Scheme for Containing Population Decline of Small Minority Communities

The population of Parsis (Zoroastrians), a notified minority community under the National Commission of Minorities Act 1992, has declined from 1,14,000 in 1941 to 57,264 in 2011 as per Census data. In order to arrest the decline in population and reverse the trend, the Government of India through the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) formulated the Jiyo Parsi scheme in September 2013.

The scheme has three components:
i) Medical Assistance – to provide financial assistance for medical treatment under standard medical protocol;
ii) Health of Community – to provide financial assistance to Parsi couples towards childcare and assistance to dependent elderly; and iii) Advocacy – to create awareness among the younger generation of marriageable age and young couples to make efforts to contain the population decline of the community and to seek early diagnosis and treatment where necessary.

Under the Medical component, assistance is provided for infertility treatment upto a maximum Rs. 6 lakh or actual expenditure; other medical expenses (after conception) towards childbearing upto a maximum of Rs. 4 lakh and post-natal (from birth till six weeks) care up to Rs 2.50 lakh depending upon the annual family income. Under the Health of Community component, financial assistance is available to Parsi couples to take care of existing children and the newborn child(ren) at the rate of Rs. 8,000/- per month till the age of 18 years and dependent elderly family members at the rate of Rs. 10,000/- per month per dependent elderly (aged 60 yrs or more) depending upon the annual family income.

1. Assistance for infertility treatment upto a maximum Rs. 6 lakh. This includes IVF (Rs. 1,50,000 per cycle, maximum 4 cycles), Surrogacy, Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), cost of donor etc. in accordance with the submitted plan of treatment.
2. Assistance for other medical expenses (after conception) towards childbearing upto a maximum of Rs. 4 lakh. This includes diagnostic tests, medication (as per the treating Doctor's prescription), hospitalization, delivery related charges. A maximum amount of Rs. 2 Lakh is reimbursed before delivery and the remaining is reimbursed after the delivery.
3. In case, the newly born child(ren) requires post-natal (from birth till six weeks) care e.g., NICU, special check-ups, surgery, etc., an amount up to Rs 2.50 lakh.
4. Financial assistance to take care of existing children and the newborn child(ren) at the rate of Rs. 8,000/- per month till the age of 18 years.
5. Financial assistance to take care of dependent elderly family members at the rate of Rs. 10,000/- per month per dependent elderly (aged 60 yrs or more).

(i) Applicant should be Parsi.
(ii) For Medical component annual family income should be less than Rs 30 lakh.
(iii) For Health of Community component annual family income should be less than Rs 15 lakh.

People belonging to communities other than Parsis.

Online

Step 01: Register on the portal

Step 02: Remember the user ID and password

Step 03: Fill in the information in the application form

Step 04: Upload the required documents

Step 05: Submit the application

Step 06: Retain the acknowledgement slip for future reference

Step 07: Biometric authentication of each member of the family on an annual basis.