Minority Affairs Ministry has focussed on educational empowerment of minorities, especially Muslim girls, and job-oriented skill development of youths belonging to minority communities. "Development with Dignity" has been the goal of the  Ministry. This year has been marked by several initiatives for welfare of minority communities. <br />''<br />''More than 80 lakh students from six notified Minority communities- Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, Christian, Sikh and Muslim- have been sanctioned pre-matric, post-matric, merit-cum-means and other scholarships in first six months of NDA governemnt-2. These students include 60 per cent girls.<br />''<br />''<br />''<br />