Question : PROFESSIONAL AND COMPUTER TRAINING PROGRAMME BY NMDFC

(a) whether the National Minority Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) is organizing professional and computer training programmes in different cities for educating the minority women;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;

(c) the amount spent by NMDFC in organizing these programmes during each of the last three years and the current year;

(d) whether in order to educate and train more women from minority community, the Government proposes to organize more such training programmes in the near future; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken or being taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)

(a): The National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) implements the scheme of Vocational Training for all States/Union Territories for various professional trades including training in computers for men and women belonging to minority communities, living below double the poverty line.

(b) & (c): Trades in which training is to be given are identified by the respective State Channelising Agencies (SCAs) depending upon the local needs and employment potential and training is organized through Government owned/recognized training institutions. The details of funds disbursed for various vocational trainings and beneficiaries including women beneficiaries covered during last three years for various States including Andhra Pradesh are given in Annexure - I. The proposals for organizing these programmes during the current year 2012-13 are yet to be received from the State Channelising Agencies.

(d) & (e): In order to educate and train more women from the minority communities, NMDFC has established a network with the Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (EDIs) of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal for professional training programmes.