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• The Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) is a flagship Scheme of the Ministry of Minority Affairs which converges five erstwhile schemes viz. ‘Seekho Aur Kamao’, ‘Nai Manzil’, ‘Nai Roshni’, ‘Hamari Dharohar’ and ‘USTTAD’. 
• The scheme focuses on upliftment of six notified minority communities (Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zorastrians (Parsis)) through skill development; entrepreneurship and leadership of minority women; and education support for school dropouts. 
• The scheme also provisions to facilitate credit linkages by connecting beneficiaries with loan programs offered by the National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC). 

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