What’s in the news?

• The Ministry of Minority Affairs launched a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) namely Nai Manzil in 2015 with 50% funding from the World Bank, to benefit the minority youth who do not have formal school leaving certificate, i.e., those in the category of school–dropouts or educated in community education institutions like Madarasas. 
• The scheme provided a combination of formal education (Class VIII or X) and skills and enabled the beneficiaries to seek better employment and livelihoods. 
• Since inception of the scheme, 98,712 beneficiaries have been trained, 58,168 reported as placed and 8,546 took up further education or skill training till date. 

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