“NaiRoshni”, a scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women is being implemented across India with an aim to empower and instill confidence in women by providing knowledge, tools and techniques for interacting with Government systems, banks and other institutions at all levels. This includes empowerment of the trainee women so that they become independent and confident members of the society. The overall objective of the scheme is to embolden the minority women to move out of the confines of their homes and community and assume leadership roles in society. The scheme provides for six days training programme followed by handholding for a period of one year. The training is provided on various pre-designed Training modules covering issues relating to women viz. Leadership of Women through participation in decision making, Educational Programmes for women, Health and Hygiene, Legal rights of women, Financial Literacy, Digital Literacy, Swachh Bharat, Life Skills, and Advocacy for Social and Behaviourial change.  The number of minority women benefitted State wise /UT wise under the scheme is given in Annexure (below).

The Scheme is being implemented through Non-Governmental Organisations empanelled under the  NaiRoshni Scheme as per scheme guidelines in force.

While NaiRoshni scheme targets women beneficiaries specifically, other schemes of the Ministry also lay lot of emphasis on minority women. In SeekhoAurKamao (Learn & Earn) Scheme, 33% of the total beneficiaries are women. Similarly in NaiManzilscheme , 30% of the total beneficiaries are women. These schemes help in economic empowerment of the Minority women.

Annexure:

State wise no of trainees trained under the Scheme – Leadership Development of Minority Women (NaiRoshni)
Sr. No	States	Total trainees covered
1	Andhra Pradesh	6500
2	Arunachal Pradesh	625
3	Assam	22175
4	Bihar	9775
5	Chhattisgarh	2700
6	Delhi	4800
7	Gujarat	3900
8	Haryana	1850
9	Himachal Pradesh	500
10	Jammu & Kashmir	2525
11	Jharkhand	5375
12	Karnataka	9700
13	Kerala	5350
14	Madhya Pradesh	41775
15	Maharashtra	6975
16	Manipur	6975
17	Meghalaya	125
18	Nagaland	1700
19	Odisha	6250
20	Punjab	3275
21	Rajasthan	17500
22	Sikkim	400
23	Telangana	1025
24	Tripura	850
25	Tamil Nadu	5200
26	Uttar Pradesh	215275
27	Uttrakhand	10640
28	West Bengal	8475
	Total	402215