Empowering the Parsi Legacy!
The Ministry of Minority Affairs conducted an advocacy workshop today at Mumbai University to further promote and amplify the Jiyo Parsi Scheme, a flagship initiative supporting the Parsi community in increasing population through assisted childbirth and family support.
The programme, hosted by the Maharashtra State Minority Development Department, was attended by Shri Alok Verma DDG, and Shri Ranjeet Kumar, Sr. Director, NIC from the Ministry.
NMDFC, under MoMA, also engaged with Parsi participants, highlighting easy and affordable loan facilities for entrepreneurship, startups and small businesses.
IIPS, the agency commissioned to study the impact of the Jiyo Parsi Scheme, presented key findings and insights on community demographics and programme outcomes.
MoMA remains committed to supporting and empowering the Parsi community through holistic, citizen-centric initiatives.
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Hon’ble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar presided as Chief Guest at the 65th and 66th Convocation of International Institute for Population Sciences and awarded the meritorious students of the institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra today.
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Ministry of Minority Affairs is engaging International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai to conduct an evaluation of Jiyo Parsi scheme. A presentation on the proposed TORs and other salient features was made by Dr Preeti Dhillon of @IIPSMumbai in a meeting chaired by Dr Chandra Shekhar Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs on 4th February, 2025. Other officers of IIPS attended the meeting through video conferencing. #ministryofminorityaffairs #jiyoparsi #GoI @KirenRijiju@RijijuOffice@GeorgekurianBjp@PIBMinAffairs@PIB_India@mygovindia@MOMAIndia
63rd Convocation of International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai
Dr. Balram Bhargava DG, @ICMRDELHI is presiding the convocation ceremony
Former Principal Scientific Adviser Dr. K Vijay Raghavan attends as Chief Guest
The newly inaugurated departments by Union Ministers @mansukhmandviya and @DrBharatippawar at @IIPSMumbai
are: Dept. of Survey Research and Data Analytics and Dept. of Family and Generations
Centre of Demography of Gender and Centre for Ageing Studies have also been inaugurated
Warm welcome to our new #BMCWomensHealth Editorial Board Member @pdhillon_iips from @IIPSMumbai. We are looking forward to working with you. Interested in joining #BMCWomensHealth? Check link for more information https://t.co/e2sejtWSDD
Kumar et al from IIPS found that increase in prevalence of maternal complications in India could be mainly attributed to increase in reporting behavior, an outcome of increased utilization of maternal healthcare services, and increase in BMI.
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