Nai Manzil

It was launched on August 2015 in order to promote a holistic development of the minority community through an integrated education and livelihood initiative. The World Bank is partnering with Ministry of Minority Affairs by providing technical assistance, which includes 50% of the scheme’s budget.

• The primary objective of the scheme is to provide education bridge program to eligible minority youth, to obtain open schooling certification of class 8th / 10th, impart high quality skill training including soft skills leading to productive employment and to provide job placement support to assist sustainable employment to those students who opt to the labor market.

Performance of the Scheme (2020-21)

• The scheme has so far enrolled 98311 beneficiaries in education component (Phase I & II).
• 86208 beneficiaries have received skill certification.
• In furtherance, out of the beneficiaries that have been certified under the skill component, 26,312 have been successfully placed in jobs.
• The beneficiaries enrolled for the integrated education and skill program under Nai Manzil are 78% Muslims, 9% Sikhs, 6% Christians and 7% belong to other religious groups.