Mukhyamantri Alpasankhyak Protsahan Yojana

The scheme “Mukhyamantri Alpasankhyak Protsahan Yojana” was launched by the Minority Welfare Department, Government of Uttarakhand. The scheme aims to encourage and support candidates from the minority community of Uttarakhand by providing financial incentives for the preparation of competitive examinations. These incentives are given at various stages of success in examinations conducted by bodies such as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) (including combined competitive and higher judicial services exams), as well as entrance examinations for national-level institutions like IITs and IIMs.

The following incentives are provided to candidates from the minority community for their preparation:
For the All India Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC):

• ₹75,000/- after passing the Preliminary Examination and applying for the Main Examination.
• ₹25,000/- for interview preparation after passing the Main Examination.

For the Uttarakhand State and Subordinate Services (Direct Recruitment), Combined Competitive Examination, Higher Judicial Service, and Provincial Civil Services (Judicial) conducted by the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC):

• ₹60,000/- after passing the Preliminary Examination and applying for the Main Examination.
• ₹20,000/- for interview preparation after passing the Main Examination.

For admission to national-level institutes through entrance examinations:

• Group A: Admission to IITs and IIMs – ₹60,000/- after clearing the entrance examination and securing admission.
• Group B: Admission to AIIMS, IISc Bangalore, IISER (Kolkata & Bangalore), national-level medical colleges recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Law Universities recognized by the Bar Council of India (BCI), and through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) – ₹50,000/- after passing the entrance examination and securing admission.

1. The applicant must be a permanent resident of Uttarakhand.
2. The applicant must belong to a minority community (Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Buddhist, or Jain).
3. The applicant must have successfully cleared either the Preliminary or Main Examination stage of UPSC, UKPSC (Combined Competitive or Higher Judicial Services), or the entrance examination of a national-level institution (such as IITs, IIMs, etc.).
4. The annual income of the applicant’s parents/guardians (including the applicant’s own income, if any) must not exceed ₹4.50 lakh.
5. The grant amount will be released only after the candidate submits the admit card of the relevant examination and the original application form/certificate of success to the competent authority.

Offline

• Applicants can obtain the application form from the Directorate or the District Minority Welfare Office, or they may download it from the website https://minoritywelfare.uk.gov.in/. - The application must be submitted within thirty days of clearing the examinations conducted by the State Public Service Commission or the Union Public Service Commission, and within thirty days of securing admission in a national-level institute after clearing its entrance examination. At present, the process is conducted offline.
• The application form must be accompanied by a recent passport-size photograph certified by a gazetted officer, educational qualification certificates, a self-declaration minority community certificate, a permanent residence certificate, a valid income certificate, the admit card of the concerned examination, proof of success in the examination, details of an Aadhaar-linked bank account, a copy of the Aadhaar card, and an affidavit. The affidavit must declare that the benefit has not been availed earlier in the current financial year, specify whether the attempt is the first, second, or third, and state clearly whether the applicant is in government service. After verifying the details, the completed form must be submitted to the District Minority Welfare Officer’s office within one month of the result being declared.
• The original certificates of the candidate are verified by the competent authority, and the candidate may be called for this purpose. Once the verification is found to be correct, eligible applications are forwarded from the district level to the Directorate for budget allocation. The Directorate then consolidates all proposals and submits them to the government.
• On receiving the budget, the Directorate releases funds to the districts as per the demand, and the respective district offices transfer the sanctioned amount directly into the candidate’s Aadhaar-linked bank account.
• If a candidate qualifies in two or more examinations in the same financial year, benefits will be provided under only one scheme, depending on the option exercised by the candidate.