<span style="color: #222222;">Nagaland Government has created a new Directorate of Minority Affairs under the Planning & Transformation Department.<br />''<br />''The new Directorate will manage the various schemes and programmes under the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs related to the educational, economic, infrastructural, and special needs of the minorities.<br />''<br />''The move has been approved by the cabinet on 6th of April. Among others, the Directorate of Minority Affairs will deal with scholarship schemes such as Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes. Other educational schemes including Maulana Azad National Fellowship, Naya Savera, Padho Pardesh and Nai Udaan which provide free coaching and interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies, among others will be taken up by the new Directorate.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, it will look into skill training schemes for economic development of minorities such as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan, Nai Manzil and concessional credit through National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation.<br />''<br />''The Directorate will also manage the Pradhan Mantri Jan Yikas Karyakram for development of infrastructure projects in all districts. Further, it will be tasked with providing support to institutions like Maulana Azad Education Foundation and National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation.<br />''<br />''Other schemes for special needs of minorities including Nai Roshni, Hamari Dharohar, Haj management as well as research, monitoring and evaluation of development schemes will also be handled by the new Directorate.   </span><br />