Equitable share in rural housing scheme: a share of the rural housing schemes for minorities.
Improvement in condition of slums inhabited by minority communities: Even in slums the government discriminates. It wants to improve the condition of the slums predominantly occupied by minorities only.
Prevention of communal incidents: This is the best example of the government%u2019s communal colour. It wants to post police officials of the highest known efficiency, impartiality and secular record in the areas prone to riots. The rest of the country can do with less honesty and less efficiency.
Prosecution for communal offences: How does punishing the offender in riots come under the minority category is not explained but this is one of the salient points.
Rehabilitation of victims of communal riots: Again, putting routine administrative work of rehabilitating the victims of riots as a promise to minorities. The message is clear. Minorities are the victims, always.
Other than these the government has introduced the following schemes, exclusively for the minorities. In most of the schemes the economic criterion is of income below Rs. 2.5 lakh annually.
Free coaching and allied scheme
This is over and above the combined scheme being implemented from 2001, for SCs/STs/OBCs and minorities under the ministry of social welfare.
Other than the tuition fee to the coaching centres, the students will also get a stipend of up to Rs. 1500.
