Kiren Rijiju says minorities are ’luckiest’ people in India: ‘Some are pushing false narrative…’
Live MintUnion Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday stated that minorities in India are the "luckiest people", as the country provides exclusive schemes and welfare programmes for them, unlike anywhere else in the world. Addressing the regional review meeting and training workshop on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram for the states and union territories of the Southern Region here, he alleged that some people are pushing a false narrative suggesting that minorities are unsafe in India. Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram, a Centrally The scheme is being implemented under the aegis of the state governments or union territory administrations on a fund-sharing pattern and the projects are implemented and managed by the concerned state or UT government. "And the government of India provides all the funds for transportation for stones, all other requirements are being taken care of by the central government Ministry of Minority Affairs," he added.
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