Jiyo Parsi Scheme
- The Minister for Minority Affairs recently launched the Jiyo Parsi Scheme portal.
- It is a unique Central Sector Scheme implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs to arrest the population decline of the Parsi Community in India.
- The scheme was launched in 2013-14.
Objective:
- Reverse the declining trend of the Parsi population
- by adopting scientific protocols and structured interventions
- to stabilize their population in India.
Components:
- Medical Assistance,
- Advocacy, and
- Health of Community.