By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: More than 2 lakh minorities are expected to benefit from various government employment schemes. This information was given by the Minister of Rural Development (state) Mrs. Suryakanta Patil.
 According to the directives of the Prime Minister’s 15 Point Programme, the Ministry has allocated funds to be spent on minorities under various governmental schemes. Schemes for which details were made available includes Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) and the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY).
For the year 2007-2008, a total of 80,612 lakh Rupees have been budgeted for these programs and out of this amount 12,768 lakh Rupees are allocated to be spent only on minorities. Minorities which include Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, and Buddhists will benefit from this allocation of funds. About 202,912 minorities of states and union territories are expected to gain employment to help them live above the poverty line through these schemes.
| S.No. | Name of the States/Uts | Allocation under | Allocation under | Target of No. of Minorities |
| Â | Â | IAY (Centre+ State) (Rs in lakhs.)Â | SGRY (Centre) ( Rs. in lakhs)Â | Swarozgaris to be asisted under SGSYÂ |
| 1 | A.P. | 660.63 | 343.45 | 1664 |
| 2 | Ar. Pd. | 306.14 | 119.67 | 765 |
| 3 | Assam | 12358.59 | 1479.56 | 31125 |
| 4 | Bihar | 14606.33 | 0.00 | 36795 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 958.72 | 113.08 | 2394 |
| 6 | Goa | 24.17 | 41.76 | 62 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 201.41 | 708.63 | 515 |
| 8 | Haryana | 757.31 | 541.70 | 1909 |
| 9 | H.P. | 8.06 | 153.40 | 22 |
| 10 | J & K | 8.06 | 203.46 | 20 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 4938.60 | 0.00 | 12443 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 1007.06 | 1192.78 | 2540 |
| 13 | Kerala | 2441.10 | 670.70 | 6157 |
| 14 | M.P. | 958.72 | 925.66 | 2394 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 1740.19 | 1692.22 | 4393 |
| 16 | Manipur | 459.22 | 167.77 | 1137 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 24.17 | 72.36 | 61 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 8.06 | 35.82 | 20 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 8.06 | 59.59 | 20 |
| 20 | Orissa | 1643.51 | 469.12 | 4119 |
| 21 | Punjab | 32.23 | 523.99 | 81 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 1377.65 | 943.92 | 3449 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 24.17 | 18.19 | 61 |
| 24 | Tamilnadu | 990.94 | 1596.08 | 2476 |
| 25 | Tripura | 290.03 | 87.07 | 738 |
| 26 | Uttaranchal | 523.67 | 375.79 | 1298 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 16555.99 | * | 41678 |
| 28 | W. B. | 17659.73 | 160.85 | 44476 |
| 29 | A&N Islands | 8.06 | 20.55 | 20 |
| 30 | Daman & Diu | 8.06 | 6.56 | 20 |
| 31 | D&N Haveli | 8.06 | 13.53 | 20 |
| 32 | Lakshadweep | 8.06 | 10.28 | 20 |
| 33 | Pondicherry | 8.06 | 20.83 | 20 |
| Â | Total | 80612.82 | 12768.37 | 202912 |
| * For Uttar Pradesh, the funds earmarked will be communicated seperately. | ||||