Upgradation of Technical and Entrepreneurial Skills by NMDFC

National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) implements
 a promotional scheme of Vocational Training for persons belonging to minority 
communities living below double the poverty line, for upgradation of their technical
 and entrepreneurial skills.
 Under this scheme, the candidates belonging to the minority communities
 are imparted training in various vocational trades. This scheme is implemented by

 the NMDFC
 through its State Channelising Agencies (SCAs) and the training is imparted 

through Government 
owned/recognized institutes. As per the scheme, a training cost of upto an 

amount of
 Rs. 1,000 per candidate per month is provided by NMDFC for training programmes 

of durations
 not exceeding six months. NMDFC extends a grant of 85% of the training cost 

and also provides
 a stipend of Rs. 500 per month per candidate, undergoing the said training.
 The Details of activities undertaken by NMDFC for economic development of
 minorities during the last three years and the current year are given below:-

Developmental Activities	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-12(till 1.10.12)
Loan amount disbursed (Rs. in crore)	197.74	233.27	271.37	133.25
Number of Beneficiaries Assisted by loans	1,04,594	1,58,510	1,05,874	32,374
Number of Beneficiaries extended Skill Training	3,218	3,369	5,410	3,309
Number of Beneficiaries provided Marketing Assistance	3,871	4,795	4,600	1,800