchasing a laptop for the Tamil Nadu State

Haj Committee. The Government also reimburses

expenditure towards Travelling Allowance/Daily

Allowance of members of Tamil Nadu State Haj

Committee in respect of their visits to attend

meeting of the Committee.

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CONCLUSION:

This government is firmly committed in

promoting and enhancing access to Minorities in
the matters of employment, education and
economic development. Through introducing
various welfare schemes and revamping its
allocation, this government is widening the extent
of development benefits for Minorities. Overall,
this government will continue its focus on
inclusive development and safeguarding the legal
and constitutional rights of the Minorities.

GINGEE K.S. MASTHAN

Minister for Minorities Welfare and
Non-Resident Tamils Welfare

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 ANNEXURE

ALLOTMENT FOR THE YEAR 2023 – 2024

(Rs. in lakh)

Department Revenue Capital Loan Total

Tamil Nadu
Waqf Board
3250.90 - - 3250.90
and Haj
Committee
State
Minorities 88.35 - - 88.35
Commission

Directorate
of Minorities 3612.72 31403.73 - 35016.45
Welfare

Tamil Nadu
Waqf 108.60 - - 108.60
Tribunal

Total 7060.57 31403.73 - 38464.30

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Honourable Chief Minister handed over Haj subsidy to Haj pilgrims who have performed
Haj pilgrimage during 2022 through Tamil Nadu State Haj committee.

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Honourable Minister for Minorities welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare distributed
welfare assistance to the minorities on 22.11.2022

2
Honourable Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare distributed
Grant for repair and renovation of Christian churches on 05.08.2022

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 Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation

Individual Term Loan-power loom

Loan amount-Rs.7,60,000 Individual Term Loan-solar battery
shop; Loan amount-Rs.7,60,000

Individual Term Loan-tailoring Individual Term Loan bi-cycle

Loan amount-Rs.2,00,000 shop; Loan amount Rs.2,00,000

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Honourable Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare and Honourable Minister
for Backward Classes Welfare distributed welfare assistance to the minorities on 17.12.2022.

5
Honourable Chief Minister distributed bi-cycles to the members of the Ulema and Employees
Welfare Board on 12.08.2022

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 BACKWARD CLASSES, MOST BACKWARD CLASSES
AND MINORITIES WELFARE DEPARTMENT

MINORITIES WELFARE

POLICY NOTE
2023 – 2024

DEMAND No. 9

GINGEE K.S. MASTHAN

Minister for Minorities Welfare and
Non-Resident Tamils Welfare

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